Miss Universe 2008 was crowned July 14, 2008 at the Crown Convention Center, the Diamond Bay Resort, in Nha Trang, Vietnam.
Samantha Powell of Wellington, New Zealand, was crowned Miss Universe 2008. Pageant prediction: Miss New Zealand, Samantha Powell, is Miss Universe 2008.
Ms. Powell hopes to use her background in banking to help young people understand […]
The popular television series, “The Bachelorette,” ran on US television beginning on 19 May 2008 on ABC. The final episode aired in July.
In the final rose ceremony, DeAnna chose Jesse , a professional snowboarder from Breckenridge, Colorado. Television prediction: Jesse is the winner of “The Bachelorette” 2008.
DeAnna’s final two suitors were Jesse and Jason, an […]
NBC’s talent competition series, “America’s Got Talent,” premiered in Las Vegas, Nevada on Tuesday, June 17 2008.
Brothers Damien and Tourie Escobar, performing as Nuttin’ but Stringz, were the big winners in this year’s competition. Talent competition prediction: Nuttin’ but Stringz is the winner of America’s Got Talent 2008.
The show ran for much of the summer. […]
The sixth season of CTV’s popular Canadian Idol competition premiered Tuesday, June 3, 2008; the top ten performers were named July 15.
Included in the final ten competing for the title of Canadian Idol were 16-year old Jake White of Saskatoon, Sasketchewan and 25-year old Martin Kerr of Edmonton, Alberta. Television competition prediction: Jake White and […]
The winner of the hit television talent competition, Britain’s Got Talent, was announced on ITV in the final show of the season on 31 May 2008.
Ten acts were selected to perform in the Grand Final. The winner of Britain’s Got Talent Series Two was Signature, a musical group that pays tribute to singer/song writer Michael […]
Cycle 4 of Australia’s Next Top Model was crowned Tuesday, July 1 2008 on Australia’s Fox8 television. Episode One aired 22 April 2008.
Thirteen women aged 16 to 21 competed for the title of Australia’s Next Top Model. On the final episode, 21-year old Jamie Lee was named the winner. Television prediction: Jamie Lee is the […]
The Apprentice, BBC’s award-winning series, started 12 weeks of competition on Wednesday, March 26, 2008.
Already successful in their own right, each of the sixteen Apprentice candidates planned and schemed to win the nod from Sir Alan Sugar. The diverse group brought a unique assortment of skills and experiences to the endeavor.
The final episode saw […]
The BBC television series, “I’d Do Anything,” premiered 15 March 2008 in the United Kingdom. The show ran on Saturday and Sunday nights for several weeks.
The show was created as a reality-based talent search to identify a previously unknown leading lady with star quality to play the role of Nancy in a West End production […]
The winner of Bravo TV’s Top Chef 4 was selected after a weeks-long competition in Chicago that first aired Wednesday, March 12, 2008.
Sixteen chefs from around the United States faced off in a competition that awarded $100,000 in seed money to the top contestant. The competition challenged them to create a number of “theme” […]
InTurn 3, the web-based reality television show, returned for Season 3 on April 15, 2008; the final episode aired June 10, 2008. Throughout the show’s third season, viewers logged on to www.cbs.com/originals/inturn3 to watch the contestants’ videos.
A team of judges, all actors from the popular television soap opera “As the World Turns,” determined who among […]