Last Sunday’s Miss Earth was definitely the most fantastic in the pageant’s five-year-old history. The coronation night held at the UP Theater hosted by Ariel Ureta and Amanda Griffin appeared to be a grand showcase of our culture rather than a competition. Instead of having the tried sequence called “parade of nations” with ladies wearing national costumes for an opening number, the pageant featured an elaborately choreographed folk dance by the Bellestar dancers together with the 80 candidates clad in terno, kimona, Igorot, and Muslim costumes singing a faster version of rock princess Kitchie Nadal’s song “Bulong.” 

As the contestants romped on stage, it was already obvious who the top contenders were and who would “enter the backstage.” Though Nataly Chilet Bustamante of Chile had the largest contingent as she brought along with her a battalion of drumbeaters and dancers, hometown girl Genebelle Raagas had the fierces cheering squad that outscreamed everyone in the hall. 

After the ladies paraded in two-piece swimsuits, the first and second set of special awards were given: Miss Chile was named Miss Photogenic; Yevgeniya Rudenko of Ukraine —the most-hated among the candidates who allegedly hit beauty expert Ricky Reyes for touching her face and fixing her hair during the candidates’ visit at Calatagan, Batangas last week —was adjudged Miss Talent; Hae Mae Yu of Korea, an Alice Dixson look-alike, won Best in National Costume; Vanessa del Roide of Puerto Rico, was chosen Best in Long Gown; and Alexandra Braun Waldeck of Venezuela received the Best in Swimsuit award. Five ladies were also cited as “Miss Pond’s Youthful Beauties” —Amell Santana de Jesus of the Dominican Republic, Katarzyna Borowicz of Poland (co-finalist of Bb. Pilipinas Karla Bautista at the Miss World last year) and Misses Puerto Rico, Korea, and Venezuela. 

Scene-stealers 
From 80, the ladies were trimmed down to just 16. The pre-tournament favorites became the semifinalists: Puerto Rico; Sanja Susnja of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Chile; Zuzana Stepanovska of Czech Republic; Korea; Amanda Kimmel of USA (who falsely claimed that she’s a Miss USA 2005 semifinalist); Venezuela; Jovana Marjanovic of Serbia and Montenegro; Philippines; Irma Dimas of El Salvador; Rehema Sudi of Tanzania; Dominican Republic; Tatiana Yamova of Russia; Poland; Tania Maria Domaniczky Vargas of Paraguay; and six-footer Cristina Reyes of Ecuador. Absent in the semifinals were Isabel van Rompaey of Belgium, Ginette Wonja of Cameroon and Ruth Arita of Honduras. Two ladies became scene-stealers during that segment: Josephine Meisake of Samoa, who fainted; and Miss Ukraine, who stayed on as the girls were going backstage. She then made a grand exit by waving to the crowd and giving a flying kiss. 

Top 8 
 Only Misses USA, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, Serbia and Montenegro, Puerto Rico, Poland, Chile and Venezuela advanced to the casual interview and long gown competition. Each of the girls were randomly asked by local celebrities through a VTR, such as international public speaking champion Patricia Evangelista, boxing champ Manny Pacquiao, singers Jed Madela and Sarah Geronimo, beauty queen Melanie Marquez, actress-environmentalist Chin Chin Gutierrez, and actor Piolo Pascual. 

Miss USA said the youth “must never ever give up on their dreams because everything else in this world is possible.” For Miss Paraguay, a true champion of the environment must know what is good for the Earth and that “human beings must learn how to respect God’s creations.” Miss Dominican Republic wanted the inimical attitudes of human beings toward the environment to disappear in our planet. Miss Serbia and Montenegro said a beautiful woman like her could make a difference in the world today by “influencing people to do something good for the environment and change the world for the better.” 

If Miss Puerto Rico would be a voice on a certain issue, she would “educate the youth and adults on how to save the environment.” And if Miss Poland would write a song about Mother Earth, its message would remind humans to work together for a common cause—to preserve the environment so that the future generations would still benefit from it. Miss Chile wanted Mahatma Gandhi to be alive again because according to her, “we need someone who could initiate a positive change in this world.” Miss Venezuela said many children are abused and left on the streets because they don’t get enough education. “We must educate them because they will bring future to us.” After the interview, the eight finalists paraded in their evening gowns and were serenaded by the Hail Mary the Queen Children’s Choir, the grand-prize winner of the 2004 Choir Olympics held in Germany. Then, there were only four ladies remaining: Misses Dominican Republic, Serbia and Montenegro, Poland and Venezuela.

Saving just one of the elements 
“If you are to save only one of the two elements of Mother Nature, water or air, which would you choose and why?” was this year’s question to the four finalists. Both Misses Dominican Republic and Poland played safe with their answers. De Jesus explained: “You cannot have one without the other and we need both elements to survive,” while Borowicz said: “We need both water for everything to live and air so we can breathe.” Marjanovic’s answer “water is important because it is a basic necessity of life,” received a warm applause, but Waldeck summed up all their answers, saying: “The four elements are important but air is the most significant because it gives us life and it’s what we breathe.” Hence, the judges comprising of international performing artist Leo Valdez, former fashion designer Baroness Eva de Koenigswarter, radio host Raquel Argondonia, Gulf Air president and CEO James Hogan, Miss Earth 2001 Catharina Svensson of Denmark, Unilever Philippines managing director for home and personal care Noel Lorenzana, educator-social entrepreneur Vivienne Tan, fashion maverick Tessa Prieto- Valdes, Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila marketing director Eugene Tameses and socialite Rosemarie “Baby” Arenas, chose the 22-year-old 5-foot-8 model who hails from the state of Nueva Esparta and trained by world renowned beauty queen maker Osmel Souza. The Venezuelan beauty was Alexandra Braun Waldeck! 

14 global queens 
Tagged as the “beauty powerhouse of the world,” Venezuela now has five Miss Universe winners—Maritza Sayalero (1979), Irene Saez (1981), Barbara Palacios Teyde (1986) and Alicia Machado (1996); four Miss World titleholders —Carmen Zubillaga (1955), Pilin Leon (1981), Astrid Carolina Herrera (1984), Ninebeth Jiminez Leal (1991), and Jacqueline Aguilera (1995); four Miss International queens—Alejandrina Sicilia Hernandez (1985), Consuelo Adler Hernandez (1997), Vivian Ines Urdaneta Rincon (2000) and Goizeder Victoria Azua Barrios (2003); And one Miss Earth —Alexandra Braun Waldeck (2005). Special Thanks to Manila Standard.

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  Miss Earth 2005 Official Results:

Top 15 Preliminary Best in Swimsuit:
Group 1: China, Korea, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Poland Group 2: Ecuador, USA Venezuela, Peru, Chile Group 3: Dominican Republic, Panama, Russia, Serbia & Montenegro, Ukraine 

Top 15 Preliminary Best in Talent:
TANZANIA - Rehema Sudi, UKRAINE- Yevgeniya Rudenko, AUSTRALIA - Anna Maree Bowdler, TAHITI - Vaimiti Herlaud, ESTONIA - Anastassya Balak, CANADA- Katherine McClure, EGYPT - Elham Wagdi, 
SAMOA - Josephine Meisake, PARAGUAY - Tania María Domaniczky, CAMEROON - Wonja Ginette

The Special Awardees:
 Miss Photogenic - CHL: Nataly Chilet, Miss Congeniality - CAN: Katherine McClure, Best in Talent - UKR: Yevgeniya Rudenko, Best in Swimsuit - VEN: Alexandra Braun, Best in Long Gown - PRI: Vanessa De Roide, Best National Costume - KOR: Hye-mi Yoo

Ponds Beautiful Skin Top 5:
KOR: Hye-mi Yoo, VEN: Alexandra Braun, DOM: Amell Santana, PRI: Vanessa De Roide, POL: Katarzyna Borowicz

The 16 SEMIFINALISTS: 2005
01. PRI: Vanessa De Roide, 02. BIH: Sanja Susnja, 03. CHL: Nataly Chilet, 04. CZE: Zuzana Stepanovska, 05. KOR: Hye-mi Yoo, 06. USA: Amanda Kimmel, 07. VEN: Alexandra Braun, 08. SCG: Jovana Marjanovic, 09. PHL: Genebelle Raagas, 10. SLV: Irma Dimas, 11. TZA: Rehema Sudi, 12. DOM: Amell Santana, 13. RUS: Tatyana Yamova, 14. POL: Katarzyna Borowicz, 15. PRY: Tania Maria Domaniczky, 16. ECU: Cristina Reyes

The 8 FINALISTS: 
01. USA: Amanda Kimmel, 02. PRY: Tania Maria Domaniczky, 03. DOM: Amell Santana, 04. SCG: Jovana Marjanovic, 05. PRI: Vanessa De Roide, 06. POL: Katarzyna Borowicz, 07. CHL: Nataly Chilet,
08. VEN: Alexandra Braun

The WINNERS (Top 4):
3rd runner-up/Miss Fire - Serbia & Montenegro: Jovana Marjanovic
2nd runner-up/Miss Water - Poland: Katarzyna Borowicz
1st runner-up/Miss Air - Dominican Republic: Amell Santana
MISS EARTH 2005 - Venezuela: Alexandra Braun

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  LIST OF PRIZE SHOWCASE 

CASH PRIZE – US$20,000.00 from Carousel Productions, Inc. For the Miss Earth winner. While Miss Earth - Air; Water & Fire will each receive US$2,000 

CROWN designed by Katha Awardee & Young Designer Awardee, Arnel Papa 

SUNSILK - Ms. Sunsilk Magical Reflections will receive 1 year supply of Sunsilk shampoo and cash prize of 20,000 pesos from Unilever Philippines 

CREAMSILK - Ms. Creamsilk Beautiful Hair will receive 1 year supply of Creamsilk Conditioner and cash prize of 20,000 pesos from Unilever Philippines 

CLOSE UP - Ms. Close Up Smile will receive 1 year supply of close up toothpaste and cash prize of 20,000 pesos from Unilever Philippines 

POND'S - Ms. Pond’s Beautifully Fresh Face will receive 1 year supply of Pond’s Products and cash prize of 20,000 pesos from Unilever Philippines 

AVON - Miss Earth, Miss Air, Miss Water & Miss Fire will receive a shopping spree of Avon Color and Avon fashions products. 

KOREAN AIR – Round trip business class ticket to any U.S. Destination of Korean Air for the Miss Earth winner. 

INTERCONTINENTAL MANILA – The winner of Miss Earth will enjoy a three (3) nights accommodation at the luxurious state suite of the Intercontinental Manila. The state suite features a spacious living room, a sauna and a jacuzzi. Definitely world class plus the warm and efficient service that the intercontinental hotels are known for. Truly one hotel understands you! 

FORT ILOCANDIA RESORT HOTEL – The winner will receive a 3 days & 2 nights accommodation for 2 from Fort Ilocandia Resort Hotel 

PEARL OF THE PACIFIC RESORT & SPA, BORACAY – a place so relaxing & vibrant in any activity in and out of the water. It is a getaway vacation to dream of as the miss earth winner will exeperience living life in the Mediterranean style resort of the Pearl of the Pacific Resort & Spa, Boracay. 

DIVE & TREK – Ms. Earth 2004 will receive a 3days/2nights stay at dive & trek resort and marine sanctuary in Bauan, Batangas. She will also get the chance to experience and enjoy the underwater marvels through an introductory scuba dive. Dive & trek resort and marine sanctuary, where nature is at its best! 

BORACAY REGENCY BEACH RESORT – The first triple (a) resort along the white beach coast of Boracay island is giving away a prize package of 3 days 2 nights stay inclusive of breakfast to the winner of Miss Earth 2004 

DISCOVERY SPA – The winners will receive a gift of fitness, wellness, bliss, feel good and pampering from Discovery Spa 

ALBERTO SHOES – The miss earth winners will receive gift certificates from Alberto, Shoes that fits your life style. 

LEONARDO BAGS – the winners will receive hand bags from Leonardo 

BODY WORX SPA & FITNESS CLUB – The winners of Miss Earth 2004 will receive club membership and spa pampering gift certificates from the famous Body Worx Spa & Fitness Club.

TROPHY & PLAQUE made by Leobel Glass Supply & Etching Service 

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  Miss Earth Talent Prelims Results in Bohol 

Miss Macau topped the Preliminary Talent Competition held at the MetroCentre Hotel last Oct 13, Tagbilaran City, Bohol with her graceful interpretation of a Mongolian dance. The rest of the Top 5 were Miss Ecuador who sang a beautiful Spanish love song, Miss Peru who interpreted the Peruvian national dance" Cando", Miss Zambia who interpreted her own poem and Miss Tokelau, who did an acoustic version of "Right Here Waiting."

The Talent Competition was the highlight of the 3 day visit to Bohol, Oct 12- 14 of the Miss Eath delegates. They had a series of activities including a visit to Bohol's prime tourist destinations, a tree planting activity and a motorcade in Tagbilaran City aboard a huge 50 feet long float. During the girls' motorcade along the major thoroughfares of Tagbilaran city they were amazed with the warm reception of the huge crowd that welcomed them. They also visited the Chocolate hills and had lunch aboard a floating restaurant in Loboc River and paid the tarsiers a visit.

The Boholanos favorites included Miss Venezuela, Miss Brazil, Miss Chile, Miss USA, Miss Singapore, Miss Ecuador, Miss El Salvador, Miss Peru, Miss India and Miss Vietnam.

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  SWIMSUIT COMPETITION IN CEBU (Batch 3)

10/11/05: Casino Espanol de Cebu : The Miss Earth delegates' fit bodies and sexiness took a turn for the evaluators during the Preliminary Swimsuit Competition in Cebu. The girls in group 3 (Misses Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Chile, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, Germany, Haiti, Hongkong, India, Jamaica, Lebanon, Macau, Peru, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Sweden, Tukelau, Turks and Caicos, USA, Venezuela, Vietnam and Zambia) thrilled the audience & judges from the Queen City of the South as they sashayed onstage in their whitish two-piece swimwear.

Out of the 25 beauties, the judges sorted out the five girls who were best in swimsuit. The event host Shiela Alonso, Miss Philippines Fire & semifinalist at the Miss Tourism International 2005 pageant announced the finalists who would eventually compete with 10 more finalists from the other groups in the 17th of October. The ones who got the nod the judges were 1- Miss Ecuador, Cristina Reyes, 2- Miss USA, Amanda Kimmel, 3- Miss Peru, Sara Paredes, 4- Miss Venezuela, Alexandra Braun & 5- Miss Chile, Nataly Chilet.

Meanwhile, the other contestants who also owned the runway with their lovely looks, awesome projections and runway skills were Bosnia’s Sanja Susnja, India’s Niharika Singh, El Salvador’s Irma Dimas, Macau’s Qian Qiong and Zambia’s Cynthia Kanema.

Those who were well-received by spectators were Venezuela’s Alexandra Braun, Slovakia’s Diana Ondrejickova and Bosnia & Herzegovina’s Sanja Sunja.

The concluding preliminary swimsuit competition is slated on Oct. 17, 2005 in Manila where finalists from all groups will meet & contend for the top spot. The winner of the swimsuit competition will be announced during the coronation night of Miss Earth 2005 in Oct 23.
 

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  Miss Earth 2005 Competition Format

The Miss Earth Pageant, considered as one of the three most prestigious international beauty pageants in terms of size and quality, is a competition that focuses not only on beauty and femininity but also of the delegates’ awareness of environmental issues and their active participation in the promotion and preservation of Mother Earth.

During the coronation night staged on the 23rd of October, 16 semifinalists will be announced. The Top 16 will compete in swimsuit and from that round, the 8 finalists will be determined.

Awards such as Best in National Costume, Best in Long Gown, Best in Swimsuit, Miss Friendship, Miss Photogenic and other minor prizes (for best skin/hair/smile) will be given out.

The Top 8 will undergo interview round & evening gown competition. After evaluating the girls, the judges pick the Top 4 for the final Q&A portion. Finally, the runners-up (Miss Air, Miss Water and Miss Fire) and the new Miss Earth shall be revealed.
 

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  LONG GOWN COMPETITION

It was a glittering night of fabulously chic gowns and gorgeously glammed up Miss Earth beauties during Miss Earth’s Long Gown Competition held at the Casino Filipino in Parañaque.

Miss Venezuela, Alexandra Braun’s unflawed style & spirited carriage of her red gown was unmatched. The girls who gave superb performances were Brazil’s Isabella Chaves, Canada’s Katherine McClure, Chile’s Nataly Chilet, India’s Niharika Singh, Korea’s Yu Hae-Mae, Peru’s Sara Maria Paredes, Russia’s Tatyana Yamova, Tanzania’s Rehema Sudi and USA’s Amanda Kimmel.

Ukraine set great style for the pageant with her elevated consciousness for fashion. She sported the best gown of the night. Cameroon’s Ginette Wonja & Nigeria’s Ethel Okosuns stole the show with their spellbinding performances.

Australia’s Ann Maree Bowdler made her presence felt for the first time by showing that a designer gown is nothing without good carriage. Check out Missosology's Long Gown Competition Gallery HERE. (PLEASE REFER TO OUR REVIEW SECTION FOR A MORE DETAILED REPORT)  

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  NATIONAL COSTUME COMPETITION

Miss Earth’s National Costume Competition, held at the Hyatt Casino Hotel on October 5 2005, was one majestic event that highlighted a variety of cultures of diverse countries through the respective costumes of the Miss Earth candidates.

All delegates managed to interpret their unique cultural identities into their national costumes with global appeal.

The stage design was quite unusual since the girls had to traverse in two platforms. The first platform served for the introduction of each delegate and the other one was designed with four corners, enabling the girls to put their costumes in full view for the judges, photographers and audiences.

Generating “ooohhhss” and “aaaaaahhhhhs” from spectators were the costumes of Korea’s Yu Hae-Mae, Colombia’s Lia Patricia Correal, Egypt’s Elham Wagdi, Hong Kong’s Gu Reu, Honduras’ Ruth Maria Arita (a showstopper), Macao’s Qian Qiong, Nicaragua’s Sandra Rios, Paraguay’s Tania Dominiczky, St. Lucia’s Hanna Fitz and Tahiti’s Vaimiti Herlaud. Check out Missosology's National Costume Gallery HERE.

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  PRESS PRESENTATION

The first official function of Miss Earth 2005 Pageant was on October 5, 2005 as over 70 beautiful, intelligent and environmentally aware women were formally presented to local and international media and photographers at the Poolside of Hyatt Hotel & Casino Manila.

All eyes wee fixed and camera lenses were focused on the statuesque beauty queens as they regally walked up the stage to introduce themselves individually to the crowd. Their friendly smiles complemented their shapely figures as they posed for the members of media.

“We are happy and proud to have a minimum of 76 delegates this year compared to 61 last year,” said Mr. Ramon Monzon, the President and CEO of Carousel Productions. “The increasing number of participating countries every year proves that the environmental aspect of Miss Earth continues to attract the beauties of today.”

This year’s Miss Earth delegates will again have the opportunity to see some of the beautiful spots of the Philippines. Some will be going to the northern provinces of Luzon like Subic, Pampanga and Baguio. Another group will visit the tourist spots in southern Luzon like Calatagan, Batangas, Tagaytay and Cavite. And still another group will have the chance to explore the beauty and richness of Cebu and Bohol in the southern islands of Visayas.

“We have scheduled a lot of activities for the girls which I’m sure they will enjoy. It may be a little tiring because of the hectic schedule but we are confident they will have a great time when they see our beautiful tourist spots. Of course, they will also be very busy with environmental activities organized by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and Mother Earth Foundation,” said Ms. Lorraine Schuck, Carousel’s Executive Vice-President.

Joining the delegates of their activities is the reigning Miss Earth, Priscilla Meirelles of Brazil, who arrived in the Philippines a few months ago to fulfill her sworn duties and obligations as the Global Representative of Mother Earth. During her 3-moth stay in the country, Priscilla went to different parts of the country planting tress and doing coastal clean-ups. She was also very busy promoting environmental causes as she visited several schools as guest speaker on environmental issues.

According to Priscilla, “I realized early during my reign that the Miss Earth title was not really just about glitz and glamour. I was invited by organizations in other countries to give talks on environmental issues. In my own country, I became a spokesperson for Mother Earth. One has to be sincere and dedicated to the cause if she expects to faithfully discharge the duties and responsibilities that go with the Miss Earth crown. We are known as “beauties for a cause” and I am happy and grateful to have been part of Carousel Productions’ campaign of protecting Mother Earth.”

During the press presentation, the ladies that stood out for their charm, figure and beauty of the face were USA’s Amanda Kimmel, Dominican Republic’s Amell Santana, Haiti’s Channa Cius, Venezuela’s Alexandra Braun, South Africa’s Jacqueline Postma, Poland’s Katarzyna Borowickz, El Salvador’s Irma Dimas, Russia’s Tatyana Yamova, Paraguay’s Tania Dominiczsky, Finland’s Rita Aaltolahti, Bahamas’ Nadia Cash, Korea’s Yu Hae-Mae and Ukraine’s Yevgeniya Rudenko. Check out Missosology's Press Presentation Gallery HERE.

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  Miss Earth 2005 Launching
Search is on for the next Miss Earth

The world will soon be watching the Philippines as more than eighty (80) international beauties from around the globe gathers in Manila this October. Carousel Productions officially announced the forthcoming MISS EARTH BEAUTY PAGEANT 2005 to both media and business partners last night, 16th of September at Carousel Gardens. Present at the launching event were Carousel Productions and ABS-CBN executives. They were joined by the reigning Miss Earth, Priscilla Meirelles and the Philippines’s representative to this year’s Miss Earth beauty pageant. Miss Philippines Earth 2005 Gennebelle Rangas together with her royal court and Miss Philippines Earth past winners. Miss Earth Beauty Pageant will be staged on the 23rd of October at the University of the Philippines Theater with live telecast on ABS-CBN Channel 2 as well as the TFC Channel and STAR TV covering more than 50 countries on a delayed telecast.

The pageant theme will focus on the rich cultural aspect of the country to show the international audience the beauty of the Philippines. “Last year we had about 60 candidates. This time we will be having more than eighty countries and it is overwhelming how warm the reception is as we get the support of new and existing Franchise Holders from Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia and from the Oceana.” Executive Vice President, Lorraine Schuck continues to beam. “It even amazes us to hear about Miss Earth being recognized as one of the most significant beauty pageants in the whole world.” President of Carousel Productions, Ramon Monson also remarked, “The pride that we have is not just the success of Miss Earth internationally but because the pageant has its roots here in the Philippines. For this we would like to thank the Filipino people for having given us the necessary support. While people around the globe speak of Miss Earth, they also speak about the Philippines. As a matter of fact we get to have more foreign guests coming in to watch the Pageant live.” When asked about Miss Earth Beauty Pageant being hosted outside the Philippines, Monzon stated that a lot of offers from different countries are coming in to host the 2006 Pageant. Other than this, several countries are already considering 2007, 2008 and 2009 and proposals kept going. “The advantage of Miss Earth over other pageants is the environmental mission it claims and the need to draw the attention of the people to it. Countries such as England, Sweden, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Australia, Chile, China and Brazil are some countries too eager to consider hosting Miss Earth not only because they get the support from their Tourism Office as well as the business sectors but because they value most the environment.

Now that Miss Earth was officially launched, Carousel Productions as already preparing for the arrival of the Miss Earth delegates by the end of September. Indeed, five year old Miss Earth Beauty Pageant is no easy task but because of key partners - this year’s Presentor, POND’S of Unilever Philippines; Official Residence – Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila, Official Make up Artist & Hairstylist – Gandang Ricky Reyes Chain of Salons; the Official Photographer – New City Studio; Official Insurance Provider – Cocolife and Official Ocean Cruise Carrier – Superferry. Miss Earth continues to make a milestone in the beauty pageant history.

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  Priscilla Meirelles' Arrival in Manila

Manila welcomes PRISCILLA MEIRELLES of Brazil, the reigning Miss Earth, who arrived in Manila last September 8, 2005 on the Korean Air flight from Paris.

This enchanting beauty from the Amazon state brings with her the elegance and charm of her native country Brazil, one of the most ecological areas in the world. Priscilla assumed the duties and responsibilities that come with the Miss Earth title from the 2003 Miss Earth, Dania Prince of Honduras. She will spend the next three months going around the Philippines to promote environmental awareness and will participate in various activities that protect and preserve Mother Earth. Her arrival will pave the way for the eighty (80) beauty queens from around the world who will be coming to Manila in October to compete for the 2005 MISS EARTH title. PRISCILLA will work hand in hand with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and Bantay Kalikasan. She’ll be having series of school tour and will be starting at Colegio de San Agustin in Carmona, Laguna and at the University of Santo Tomas.

The MISS EARTH beauty pageant was conceptualized and organized by Carousel Productions in 2001 and is now considered as one of three most prestigious beauty competitions in the whole world despite its being only on its fifth year of existence. The Pageant will be televised live in the Philippines on ABS-CBN Channel 2 on October 23. It will be telecast at a later date in the 35 countries covered by the footprint of Star World, the entertainment channel of Star Group Ltd., the biggest cable television network in Asia and the Middle East. The Filipino communities in the Middle East, Europe and North America will also be able to watch the Miss Earth pageant as The Filipino Channel, ABS-CBN’s cable television network, telecasts the same also at a later date.

Joining Carousel Productions on this environmental mission is this year’s Presentor, POND’S, and this year’s Official Residence, Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila.





 

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