Miss Philippines Earth

Miss Earth Philippines
Motto	Beauties for a Cause
Formation	April 3, 2001[1]
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Manila
Location	Philippines;
Membership	Miss Earth
Official language	English
President	Ramon Monzon[2]
Executive Vice President	Lorraine Schuck[3]
Vice President & Project Director	Peachy Veneracion[4]
Miss Earth Brand Manager	Astrud Schuck[5]
Website	missphilippines-earth.com

Miss Philippines Earth (2004-2017, 2019–present), originally titled "Miss Philippines" (2001-2003) then "Miss Earth Philippines" (2018), is a national beauty pageant held annually in search of the most beautiful and environmentally-conscious and aware woman in the Philippines.[6][7][8][9]

The grand winner of the pageant represents the Philippines in Miss Earth,[10][11] one of the Big Four international beauty pageants — the most coveted beauty titles among all the international pageant competitions.[12]

The beauty pageant's current titleholder is Roxanne Allison Baeyens who represented Baguio was crowned Miss Philippines Earth 2020 on 5 July 2020.

History

Number of Wins


Current franchise
Pageant	Title	Winning year(s)
Miss Earth	4	2008, 2014, 2015, 2017

The Miss Philippines Earth was founded in 2001 by Carousel Productions headed by its President Ramon Monzon[13] who is also the President, CEO, & Director of the Philippine Stock Exchange and Chairman of the PSE Foundation, Inc.[14][15] and spearheaded by Ramon's wife Lorraine Schuck as Executive Vice President and Peachy Veneracion as the Vice President and Project Director.[16][17][18]

Carousel Productions relinquished the franchise for both Mutya ng Pilipinas (Beauty of the Philippines) and Miss Asia Pacific International beauty contests in 2001 and decided to establish a beauty pageant whose cause is to promote environmental preservation.[19] As a result, Miss Philippines (currently called Miss Philippines Earth) and Miss Earth pageants were established.[20][7]

Miss Philippines beauty pageant was formally launched in a press conference on April 3, 2001 with the search of a delegate to represent Philippines in the international Miss Earth pageant.[1] The pageant has tie-ins with the Philippine government agencies such as the Philippine Department of Tourism (DoT), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), as well as international environmental groups such as the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Greenpeace to further its environmental advocacy.[21][22]

In its formative years, the pageant was simply known as Miss Philippines (2001-2003) and then it was changed to Miss Philippines Earth (2004-2017, 2019–present) since the winner represents the Philippines to the Miss Earth pageant. In 2018, the title was renamed to Miss Earth Philippines to emphasize the global “Miss Earth” brand.[23][24][25] However, in 2019, the pageant reverted its name to “Miss Philippines Earth” to assert to its legal rights claim since Carousel Productions legally owns the trademark "Miss Philippines" title according to its executive vice president, Lorraine Schuck.[24]

The pageant contestants are called Beauties for a Cause. The competition includes swimsuit competition, evening gown parade, talent competition, but more weight is given to personality and also to ecological and environmental intelligence in the interview portion.[26]

Legacy project

Annually, the winner of Miss Philippines Earth and her elemental court embarked with a legacy project.[27] It started in 2006, when Miss Philippines Earth 2006 Cathy Untalan and her elemental court wrote a book titled 'Bakawan' (Mangrove Forest) which was used by the Philippine Department of Education's "Bright Minds Read Campaign" and in the Philippine Daily Inquirer newspaper's read-alongs project.[28][29]

In 2007, the Miss Philippines Earth 2007 winners created reusable bags made of plastic scraps as part of the "I Love ME project" campaign.[27] In 2008, the Miss Philippines Earth 2008 winners came up with "20k OK" project , wherein they planted 20,000 seedlings in the different areas of the Philippines.[27]

In 2009, the Miss Philippines Earth 2009 winners came up with a documentary film, "Project Noel" and won the first Loren Legarda Environment Award.[30][31] The Miss Philippines Earth 2011 created used photos and handmade puppets as part of Read-Along session to children to illustrate the dangers of improper disposal of plastic wastes.[29]

Delegates

In the early years of the pageant, Carousel Productions held preliminary contests in 12 Regions of the Philippines from 2001–2007, through its local franchises. The winners of those contest in turn competed with 12 more contestants from the National Capital Region for the Miss Philippines Earth title.[10][11]

Carousel Productions opened the contest in 2006 to Filipina women of foreign ancestry, or from those living abroad such as Australia, France, Germany, United Arab Emirates and the United States.[7][32]

In 2008, Miss Philippines Earth broadened its coverage to include candidates from various provinces, cities, and selected municipalities. The decision to transform Miss Philippines Earth in a larger-scale was made to further the cause of Miss Philippines Earth and with more participants involved, Carousel Productions would be able to reach more people and communities involved in its environmental advocacy.[10][11][7][32]

The grand winner of Miss Philippines Earth goes on to represent her country in the Miss Earth pageant.[10][11]

Awards and titles

Just like in Miss Earth pageant, the winner of the beauty contest is bestowed the title Miss Philippines Earth. From 2004, her runners-up are also given titles named after the other natural elements: Miss Eco Tourism (fourth runner-up), Miss Fire (equivalent to third runner-up), Miss Water (second runner-up), and Miss Air (first runner-up). From 2001 to 2003, the runners-up do not have titles, they only are called fourth runner-up, third runner-up, second runner-up and first runner-up. Miss Earth is the only one of the "Big Four" pageants which have individual titles for the runners-up.[10][11]

In 2009, Carousel Productions, changed the ranking of the runners up and winners. The judges now select 10 finalists to compete for the top five. The top five then vie for the grand crown (now-called Miss Philippines Earth).[33][34][35] The four elemental court of the Miss Philippines Earth winner namely: Miss Philippines Air, Miss Philippines Water, Miss Philippines Fire, and Miss Philippines Eco-Tourism are all equal winners and the remaining five finalists that failed to advance in the top five are the Runners-up of the pageant.[36][37]

Titleholders

Color keys

The contestant Won in an International pageant.
The contestant was a Runner-up in an International pageant.
The contestant was a Semi-Finalists/Finalists in an International pageant.

The contestant assumed title from resigned titleholder.
The contestant assumed another title.
The contestant was not able to compete in an International pageant.
The contestant did not place but won or a candidate of a Special Award in the pageant.
The contestant did not place.

Year	Miss Earth Philippines Elemental Court Titlists
Year	Earth	Air	Water	Fire	Eco-Tourism
2001	Carlene Aguilar [38]	Maria del Carmen Antigua	Anjelly Gamboa	Marites Orjalesa	Gemma Gatdula
2002	April Ross Perez	Justine Vinluan Gabionza	Gina Ritter	Sheryll Anne Ducusin	Honeylet Christine Gascon
2003	Laura Marie Dunlap	Evangeline Natalie S. Tarin	Sheryl Lou Franco	Lesley Jean Samson	Mary Joyce Garcia
2004	Tamera Marie Szijarto	Nadia C. Camolli	Jasmin Chua	Sheila Margrethe Alonso	Keithley Anne Campos
2005	Genebelle Raagas	Nadia Lee Cien Shami	Arleine Villanueva	Antonette Stephanie Yu	April Lynn Villanueva
2006	Catherine Untalan	Ginger Ann Conejero	Katrina Grace Rigets	Francis Dianne Cervantes	Reena Rae Sarmiento
2007	Jeanne Harn	Krystle Ann Gonzalez Dizon-Grant	Joyce Nocomura	Sarah Katrina Miñoza	Anna Katrina Bautista
2008	Karla Paula Henry	Marie Razel Eguia	Marian Michelle Oblea	Ma. Kristelle Lazaro	Maria Venus Raj
2009	Sandra Inez Seifert	Michelle Martha Braun	Kirstie Joan Babor	Patricia Marie Tumulak	Grezilda Adelantar
2010	Kris Psyche Resus	Renee Rosario McHugh	Emmerie Dale Cunanan	Gwennaelle Ruais	Angela Lauren Fernando
2011	Athena Mae Imperial	Jonavi Raisa Quiray	Murielle Adrienne Orais	Michelle Gavagan	Mary Denisse Toribio
2012	Stephany Dianne Stefanowitz	Glennifer Perido	Samantha Purvor	Thoreen Halvorsen	Mary Candice Ramos
2013	Angelee Claudette delos Reyes	Nancy Leonard	Alma Cabasal	Athina Karla Chia	Bernadette Mae Aguirre
2014	Jamie Herrell	Diane Carmela Querrer	Kimberly Covert	Bencelle Bianzon	Monique Teruelle Manuel
2015	Angelia Gabrena Ong [39]	Chanel Olive Thomas	Catherine Joy Marin	Carla Angela Valderrama	Jona Sweett
2016	Loren Mar Artajos[40][41]	Shannon Rebecca Bridgman [42]	Melanie Mader [42]	Maria Fatima Al-sowyed [42]	Charinna Barro [42]
2017	Karen Ibasco	Kim De Guzman	Jessica Marasigan	Nellza Bautista	Vanessa Mae Castillo
2018	Silvia Celeste Cortesi	Zahra Bianca Saldua	Berjayneth Chee	Jean Nicole de Jesus	Halimatu Yushawu
2019	Janelle Lazo Tee	Ana Monica Tan	Chelsea Lovely Fernandez	Alexandra Marie Dayrit	Karen Nicole Piccio
2020	Roxanne Allison Baeyens	Patrixia Shirley Santos	Maria Gianna Llanes	Marie Sherry Ann Tormes	Ilyssa Marie Mendoza

^1 Note: The years 2009 and 2010 editions, the Miss Philippines Earth remained the grand title of the event, but the four other titles i.e., Miss Philippines- Air, Miss Philippines- Water, Miss Philippines- Fire, and Miss Philippines Eco-Tourism are all equal winners. The remaining five finalists in the top 10 that failed to advance in the top five are the runners up of the pageant. It happened once again in 2017. ^2 Note: By 2011, it reverted to its original order with Miss Air as the runner-up or 2nd place, followed by Miss Water, Miss Fire, and Miss Eco-Tourism as 3rd, 4th and 5th placings, respectively

Annual edition

Color keys

The contestant won in an international pageant.
The contestant was a runner-up in an international pageant.
The contestant was a semifinalist in an international pageant.

The contestant assumed another title.
The contestant was not able to compete in an international pageant.
The contestant did not place but got a special award in an international pageant.

Edition	Pageant Date	Miss Philippines (for Miss Earth) (2001 - 2003)	Place represented	Age¹	Entrants	Venue
1st	28 April 2001	Carlene Aguilar	Manila, Philippines	19	24	University of the Philippines Theater, Quezon City
2nd	12 May 2002	April Perez	Zamboanga City, Philippines	20	24	University of the Philippines Theater, Quezon City
3rd	11 May 2003	Laura Dunlap	Angeles, Philippines	19	24	Aguinaldo Theatre, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City

Edition	Pageant Date	Miss Philippines Earth (2004 - 2017)	Place represented	Age¹	Entrants	Venue
4th	2 May 2004	Tamera Szijarto	Manila, Metro Manila National Capital Region	21	24	University of the Philippines Theater, Quezon City
5th	29 May 2005	Genebelle Raagas	Angeles, Pampanga Central Luzon	18	24	University of the Philippines Theater, Quezon City
6th	14 May 2006	Catherine Untalan	Manila, Metro Manila National Capital Region	20	24	University of the Philippines Theater, Quezon City
7th	29 April 2007	Jeanne Harn	Rodriguez, Rizal Calabarzon	25	23	University of the Philippines Theater, Quezon City
8th	11 May 2008	Karla Henry	Cebu City, Cebu Central Visayas	21	41	Crowne Plaza, Galleria, Pasig City
9th	10 May 2009	Sandra Seifert	Bacolod, Negros Occidental Western Visayas	25	50	Entertainment and Recreational Arena of the People, San Juan City
10th	24 April 2010	Psyche Resus	Infanta, Quezon Calabarzon	22	49	Aquatica, Manila Ocean Park, Manila
11th	5 June 2011	Athena Imperial	Casiguran, Aurora Central Luzon	24	49	Puerto Princesa Coliseum, Puerto Princesa City
12th	27 May 2012	Stephany Stefanowitz	Quezon City, Metro Manila National Capital Region	22	47	Center Stage, SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City
13th	19 May 2013	Angelee de los Reyes	Olongapo City, Zambales Central Luzon	25	47	Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City
14th	11 May 2014	Jamie Herrell	Cebu City, Cebu Central Visayas	19	49	Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City
15th	31 May 2015	Angelia Ong	Manila, Metro Manila National Capital Region	24	38	Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City
16th	11 June 2016	Imelda Schweighart (Resigned)	Puerto Princesa City, Palawan Mimaropa	21	46	University of the Philippines Theater, Quezon City
16th	11 June 2016	Loren Artajos (Assumed)	Laoag City, Ilocos Norte Ilocos Region	25	46	University of the Philippines Theater, Quezon City
17th	15 July 2017	Karen Ibasco	Manila, Metro Manila National Capital Region	26	40	Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City

Edition	Pageant Date	Miss Earth Philippines (2018)	Place represented	Age¹	Entrants	Venue
18th	19 May 2018	Celeste Cortesi	Parma, Italy Filipino Community of Rome, Italy	20	42	Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City

Edition	Pageant Date	Miss Philippines Earth (2019 - Present)	Place represented	Age¹	Entrants	Venue
19th	10 July 2019	Janelle Tee	Pasig City, Metro Manila National Capital Region	28	40	The Cove, Okada Manila, Paranaque City
20th	5 July 2020	Roxanne Baeyens	Baguio, Benguet Cordillera Administrative Region	23	33	None (held virtually via AIM)

¹ Age at time of Miss Philippines Earth pageant, now-called Miss Earth Philippines
² Schweighart resigned from her post as Miss Philippines Earth 2016 on 31 October 2016, two days after the Miss Earth 2016 pageant, following the leak of a video showing her making a controversial remark against Miss Earth 2016 winner Katherine Espin of Ecuador. The 2nd runner up, Loren Mar Artajos takes over her duties as Miss Philippines Earth. The 1st runner-up, Kiara Giel Gregorio could not assume the title due to studies in London.[43]

Current franchise

Below are the complete names of the annual titleholders of the now-called Miss Philippines Earth again, listed in descending order and according to the year in which they participated in Miss Earth, their height and age during their national crowning and their final placement in the aforementioned international pageant after their participation.

The current Miss Philippines Earth titleholder is Roxanne Allison Baeyens.

Color key

Declared as Miss Earth
Ended as Runner-up in Miss Earth
Ended as one of the Top Finalists/ Semi-Finalists in Miss Earth
Received or a candidate a Special Award but did not place in Miss Earth
The contestant was not able to compete in an international pageant.
The contestant was unplaced.

Year	Delegate	Hometown	Placement in Miss Earth	Special award(s)
2001	Carlene Ang Aguilar [38]	Quezon City, Metro Manila	Top 10	Best in Evening Gown
2002	April Ross Lim Perez	Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	Top 10	Miss Photogenic
2003	Laura Marie Mercado Dunlap	Angeles, Pampanga	Top 10
2004	Tamera Marie Lagac Szijarto	Manila, Metro Manila	Top 8	Miss Creamsilk Texter Choice's Awards
2005	Genebelle Francisco Raagas	Angeles, Pampanga	Top 16
2006	Catherine "Cathy" Yu Untalan	Manila, Metro Manila	Miss Water (2nd Runner-up)
2007	Jeanne Angeles Harn	Rodriguez, Rizal	Unplaced	Miss Photogenic
2008	Karla Paula Ginteroy Henry	Cebu City, Cebu	Miss Earth 2008	Miss Photogenic Miss Earth Designers Award
2009	Sandra Inez Suravilla Seifert	Bacolod, Negros Occidental	Miss Air (1st Runner-up)	Best in Long Gown Best in Swimsuit
2010	Kris Psyche Orozco Resus	Infanta, Quezon	Unplaced	Top 5 Best in Aodai
2011	Athena Mae Duarte Imperial	Casiguran, Aurora	Miss Earth – Water 2011	Miss Star Scene
2012	Stephany Dianne Damondamon Stefanowitz	Quezon City, Metro Manila	Miss Earth – Air 2012	Darling of the Press
2013	Angelee Claudette Francisco delos Reyes	Olongapo City, Zambales	Top 8	Miss Eco Tourism
2014	Jamie del Rosario Herrell	Cebu City, Cebu	Miss Earth 2014	Darling of the Press Best in Cocktail Wear National Costume Competition (Asia Pacifics)
2015	Angelia Gabrena Paglicawan Ong	Manila, Metro Manila	Miss Earth 2015	Miss Friendship (Group 3) Evening Gown Competition (Group 3)
2016	Imelda Bautista Schweighart (Resigned after Miss Earth pageant)[40][41]	Puerto Princesa City, Palawan	Unplaced	Press Presentation (Darling of the Press) 2nd Runner-Up Miss Earth-Hannah's
2017	Karen Santos Ibasco	Manila, Metro Manila	Miss Earth 2017	Swimsuit Competition (Group 2) Darling of the Press National Costume (Asia Pacific)
2018	Silvia Celeste Rabimbi Cortesi	Parma, Italy	Top 8	1st Runner-up - Goddess of Albay 1st Runner-up - Best in Terno Resort Wear (Air group) Long Gown (Air group) National Costume (Asia & Oceania) Swimsuit (Air group)
2019	Janelle Lazo Tee	Pasig City	Top 20	Resort Wear (Air) Talent (Air) National Costume (Asia & Oceania) Face of Futuristic Earth Swimsuit (Air) Miss Terminal 2
2020	Roxanne Allison Agnaonao Baeyens	Baguio	TBD	TBD

Gallery of Winners