Miss Earth
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Miss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant founded in the year 2001 by Carousel Productions Inc. of the Philippines.
Its organizer created the pageant after losing the rights to continue producing for the Miss Asia-Pacific pageant.
In its five-year run, Miss Earth has become the third largest beauty pageant in the planet, after the Miss World and Miss Universe contests.
The delegates and winners give meaning and relevance to this beauty competition by promoting worthwhile environmental causes and getting actively involved in caring for and the preservation of Mother Earth. In addition to its environmental objectives, the winner of Miss Earth is involved with international environmental projects. During pageant month (2005), Carousel brings the Miss Earth delegates to selected tourism destinations, like Fort Ilocandia, Intramuros, Bohol, and Boracay in the Philippines to showcase and promote the same to the pageant's international viewers. The delegates also take part in treeplanting ceremonies, environmental and cultural immersion programs, sponsor visits and tours, and even a Survivor-like competition.
The court of runner ups are bestowed titles named after the other natural elements: Miss Earth Fire (equivalent to third runner-up), Miss Earth Water (second runner-up), and Miss Earth Air (first runner-up).
In the last 5 years, the pageant was held in October or November, in Manila, Philippines and televised nationwide via ABS CBN with international telecasts on Star TV and The Filipino Channel.
Miss Earth gained worldwide press in 2003 after Vida Samadzai, an Afghan woman now residing in the United States, competed in a red bikini. Samadzai was the first Afghan woman to compete in an international beauty pageant in almost three decades, but the fact that she wore a bikini caused an uproar in her Islamic native country.
The 2005 pageant was held on October 23, drawing the participation of 80 countries from all over the world. The 2005 pageant supposed to marked the end of the Philippines' hosting of the pageant. They have hosted the pageant for five years since its inception in 2001.
Miss Earth 2006 was supposed to be held at Santiago, Chile on November 15, but an unknown problem occurred moving the pageant back to the Philippines, which will be held on November 26 [1].
Miss Earth 2006 organizers are expecting the attendance of 100 countries hopefully making it the 2nd largest pageant in terms of quantity after Miss World.
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[edit] Titleholders
| Year | Miss Earth | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Catharina Svensson |  Denmark |
Quezon City, Philippines |
| 2002 | Džejla Glavović (Dethroned) |  Bosnia & Herzegovina |
Manila, Philippines |
| Winnie Adah Omwakwe |  Kenya |
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| 2003 | Dania Prince Méndez |  Honduras |
Quezon City, Philippines |
| 2004 | Priscilla Meirelles de Almeida |  Brazil |
Quezon City, Philippines |
| 2005 | Alexandra Braun Waldeck |  Venezuela |
Quezon City, Philippines |
| 2006 | Manila, Philippines |
[edit] Winning years for each country
| Country | Title(s) | Winning year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1 | 2002 |
| Brazil |
1 | 2004 |
| Denmark |
1 | 2001 |
| Honduras |
1 | 2003 |
 Venezuela |
1 | 2005 |
[edit] Best performances by continental regions
As of 2006
| REGION | Best performance |
|---|---|
| Europe | 2 titles won by Denmark (1) and Bosnia & Herzegovina* (1) |
| North America | 0 title(s) |
| South America | 2 title(s) won by Brazil (1) and Venezuela (1) |
| Asia | 0 title(s) |
| Central America & the Caribbean | 1 title(s) won by Honduras (1) |
| Africa | 1 title(s) won by Kenya (1) |
| Oceania | 0 title(s) |
* In 2002, Bosnia & Herzegovina's Džejla Glavović won the Miss Earth crown in the Philippines. However, she was dethroned a few months later by the Miss Earth Organization for not fulfilling the duties stipulated in her contract. First runner-up, Kenya's Winnie Adah Omwakwe continued the responsibilities as Miss Earth 2002.
[edit] Trivia
- Denmark won its first major beauty title in history when Catharina Svensson won Miss Earth in 2001.
- Dzejla Glavovic is the first woman from Bosnia & Herzegovina to win a major beauty title for her country. She is also the first Miss Earth to be dethroned, for failing to fulfill her duties.
- Kenya also claimed its first major title when Winnie Adah Omwakwe assumed the position of Miss Earth 2002.
- Miss Earth 2003, Dania Prince Mendez from Honduras competed in Miss Universe 1998. She was unplaced.
- By winning Miss Earth in 2004, Priscilla Meirelles from Brazil made her country as the first country to have had a winner in all 4 grand slam beauty pageant. The following year, Alexandra Braun did the same feat for her country Venezuela.
[edit] Awards
- Korea has the most Best National Costume Awards (two, 2002 and 2005).
- Bosnia & Herzegovina has the most Miss Talent awards (two, 2002 and 2004).
- No Miss Friendship has ever gone on to win or place (in the semifinals) Miss Earth.
- Only one Miss Earth winner was awarded Best in Swimsuit: Alexandra Braun (Venezuela, 2005).
- Only one Miss Earth winner was awarded Miss Talent: Džejla Glavović (Bosnia & Herzegovina, 2002).
- Only one Miss Earth winner was awarded Miss Photogenic: Priscilla Meirelles (Brazil, 2004).
[edit] See also
- Miss Earth 2006
- Miss Asia Pacific International
- Miss Globe International
- http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=goodLife5_oct7_2006
[edit] External links
- Official Miss Earth web site
- Trident Beauties
- Missosology: Analyzing Beauty Pageants
- Miss Earth Pages
- Pageant Almanac: Miss Earth
- Miss Puerto Rico Unofficial Page: Miss Earth
| Big Four Pageants |
| Miss Universe | Miss World | Miss Earth | Miss International |
| Carousel Production Inc. Titleholders 2006 |
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| Miss Earth to be determined |
Miss Philippines-Earth Catherine Untalan |
