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Miss Philippines-Earth 2013
Twenty five year old Angelee delos Reyes of Olongapo City is crowned Miss Philippines-Earth 2013. Angelee, bested 46 other candidates during the coronation night held at the Mall of Asia Arena on Sunday, May 19.
Asked what criterion she would add in the usual list of qualities expected of a pageant winner, Angelee said that “a good heart to take care of the environment for ourselves and future generations” is a must.
Joining Angelee in the winners’ circle are Kimverlyn Suiza of Nagcarlan, Laguna (Miss Philippines Air), Nancy Leonard of Zamboanga City (Miss Philippines Water), Alma Cabasal of of Fil. West Coast, USA (Miss Philippines Fire) and Bernadette Mae Aguirre of Sta. Maria, Bulacan (Miss Philippines Eco-Tourism).
This year’s candidates came from across the nation and Filipino communities abroad.
In line with the tradition of adopting a global environment movement, this year’s pageant theme celebrates the United Nation’s declaration of 2013 as International Year of Water Cooperation.
Femina Miss India 2013 Winners
(L-R) Zoya Afroz (2nd runner-up), Navneet Kaur Dhillon (Miss India 2013) and Sobhita Dhulipala (1st runner-up).
Navneet Kaur Dhillon, from Patiala, was crowned Femina Miss India 2013 in a star studded grand finale of the 50th edition of the beauty pageant on Sunday night. The 20-year-old beauty dubbed her win as “a dream come true”
“I can’t believe I am here. I can’t express it in words but it is a beautiful moment. I feel my moment is here,” said Dhillon to reporters after being crowned Femina Miss India.
She’s is the daughter of an Indian Army officer who attended Patiala’s Punjabi University to pursue media studies, She loves photography, swimming, horse riding and dreams of setting up a production house. Like most beauty queens, she is not averse to acting in Bollywood films and hopes to get into directing eventually. However, it’s not her Bollywood dreams that won her the Miss India 2013 title. Her altruistic response to the question: ‘what would be her only regret if she were to die the following day?’ brought in the crown.
Her response? “The only thing I would regret would be not having done as much for society as I would like to. Issues of women’s empowerment and child labour and other social evils are a big concern.”
Miss Earth 2012 is Czech Republic, Tereza Fajksova
Miss Czech Republic Tereza Fajksova has won the Miss Earth 2012 beauty pageant, which was held in Manila, Philippines, on Saturday.
Miss Philippines Stephany Stefanowitz was crowned as Miss Earth Air, Miss Venezuela Osmariel Villalobos as Miss Earth Water and Miss Brazil Camila Brant as Miss Earth Fire.
The new Miss Earth titleholder, Fajksova, 23, is the third European contestant to be crowned Miss Earth. She received the crown from her predecessor, Miss Earth 2011 Olga Alava of Ecuador.
Russia’s Miss Earth contestant, Natalya Pereverzeva, 24, who was among top 16 finalists, shocked the public by her controversial essay about Russia, in which she criticized corruption in the country. “My Russia is a beggar. My Russia cannot help her elderly and orphans. From it, bleeding, like from a sinking ship, engineers, doctors, teachers are fleeing, because they have nothing to live on,” the essay said.
The remarks set off a firestorm of criticism in the Internet, with most bloggers accusing her of being ‘unpatriotic’ and ‘weird.’
Miss Earth 2012 Press Presentation
On November 6, the contestants for Miss Earth 2012 were formally presented to the press at the F1 Hotel in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig. The Miss Photogenic online voting has started. Vote for your favorite delegate on Miss Earth’s official website at http://www.missearth.tv or on the Miss Earth 2012 Facebook page.
Photos courtesy of Fung Yu
2012 Miss Earth Candidates start arriving in the Philippines
The batch of Miss Earth contestants started arriving in Manila this past week. Some of them includes Miss Italy, Miss Paraguay, Miss Tanzania, Miss Honduras, Miss USA Indonesia and Miss Japan. More candidates are expected to arrive in the coming days as the finals of the 2012 Miss Earth Pageant draws near. The grand coronation night will take place at the Versailles Palace in Alabang, Muntinlupa, Metro Manila on November 24. Below is the schedule of events for Miss Earth 2012.
Miss Earth Botswana’s trip to the Philippines hangs in limbo
Reigning Miss Earth Botswana, Lorraine Motlalepula Ditsebe’s trip to Philippines for the pageant’s final next month hangs in the balance unless she receives sponsorship for her flight and wardrobe. The 19-year-old is supposed to jet off to the Philippines on Thursday with the finals set for November 24, but the trip hangs in limbo as she is yet to find a sponsor. Ditsebe beat a host of other hopefuls at the national finals to be crowned the national winner and she will now try to scoop the world title. In the Philippines, she is set to battle it out against environmentally conscious stunners from around 100 other countries.
Despite the sponsorship challenge, she is confident she can bring home the crown: “I see myself winning this,” she told Showbiz and further states; ” I see myself as the biblical Queen Esther and it is my faith in God and passion that drives me to clinch this title.”
The teenage said she has researched widely to familiarise herself with environmental issues and use of sustainable energy in protection of the environment: “I also want to understand international environmental issues that all countries experience since we are living in a global village.”
Miss Earth is classed as one of the biggest and most prestigious beauty events in the world and Ditsebe’s involvement in the competition is something of a whirlwind for the beauty who had never participated in any large competitive pageant. Prior to the Miss Earth national pageant, she had only participated in two primary school pageants but achieved minimal success. Even though she hasn’t participated in a pageant of this scale before, Ditsebe is convinced her green credentials, gained through researched information on the topic, and natural beauty can produce a winning formula in the Philippines- if she is able to travel for the finals:
“I believed in myself and had focus from day one that I was going to win as God has been my pillar of strength. So I wasn’t shocked that I won,” she said. Sadly, even with all this confidence and faith her biggest challenge still remains clinching a financier who will make the trip possible for her. Her dream for the International Miss Earth 2012 finals is to help the Botswana Miss Earth organisation groom young girls to enable them to achieve the dream she had. Ditsebe says she also wants to set goals with local existing environmental organisations and Eco Clubs at various schools that will help in achieving the protection of mother earth because there is no healthy economy on a sick environment.
The University of Botswana (UB) student is looking for votes from Batswana to increase the country’s chances of winning the Miss Photogenic Award: “If I get at least 3000 votes I will be fast tracked to top 15 out of 80 countries,” she said. Botswana has taken part in the last five finals but is yet to make the top eight.
Green Bikinis Make Saving the Earth Sexier at Miss Earth
Produced in Easton, Pennsylvania, ECO SWIM by AQUA GREEN swimsuits made from recycled bottles and plastic bags are proving that saving the planet can be sexy.
“Beauty pageants and bikinis naturally fit together,” said Sandra Davidoff, Director of Communications at ECO SWIM. “It only makes sense that Miss Earth reached out to us. We hope that our small steps will create a large ripple effect for future generations.”
The women will shine from the outside and within, choosing to grace the “green” carpet, modeling bikinis that are better for the planet. During the 2012 International Miss Earth Pageant, Ciara Walker, Zahida Begum, Sara Pendar, and Zoe Kinsella have all chosen to wear ECO SWIM by AQUA GREEN during their promotional tour. By choosing to wear ECO SWIM by AQUA GREEN, Miss Earth is diverting otherwise-wasted plastics from our landfills and oceans.
“The women of Miss Earth feel blessed and proud to be wearing ECO SWIM beachwear. They can not get over the fact that these very fashionable, glamorous, and luxury swimsuits are made from recycled plastic bags,” explains Louise Brown, UK Director of Miss Earth.
There is no better time to reach the pageant’s millions of viewers than now. A partnership with ECO SWIM by AQUA GREEN means contestants are able to educate the public on ways to reduce their carbon footprint.
“The partnership Miss Earth and ECO SWIM have is very special and celebrates the power of beauties for a cause. Following our motto “Green, Glam and Gorgeous”, ECO SWIM allows the women to stand out and make a statement that green is glam,” says Mrs. Brown.
ECO SWIM by AQUA GREEN was invited to partner with the UK contestants of Miss Earth due to its international growth and status as the leading eco-friendly swimsuit company in the market as well as the company’s parallel mission to protect and preserve our oceans.
About Miss Earth: The Miss Earth Pageant is an international beauty competition involving candidates from around the world. Launched in 2001, Miss Earth Pageant’s raison d’etre is to have its candidates and winners actively promote and get involved in the preservation of the environment and the protection of Mother Earth. The televised finals will be held in the Philippines November 24th, 2012.
Esther Foss was crowned Miss Fiji Earth 2012
Miss World Fiji finalist Esther Foss was crowned Miss Earth Fiji 2012 on Saturday night in Suva. She will represent Fiji at Miss Earth in Bali, Indonesia in late October.
Kesa Kacilala was crowned Miss International Fiji and will represent the country at the Miss International pageant in Okinawa Japan in October. National director for Miss Earth Fiji and Miss International Fiji Anshu Lata stated that the message for Miss Earth was to promote environment issues including a green economy and sustainable energy. Lata said Miss International will promote global partnership, goodwill and peace.
Foss is part-Indian and Fijian on her maternal side and part-American on her paternal side. She will compete with 113 countries to promote the environment. Kacilala is of iTaukei origin and will represent Fiji with 100s of other countries in Japan to promote goodwill and peace. Lata said both pageants will also promote Fijian culture.
Miss Earth Turks & Caicos Crowned
After nearly three-year absence from the world of pageantry, organizers have gone through measurable lengths in putting the Turks and Caicos Islands back on the scene, crowning a new Miss Earth Turks and Caicos over the weekend. The winner is Carlisa Williams. She will represent TCI at the Miss Earth Pageant in Bali, Indonesia this coming October.
Miss Earth Australia 2012
A new Miss Earth Australia was crowned over the weekend during a glamorous event at the North Sydney Leagues Club. 21-year-old Jenna Seymour took the crown of Miss Earth Australia 2012. She will represent the Land Down Under in Bali, Indonesia this coming October at the 2012 Miss Earth Pageant.
Other winners include:
Miss Earth Australia Air 2012 – Taylah-Jessica Marsh, Raworth NSW
Miss Earth Australia Water 2012 – Audrey Tan, Melbourne Victoria
Miss Earth Australia Fire 2012 – Michelle Rimmer, Highton Victoria
Miss Earth Botswana 2012
Ten beautiful young ladies took to the stage on Saturday at Maitisong with the hopes of being crowded Miss Earth 2012, but among them only one girl, Lorraine Ditsele, shone among the rest. Ditsele proved that beauty with brains indeed go hand in hand. Her dream finally came true on Saturday as the 19-year-old Bachelor of Education 1st year student at the University of Botswana (UB) was crowded Miss Earth Botswana 2012. He beat other stunning top 10 girls. The event was hosted by Kessy Gaopalelwe who was the 2010 Miss Earth Botswana and Eric Kaizer. The pair did exceptionally well in putting together a wonderful night.Ditsele automatically qualified to be on the top eight after winning the title ‘Miss Popularity’ which was judged on social networks by the public.
Miss Earth England, Scotland and Wales 2012
Miss Earth England 2012, Zahida Begum
Miss Earth Scotland 2012, Sara Pender
Miss Earth Wales 2012, Zoe Kinsella
Three more Miss Earth contenders were crowned on September 1, 2012 at a ceremony held at the Winter Gardens. The newly crowned winners include Zahida Begum, Miss Earth England; Sara Porter, Miss Earth Scotland and Zoe Kinsella, Miss Earth Wales. All 3 women will represent their respective countries at the 2012 Miss Earth Pageant this October in Bali, Indonesia.
Miss Venezuela 2012 is Miss Guarico
Miss Venezuela 2012, Maria Gabriela Isler
(L-R) 2nd Runner Up, Miss Yaracuy, Mary Julia Alvarez; Miss International Venezuela, Miss Aragua, Elian Herrera; Miss Venezuela, Miss Guarico, Maria Gabriela Isler; Miss Earth Venezuela, Miss Falcon, Alyz Henrich and 1st Runner Up, Miss Tachira, Ivanna Vale.
24-year-old Maria Gabriela Isler, Miss Guarico, was crowned Miss Venezuela 2012, during the finals night held at the Hotel Tamanaco in Caracas on August 30, 2012. She will represent Venezuela at the 2013 Miss Universe Pageant.
Other winners include Miss International Venezuela, Miss Aragua, Elian Herrera; Miss Earth Venezuela, Miss Falcon, Alyz Henrich; Miss Tachira, Ivanna Vale and Miss Yaracuy, Maria Julia Alvarez were 1st and 2nd Runners Up respectively.
Missing at the pageant is the crowning of Miss World Venezuela, which was omitted after a controversy involving Miss World Venezuela 2010 and Miss World 2011, Ivian Sarcos. According to Osmel Sousa, the new Miss World Venezuela will be chosen separately.
Miss Earth Ecuador 2012
Miss Earth Ecuador 2012, Estefani Chalco
Ecuador appoints Estefani Chalco as their official representative for Miss Earth 2012 in Bali, Indonesia this coming October. She is hoping for a back to back win for Ecuador and bring home the crown of Miss Earth for the 2nd year in a row.
Incidentally, Estefani won the Miss Latin America title last year, the first ever Ecuadorian to win that title.
Miss Earth Trinidad & Tobago 2012
Miss Earth Trinidad & Tobago 2012, Amryl Nurse
Amryl Nurse, Miss Paria Waterfalls, was crowned Miss Earth Trinidad & Tobago 2012 on Saturday, 25th August, 2012 at the Cara Suites Hotel and Conference Centre’s Ballroom, Claxton Bay. Amryl Claudia Nurse is 22 years old and stands 1.78. She will represent her country in the Miss Earth 2012 pageant to be held in Indonesia, on 28th October, 2012.
Miss Earth South Africa 2012
Miss Earth South Africa 2012, Tamerin Jardine
Tamerin Jardine from Sandton has been crowned Miss Earth South Africa 2012 at the grand coronation night of Miss Earth South Africa 2012 beauty pageant finale at the Montecasino in Johannesburg on Saturday night of 25th August, 2012. Aurelia Nxumalo, Chanelle Davids and Marina Nicolaidis are the Miss Earth South Africa 2012 Runners-up.
Tamerin Jardine will represent South Africa in the world’s Third biggest beauty pageant Miss Earth 2013. Miss Earth 2013 is the 13th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant.
Miss Sweden Universe 2012 is Hanni Beronius
(L-R) Miss International Sweden, Katarina Konow, Miss Universe Sweden, Hanni Beronius and Miss Earth Sweden, Camilla Hansson.
Miss Sweden Universe, Hanni Beronius
21-year-old, Hanni Beronius, was crowned Miss Sweden Universe 2012 during an event on August 26. She will represent Sweden at the 2012 Miss Universe Pageant. Also crowned were Katarina Konow, as Miss International Sweden and Camilla Hansson, as Miss Earth Sweden.
Other winners include Sally Lindgren, 1st Runner Up and Claudia Sundberg, 2nd Runner Up. Special awards include Miss Photogenic Sweden 2012, Aleksandra Eriksson; Miss Personality, Hanni Beronius and Miss Internet, Katarina Konow.
Miss Earth Ghana 2012
(L-R) Chaana Abdul-Razak, Miss Earth Water, Miss Earth Ghana 2012, Jennifer Maame Yaa Kyekye Tete and Rhoda Brown Wood, Miss Earth Air.
medical student of the University of Ghana, Jennifer Maame Yaa Kyekye Tete has been crowned Miss Earth Ghana, 2012 at a keenly contested finale at the National Theatre, on August 24. She won an official car, GH₡ 10,000.00, wardrobe for one year, and will represent Ghana at the world finals of Miss Earth.
Martha Mensah, was 3rd runner up (Miss Earth fire) and would work towards the protection of lands, aforestation, and related issues. She won a refrigerator, GH₡ 1000.00, and fabrics from sponsors. Chaana Abdul-Razak emerged the 2nd runner up (Miss Earth water) and would work towards solving the issues affecting water. She took home a 32” plasma TV, GH₡ 3,000.00, wardrobe for three months and participation in an international event. Rhoda Brown Wood was 1st runner up (Miss Earth Air) and would work towards the sanitization of air. She won home theatre set, GH₡ 5,000.00 cash, wardrobe for six months and a participation in an International event
Other special awards on the night include Miss Earth Walk – Martha Mensah, Miss Earth Project – Aseye Eleblu, Miss Earth Talent – Selina Antwi, Miss Earth Eloquence – Farouza Bawah, Miss Earth Face – Rhoda Brown Wood, and Miss Earth Poise and attitude – Imaculate Siddick.
Miss Earth Northern Ireland 2012
Ciara Walker was crowned Miss Earth Northern Ireland 2012 during a gala at the Seagoe Hotel on August 23. She will represent Northern Ireland at the Miss Earth Pageant in Bali, Indonesia. Incidentally, her older sister, Gemma Walker, also represented Northern Ireland at the 2008 Miss Earth Pageant in the Philippines.
Miss Earth Belize 2012 crowned
A new Miss Earth Belize was crowned Saturday night at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts, and she is Jessel Lauriano.
A total of four contestants — Katalina Jones, Claudia Lara, Jessel Lauriano, and Idolly Saldivar, vied for the coveted title, with the winner to represent Belize in Bali, Indonesia.
Jessel was the third of the four contestants to step onto the stage, and when she did, she did so with great confidence, displaying her costume made of environmentally friendly materials, including coconuts.
Miss Earth Puerto Rico 2012
Miss Earth Puerto Rico 2012 and her court
After several failed attempts to get a crown, Miss Toa Baja, Darla Pacheco, was crowned as the new Miss Earth Puerto Rico 2012 in a gala held at the Museum of Art of Puerto Rico.
The rest of the finalists include Miss Guaynabo (first runner up), Miss Aibonito (second runner up), Miss Caguas (third runner up), Miss Cabo Rojo (finalist), Miss Orocovis (finalist), and finally, Miss Dorado (finalist).
Pacheco has been in the world of beauty pageants since 2008, when she represented the town of Ponce at the Miss Universe Puerto Rico Pageant in 2009 and managed to be among the 20 semifinalists. In 2011, she returned as Miss Yabucoa but again failed to win the crown but was able to represent the island at the Miss International Queen 2009, where she was among the finalists of the contest.
Siria Bojorquez crowned Miss Earth United States 2012
Miss Earth United States 2012, Siria Bojorquez
Siria Bojorquez has been crowned Miss Earth United States 2012 by outgoing beauty Nicole Kelley at the grand coronationa night of the United States Earth 2012 Pageant at the Carolina Theater, of the Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte, NC on Wednesday 8th August, 2012. Siria will paint USA in Miss Earth 2012 beauty pageant which is the 12th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant and it will be held in Bali, Indonesia on 28th October, 2012.
Miss Malaysia Earth 2012
(From left) Teoh Lee Miang, Deidre Ann Walker, R. Deviyah Daranee, Kylie Wong and Elaine Kho. Pix by Wong Tuck Keong
An A-level Science student R. Deviyah Daranee has been crowned Miss Malaysia Earth 2012. Deviyah won a trophy, RM4,000 and a return air ticket to the Philipines.
The 20-year-old who wants to be an accountant also bagged subsidiary titles such as Miss Best Eco-Design and second-runner-up for Miss Talent.
The beauty pageant took place at Syuen Hotel on Sunday.
Deidre Ann Walker, an 18-year-old veterinary student from Sabah, was the first-runner-up. She was also crowned Miss Media.
She received RM1,000, sponsored gifts and a modelling assignment with Star Avenue Productions.
Kylie Wong, a 19-year-old university student from Perak emerged as the second-runner-up. She also won the Miss Facebook and Miss Glamour titles, RM1,000, gifts and a modelling contract.
The third and fourth runners-up were Teoh Lee Miang of Pahang and Elaine Kho of Sarawak. They received RM1,000 and RM500 respectively.
Miss Charity was won by Deborah Yap, Miss Tropical Beauty/Miss Personality by Jacquelinn Yap, Miss Talent by Xandria Ban, Miss Charming by Joanna Marie Faurillo, Miss Cosmopolitan by Livonia Ricky Guing and Miss Goodwill by Phine Loo. The night started with the contestants parading in traditional costumes, swim wear, trendy dresses and evening gowns.
“The top three winners will be contesting at the Miss World Earth 2012, to be held in the Philippines by year-end,” said Star Avenue Productions director Veandra Voon.
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