A series of small contests are being held to set the stage for the main Miss Universe 2008 event on July 14 this year at Vietnam. The audiences therefore were all eyes when stunning beauties from nearly 80 countries vied against each other in the Swimsuit competition held recently at Amphitheatre of the Vinpearl Resort, Hon Tre Island, Nha Trang. There is little doubt that the judges must have faced a hard time zeroing in on Miss Mexico Elisa Najera for the Best in Swimwear title.

Much to the disappointment of others, Miss Mexico Elisa Najera walked away with a trophy and a cash prize of US $2,000. Elisa Najera is being considered as amongst the most talented, eye-catching and therefore the most deserving of contestants in this year’s Miss Universe beauty pageant. She has turned out to have garnered much support in a very short time. 

However, giving her a tight competition during the swimwear round were contestants from US, Spain, India and Colombia, who were among top five finalists. The two other mini-contests held were the Ao Dai and the National Costume presentation.