Abigail Elizalde

Abigail Elizalde
Beauty pageant titleholder
Born Abigail Elizalde Romo
Torreón, Mexico
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Hair color Black
Eye color Brown
Title(s) Miss Mexico Earth 2008
2nd Runner Up/ Miss Water in Miss Earth 2008

Abigail Elizalde Romo (born 1985) is the 2008 Miss Earth Mexico titleholder and was the second runner-up or Miss Water in the 2008 Miss Earth competition. She was born in Torreón, Mexico.[1]

Early life

Elizalde's profession is electronic system engineering. While growing up, she became aware of our environment through her Ecology class. Now at 23, she is very much concerned with the protection of the environment.[2]

Pageantry

Abigail Elizalde showcasing her country's national costume during Miss Earth 2008 pageantry

Abigaíl Elizalde Romo, Miss Coahuila, was crowned Miss Earth Mexico 2008 in an event held at the Yucatán Convention center. The winner is 23 years old, and 1.83 m-tall. The runners-up were the representatives of Jalisco and San Luis Potosí. Making her represent her homeland Mexico in Miss Earth 2008 in the Philippines.[3]

In the pageants preliminary activities Elizalde won several minor/sponsor awards including the Gandang Ricky Reyes Award and Jubille Foundation Award. Beating the 84 other contestants, Abigail Elizalde won also the Best in Swimsuit Award.[4]

In the final competition of the eighth edition of the international beauty pageant Miss Earth, Elizalde was announced as one of sixteen semi-finalists who would move forward to compete for the title.[5] She achieved one of the eight highest scores in the swimsuit competition for her stage chops, which advanced her as one of the top eight finalists to participate in the evening gown competition. She then pulled away for the lead as she articulated in her video interview about environmental concerns as a key issue in her country, in which she advanced to the top four.[6][7][8]

In the last round, the court of four were asked one question, “What would you tell US president-elect Barack Obama about the state of the global environment if ever you were to meet him?” She placed the third highest score in the interview round and at the conclusion of the competition, she was crowned Miss Earth Water.[9][10][11][12] She finished as second runner-up or Miss Water 2008 to the eventual winner, Miss Philippines, Karla Henry. Elizalde was the first Mexican beauty queen to place in Miss Earth.[8][13][14] The Miss Earth pageant was held on November 9, 2008 at the Clark Expo Amphitheater in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines.[15][16] Eighty-five delegates arrived from October 19, 2008 in the Philippines. The pageant was broadcast live via ABS-CBN in the Philippines and to many countries worldwide via Star World, The Filipino Channel and other partner networks.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Miss Earth 2008 winners
  2. ↑ Miss Earth Mexico 2008 Biography
  3. ↑ Global Beauties- Miss Earth Mexico 2008
  4. ↑ Global Beauties- Miss Earth 2008 Special Awards
  5. ↑ "Miss Earth Post Coronation". The Jamaicans. 2008-11-19. Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
  6. ↑ Vitug, Joseph M. (2008-11-09). "Miss Earth 2008: At The Homestretch". The OPMB Worldwide.
  7. ↑ Omary, Majuto (2008-11-11). "Miriam Odemba akuna wengi Miss Earth". Mwananchi. Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
  8. 1 2 Jasso, Alejandro (2008-11-18). "Abigail Elizalde, quien gana la corona, de Miss Earth Water en Filipinas, promete sembrar 20 mil árboles". Noticias Oaxaca, Mexico. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
  9. ↑ Lebumfacil, Marigold (2008-11-11). "Cebu bet is 1st asian to win Miss Earth". Philippine Star. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
  10. ↑ Č., M. (2008-11-05). "Bojana Traljić juri krunu". Blic Online, Serbia. Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
  11. ↑ "Filipinler'de düzenlenen ve 85 ülkenin güzellerinin yarıştığı Kainat Güzellik Yarışması önceki gece yapıldı". Kıbrıs Gazetesi, Cyprus. 2008-11-10. Archived from the original on March 15, 2009. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
  12. ↑ Jorge, Rome (2008-11-16). "Miss Earth 2008: The world of Karla Paula Ginteroy Henry". The Manila Times (Sunday Times). Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
  13. ↑ Torreón, Coah (2008-11-12). "Abigail Elizalde es la reina del ‘agua’". El Siglo De Torreón. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
  14. ↑ "Apuesta mexicana por educación en Miss Tierra 2008". El Universal. 2008-11-07. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
  15. ↑ Favila, Aaron (2008-09-16). "Filipinas recebem concurso da Miss Terra 2008". The Associated Press and Globo. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  16. ↑ Berioso, Noli (2008-09-16). "The 8th Wonder of The Earth Begins". The OPMB Worldwide. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  17. ↑ Adina, Armin (2008-11-10). "RP bet crowned Ms Earth 2008". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
Preceded by
María Fernanda Cánovas Leal		 Miss Earth Mexico 2008
2008 		Succeeded by
Natália Quiñones
Preceded by
Venezuela Silvana Santaella		 Miss Earth-Water
2008 		Succeeded by
Venezuela Jessica Barboza
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