Miss Earth 2009 | |
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Date | November 22, 2009 |
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Entertainment | Nonoy Libanan |
Venue | Boracay Ecovillage Resort and Convention Center, Boracay, Aklan, Philippines |
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Entrants | 80 |
Placements | 16 |
Debuts |
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Withdrawals |
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Returns |
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Winner | Larissa Ramos Brazil |
Congeniality | Graziella Rogers, Switzerland |
Best National Costume | Evelyne Almasi, Tanzania |
Photogenic | Tereza Budková, Czech Republic |
Miss Earth 2009, the 9th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on November 22, 2009 at the Boracay Ecovillage Resort and Convention Center in Boracay, Malay, Aklan, Philippines. [1] [2] [3] Karla Henry of Philippines crowned her successor Larissa Ramos of Brazil at the end of the event. [4] [5] [6]
The pageant had 80 delegates from various countries and territories that vied for the Miss Earth crown. [7] [8] The pageant's Top 16 competed on both swimsuit and evening gown competitions to determine the Top 8, the first time since 2003.
The Miss Earth 2009 theme was "Green Lifestyle", in which the candidates were involved with environmental causes. The show was hosted by Marc Nelson, Sarah Meier, and Borgy Manotoc. [4]
Placement | Contestant [9] |
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Miss Earth 2009 |
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Miss Earth – Air 2009 |
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Miss Earth – Water 2009 |
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Miss Earth – Fire 2009 |
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Top 8 |
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Top 16 |
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Awards | Contestant |
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Miss Friendship |
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Miss Photogenic |
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Miss Talent |
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Best in National Costume |
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Best in Evening Gown |
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Best in Swimsuit |
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Awards | Contestant |
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Best in Eco-Bag Design Wear |
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Best in Eco-Design Wear |
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Best in Use of Indigenous Products Wear |
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Miss Fontana |
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Pasigandahan Award |
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Placenta Award |
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For the 9th edition of Miss Earth, no single final question was asked. Instead, images were flashed on screen and each of the eight finalists were tasked to say something about it. [10]
Statement of Miss Earth 2009: "I come from a country that has the largest rainforest in the world, and it is also known as the 'lungs of the world'. But we cannot just say that we are the 'lungs of the world' because my country produces a lot of air pollution as well." – Larissa Ramos, represented Brazil. [10]
The delegates of Miss Earth 2009 visited different islands of the Philippines with the theme "Green Lifestyle" and promoted the use of recyclable materials as part of a collective lifestyle. In addition, they engaged in different environmental activities including the planting of trees, and had school tours in the provinces of Ilocos, Laguna, Negros Occidental, Albay, Pampanga, Bulacan, Rizal, Pangasinan, Batangas, Iloilo, and Metro Manila.
On 4 November 2009, the delegates were presented to the local and international media at Mader's Garden in Pasig. The women shared their environmental campaigns and expressed their cause on Mother Nature, a continuous campaign they have been waging as "Beauties for a Cause". [11]
Press presentation photos
The National costume competition of Miss Earth 2009 was held on 4 November 2009 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Grand Theater in Pasay.
Eighty delegates participated in the competition, with Miss Tanzania winning the Best in National Costume award. Minor/sponsor awards were also given that night which included the Placenta Award which was given to Miss Puerto Rico and Pasigandahan Award (the award name is a combination of the main river that passes through Manila and the Filipino word for beauty) which went to Miss Guam. [11]
For the first time, the pageant did not take place on the Island of Luzon. The venue for Miss Earth 2009 final night was initially to be in Cebu City, but the mayor declined due to the financial cost of sponsoring the pageant. [12] Boracay Ecovillage Resort and Convention Center won the rights to host the coronation night of the 2009 edition of the pageant. [13]
The Miss Earth organizers unveiled a new crown to be worn by the winner of Miss Earth 2009, with the preservation of planet Earth as its primary consideration. The crown was designed by an environmentalist jewelry designer from Florida, Ramona Haar, the official jeweller of the Miss Earth pageant. [14]
The new crown is made of 100% recycled precious metals: 14kt gold and argentums sterling silver. The gemstones used were precious and semiprecious stones, and donations from over 80 participating countries. These are gemstones that each country is known for either as the origin or source. The gemstones were sent in various forms: faceted, cabochons, beads or rough. The designer travelled to Jaipur, India to have these gemstones individually trimmed and faceted to the required cut and sizes. [14]
The flower in the center of the crown represents Mother Earth, as inspired by the statement of the American poet, Ralph Waldo Emerson's "The earth laughs in flowers". The recurring spiral motif has always been associated with "maternal power" and "feminine prestige" which is the essence of Miss Earth. The gentle curves in the crown symbolize "unity" and the "spirit of cooperation". [14]
Country/Terr. | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown | Group |
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Albania | Suada Saliu [15] | 22 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | Lezha | 1 |
Argentina | Gisela Menossi [16] [17] [18] [19] | 21 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Río Cuarto | 2 |
Australia | Melinda Heffernan [20] [21] [19] | 24 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Cremorne | 1 |
Bahamas | Krystal Brown [22] [19] | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Nassau | 1 |
Belgium | Isabel van Hoof [23] | 18 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | Antwerp | 2 |
Brazil | Larissa Ramos [24] [25] [19] | 20 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Manaus | 3 |
Canada | Lateesha Ector [26] [19] | 24 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | Pierrefonds | 2 |
China | Yan Xu [27] | 20 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Shandong | 1 |
Chinese Taipei | Chen Yi-Wen [19] | 21 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Taipei | 3 |
Colombia | Alejandra Castillo [28] | 22 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Bogotá | 1 |
Costa Rica | Malena Orozco [19] | 21 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Cartago | 2 |
Cuba | Jamillette Gaxiola [29] [19] | 20 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Havana | 1 |
Czech Republic | Tereza Budková [30] [31] [32] [19] | 19 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | Sezimovo Ústí | 1 |
Denmark | Patrica Tjornelund [19] | 22 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | Copenhagen | 1 |
Dominican Republic | Mariel Garcia [33] | 24 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | San Francisco de Macoris | 1 |
Ecuador | Diana Delgado [34] | 25 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Manta | 2 |
El Salvador | Mayra Aldana [35] | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | San Salvador | 3 |
England | Kirsty Nichol [36] | 19 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Islington | 2 |
France | Magalie Thierry [37] | 22 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Froideconche | 3 |
Gabon | Marlyne Lea Ayenne [19] | 22 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Libreville | 1 |
Georgia | Nona Diakonidze [38] | 19 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Tbilisi | 1 |
Ghana | Mariam Abdul Rauf [19] | 21 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Northern Region | 2 |
Greece | Triantafyllia Sarantinou [39] [40] | 21 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | Athens | 3 |
Guadeloupe | Marie-Ange Seymour [19] | 19 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Le Moule | 2 |
Guam | Maria Luisa Santos [41] [42] [43] [19] | 24 | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | Dededo | 3 |
Guatemala | Hamy Tejeda [19] | 24 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | Guatemala City | 3 |
Honduras | Alejandra Mendoza [44] | 19 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | La Lima | 3 |
Hong Kong | Wang Shan Shan [19] | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Xinjiang | 1 |
Hungary | Korinna Kocsis [45] | 18 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Jákfa | 1 |
India | Shriya Kishore [46] [47] [48] [19] | 23 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | Mumbai | 2 |
Indonesia | Nadine Zamira Syarief [49] | 25 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | Jakarta | 1 |
Israel | Noy Michaelov [50] | 24 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Jerusalem | 1 |
Italy | Luna Isabella Voce [51] | 21 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Milan | 2 |
Jamaica | Jenaae Jackson [52] [53] [54] [19] | 19 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Kingston | 1 |
Japan | Takada Tomomi [55] | 22 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | Tokyo | 1 |
Kenya | Catherine Muturi [19] | 24 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Gatundu | 2 |
South Korea | Ye-ju Park [19] | 22 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Seoul | 2 |
Kosovo | Elsa Marku [19] | 18 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Pristina | 2 |
Latvia | Diana Kubasova [19] | 20 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Riga | 1 |
Lebanon | Nicole Lichaa Khoury [19] | 18 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | Beirut | 3 |
Luxembourg | Theodora Bănică [56] [57] [58] [19] | 21 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Luxembourg City | 2 |
Macau | Jia Pei [19] | 20 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Macau | 3 |
Malaysia | Madelyne M.Nandu [19] | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Sabah | 2 |
Malta | Alison Gallea Valletta [19] | 21 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | Attard | 3 |
Martinique | Pascale Nelide [59] [19] | 18 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Fort de France | 1 |
Mexico | Natalia Quiñónez [60] | 23 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Zapopan | 3 |
Nepal | Richa Thapa Magar [61] [19] | 24 | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | Kathmandu | 3 |
Netherlands | Sabrina Anijs [62] [63] [64] [19] | 21 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | The Hague | 2 |
New Zealand | Catherine Irving [65] [66] [67] [19] | 19 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | Waverley | 2 |
Nigeria | Modesta Alozie [19] | 21 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Abia | 3 |
Northern Ireland | Kayleigh O'Reilly [68] | 18 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Derry | 3 |
Pakistan | Ayesha Gilani [19] | 26 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Lahore | 1 |
Panama | Geraldine Higuera | 20 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | La Chorrera | 2 |
Paraguay | Gabriela Rejala [19] | 20 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Ñemby | 3 |
Peru | Leticia Rivera [19] | 21 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | Cajamarca | 3 |
Philippines | Sandra Seifert | 25 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Bacolod | 2 |
Poland | Izabela Wilczek [69] [19] | 23 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | Pabianice | 1 |
Puerto Rico | Dignelis Jiménez [70] [19] | 25 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | Arecibo | 3 |
Russia | Ksenia Podsevatkina [71] [19] | 22 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Saratov | 2 |
Samoa | Varuna Curry [19] | 21 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Apia | 3 |
Scotland | Sarah Finlay [72] | 23 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Glasgow | 3 |
Serbia | Dijana Milojkovic [19] | 22 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Cuprija | 2 |
Singapore | Valerie Lim [73] | 24 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Singapore | 3 |
Slovak Republic | Lea Šindlerová [74] [19] | 22 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Nitra | 2 |
Slovenia | Maja Jamnik [75] [19] | 18 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Ljubljana | 3 |
South Africa | Chanel Grantham [76] | 20 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Durban | 1 |
South Sudan | Aheu Deng [77] [19] | 18 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | Juba | 2 |
Spain | Alejandra Echevarria [78] [79] [80] [19] | 20 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | Jaén | 1 |
Sweden | Giulia Simone Olsson [81] | 19 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Stockholm | 2 |
Switzerland | Graziella Rogers [82] | 22 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | Lyss | 3 |
Tahiti | Niuriki Teremate [82] | 21 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Punaauia | 3 |
Tanzania | Evelyne Almasi [83] | 24 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Dar es Salaam | 3 |
Thailand | Rujinan Phanseethum [84] [19] | 20 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | Udon Thani | 3 |
Tonga | Mary Greatz [19] | 21 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Nuku'alofa | 2 |
Turkey | Gözde Zay [85] | 26 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | Istanbul | 2 |
Turks and Caicos | Alison Capron [86] [19] | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Providenciales | 2 |
Ukraine | Karina Golovata [19] | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Kyiv | 1 |
United States | Amy Diaz [87] [88] [19] | 25 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | North Providence | 2 |
Venezuela | Jessica Barboza [89] [19] | 22 | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | Maracaibo | 1 |
Wales | Dominique Dyer [90] | 20 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Neath Port Talbot | 2 |
Contestants who were confirmed initially but were deleted from the roster of delegates just before the pageant started:
Contestant who were confirmed initially but were deleted from the roster of delegates six days after the pageant started:
Contestants who withdrew due to other reasons:
Countries who withdrew due to lack of funding and sponsorship:
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