 2008
Miss Universe
Favorites - Jenny
Woo Counts Them Down
With so many people
betting on the
upcoming Miss
Universe pageant
Sunday,
Gambling911.com's
own Jenny Woo
counted down her top
10 favorite 2008
Miss Universe
contestants.
We then looked at
the odds. Can a big
underdog take the
crown just like last
year based on Ms.
Woo's observations?
Well there are few
experts in the world
of beauty as Jenny
Woo so we shall see.
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Jenny Woo here and I
had the daunting
task to pick out 10
Miss Universe
Beauties out of a
total of 80
contestants. It was
no walk in the park
trying to come up
with these 2008 Miss
Universe
favorites....No,
really. To make that
walk a little harder
for Jenny, I had to
pick out 10 Miss
Universe Beauties at
the bottom as well,
which I will be
providing shortly
(watch for it).
Jenny needs a drink
after this one.
A nice stiff Cosmo!
The 57th Miss
Universe beauty
pageant will be held
at the Crown
Convention Center
(Diamond Bay Resort)
in Nha Trang,
Vietnam on July 14,
2008. The 2007 Miss
Universe, Riyo Mori
from Japan, will be
crowning her
successor.
This assignment has
taught me to never
judge a book by its
cover. I could have
made this assignment
easy if I had looked
at nothing else but
the initial photos.
But nnnoooo!!! Jenny
just had to go a bit
further and looked
at more photos,
interviews and
video. What can I
say? My curiosity
got the better of
me. WTF? Maybe I
should have kept my
curiosity in check.
Iım not sure if
Jenny would be able
to judge on any of
these beauty things
seeing that you
never get a second
chance (at least
with Jenny) to make
agood first
impression. My first
impression usually
starts with the
initial photo. But I
have to say some
girls impressed the
Woo and some sounded
like a broken
record. Of course
they all want world
peace, career paths
in the
acting/modeling
industry, be
chocolate (donıt
ask) and do
volunteer work on a
daily basis. We can
argue as a reporter
here at
Gambling911.com, I
am kinda sorta doing
volunteer work (a la
the low pay...hint,
hint).
Do they really or
are they wanting to
impress the
unknowing public and
those maybe
persuasive judges?
That doesnıt fly in
Jennyıs book, so I
personally had to
check each and every
one of them out.
Trust me, it was a
hard task. You might
think looking at
beautiful women all
day long might be up
youıre alley, but it
wonıt be when you
have to look at 80
swimsuits, gowns,
national costumes
along with videos
and written
interviews. Well
thatıs exactly what
I did. If Jenny has
to hear "fruit" or
"high heels" one
more time, I will
scream.
Here are my top 10
2008 Miss Universe
favorites....
 At
number 10 - Miss
Israel, Shunit
Faragi, 21, 5ı8
Watch out boys this
brown haired
blue-eyed beauty
served 2 years in
the Israeli
military. Any guy
waking up next to
this beauty will
always see a smile
on her face in the
morning.
Available at
70 to 1 odds at
Sportsbook.com
At number 8 - Miss
Albania, Matilda
Mcini, 19, 5ı10
I wouldn't know an
Albanian from an
Albino. This blond
haired beauty likes
to play basketball
in her spare time.
One of her proudest
personal
accomplishments was
being the team
leader of her
professional
basketball team,
Tirana, when she was
sixteen. When asked
what kind of food
she would be, she
responded, "I would
like to be cherry.
Like cherry on the
cake". Oh
cherries!!!
She pays $25 for
every $1 bet at
Bookmaker.com.
At number 9 -
Panama, Carolina
Dementiev Justavino,
19, 5ı9
This beauty looks
fun! When asked,
whatıs the best gift
youıve ever received
and why? Her
response,² My life,
because that makes
me who I am today
and thatıs
important.² I wish I
could give you more
of her video
interview, but Jenny
doesnıt do Spanish.
However, I do have
to say that she
looked hot speaking
the language.
She's a 10-1
favorite at
Sportsbook.com.
At number 6 -
Ukraine, Eleonara
Masalab, 19, 5ı11
Sheıs a person with
purpose. She
eventually would
like to own her own
television program
as well as directing
it. Watch out boys,
this beauty wants a
lot of babies. But
who wouldnıt want to
have beautiful
babies with this
one.
Pays $25 for
every $1 bet at
Sportsbook.com.
And now for my Top 5
at number 7 - Miss
USA, Crystle
Stewart, 26, 5ı9
Even though this
beauty is a little
bit older than the
others sheıs got
what it takes to be
Miss Universe, and
let's face it - some
of us won't be 21
for ever (hehehe).
Oh and I love her
national costume.
But donıt think this
one is just a pretty
face. She wanted the
judges to know that
sheıs a college
graduate, a business
owner, a
professional teacher
and a humanitarian.
One quirky thing she
does is that she
sleeps like a
vampire with her
hands across her
chest. I bet
she sucks blood too.
Pays $9 for every
$1 bet.
 Number
5 - Miss Venezuela,
Dayana Mendoza, 22,
5ı10
Once again, Miss
Venezuela is the one
to beat. All
the oddsmakers have
her as the 2008 Miss
Universe favorite
Her career ambition
is Interior Design
and Advertising. If
you want an
independent girl,
she would be the
one. Living by
herself in different
countries by the age
of fifteen. One
interesting thing
about her is that
she was a victim of
a kidnapping. In her
country itıs called
an express
kidnapping. This
trooper pulled
through by staying
calm. What a girl!!
Best odds at
Bookmaker.com (+625
or a $1 bet pays out
$6.25).
Number 4 - Miss
Ireland, Lynn Kelly,
20, 5ı8
Sheıs got an awesome
accent. One quirky
thing about her is
that she sleep
walks. But at least
she doesn't sleep
like a vampire (a la
Miss USA) One
thing in her
wardrobe she canıt
live without is
Vaseline. My type of
girl! "I am a
professionally
trained Irish dancer
and I have danced
for my country all
over the world. I
also enjoy debating
and I have been
elected to be the
voice of the young
Ireland at a couple
of government
debates. I danced
for the European
Parliament and it
was a huge honor."
As for her career
ambition, her
interest is in law
in which she will
definitely do in the
future. 20 to
1 odds at
Sportsbook.com.
Her odds are as
short as 14 to 1 at
Bookmaker.com.
Number 3 - Miss
Mexico, Elisa Najera,
21, 6ı0
This tall beauty has
a passion for
cooking and is
studying food
chemistry. If
you have a sweet
tooth this girl if
for you. Her
specialty is in
desserts. However,
she is health
conscious. ³I think
there is a big
challenge in the
food industry; we
have to start
thinking in ways to
make
nutritious, economic
and delicious food
instead of the
unhealthy, and over
processed food that
we are used to
eating nowadays.²
And if she were what
she ate, sheıd be a
sushi roll. Me
thinks she's trying
to kiss up to last
year's phenom and
reigning Miss
Universe - Miss
Japan. Another
little tidbit about
her is that she has
to drive bare foot.
Pays $12 for
every $1 bet at
Bookmaker.com
Number 2 - Miss
Norway, Mariann
Birkedal, 21, 5ı8
Many beauties in
this country from my
experience traveling
there. This
one time foreign
exchange student is
an active girl.
Sheıs a breakfast
lady with her
favorite food being
cereal or eggs, but
choosing eggs before
the cereal. For
prom, she wore her
grandmotherıs 50 yr
old wedding dress.
"It was a special
night." Jenny
wonders how special.
Sorry boys, this
oneıs taken. Her
boyfriend holds her
hand so that she
wonıt pick at her
nails.
Awww how sweet.
Huh? She pays
20 to 1 odds at
Bookmaker.com but -
get this - she pays
a whopping $40 for
every $1 bet at
Sportsbook.com.
Very nice value for
your money.
 And
my Number 1 choice
is also among the
top 20 favorites
published by online
oddsmakers.
It's Miss Dominican
Republic, Marianne
Cruz Gonzalez, 23,
5²11
This hottie looks
like a lot of fun.
Her career ambition
is to be a
world-class fashion
designer with her
favorite designer
being Oscar De La
Renta. Anyone who
likes Oscar De Las
Renta is a winner in
Jennyıs book.
She has worked as
one of the most
solicited models of
her country, while
going to school for
the past four years
and holding many
different jobs to
help support her
family. You
can get her at 18 to
1 odds at
Sportsbook.com.
Watch for my bottom
10 or - as we call
them - the Top 10
Fuglies of the 2008
Miss Universe
Pageant.
----
Jenny Woo,
Gambling911.com
Senior Correspondent
Originally published
July 7, 2008 10:34
am EST
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