Miss Earth 2006
| Miss Earth 2006 | |
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 Miss Earth 2006 and her court (Fire, Earth, Air and Water) | |
| Date | November 26, 2006 |
| Presenters | |
| Entertainment | Christian Bautista |
| Venue | National Museum, Manila, Philippines |
| Broadcaster | |
| Entrants | 82 |
| Placements | 16 |
| Debuts |
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| Withdrawals | |
| Returns |
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| Winner | Hil Hernández Chile |
| Congeniality | Maria Lucia Leo  Italy |
| Best National Costume | Mililani Vienna Tofa  Samoa |
| Photogenic | Riza Santos  Canada |
Miss Earth 2006, the 6th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on November 26, 2006, at the grounds of the National Museum in Manila, Philippines. The pageant was won by Hil Hernández of Chile and crowned by outgoing titleholder, Miss Earth 2005, Alexandra Braun.[1]
The event was originally intended to be held in Santiago, Chile on 15 November, and would be the first Miss Earth pageant outside of the Philippines and as well in Asia, but the Chilean organizers did not meet requirements.[2][3] In the end, pageant owners Carousel Productions decided to hold the pageant in the Philippines, where all previous Miss Earth pageants had been held, despite having less than two months to prepare for the event.[4]
More than 100 contestants were expected to compete, but only 82 eventually participated. Nevertheless, it was still the highest turn-out for the event.[1]
On 24 November, a number of delegates participated in the Philippine version of Deal or No Deal, acting as suitcase models during the game.[2] This followed an episode of the American game show, where 26 Miss USA 2006 contestants acted as suitcase models.[5]
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss Earth 2006 |
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| Miss Air (1st Runner-up) |
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| Miss Water (2nd Runner-up) |
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| Miss Fire (3rd Runner-up) |
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| Top 8 |
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| Top 16 |
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Special awards
| Awards | Contestant |
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| Miss Photogenic | Canada – Riza Santos
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| Best in National Costume | Samoa – Mililani Vienna Tofa
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| Miss Friendship | Italy – Maria Lucia Leo
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| Miss Fontana | Canada – Riza Santos
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| Miss Talent |  China – Zhou Mengting (Winner)
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 Vietnam – Vũ Nguyễn Hà Anh (1st Runner-up)
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| Best in Swimsuit |  Venezuela – Marianne Puglia
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| Best in Long Gown |  India – Amruta Patki
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Order of announcements
Top 16
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Top 8
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Top 4
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Winning answer
Final Question in Miss Earth 2006: "What effort must the country's government exert to stop global warming?"
Answer of Miss Earth 2006: "We have to educate the people on global warming. We should help them to control pollution, create global consciousness. Bigger industries are involved here. You run the economy, now it is your turn to take care of Mother Earth". – Hil Hernández, represented Chile.[6]
Judges
The following is the list of the board of judges in this year's Miss Earth:[7]
| No. | Judge | Background |
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| 1 | Binibining Pilipinas-Universe 1997, Top Fashion Model, Personality/Image Consultant | |
| 2 | Catherine Constantinides | Environmentalist and TV host of a Lifestyle show in South Africa |
| 3 | Tweety de Leon | Top Fashion Model |
| 4 | Justine Gabionza | Miss Tourism Queen International 2006 from Philippines |
| 5 | Michel Adam Lisowski | Founder & Chairperson of Fashion TV |
| 6 | Warner Manning | Environmentalist, Chief Executive of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation |
| 7 | Andrea Mastellone | general manager, Traders Hotel Manila |
| 8 | Jose Ramon Olives | Journalist, Senior Vice President of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation |
| 9 | Dorian Peña | Professional basketball player for the San Miguel Brewery |
| 10 | Ricky Reyes | Beauty Expert-Cum-Philanthropist |
| 11 | Tatsuhiko Takahasi | Philanthropist, President of Richmonde Hotel |
| 12 | Lee Chul-woo | Korean Air Regional Manager for the Philippines |
Preliminary events
Swimsuit
The delegates were divided into three groups which simultaneously competed in the swimsuit preliminary competition in three different locations: Trace Aquatic Sports Complex in Los Baños, Laguna, Golden Sunset Resort in Calatagan, Batangas and in Coron, Palawan. The competition was held on 12 November 2006.
The finalists from the Laguna group were: Jessica Anne Jordan (Bolivia), Francys Sudnicka (Poland), Patra Rungratansunthorn (Thailand), Amanda Pennekamp (USA), Marianne Puglia (Venezuela)
The finalists from the Batangas group were: Ana Quinot (Brazil), Riza Santos (Canada), Anne-Charlotte Triplet (France), Paloma Navarro (Paraguay), Richa Adhia (Tanzania)
Rounding off the top 15 finalists were the finalists who were selected from the third group in Coron, Palawan: Catherine Gregg (Guatemala), Catherine Untalan (Philippines), Cathy Daniel (Saint Lucia), Raimata Agnieray (Tahiti), Karina Kharchynska (Ukraine)
The 15 finalists then competed in the Final Swimsuit Competition, held on 18 November at the Fontana Leisure Park in Clark Field, Pampanga. From the 15 finalists, Marianne Puglia of Venezuela was awarded Best in Swimsuit.
Talent
The 2006 talent competition was held on 22 November at the Teatro Marikina, Marikina. 15 of the delegates, chosen in a preliminary competition days before, performed their talents in front of the judges and audience. The semi-finalists were Riza Raquel Santos (Canada), Zhou Mei Ting (China), Kristal Sprock (Curaçao), Nicoline Qvortrup (Denmark), Maria Stahl (Ecuador), Anne-Charlotte Triplet (France), Yelena Setiabudi (Indonesia), Sharon Amador (Nicaragua), Paloma Navarro (Paraguay), Catherine Untalan (Philippines), Nicoleta Motei (Romania), Raimata Agnieray (Tahiti), Tsering Chungtak (Tibet), Nicquell Garland (Turks & Caicos) and Ha Anh Vu (Vietnam). The winner of the competition was Zhou Mei Ting of China. Ha Anh Vu was first runner-up.
Contestants
List of countries and delegates that participated in Miss Earth 2006:
Albania – Blerta Halili
Argentina – Andrea Carolina Garcia
Australia – Natalie Newton
Bahamas – Leandra Pratt
Belgium – Isabelle Cornelis
Bolivia – Jessica Jordan Burton
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Bosena Jelcic
Botswana – Kefilwe Kgosi
Brazil – Ana Paula Quinot
Canada – Riza Santos
Cayman Islands – Stephanie Monique Espeut
Chile – Hil Hernández
China – Zhou Mengting
Costa Rica – Maripaz Duarte
Curaçao – Kristal Rose Sprock
Czech Republic – Petra Soukupová
Denmark – Nicoline Qvortrup
Dominican Republic – Alondra Peña
Ecuador – Maria Magdalena Stahl
Egypt – Meriam George
El Salvador – Ana Flor Astrid Machado
England – Holly Ikin
Ethiopia – Dina Fekadu
Finland – Linnea Aaltonen
France – Anne Charlotte Triplet
Georgia – Maria Sarchimelia
Germany – Fatima Funk
Ghana – Mable Naadu Frye
Greece – Eugenia Lattou
Guadeloupe – Ingrid Bevis
Guatemala – Catherine Gregg
Haiti – Helan Georges
Honduras – Lesly Gabriela Molina Kristoffp
India – Amruta Patki
Indonesia – Yelena Setiabudi
Ireland – Melanie Boreham
Italy – Maria Lucia Leo
Japan – Noriko Ohno
Kenya – Emah Madegwa
Korea – Hee-jung Park
Lebanon – Nahed Al Saghir †
Liberia – Rachel Njinimbam
Lithuania – Evelina Dedul
Macedonia – Ivana Popovska
Malaysia – Alice Loh
Martinique – Megane Martinon
Mexico – Alina Garcia
Nepal – Ayushma Pokharel
Netherlands – Sabrina van der Donk
New Zealand – Annelise Burton
Nicaragua – Sharon Amador
Nigeria – Ivy Obrori Edenkwo
Norway – Meria Leroy
Pakistan – Sehr Mahmood
Panama – Stefanie de Roux
Paraguay – Paloma Navarro
Peru – Valery Caroline Neff
Philippines – Cathy Untalan
Poland – Francys Sudnicka
Puerto Rico – Camille Colazzo
Romania – Nicoleta Motei
Russia – Elena Salnikova
St.Lucia – Cathy Daniel
Samoa – Mililani Vienna Tofa
Serbia and Montenegro – Dubravka Skoric
Singapore – Shn Juay Shi Yun
Slovak Republic – Judita Hrubyová
South Africa – Nancy Dos Reis
Spain – Rocio Cazallas
Sweden – Cécilia Harbo Kristensen
Switzerland – Laura Ferrara
Tahiti – Raimata Agnieray
Taiwan – Chiu Yu-Cheng
Tanzania – Richa Maria Adhia
Thailand – Pailin Rungratanasunthorn
Tibet – Tsering Chungtak
Turks and Caicos – Nicquell Garland
Ukraine – Karina Kharchinska
United States – Amanda Pennekamp
Venezuela – Marianne Puglia
Vietnam – Vũ Nguyễn Hà Anh
Wales – Laura Livesy
Notes
Debuts
- Botswana
- Cayman Islands
- Curaçao
- England
- Georgia
- Guadeloupe
- Ireland
- Liberia
- Lithuania
- Tibet
- Wales
Notes: England and Wales are technically new as they were represented in the previous years as Great Britain or United Kingdom.
Returns
Withdrawals
Other notes
- Canada – Riza Santos joined the Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition 2 on 14 October 2007 and eventually won as first runner-up.
- Lebanon – Nahed Al-Saghir died on 16 April 2011, of complications from a severe kidney infection.
- Thailand – Pailin Rungratanasunthor competed at Amazing Race Asia 3 alongside Miss Universe 2005 Natalie Glebova.
Images
Riza Santos
Miss Canada
Zhou Meng Ting
Miss China
Krystal Sprock
Miss Curaçao
Park Hee-jung
Miss Korea
Stefanie de Roux
Miss Panama
References
- ^ a b "Miss Earth 2006". Archived from the original on December 16, 2007. Retrieved March 18, 2008.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- ^ a b Palmero, Paul (June 18, 2005). "Pageant History". Pageant Almanac. Archived from the original on December 12, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2008.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- ^ Yazon, Giovanni Paolo J. (May 20, 2006). "Miss Philippines Earth 2006: Height is might". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
- ^ "Miss Chile, Hil Yesenia Hernandez Escobar, Crowned Miss Earth 2006". Retrieved March 18, 2008.
- ^ "Special Episode of NBC's "Deal or No Deal" Featuring 26 Miss USA Delegates". Retrieved March 18, 2008.
- ^ "Miss Earth 2006: Hil Yesenia Hernandez Escobar". Archived from the original on March 11, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2008.
- ^ Yazon, Giovanni Paolo J. (November 30, 2006). "Chile's charmer wins Miss Earth crown". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
External links
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- Miss Earth official website
- Miss Earth Foundation
- Miss Earth Foundation Kids' I Love My Planet
- 2006 Miss Earth Press Presentation Fan Page
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