Miss Earth 2009 Top 8 Finalists announced

The Top 18 semi-finalists were trimmed down to just 8 finalists after they competed both in swimsuit and evening gown.

Cheers for:

(in alphabetical number)

Brazil, Larissa Ramos
Colombia, Alejandra Castillo Múndra
Martinique, Pascale Laurie Nelide
Philippines, Sandra Inez Seifert
Poland, Izabela Wilczek
Spain, Alejandra Echevarria
Thailand, Rujinan Phanseethum
Venezuela, Jessica Barboza

I generally like the official Top 8 'coz 6 of them are actually in my own Top 8 while 1 is in my Top 12.

Miss Martinique showed lots of surprise. She's 40th in my list, but she deserves to be in the Top 8 especially with her great performances both in swimsuit and gown presentation.