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Miss Earth 2007 Special Awards
Miss Earth 2007, the 7th Miss Earth pageant took place on November 11, 2007 at the University of the Philippines Theater in Quezon City, Philippines. The delegates also visited Nha Trang, Vietnam. Eighty- eight delegates competed for the title, held by Hil Hernández of Chile, making 2007 the largest edition of contestants for Miss Earth. The pageant was hosted by MTV Asia VJ Greg "Utt" Panichkul. Canadian Jessica Trisko was crowned Miss Earth in the seventh edition of the environmentally-conscious beauty pageant held Sunday night.
Pooja Chitgopekar won India's second consecutive Miss Earth-Air title. Silvana Santaella of Venezuela won Best in Swimsuit and Best in Long Gown and was proclaimed Miss Earth-Water.[1][2]
Spain was represented by Angela Gomez finished fourth as Miss Earth-Fire. Semifinalist Bokang Montjane of South Africa received the Beauty for a Cause award.[3]
[edit] Results
[edit] Placements
- Finalists: Nanka Mamasakhlisi (Georgia), Odilia Pineda (Peru), Stefanie Gossweiler (Switzerland), Jiraporn Sing-ieam (Thailand)
- Semi-finalists: Eva Čerešňáková (Czech Republic), Themys Febriel (Dominican Republic), Amale Al-Khoder (Lebanon), Elodie Delor (Martinique), Stacey Garvey (Nigeria), Alina Gheorge (Romania), Bokang Montjane (South Africa), Ivana Gagula (Sweden)
[edit] Awards
- Beauty For A Cause Award - Bokang Montjane (South Africa)
- Miss Friendship - Amale Al-Khoder (Lebanon)
- Miss Talent - Monica Baliunaite (Lithuania)
- Best in National Costume - Jiraporn Sing-ieam (Thailand)
- Best in Long Gown - Silvana Santaella (Venezuela)
- Best in Swimsuit - Silvana Santaella (Venezuela)
- Miss Photogenic - Jeanne Angeles Harn (Philippines)
[edit] Minor Awards Given in Vietnam
- Best in Ao Dai: Patrícia Andrade (Brazil)
- Miss Fashion: Truc Diem Truong (Vietnam)
- Miss Fitness: Odilia Pineda (Peru)
- Miss Charm: Ji-Eun Yoo (Korea)
[edit] Minor Awards Given in the Philippines
- Miss Psalmstre Placenta: Silvana Santaella (Venezuela)
- Miss Fontana: Ji-Eun Yoo (Korea)
- Gandang Ricky Reyes Award: Silvana Santaella (Venezuela)
- Prinsesa Ng Kalikasan (Environmental Award): Jessica Trisko (Canada)
- Top 5 runners-up: Bolivia, Belize, Colombia, and Cuba
- Miss Eco-Tourism: Ariana Barouk (Cuba)
[edit] Judges
- Andrea Mastellone - GM Traders Hotel Manila
- Nguyen Cong Khe - Editor-in-Chief, Thanh Nien News
- Jose Ramon Olives - Head, Cable Channels, ABS-CBN
- Arch. Nestor Mangio - Chairman Clark International Airport Corporation
- Hong Jin - Regional Manager, Korean Air
- Crystal Jacinto - Honorable Chairwoman, Kalikasan Fun Bike and President of the Philippines Foundation for Tomorrow's Good Children Inc.
- General Manuel Roxas, PAGCOR
- Tiziano Ceccarani - Head, OE mergers and Acquisitions
- Dawn Zulueta - Award-winning Movie and TV actress
- Purissima Benitez Jahannot- Deputy Director and Chief Curator
[edit] Contestants
Countries and territories that sent delegates and results.
[edit] Debuts and Withdrawals
- The following countries competed for the first time: Belize, Congo, Cuba, Fiji, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Sierra Leone, Surinam, US Virgin Islands, Zimbabwe
- The following countries were expected to send delegates but did not: Armenia, Aruba, Curacao, Moldova, Pakistan, St Martin, Tunisia.
- The following countries returned after a hiatus: Kazakhstan (2001), Uganda (2002), Slovenia (2003), Trinidad and Tobago (2004), and Cameroon, Colombia, Hong Kong, Israel, Latvia, Macau, Niue Island, & Zambia (2005).
- Countries that sent delegates last year but not this year: Cayman Islands, Chile, Curacao, Egypt, Greece, Haiti, Ireland, FYR Macedonia, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Russia, Samoa, Serbia & Montenegro*, & Tahiti.
- Countries who did not participate this year are: Afghanistan, Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bulgaria, Cayman Islands, Chile, Croatia, Egypt, Estonia,Gibraltar, Greece, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Ireland, Jamaica, Macedonia, Mauritius, Mongolia, Panama, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Samoa, Serbia and Montenegro, Tahiti, Turkey, Uruguay.
[edit] Contestant notes
Contestants on stage in swimsuit
- Tanzania's Angel Delight Kileo was a replacement for Kelly Kampton, the original winner. Kileo had competed in Miss International 2006 in Tokyo, Japan and Beijing, China where she was unplaced.
- Miss Earth 2007 winner, Jessica Nicole Trisko who represented Canada, has Russian, Ukrainian, and Filipino descent. Prior to the competition she competed at Miss Universe Canada 2007 where she made the top 10.
- Miss US Virgin Islands, Je T'aime Cerge, was a contestant in Miss Universe 2006 held in Los Angeles, USA.
- Miss Wales, Sarah Fleming, also represented her country in Miss World 2006 held in Warsaw, Poland.
- Miss Denmark, Trine Lundgaard, competed in Miss World 2005. The pageant was won by Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir of Iceland.
- Miss Belize, Leilah Pandy, also participated in Miss Universe 2004. Miss Australia Jennifer Hawkins won the said pageant.
- Prior to the Miss Earth 2007 competition, the representatives of Fiji, France, and Niue Island participated in the Miss Tourism Queen International 2007 pageant held July 7, 2007 to August 2, 2007.[4]
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