Michelle Gavagan

Michelle Gavagan
Beauty pageant titleholder
Born Michelle Gavagan
17 February 1990
Mabalacat, Pampanga, Philippines
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)[1]
Weight 135 lb (9 st 9 lb; 61 kg)[1]
Measurements 34-27-35[1]
Hair color Black
Eye color Brown
Title(s) Miss Philippines Fire 2011
Miss Southville International School and Colleges 2010 (winner)
Major
competition(s)
Miss Philippines Earth 2011
Miss Southville International School and Colleges 2010

Michelle Gavagan is an environmentalist and beauty queen from the Philippines who won Miss Philippines Fire 2011 and Miss Southville International School and Colleges 2010.

Biography

Gavagan was born in Mabalacat, Pampanga, Philippines on February 17, 1990. Her father is an Irish American who died when she was 9 years old. She has lived with her mother, who is a Filipina, and her younger brother in various countries, i.e., Saudi Arabia for 6 years, United States (Florida) for a year, then her family moved to the Philippines where she has been staying since 2001. She speaks English, Filipino, and Visayan (Waray). She is a student and taking up Bachelor of Science in Communication at the Southville International School and Colleges in Las Piñas City, Metro Manila, Philippines. She competed and won Miss Southville International School and Colleges 2010.[2]

Miss Philippines Earth 2011

Gavagan represented the City of Las Piñas at Miss Philippines Earth 2011 and won Miss Philippines Fire 2011 which was held at the Puerto Prinsesa Coliseum in Palawan, Philippines[3] on June 5, 2011.[4][5][6] She also won the "Miss Golden Sunset Resort and Spa" in subsidiary contests.[7]

In June 2011, Gavagan and her fellow winners of Miss Philippines Earth 2011 made a courtesy visit with the President of the Philippines Benigno Aquino III at the Malacañan Palace to show their support for the government’s intensified campaign to promote Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park.[8]

In February 2012, she joined the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation tree-planting activity along the River Park district of Marikina City as part of an outreach program and also hosted a lively learning session for grade school students of the Industrial Valley Elementary School and taught about the importance of saving money and also shared stories and tips on how to care for the environment.[9]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Schuck, Lorraine (1 May 2011). "Miss Las Pinas City". Miss Philippines Earth 2011 website. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  2. "2010 Mr. SISC may join showbiz". The Philippine Star. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  3. Matabuena, JulienMerced C. (6 June 2011). "Miss Philippines-Earth: 'Embrace your flaws'". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  4. Dumaual, Mario V. (17 May 2011). "Miss Philippines Earth 2011 beauties wow Quezon town". ABS-CBN. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  5. Belmonte, Maureen Marie (28 May 2011). "Miss Philippines-Earth shines spotlight on advocacy-driven candidates". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  6. News, Manila Bulletin (2 May 2011). "Miss Philippines-Earth tilt tackles forest conservation". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  7. Jose D., Patao (13 May 2011). "Miss Philippines Earth beauties charm Calatagan". Malaya (newspaper). Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  8. News, ABS-CBN (6 June 2011). "Winners of Miss PH-Earth promote Underground River". ABS-CBN. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  9. News, Phil Star (5 February 2012). "RCBC's environmental gift to Marikina City". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 23 February 2012.

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Preceded by
Hannah Marie Landan
Miss Philippines-Earth Fire
2011
Succeeded by
TBD