Miss Universe 2008 Presentation Show (Photos)

Both wearing yellow gowns and yellow bikini, Miss Venezuela Dayana Mendoza and Miss Mexico Elisa Najera stood out as two of the strongest contestants for Miss Universe 2008 during the Presentation Show held last night, July 08, 2008 in Nha Trang, Vietnam.

Is it a sign that the candidates from Mexico and Venezuela are the last women standing on the finals night this July 14th?

The said Presentation Show served as the preliminaries for Miss Universe 2008 where the 80 candidates paraded in their best gowns and sexiest swimsuits.

It is where 10 of the 15 semi-finalists will be chosen. The remaining 5 will be chosen by the Miss Universe Organization.

Here are some of the candidates during the Miss Universe 2008 Presentation Show (Swimsuit):

AUSTRALIA, Laura Dundovic and SOUTH AFRICA, Tansey Coetzee


SPAIN, Claudia Moro and THAILAND, Gavintra Photijak


VIETNAM, Lam Thuy Nguyen and BELGIUM, Alizee Poulicek


BRAZIL, Natalia Anderle and INDIA, Simran Kaur


PHILIPPINES, Jennifer Barrientos and PANAMA, Carolina Dementiev

Keep voting for your favorites HERE.

Photos courtesy of Yahoo! News