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Miss Earth 2008
DateNovember 9, 2008
PresentersBilly Crawford, Priscilla Meirelles
VenueClark Expo Amphitheater, Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines
BroadcasterABS-CBN, Star World, The Filipino Channel
Entrants85
WinnerKarla Paula Henry
 Philippines

Miss Earth 2008, the 8th Miss Earth beauty pageant, was held on November 9, 2008 at the Clark Expo Amphitheater in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines[1][2]. 85 delegates arrived from October 19, 2008 in the Philippines. The pageant will be broadcasted live via ABS-CBN in the Philippines and to many countries worldwide via Star World, The Filipino Channel and other partner networks. At the conclusion of the final night of the competition, outgoing titleholder Miss Earth 2007, Jessica Nicole Trisko of Canada will crown her successor. The pageant was hosted by Billy Crawford with Miss Earth 2004 winner Priscilla Meirelles.[3]

Final Results

Countries and territories that sent delegates and results.

Special and Minor Awards

Special Awards

  • Best in National Costume: Shassia Ubillus (Panama)
  • Best in Swimsuit: Abigail Elizalde (Mexico)
  • Best in Long Gown: Daniela Torrealba (Venezuela)
  • Miss Earth Designers Award: Karla Paula Henry (Philippines)
  • Miss Friendship: Andrea Carolina León (Ecuador)
  • Miss Photogenic: Karla Paula Henry (Philippines)
  • Miss Talent: Rachael Smith (Australia)

Minor Sponsor Awards

  • Best Smile: Tatiane Alves (Brazil)
  • Eagle Express Award: Karla Paula Henry (Philippines)
  • Face of the Night: Mariana Rodríguez (Colombia)
  • Gandang Ricky Reyes Award: Abigail Elizalde (Mexico)
  • Joel Cruz Signature Award: Ria Antoniou (Greece)
  • Jubille Foundation Award: Abigail Elizalde (Mexico)
  • Miss Skin Care: Jennifer Desbouiges (Guadeloupe)
  • Miss Aficionado: Miriam Odemba (Tanzania)
  • Miss Asei Award: Kenia Andrade (Honduras)
  • Miss Fontana: Karla Paula Henry (Philippines)
  • Miss Golden Sunset: Tatiane Alves (Brazil)
  • Miss Milcu Confidence: Ria Antoniou (Greece)
  • Miss Psalmstre Placenta: Daniela Torrealba (Venezuela)
  • Miss Puerto Princesa: Denise Garrido (Canada)
  • Miss RCBC E-Woman: Adriana Reverón (Spain)
  • Pasigandahan Awards: Seo Seol-hee (Korea)
    • Manila: Karla Paula Henry (Philippines)
    • Mandaluyong: Minna Nikkila (Finland)
    • Makati: Simone Burke (Jamaica)
    • Pasig: Lin Mor (Israel)

Contestants

Country Contestant Age Height (cm) Hometown
 Albania Rudina Suti[4] 23 178 Gjirokastër
 Argentina Camila Solórzano[5] 18 176 Tucumán
 Australia Rachael Smith[6] 19 175 Como
 Bahamas Garnell Storr[7] 25 170 Mushca Cay
 Belgium Debby Gommeren[8] 20 176 Antwerp
 Bhutan Tsokye Karchung[9][10] 24 173 Thimphu
 Bolivia Carolina Urquiola[11] 23 176 La Paz
 Bosnia & Herzegovina Alisa Zlatarevic[12] 20 176 Sarajevo
 Botswana Nametso Ngwako[13] 19 172 Serowe
 Brazil Tatiane Alves[14] 24 176 Conselheiro Lafaiete
 Canada Denise Garrido[15] 21 176 Bradford
 China Ying Kun Zhou[16] 22 182 Shandong
 Chinese Taipei Yin Yin Tsai[17] 22 175 Taipei
 Colombia Mariana Rodríguez[18] 20 180 Cali
 Congo, D.R. Olga Yumba[19] 21 170 Kasai-Oriental
 Congo Republic Katissia Kouta[20] 23 172 Brazzaville
 Costa Rica Wendy Cordero[21] 20 175 Cartago
 Cuba Jessica Silva[22] 18 177 Camaguey
 Czech Republic Hana Svobodová[23] 19 175 Vysocina
 Dominican Republic Diana González Flores[24] 18 173 San Francisco de Macorís
 Ecuador Andrea Carolina León[25] 20 170 Machala
 El Salvador Teresita Gómez[26] 23 173 San Salvador
 England Caroline Duffy[27] 21 175 York
 Ethiopia Kidan Tesfahun[28] 24 180 Addis Ababa
 Finland Minna Nikkila[29] 21 170 Tampere
 France Charlotte Lagauzere[30] 24 181 Bayonne
 Georgia Sopiko Svimonishvili[31] 20 180 Rustavi
 Germany Dayana Schult[32] 18 180 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
 Ghana Sara Adoley Addo[33] 24 165 Accra
 Greece Ria Antoniou[34] 19 175 Athens
 Guadeloupe Jennifer Desbouiges[35] 22 175 Basse-Terre
 Guam Jennifer Neves[36] 26 185 Hagatña
 Honduras Kenia Andrade[37] 22 178 Atlántida
 Hungary Krisztina Polgár[38] 21 173 Törökszentmiklós
 India Tanvi Vyas[39] 22 174 Vadodara
 Indonesia Hedhy Kurniati[40] 22 170 Jakarta
 Israel Lin Mor[41] 18 173 Tel Aviv
 Italy Caterina Pasquale[42] 24 172 Crotone
 Jamaica Simone Burke[43] 21 173 St. Andrew
 Japan Akemi Fukumura[44] 26 177 Tokyo
 Korea Seo Seol-hee[45] 19 177 Daegu
 Kosovo Yllka Berisha[46] 20 176 Pristina
 Latvia Anita Baltruna[47] 25 175 Jelgava
 Lebanon Pamela Saade[48] 25 174 Beirut
 Liberia Marit Woods[49] 21 171 Monrovia
 Lithuania Ingrida Kazlauskaite[50] 24 173 Kaunas
 Luxembourg Nadia Neves Pereira[51] 22 170 Luxembourg
 Macau Qian Wei Na[52] 22 170 Macau
 Malaysia Audrey Ng[53] 23 170 Perak
 Malta Maria Galea[54] 18 172 Valetta
 Martinique Violene Grainville[55] 18 170 Fort-de-France
 Mexico Abigail Elizalde[56] 23 183 Torreón
 Netherlands Melanie de Laat[57] 22 175 Utrecht
 New Zealand Rachel Crofts[58] 20 174 Manawatu
 Nicaragua Thelma Rodríguez[59] 19 175 Chinandega
 Nigeria Uko Ezinne[60] 22 174 Lagos
 Northern Ireland Gemma Walker[61] 23 175 Slievemore
 Pakistan Nosheen Idrees[62] 22 174 Jhelum
 Panama Shassia Ubillus[63] 25 172 Panama City
 Peru Giuliana Zevallos[64] 20 180 Lima
 Philippines Karla Paula Henry[65] 21 174 Cebu City
 Poland Karolina Filipkowska[66] 20 180 Łódź
 Romania Ruxandra Popa[67] 21 180 Abrud
 Russia Anna Mezentseva[68] 23 180 Moscow
 Rwanda Cynthia Akazuba[69] 18 170 Kigali
 Scotland Courtney St. John[70] 22 176 Glasgow
 Serbia Bojana Traljic[71] 18 180 Subotica
 Singapore Ivy Leow Kian Peng 25 170 Singapore
 Slovak Republic Martina Tóthová[72] 20 175 Piešťany
 Slovenia Sara Franceskin[73] 18 176 Ljubljana
 South Africa Matapa Maila[74] 23 175 Limpopo
 South Sudan Nok Nora Duany[75] 18 181 Juba
 Spain Adriana Reverón[76] 23 177 Tenerife
 Suriname Priscilla Yhap[77] 22 175 Paramaribo
 Sweden Fanny Blomé[78] 18 182 Norrköping
  Switzerland Nasanin Nuri[79][80] 21 170 Teheran
 Tahiti Vahinetua Flaccadori[81] 19 175 Papeete
 Tanzania Miriam Odemba[82] 25 175 Arusha
 Thailand Piyaporn Deejing[83] 19 173 Nakhon Ratchasima
 Turkey Demet Karadeniz[84] 25 178 Ankara
 Turks & Caicos Sessily Pratt[85] 18 170 Providenciales
 Uganda Daisy Nabagereka[86] 22 175 Kampala
 USA Jana Murrell[87] 26 180 Omaha
 Venezuela Daniela Torrealba[88][89] 19 175 San Cristóbal
 Wales Jamie Lee Williams[90] 22 170 Powys

Preliminary Activities

Beauties for a Cause

The delegates of Miss Earth 2008 explored the different islands of the Philippines with the theme "Green Lifestyle" and promoted the use of recyclable materials as part of our collective lifestyle.[91] In addition, they engaged on different environmental activities including the planting of trees in the provinces of Rizal, Batangas, and Palawan. They also had school tours in Taytay, Rizal and taught the children the importance of protecting the environment.

Long Gown

Miss Venezuela Maria Daniela Torrealba was named Best in Long Gown at the competition held at the PAGCOR, Grand Theatre in Paranaque on November 3, 2008.[92]

Swimsuit

On October 25, 2008, the delegates were divided into three groups which simultaneously competed in the swimsuit preliminary competition in three different locations:

  1. Sabang Beach Resort, Puerto Princessa, Palawan;
  2. Golden Sunset, Calatagan, Batangas; and,
  3. Manila, Philippines.

The 15 finalists in each group then competed in the Final Swimsuit Competition held on November 2 at the Fontana Leisure Park in the Clark Freeport Zone, Angeles City, Pampanga. Abigail Elizalde of Mexico emerged as the winner of the Best in Swimsuit.

National Costume

The National Costume competition of Miss Earth 2008 was held last night, October 28, 2008 at the PAGCOR Grand Theatre in Paranaque City. And again minor/sponsor awards were also given at that night.

All of 85 candidates participated in the competition, with Miss Panama winning the coveted Best in National Costume award. Miss Philippines Karla Paula Henry was unanimously chosen by the members of the press as Miss Photogenic. Minor/sponsor awards were also given at that night.

TV Shows

The girls had their TV guesting on the different shows of ABS-CBN, the official media partner of Carousel Production for Miss Earth 2008. They had gone to Wowowee, ASAP, Deal or No Deal, and The Singing Bee.

Mall Tours

The delegates also had their mall tours and fashion shows in all Robinsons Malls nationwide in order to promote its cause which is to promote the protection of our environment.

Historical Significance

  • The number of participants who competed for Miss Earth 2008 decreased for the first time in the pageant history, breaking 7-year streak of participation increase from 2001 to 2007.
  • Venezuela won Best in Long Gown award for the second time.
  • For the first time, Mexico won Best in Swimsuit.
  • Panama won Best in National Costume award for the second time.
  • Philippines won Miss Photogenic award for the third time.
  • This year, all four constituent countries of the United Kingdom are represented.
  • The welcome debut of Bhutan and Rwanda in the Big Four pageants.

National pageant notes

Debuts

  • Bhutan, Congo D.R., Guam, Luxembourg, Malta, Rwanda, Scotland, Serbia, South Sudan and Kosovo sent their first ever delegates to Miss Earth this year.

Returning Countries and Territories

  • Turkey last competed in 2001.
  • Hungary and Kosovo, last competed in 2003.
  • Jamaica last competed in 2005.
  • Greece, Honduras, Pakistan, Panama, Russia and Tahiti last competed in 2006.

Withdraws

  • Belize, Cameroon, Denmark, Fiji, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Nepal, Niue, Norway, Paraguay, Sierra Leone, St. Lucia, Tibet, Trinidad & Tobago, Ukraine, US Virgin Islands, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe competed last year but not this year.

Contestants Notes

Images

References

  1. ^ Favila, Aaron (2008-09-16). "Filipinas recebem concurso da Miss Terra 2008". The Associated Press and Globo. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  2. ^ Brioso, Noli (2008-09-16). "The 8th Wonder of The Earth Begins". The OPMB Worldwide. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  3. ^ The 8th Wonder: Miss Earth 2008 Season Begins!
  4. ^ Miss Earth Albania 2008
  5. ^ Miss Earth Argentina 2008
  6. ^ Miss Earth Australia 2008
  7. ^ Miss Earth Bahamas 2008
  8. ^ Miss Earth Belgium 2008
  9. ^ Miss Earth Bhutan 2008
  10. ^ Global Beauties - Miss Bhutan 2008
  11. ^ Miss Earth Bolivia 2008
  12. ^ Miss Earth Bosnia & Herzegovina 2008
  13. ^ Miss Earth Botswana 2008
  14. ^ Miss Earth Brazil 2008
  15. ^ Miss Earth Canada 2008
  16. ^ Miss Earth China 2008
  17. ^ Miss Earth Taiwan ROC 2008
  18. ^ Miss Earth Colombia 2008
  19. ^ Beauties of Africa Inc. - Miss Earth Dem. Rep. of the Congo 2008
  20. ^ Beauties of Africa Inc. - Miss Earth Rep. of the Congo 2008
  21. ^ Miss Earth Costa Rica 2008
  22. ^ Miss Earth Cuba 2008
  23. ^ Miss Earth Czech Republic 2008
  24. ^ Miss Earth Dominican Republic 2008
  25. ^ Miss Earth Ecuador 2008
  26. ^ Miss Earth El Salvador 2008
  27. ^ Miss Earth England 2008
  28. ^ Miss Earth Ethiopia 2008
  29. ^ Miss Earth France 2008
  30. ^ Miss Earth France 2008
  31. ^ Miss Earth Georgia 2008
  32. ^ Miss Earth Germany 2008
  33. ^ Miss Earth Ghana 2008
  34. ^ Miss Earth Greece 2008
  35. ^ Miss Earth Guadeloupe 2008
  36. ^ Miss Earth Guam 2008
  37. ^ Miss Earth Honduras 2008
  38. ^ Miss Earth Hungary 2008
  39. ^ Harshita Saxena surrenders Miss India Earth title/ Miss Earth India 2008
  40. ^ Miss Earth Indonesia 2008
  41. ^ Miss Earth Israel 2008
  42. ^ Miss Earth Italy 2008
  43. ^ Miss Earth Jamaica 2008
  44. ^ Miss Earth Japan 2008
  45. ^ Miss Earth Korea 2008
  46. ^ Miss Earth Kosovo 2008
  47. ^ Miss Earth Latvia 2008
  48. ^ Miss Earth Lebanon 2008
  49. ^ Beauties of Africa Inc. - Miss Earth Liberia 2008
  50. ^ Miss Earth Lithuania 2008
  51. ^ Miss Earth Luxembourg 2008
  52. ^ Miss Earth Macau 2008
  53. ^ Miss Earth Malaysia 2008
  54. ^ Miss Earth Malta 2008
  55. ^ Miss Earth Martinique 2008
  56. ^ Miss Earth Mexico 2008
  57. ^ Miss Earth Netherlands 2008
  58. ^ Miss Earth New Zealand 2008
  59. ^ Miss Earth Nicaragua 2008
  60. ^ Miss Earth Nigeria 2008
  61. ^ Miss Earth Northern Ireland 2008
  62. ^ Miss Earth Pakistan 2008
  63. ^ Miss Earth Panama 2008
  64. ^ Miss Earth Peru 2008
  65. ^ Miss Earth Philippines 2008
  66. ^ Miss Earth Poland 2008
  67. ^ Miss Earth Romania 2008
  68. ^ Miss Earth Russia 2008
  69. ^ Miss Earth Rwanda 2008
  70. ^ Miss Earth Scotland
  71. ^ Miss Earth Serbia 2008
  72. ^ Miss Earth Slovakia 2008
  73. ^ Miss Earth Slovenia 2008
  74. ^ Miss Earth South Africa 2008
  75. ^ Miss Earth South Sudan 2008
  76. ^ Miss Earth Spain 2008
  77. ^ Miss Earth Suriname 2008
  78. ^ Miss Earth Sweden 2008
  79. ^ Miss Earth Switzerland 2008
  80. ^ Interview with Nasanin Nuri
  81. ^ Miss Earth Tahiti 2008
  82. ^ Miss Earth Tanzania 2008
  83. ^ Miss Earth Thailand 2008
  84. ^ Miss Earth Turkey 2008
  85. ^ Miss Earth Turks and Caicos 2008
  86. ^ Miss Earth Uganda 2008
  87. ^ Miss Earth United States 2008
  88. ^ Miss Earth Venezuela 2008
  89. ^ GRANDSLAMBEAUTIES.ORG - The 2008 News Updates
  90. ^ Miss Earth Wales 2008
  91. ^ Sublime beauty for a cause. Accessed Novermber 03, 2008.
  92. ^ Globalbeauties Miss Earth 2008 coverage. Accessed November 04, 2008.
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