Miss Earth 2006

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Miss Earth 2006

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Date:	November 26, 2006
Host Country:	Philippines (originally Chile)
Host City:	Manila (originally Santiago)
Number of Nations:	82
Outgoing Titleholder:	Alexandra Braun Waldeck from Venezuela
Winner:	Hil Yesenia Hernández Escobar from Chile

The Miss Earth 2006 pageant, in its sixth year, took place on November 26, 2006 in The Philippines. Santiago, Chile was originally scheduled to hold the event on November 15, but the Chilean organizers did not meet requirements and lacked the support needed to pull off the pageant. In the end, Carousel Productions decided to hold the pageant again in the Philippines, with less than two months to prepare for the event.

More than 100 contestants were expected to come, but only 82 nations were confirmed to participate this year. Nevertheless, it was still the highest turn-out for the event.

Despite Chile being unable to host the pageant, their candidate, Hil Hernández won the title. Crowned as Miss Earth-Air (1st RU) was Miss India, Amruta Patki. She also bagged the Best in Long Gown award. Miss Philippines, Catherine Untalan took Miss Earth-Water. Finishing as 3rd runner up, known as Miss Earth-Fire was Miss Venezuela, Marianne Puglia. She also won the Best in Swimsuit award.

Contents 1 Results 2 Delegates 3 Timeline 4 Competitions 5 Trivia 6 Links

[edit] Results

• Miss Earth 2006: HIL YESENIA HERNÁNDEZ ESCOBAR (Chile)
• Runners-up
  • Miss Earth-Air (1st RU): Amruta Patki (India)
  • Miss Earth-Water (2nd RU): Catherine Untalan (Philippines)
  • Miss Earth-Fire (3rd RU): Marianne Puglia (Venezuela)
• Finalists
  • Petra Soukupova (Czech Republic)
  • Francys Sudnicka (Poland)
  • Stefanie de Roux (Panama)
  • Meriam George (Egypt)
• Semi-finalists
  • Judita Hrubyova (Slovak Republic)
  • Cathy Daniel (Saint Lucia)
  • Anne Charlotte Triplet (France)
  • Bosena Jelcic (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
  • Leandra Pratt (Bahamas)
  • Amanda Helen Pennekamp (USA)
  • Rocio Cazallas (Spain)
  • Zhou Mei Ting (China)
• Special Awards
  • Miss Talent: Zhou Mei Ting (China)
  • Miss Friendship: Maria Lucia Leo (Italy)
  • Best National Costume: Mililani Vienna Tofa (Samoa)
  • Miss Photogenic: Riza Raquel Santos (Canada)
  • Best in Long Gown: Amruta Patki (India)
  • Best in Swimsuit: Marianne Puglia (Venezuela)

[edit] Delegates

The following countries are listed in the Miss Earth website:

Albania Blerta Halili Age: 20 Height: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)  Argentina Andrea Carolina Garcia Age: 19 Height: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)  Australia Natalie Newton Age: 19 Height: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)  Bahamas Leandra Pratt Age: 20 Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)  Belgium Isabelle Cornelis Age: 18 Height: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)  Bolivia Jessica Anne Jordan Age: 22 Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Bosnia & Herzegovina Bosena Jelcic Age: 19 Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)  Botswana Kefilwe Kgosi Age: 22 Height: 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)  Brazil Ana Paula Quinot Age: 24 Height: Expression error: Unexpected number ft Expression error: Unexpected number in (Expression error: Unexpected number m)  Canada Riza Raquel Santos Age: 20 Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)  Cayman Islands Stephanie Monique Espeut Age: 20 Height: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)  Chile Hil Yesenia Hernández Age: 22 Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)  China Zhou Mei Ting Age: 18 Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Costa Rica Maripaz Duarte Age: 20 Height: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)  Curaçao Kristal Rose Sprock Age: 24 Height: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Czech Republic Petra Soukupova Age: 21 Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)  Denmark Nicoline Qvortrup Age: 21 Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)  Dominican Republic Alondar Pena Age: 18 Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)  Ecuador Maria Magdalena Stahl Age: 25 Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)  Egypt Meriam George Age: 19 Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) El Salvador Ana Flor Astrid Machado Age: 20 Height: 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)  England Holly Ikin Age: 19 Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Ethiopia Dina Fekadu Age: 21 Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)  Finland Linnea Aaltonen Age: 18 Height: 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)  France Anne Charlotte Triplet Age: 19 Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)  Georgia Maria Sarchimelia Age: 22 Height: 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)  Germany Fatima Funk Age: 22 Height: 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)

Ghana Mable Naadu Frye Age: 20 Height: 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)  Greece Eugenia Lattou Age: 23 Height: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Guadeloupe Ingrid Bevis Age: 21 Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)  Guatemala Catherine Gregg Age: 22 Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)  Haiti Melan Georges Age: 20 Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)  Honduras Lesly Gabriela Molina Kristoffp Age: 19 Height: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)  India Amruta Patki Age: 20 Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)  Indonesia Yelena Setiabudi Age: 21 Height: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)  Ireland Melanie Boreham Age: 19 Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)  Italy Maria Lucia Leo Age: 19 Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)  Japan Noriko Ohno Age: 26 Height: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)  Kenya Emah Madegwa Age: 21 Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Korea Hee-Jung Park Age: 24 Height: 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)  Lebanon Nahed Al Saghir Age: 25 Height: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Liberia Rachel Njinimbam Age: 25 Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Lithuania Evelina Dedul Age: 20 Height: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Macedonia Ivana Popovska Age: 24 Height: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Malaysia Alice Loh Age: 25 Height: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Martinique Megane Martinon Age: 20 Height: 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)  Mexico Alina Garcia Age: 18 Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)  Nepal Ayusham Pokharel Age: 22 Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)  Netherlands Sabrina Van Der Donk Age: 18 Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)  New Zealand Annelise Burton Age: 18 Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)  Nicaragua Sharon Amador Age: 24 Height: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Nigeria Ivy Obrori Edenkwo Age: 21 Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)  Norway Meria Leroy Age: 20 Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)  Pakistan Sehr Mahmood Age: 25 Height: 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)

Panama Stefanie de Roux Age: 24 Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)  Paraguay Paloma Navarro Age: 21 Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Peru Valery Caroline Neff Age: 23 Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)  Philippines Catharine Untalan Age: 20 Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)  Poland Francys Sudnicka Age: 26 Height: 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)  Puerto Rico Camille Colazzo Age: Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)  Romania Nicoleta Motei Age: 22 Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)  Russia Elena Salnikova Age: 18 Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Saint Lucia Cathy Daniel Age: 19 Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)  Samoa Mililani Vienna Tofa Age: 20 Height: 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)  Serbia and Montenegro Dubravka Skoric Age: 19 Height: 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)  Singapore Shn Juay Shi Yun Age: 20 Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Slovak Republic Judita Hrubyova Age: 20 Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)  South Africa Nancy Dos Reis Age: 21 Height: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)  Spain Rocio Cazallas Age: 23 Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)  Sweden Cecilia Kristensen Age: 21 Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)  Switzerland Laura Ferrara Age: 19 Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Tahiti Raimata Agnieray Age: 18 Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Taiwan, ROC Chiu Yu-Cheng Age: 23 Height: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)  Tanzania Richa Adhia Age: 18 Height: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)  Thailand Pailin Rungratanasunthorn Age: 23 Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Tibet Tsering Chungtak Age: 21 Height: 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)  Turks and Caicos Islands Nicquell Garland Age: 25 Height: 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Ukraine Karina Kharchinska Age: 22 Height: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)  United States Amanda Helen Pennekamp Age: 25 Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)  Venezuela Marianne Puglia Age: 21 Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)  Vietnam Vu Nguyen Ha Anh Age: 23 Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)  Wales Laura Livesy Age: 24 Height: 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)

[edit] Timeline

• October 6th - Miss Earth 2005 Alexandra Braun's arrival in Manila
• November 3rd - Candidates arrive in Manila
• November 4th - Charity Day at Enchanted Kingdom
• November 7th - Visit and Tour of Manila
• November 8th - Environmental Seminar with Mr. Roy Alvarez
• November 9th - Press Presentation at the Traders Hotel
• November 9th - Long Gown Competition at the Casino Filipino Grand Theater
• November 12th - Preliminary Swimsuit Competition
• November 18th - Final Swimsuit Competition
• November 19th - National Costume Competition
• November 22nd - Talent Competition
• November 26th - Coronation Night

[edit] Competitions

SWIMSUIT

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With the candidates divided into three groups, the swimsuit preliminaries were held simultaneously in Trace Aquatic Sports Complex in Los Baños, Laguna on November 12th; Golden Sunset Resort in Calatagan, Batangas; and in Coron, Palawan.

In Laguna, the five finalists were selected from the first batch of contestants.

• Bolivia, Jessica Anne Jordan
• Poland, Francys Sudnicka
• Thailand, Patra Rungratansunthorn
• USA, Amanda Pennekamp
• Venezuela, Marianne Puglia

That same evening, five finalists were selected from the second batch in Golden Sunset Resort in Batangas.

• Brazil, Ana Paula Quinot
• Canada, Riza Raquel Santos
• France, Anne Charlotte Triplet
• Paraguay, Paloma Navarro
• Tanzania, Richa Adhia

Rounding off the top 15 finalists were the finalists who were selected from the third batch in Coron, Palawan.

• Guatemala, Catherine Gregg
• Philippines, Catherine Untalan
• St. Lucia, Cathy Daniel
• Tahiti, Raimata Agnieray
• Ukraine, Karina Kharchynska.

The 15 finalists then competed in the Final Swimsuit Competition , held on November 18th at the Fontana Leisure Park in Clark Field, Pampanga. From the 15 finalists, one candidate will emerge as this year’s Best in Swimsuit. It will be announced on Finals night.

Winner: Marianne Puglia, VENEZUELA

TALENT

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The 2006 talent competition was held on the 22nd of November at the Teatro Marikina, Marikina City. 82 delegates introduced themselves before 15 of them, choosen in a preliminary competition days before, showcased their talents in front of the judges and audience. The candidates were China, Canada, Curacao, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Indonesia, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Philippines, Romania, Tahiti, Tibet, Turks and Caicos, & Vietnam.

Winner: Zhou Mei Ting, CHINA

[edit] Trivia

PARTICIPATION

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• Countries that sent delegates last year but failed so to do this year: Afghanistan, Cambodia, Cameroon, Colombia, Estonia, Hong Kong, Israel, Jamaica, Latvia, Macau, Mauritius, Mongolia, Niue Island, Portugal, Tokelau, & Zambia.
• Countries that sent delegates for the first time includes Botswana, Cayman Islands, Curacao, Georgia, Guadeloupe, Ireland, Liberia, Lithuania & Tibet. England & Wales are technically new as they were represented in the previous years as Great Britain or United Kingdom.

ABOUT THE DELEGATES

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• Misses Ethiopia, Ireland, Poland, and Slovak Republic all competed in the 2006 Miss Universe Pageant last July. Ethiopia's Dina Fekadu was one of 20 semifinalists.
• Miss Panama, Stefanie De Roux competed in the 2003 Miss Universe Pageant. She was a semifinalist (Top 15).
• Meriam George also represented Egypt at the Miss Universe 2005 pageant.
• Guadeloupe's Caroline Virgile Bevis was a candidate at Miss World 2006.
• Wales' Laura Livesy and Honduras' Lesly Kristoffp were candidates at the Miss Asia Pacific International pageant in 2005.

MISCELLANEOUS

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• All the candidates had their regular TV guestings. However, they had one very memorable guesting, when they were featured in the November 24, 2006 episode of the Philippine version of Deal or No Deal. They were tasked to hold the briefcases for the game.
• Misses Guadeloupe and Bosnia & Herzegovina's sash were misspelled: Guadaluope, Bosnia & Hercegovina

[edit] Links

• Official Miss Earth web site
• Official Delegates
• Pageant Beauties
• Pageant News Magazine

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