Alejandra Andreu from Spain was crowned Miss International 2008 on 8th November 2008 in Macau Cotai Strip, Macau. The beauty was a Spanish journalist. She obtained a degree in journalism from the Complutense University of Madrid. She also won the special award of Miss Photogenic at this pageant. Andreu's victory marks the third Miss International crown for Spain. Other winners were Pilar Medina (1977) and Silvia de Esteban (1990). It is also the first "Grand Slam" beauty title for Spain since 1990. Andreu also became one of the youngest winners in Miss International history when she was 18 at the coronation moment. She also represented Zaragoza at Miss España 2008 where she placed as 2nd runner-up.