Miss Earth 2006
Miss Earth 2006, the sixth edition of Miss Earth pageant, took place on 26 November 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]
Miss Earth 2006 | |
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Miss Earth 2006 and her court (Fire, Earth, Air and Water) | |
Date | 26 November 2006 |
Presenters | |
Entertainment | Christian Bautista |
Venue | National Museum, Manila, Philippines |
Broadcaster | |
Entrants | 82 |
Placements | 16 |
Debuts | |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Hil Hernández |
Congeniality | Maria Lucia Leo |
Best National Costume | Mililani Vienna Tofa |
Photogenic | Riza Santos |
The event was originally intended to be held in Santiago, Chile on 15 November, 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][5]
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 US game show, where 26 Miss USA 2006 contestant acted as suitcase models.[6]
Results
Placements
Final results | Contestant |
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Miss Earth 2006 | |
Miss Air (1st Runner-up) | |
Miss Water (2nd Runner-up) |
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Miss Fire (3rd Runner-up) | |
Top 8 |
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Top 16 |
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Special awards
Awards | Contestant |
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Miss Photogenic | |
Best in National Costume | |
Miss Friendship | |
Miss Fontana | |
Miss Talent | |
Best in Swimsuit | |
Best in Long Gown |
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.[7]
Judges
The following is the list of the board of judges in this year's Miss Earth:[8]
No. | Judge | Background |
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1 | Abbygale Arenas | 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 City. 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 & Herzegovina – Bosena Jelcic Botswana – Kefilwe Kgosi Brazil – Ana Paula Quinot Canada – Riza Raquel Santos Cayman Islands – Stephanie Monique Espeut Chile – Hil Yesenia 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 – Catherine Untalan Poland – Francys Sudnicka Puerto Rico – Camille Colazzo Romania – Nicoleta Motei Russia – Elena Salnikova St.Lucia – Cathy Daniel Samoa – Mililani Vienna Tofa Serbia & 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 & Caicos – Nicquell Garland Ukraine – Karina Kharchinska USA – Amanda Pennekamp Venezuela – Marianne Puglia Vietnam – Vũ Nguyễn Hà Anh Wales – Laura Livesy
Notes
Debuts
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
- Zhou Meng Ting
Miss China - Krystal Sprock
Miss Curaçao - Park Hee-jung
Miss Korea - Stefanie de Roux
Miss Panama
References
- "Miss Earth 2006". Archived from the original on 16 December 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2008.
- Palmero, Paul (18 June 2005). "Pageant History". Pageant Almanac. Archived from the original on 12 December 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
- Yazon, Giovanni Paolo J. (20 May 2006). "Miss Philippines Earth 2006: Height is might". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
- "Miss Chile, Hil Yesenia Hernandez Escobar, Crowned Miss Earth 2006". Retrieved 18 March 2008.
- "Newsline: Road to Miss Earth 2006". Retrieved 18 March 2008.
- "Special Episode of NBC's "Deal or No Deal" Featuring 26 Miss USA Delegates". Retrieved 18 March 2008.
- "Miss Earth 2006: Hil Yesenia Hernandez Escobar". Archived from the original on 11 March 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2008.
- Yazon, Giovanni Paolo J. (30 November 2006). "Chile's charmer wins Miss Earth crown". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved 27 December 2008.
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