A girl from Ploieşti represents Romania in Miss Intercontinental, a beauty contest at its 37 edition, taking place in Poland between October 7th and October 26th 2008. Loredana Barbu is 17 years old and she is in the 11th grade in the National College "Mihai Viteazul” from Ploieşti. The young girl of a diaphanous beauty has a height of 1.77 cm and has qualified for this contest at Miss Intercontinental Piteşti phase, where she won the first place.
Loredana plays professional volleyball, is keen on drawing, painting (interior design) and wants to become an architect. Before leaving for Poland, the girl from Ploieşti declared that she was anxious to meet new people, to find out more about the specific traditions of each and every contestant, but also to gain more experience and self-confidence. Loredana Barbu shall represent Romania in an elegant dress designed by Cătălin Botezatu, and the cocktail outfit, swimming suits and the national costume (ethno) are designed by Eva Neagoe, a young designer from Ploieşti, whose creations can be admired on InfoFashion as they participated in competitions in Taiwan, Costa Rica Albany, Seychelles and China. In September, Loredana took part in European Fashion Lingerie Paris, on behalf of Jolidon Romania.