Miss Earth 2004
Miss Earth 2004, the 4th edition of Miss Earth pageant, took place on 24 October 2004 at the University of the Philippines Theater in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. Dania Prince of Honduras crowned her successor Priscilla Meirelles of Brazil at the end of the event.[1]
Miss Earth 2004 | |
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Miss Earth 2004 | |
Date | 24 October 2004 |
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Venue | UP Theater, Quezon City, Philippines |
Broadcaster | |
Entrants | 61 |
Placements | 16 |
Debuts | |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Priscilla Meirelles |
Congeniality | Stephanie Brownell |
Best National Costume | Gabriela Zavala |
Photogenic | Priscilla Meirelles |
The 21-year-old medical student from Brazil, Priscilla Meirelles, who stands 5’ 8" and has a 35"-24"-35" figure, won the coveted title, and with her win, Brazil became the first country to capture all of the four major international pageants, namely Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International and Miss Earth.[1][2]
Miss Martinique Murielle Celimene, an 18-year-old student, was crowned Miss Air, the pageant’s equivalent to first runner-up. The last two titles— Miss Water and Miss Fire (second and third runners-up, respectively) —were won by Miss Tahiti Kahaya Lusazh (English name: Stephanie Lesage) and Miss Paraguay Yanina Gonzalez. Miss Paraguay was early crowd favorite who maintained her composure when she almost fell off the stage because of broking her shoe’s heels after the evening gown competition.
The winners were chosen by the 11-person board of judges who included last year’s Miss Earth’s Beauty for a Cause awardee, Vida Samadzai, Noel Lorenzana of Unilever Philippines, Stefan Voogel of InterContinental Manila, Kit Ti LIan of Avon Color, Lorraine Timbol of Media Arts Systems and Services Co., Regina Paz Lopez of ABS-CBN Foundation, Chin Chin Gutierrez, actress and staunch advocate of environmental concerns, international singer-actor Leo Valdez, Deborah Landey of the United Nations Development Programme, Freddie Garcia of ABS-CBN, and Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Cesar Purisima.
Organized and launched in 2001 by Carousel Productions, Miss Earth serves as a catalyst in promoting environmental advocacy worldwide. Its slogan, "Beauties For A Cause".[3]
Results
Placements
Final results | Contestant |
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Miss Earth 2004 | |
Miss Air (1st Runner-up) |
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Miss Water (2nd Runner-up) |
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Miss Fire (3rd Runner-up) | |
Top 8 |
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Top 16 |
Special awards
Awards | Contestant |
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Miss Friendship |
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Miss Photogenic | |
Best Hair |
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Best in Talent |
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Miss Ponds |
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Miss Creamsilk | |
Best in National Costume | |
Best in Long Gown |
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Best in Swimsuit | |
Miss Avon | |
Miss Close-up Smile | |
Miss Leonardo | |
Texter's Choice Award |
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 2004: "On a quiet night, you could hear the sounds of nature talking to you. What do you think is its message and what would you like to tell it back?"
Winning Answer of Miss Earth 2004: "What I can hear is that nature is saying that love is missing. Because people don't respect each other, they don't respect the nature, they don't respect life. That's why nature is reacting to everything that people do to her. Who suffer is us, humankind. And love is what would solve our problem" - Priscilla Meirelles, represented Brazil.[4]
Judges
No. | Judge | Background |
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1 | Vida Samadzai | Miss Earth Afghanistan 2003 |
2 | Noel Lorenzana | Unilever Philippines |
3 | Stefan Voogel | Intercontinental Manila |
4 | Kit Ti Lian | Avon Color |
5 | Lorraine Timbol | Journalist Media Arts Systems and Services Co. |
6 | Regina Paz Lopez | ABS-CBN Foundation |
7 | Chin Chin Gutierrez | Actress and environmentalist |
8 | Leo Valdez | International singer-actor |
9 | Deborah Landey | United Nations Development Programme |
10 | Freddie Garcia | ABS-CBN |
11 | Cesar Purisima | Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry |
Contestants
List of countries and delegates that participated in Miss Earth 2004:[5]
Albania - Vilma Masha Argentina - Daniela Puig Australia - Shenevelle Dickson Belgium - Ruchika Sharma Bolivia - Muriel Cruz Bosnia and Herzegovina - Ana Suton Brazil - Priscilla Meirelles de Almeida Bulgaria - Kristiana Dimitrova Canada - Tanya Beatriz Munizaga Chad - Myriam Commelin Chile - Erika Niklitschek Schmidt China - Nicole Liu Xu (刘旭) Colombia - Maria Fernanda Navia Costa Rica - Karlota Calderon Brenes Denmark - Thea Frojkear Dominican Republic - Nileny Dippton Estevez Ecuador - Maria Luisa Barrios Landivar Egypt - Arwa Gouda El Salvador - Silvia Gabriela Mejia Cordova Estonia - Jana Gruft Ethiopia - Ferehiyewot Abebe Merkuriya Finland - Iida Laatu France - Audrey Nogues Ghana - Maame Afua Akyeampong Great Britain - Hannah McCuaig Guatemala - Mirza Odette Garcia Honduras - Gabriela Zavala Irias India - Jyoti Brahmin Israel - Keren Somekh Kenya - Susan Kaittany Korea - Hye-jin Cho Lebanon - Lana Khattab Macedonia - Natalija Grubovik Malaysia - Eloise Law Martinique - Murielle Celimene Mexico - Valentina Cervera Avila Nepal - Anita Gurung Netherlands - Saadia Himi New Zealand - Rachael Tucker Nicaragua - Marifely Argüello César Nigeria - Ufuoma Stacey Ejenobor Norway - Brigitte Korsvik Paraguay - Yanina Alicia González Jorgge Peru - Liesel Holler Sotomayor Philippines - Tamera Marie Lagac Szijarto Poland - Karolina Gorazda Portugal - Frederica Santos Puerto Rico - Shanira Blanco Serbia and Montenegro - Katarina Hadzipavlovic Singapore - Nicole Sze Chin Nee South Africa - Sally Leung Sweden - Sara Jilena Lundemo Switzerland - Simone Röthlisberger Tahiti - Kahaya Luzasch (Stephanie Lesage) Taiwan - Angel Wu Tanzania - Sophia Byanaku Thailand - Radchadawan Khampeng Trinidad and Tobago - Leah Mari Guevara Ukraine - Tatiana Rodina Uruguay - Katherine Gonzalves Pedrozo USA - Stephanie Brownell Vietnam - Bùi Thúy Hạnh
Notes
Miss Earth 2004, Priscilla Meirelles also won the title "Miss Cyberpress Earth 2004" awarded by the website Globalbeauties.com after topping a survey participated in by webmasters in 19 pageant-related web portals.[3]
Withdrawals
References
- West, Donald (2007-12-18). "Miss Earth History". Pageantopolis. Archived from the original on 2007-12-16. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
- Palmero, Paul (2005-06-18). "Pageant History: Winning Feats". Pageant Almanac. Archived from the original on 2008-12-12. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
- WTA World
- Missosology 2004
- Soul, John (2004-10-24). "Miss Earth 2004". Woman of the Earth News. Archived from the original on 2009-03-17. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
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