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Miss Spain 2008 With 17 years of age, Patricia was elected as Miss Spain 2008 in a contest celebrated in Oropesa del Mar, (Castellón) on March 1, 2008.

Due to Miss Universe current eligibility regulations that every contestant must be 18 years old before February 1, Patricia is ineligible to attend Miss Universe 2008 in Vietnam and her first runner-up will go instead of her. Since Miss Spain attends both Miss World and Miss Universe, Patricia went on to compete in Miss World 2008 in South Africa. She placed as one of the Top 15 semifinalists.

Information:from wikipedia

Patricia Rodríguez Alonso is a Spanish model who won the Miss Spain 2008 Contest. She will be representing Spain at Miss World 2008 Contest to be held on December 13th. She was born on March 6, 1990 in the small island of Tenerife, located in the Canaries.

She is presently living in the capital, Madrid, a city full of history and beautiful buildings, where she is combining her studies with modelling, and fulfilling her role as Miss Spain. Her ambition is to combine her modelling with a business career in the fashion world.

At 17 years of age, She was elected as Miss Spain 2008 on March 1, 2008. But due to Miss Universe current eligibility regulations that every contestant must be 18 years old before February 1; She was unable to attend Miss Universe 2008 in Vietnam and her first runner-up was given the chance. Since, Miss Spain attends both Miss World and Miss Universe, she will now to compete in Miss World 2008 to be held in South Africa (she won).