Nuestra Belleza Latina 2008
| Nuestra Belleza Latina 2008 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality television |
| Presented by | Giselle Blondet |
| Judges | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Miami, Florida |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Univision |
| Original release | February 29 – May 16, 2008 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Nuestra Belleza Latina 2007 |
| Followed by | Nuestra Belleza Latina 2009 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| Melissa Marty | |
| Origin | Mayaguez, Puerto Rico |
|---|---|
| Emeraude Toubia | |
Nuestra Belleza Latina 2008 was the second season of Nuestra Belleza Latina (Our Latin Beauty), which premiered in February 2008 on Univision. Auditions were once again held in five major U.S. cities (Los Angeles; Houston; Miami; Chicago; and New York City) and in San Juan, Puerto Rico. During the audition process, 75 young women were given passes to the semifinals in Miami, Florida. The elimination process was quick, with 15 women leaving the first week, 40 in the second week, and finally, on March 28, 2008, 8 women were eliminated leaving the 12 finalists who moved into a Miami mansion, where they lived for the rest of the competition.
Each week, viewers had the chance to vote for their favorite finalists. The three contestants with the least number of votes each week were in danger of being eliminated, with two being saved, one by her fellow finalists and the other by the judges. Melissa Marty, who represented Puerto Rico, won the competition, while Emeraude Toubia, who represented Mexico and Lebanon, placed second.
There were some major changes to the series in the second season; two of the judging panel, Carlos Calderon and Alicia Machado, left the show. Their replacements were beauty queen/model Lupita Jones and actor/model Julián Gil. Osmel Sousa maintained the role of head judge, and was tougher when he chose the girls throughout auditions.
Alejandra Espinoza became a correspondent for the series, interviewing the contestants backstage. The show was moved from Tuesdays to Fridays, airing at 10pm/9c.
The best of the auditions held in Los Angeles, Miami and Houston.
The Guest Judges:
The following contestants were chosen:
The best of the auditions held in New York, Chicago and Puerto Rico.
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