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Las 80 candidatas al concurso Miss Universo 2008 participaron de unos de los eventos mas vistosos camino a la corona de la belleza universal.

Lunes, Junio 16

1 Guam Siera Robertson
2 Peru Karol Castillo

Martes, Junio 17

3 Albania Matilda Mecini
4 Kosovo Zana Krasniqi
5 Vietnam Nguyen Thuy Lam
6 Ukraine Eleonora Masalab
7 Russia Vera Krasova
8 USA Crystle Stewart
9 El Salvador Rebeca Moreno
10 Hungary Jazmin Dammak
11 Thailand Gavintra Photijak
12 Greece Dionissia Koukiou
13 Italy Claudia Ferraris
14 Indonesia Putri Raemawasti
15 France Laura Tangua
16 Finland Satu Tuomisto
17 Curacao Jenyfeer Mercelina
18 Croatia Snjezana Loncarevic
19 Belgium Alizee Poulicek
20 Malaysia Levy Li Su Lin
21 New Zealand Samatha Powell
22 Brazil Natalia Anderle
23 Ireland Lynn Kelly
24 Nigeria Stephanie Oforka
25 Estonia Julia Kovaljova
26 Aruba Tracey Nicolaas
27 Trinidad &Tobago Anya Ayoung-Chee
28 Georgia Gvantsa Daraselia
29 Turkey Sinem Sulun
30 Switzerland Amanda Ammann
31 Mexico Elisa Najera
32 Antigua & Barbuda Athina James
33 Honduras Diana Barrasa
34 Bolivia Katherine David
35 Paraguay Gianinna Ruffinelli
36 Ecuador Domenica Saporiti
37 Jamaica April Jackson
38 Costa Rica Maria Teresa Rodriguez
39 Puerto Rico Ingrid Rivera
40 Dominican Rep. Marianne Cruz
41 Nicaragua Thelma Rodriguez

Miercoles, Junio 18

42 Czech Republic Eliska Buckova
43 South Africa Tansey Coetzee
44 Turks & Caicos Angelica Lightbourne
45 Panama Carolina Dementiev
46 Sri Lanka Aruni Rajapakshe
47 Norway Mariann Birkedal
48 India Simran Kaur Mundi
49 Angola Lesliana Pereira
50 Slovak Republic Sandra Manakova
51 Mauritius Olivia Carey
52 Australia Laura Dundovic
53 Cayman Islands Rebecca Parchment
54 Israel Shunit Faragi
55 Tanzania Amanda Ole Sulul
56 UK Lisa Lazarus
57 Egypt Yara Naaom
58 Venezuela Dayana Mendoza
59 Bahamas Sacha Scott
60 Ghana Yvette Nsiah

Jueves, Junio 19

61 China Ziya Wei
62 Phililppines Jennifer Barrientos
63 Kazakhstan Alfina Nassyrova
64 Singapore Shenise Marie Wong
65 Japan Hiroko Mima
66 Korea Sun Lee
67 Canada Samantha Tajik
68 Spain Claudia Moro Fernandez
69 Slovenia Anamarija Avbelj
70 Poland Barbara Tatara
71 Colombia Taliana Vargas
72 Uruguay Paula Diaz
73 Serbia Bojana Boric
74 Montenegro Dasa Zivkovic
75 Germany Madina Taher
76 Cyprus Dimitra Sergiou
77 Netherlands Charlotte Labee

Pendientes: Denmark, Argentina, Guatemala, Romania

Las revistas y periódicos americanos están apunto de confirmar el más reciente romance en Hollywood. El mismo estaría compuesto por la actriz Cameron Díaz y el cantante Sean P.Diddy Combs.

First place winner, Cameron P. Busby, 11, is a fifth grade student at Whitmore Elementary School in Tucson, Arizona. Busby, a Stephen King fan, beat out thousands of fifth grade students from around the country. According to Busby, the inspiration for his entry, "America is a Refuge," came from thinking about his ancestry, his immigrant friends and all the reasons why people might come to this country.

"I think a lot of immigrants are coming to this country," Busby said. "Some are not being treated as well as people who are citizens, but I think that for the most part America is a safe place. Our country is a little safer than other countries and lots of people come here for a better life. And I think that they do find it."

AILF sponsors the annual "Celebrate America" Creative Writing Contest in an ongoing effort to educate the public about the benefits of immigration to our society.

"The value of the annual essay contest is immeasurable," commented Ben Johnson, AILF'S Executive Director. "It gives America's youth the chance to express the finest of America's values. This year, Cameron's poem gives a voice to the voiceless. His poem brings to life the story of this great nation and its promise of freedom and hope for today's and tomorrow's newcomers. Cameron's words serve as a reminder of America's challenges and responsibilities of leadership in the 21st century."

According to Sharon Keown, Cameron's teacher at Whitmore Elementary, there are many challenges that arise in the classroom when teaching immigration, especially in Arizona.

"There is a lot of prejudice here in Arizona regarding illegal versus legal immigration," Keown said. "We integrate the topic of immigration into our social studies program at the beginning of the year and then I have my students look into their own family to see the immigration pattern there. We talk about the different countries everyone is from. But the immigration discussion really begins when I start explaining the naturalization process."

Keown, a teacher of 37 years, believes its Cameron's strengths as a writer, sensitivity to issues and quirkiness that make him an exceptional student and citizen.

"Cameron is an excellent writer," Keown said. "He's a very imaginative boy and very sensitive. I think that came out in his poetry. In fact, he wowed the whole class when he read the poem out loud. He's out there. But he's also concerned about a lot of serious issues. He's a deep thinker."

Other finalists include 2^nd place winner, Ananda Ewing-Boyd of Elsie Whitlow Stokes Public Charter School in Washington, D.C., 3^rd place winner Kasey Bruce of Sheridan Elementary School in San Francisco, CA and honorable mention winner Noah Dearth of Our Lady of the Ridge School in St. Worth, Illinois.

As a grand prize, Busby and his family will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to AILF's Annual Benefit Dinner in Vancouver, Canada, on June 27, 2008. AILF will honor Busby who will read his winning entry aloud at the Benefit Dinner. Busby also receives a travel stipend, engraved plaque, his winning entry printed in the Congressional Record and a flag flown over the U.S. Capitol in his honor.

This year's National Judging Panel for the contest included author and activist Mary Williams, Pulitzer Prize-nominated author Dave Eggers, Senator Ted Kennedy and author Gish Jen.

To read more on AILF's Fifth Grade Creative Writing Contest, including finalists' entries, a Q&A with Cameron Busby, judges' biographies and past winning entries, please visit AILF's website at http://www.ailf.org/awards/essaycontest/.

America is a Refuge

La revista People compró las imágenes de la boda secreta de la cantante Mariah Carey y Nick Cannon. En exclusiva presentan toda la celebracion del evento en la casa de la artista en Bahamas.

"Nos sentimos como almas gemelas. Nunca antes sentí tanto amor en la vida", dijó Carey.