Miss Earth 2007

Miss Earth 2007
Miss Earth 2007 court (Water, Earth, Air and Fire)
Date	November 11, 2007
Presenters	Utt Panichkul, Priscilla Meirelles, Ginger Conejero
Entertainment	Richard Poon
Venue	UP Theater, Quezon City
Broadcaster	ABS-CBN, Star World, The Filipino Channel
Entrants	88
Placements	16
Debuts	Belize, Cuba, Fiji, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Republic of the Congo, Suriname, US Virgin Islands Zimbabwe
Withdraws	Cayman Islands, Chile, Curaçao, Egypt, Greece, Haiti, Ireland, Macedonia, Pakistan, Panama, Puerto Rico, Russia, Samoa, Serbia and Montenegro, Tahiti
Returns	Cameroon, Colombia, Hong Kong, Israel, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Macau, Niue, Slovenia, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Zambia
Winner	Jessica Trisko  Canada
Congeniality	Amale Al-Khoder  Lebanon
Best National Costume	Jiraporn Sing-ieam  Thailand
Photogenic	Jeanne Harn  Philippines

Miss Earth 2007, the 7th Miss Earth pageant, was held on November 11, 2007 at the UP Theater in Quezon City, Philippines. The delegates also visited Nha Trang, Vietnam. 88 delegates competed for the title, making 2007 the largest edition of delegates for Miss Earth. The pageant was hosted by MTV Asia VJ Greg Uttsada Panichkul, Priscilla Meirelles and Ginger Conejero. Miss Earth 2006, Hil Hernández from Chile, crowned her successor Jessica Trisko from Canada.^[1]

Pooja Chitgopekar from India won her second consecutive Miss Earth-Air title. Silvana Santaella from Venezuela was proclaimed Miss Earth-Water. She also won two special awards: Best in Swimsuit and Best in Long Gown.^[2][3] Ángela Gómez from Spain finished fourth as Miss Earth-Fire. Bokang Montjane from South Africa made the top 16 semifinalist and received the Beauty for a Cause award. Montjane became the second winner of this award, after Vida Samadzai from Afghanistan won the first Beauty For a Cause award in 2003.

Results

Countries and territories that sent delegates and results

Miss Earth 2007 Final 4: Spain, India, Venezuela, and Canada

7 of the Top 8 finalists of Miss Earth 2007: Georgia, Canada, Venezuela, Spain, Thailand, Switzerland, and India

Miss Earth 2007 Award winners: Lebanon (Friendship), Lithuania (Talent), Venezuela (Swimsuit & Long Gown), Thailand (National Costume), and the Philippines (Photogenic)

Contestants on stage in their swimwear

Placements

Special awards

The following special awards were officially awarded during the grand coronation night:

Award	Contestant
Miss Fashion	Vietnam - Trương Tri Trúc Diễm
Beauty for a Cause	South Africa - Bokang Montjane
Best in National Costume	Thailand - Jiraporn Sing-ieam
Best in Swimsuit	Venezuela - Silvana Santaella
Best in Long Gown	Venezuela - Silvana Santaella
Miss Friendship	Lebanon - Amale Al-Khoder
Miss Photogenic	Philippines - Jeanne Harn
Miss Talent	Lithuania - Monica Baliunaite
Miss Eco-Tourism	Cuba - Ariana Barouk

Winning answer

Final Question in Miss Earth 2007: "How would you describe the beauty of Mother Earth to a blind child?"

Answer of Miss Earth 2007: "I would say that the beauty of Mother Nature smells as sweet as the sweetest rose... that the beauty of Mother Nature feels as soft as the softest leaves... and, that the beauty of Mother Nature sings like the birds in the trees." - Jessica Trisko, represented Canada.^[4]

Hosts

Greg Uttsada Panichkul, the main host of Miss Earth 2007

Judges

Contestants

List of countries and delegates that participated in Miss Earth 2007:^[5]

Notes

Debuts

Returning countries and territories

Withdrawals

Replacements

•  Tanzania - Kelly Kampton is replaced by Angel Kileo.

Crossovers

Contestants who previously competed or will compete at other beauty pageants:

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Miss Earth 2007 contestants.

• Miss Earth official website
• Miss Earth Foundation
• Miss Earth Foundation Kids' I Love My Planet