Miss Hawaiian Tropic: Costa Rica Searches for its Star

Hawaiian Tropic Returns to Costa Rica

Gorgeous Tica girls will be able to take advantage of their sun-kissed good looks in the Miss Hawaiian Tropic Costa Rica 2009 bikini modeling competition. The selection of Costa Ricans will take place Nov. 15, 2008, between 12:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. in the San Pedro Mall. A total of 12 finalists will be selected and whisked away to Flamingo beach, on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, in the last week of November.

These girls will star in a television show to be broadcast on the local Canal 7 in January 2009. The one hour special will present details from all parts of the competition, running from the initial auditions to the selection of the winner at the prize ceremony in the Flamingo Marina Resort hotel. It is a possibility that the 12 finalists will participate in the making of a calendar, as did the previous candidates of the 2008 competition.

Requirements for entering are as follows: 1) a “svelte” bikini body, 2) Costa Rican nationality, 3) minimum age of 18.

The 2008 competition saw 300 girls participating in the casting, the 12 finalists being: Mariana Alfaro, Karla Chaves, Andrea Durán, Kimberly Fray, Yendry Lobo, Eilen Man, Vanessa Mathiew, María José Montero, Melissa Salazar, María Solano, Johanna Tasso and Kimberly Zúñiga. Kimberly Zúñiga took first place.

The winner of the title Miss Hawaiian Tropic Costa Rica 2009 will represent the country in the international final, to be held in Las Vegas in May 2009. The 2008 final hosted 50 contestants from around the world and was the 25th Anniversary of the competition, located in the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino. A full week was spent in photo shoots, rehearsals, preliminaries and posing for television crews.

Hawaiian Tropic is a brand of sun care and bronzing products. Every year they sponsor bikini competitions to seek out responsible and beautiful spokeswomen to represent their products, looking for striking faces, exceptional figures and some magic charm. The international winners come away with thousands of dollars worth of prize money and many promotional offers for future modeling opportunities.

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Why not consider a vacation to Flamingo to see the competition unfold? The end of November will see Costa Rica weather return to its trademark “beautiful and sunny”. Head to Costa Rica vacations website and start planning today!

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