Miss Earth 2009 facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Miss Earth 2009
Date	November 22, 2009
Presenters	Borgy Manotoc Marc Nelson Sarah Meier
Entertainment	Nonoy Libanan
Venue	Boracay Ecovillage Resort and Convention Center, Boracay, Aklan, Philippines
Broadcaster	ABS-CBN Studio 23 The Filipino Channel
Entrants	80
Placements	16
Debuts	Gabon Tonga
Withdrawals	Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Congo Congo DR Croatia Curaçao Ethiopia Finland Germany Iraq Kazakhstan Liberia Lithuania Malawi Nicaragua Romania Rwanda Suriname Uganda Vietnam Zambia
Returns	Denmark Guatemala Hong Kong Kenya Nepal Paraguay Puerto Rico Samoa Ukraine
Winner	Larissa Ramos  Brazil
Congeniality	Graziella Rogers  Switzerland
Best National Costume	Evelyne Almasi  Tanzania
Photogenic	Tereza Budková  Czech Republic
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Miss Earth 2009 was the 9th edition of the Miss Earth pageant. It was held on November 22, 2009 at the Boracay Ecovillage Resort and Convention Center in Boracay, Malay, Aklan, Philippines. Karla Henry of Philippines crowned her successor Larissa Ramos of Brazil at the end of the event.

The pageant had 80 delegates from various countries and territories that vied for the Miss Earth crown. The pageant's Top 16 competed on both swimsuit and evening gown competitions to determine the Top 8, the first time since 2003.

The Miss Earth 2009 theme was "Green Lifestyle", in which the candidates were involved with environmental causes. The show was hosted by Marc Nelson, Sarah Meier, and Borgy Manotoc.

Results

Countries and territories that sent delegates and results

Placements

Special awards

Major awards

Awards	Contestant
Best in National Costume	Tanzania – Evelyne Almasi
Best in Swimsuit	Philippines – Sandra Seifert
Best in Long Gown	Philippines – Sandra Seifert
Miss Talent	Tahiti – Niuriki Teremate
Miss Photogenic	Czech Republic – Tereza Budková
Miss Friendship	Switzerland – Graziella Rogers

Minor/Sponsor awards

Awards	Contestant
Best in Eco-Bag Design Wear	Czech Republic – Tereza Budková
Best in Eco-Design Wear	Jamaica – Jenaae Jackson
Best in Use of Indigenous Products Wear	Albania – Suada Saliu
Placenta Award	Puerto Rico – Dignelis Jiménez
Pasigandahan Award	Guam – Maria Luisa Santos
Miss Fontana	China – Yan Xu

Order of Announcements

Winning answer

For the 9th edition of Miss Earth, no single final question was asked. Instead, images were flashed on screen and each of the eight finalists were tasked to tell something about it.

Statement of Miss Earth 2009: "I come from a country that has the largest rainforest in the world, and it is also known as the 'lungs of the world'. But we cannot just say that we are the 'lungs of the world' because my country produces a lot of air pollution as well." – Larissa Ramos, represented Brazil.

Judges

Preliminary events

Beauties for a Cause

The delegates of Miss Earth 2009 visited different islands of the Philippines with the theme "Green Lifestyle" and promoted the use of recyclable materials as part of a collective lifestyle. In addition, they engaged in different environmental activities including the planting of trees, and had school tours in the provinces of Ilocos, Laguna, Negros Occidental, Albay, Pampanga, Bulacan, Rizal, Pangasinan, Batangas, Iloilo, and Metro Manila.

National Costume

The National costume competition of Miss Earth 2009 was held on 4 November 2009 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Grand Theater in Pasay.

Eighty delegates participated in the competition, with Miss Tanzania winning the Best in National Costume award. Minor/sponsor awards were also given that night which included the Placenta Award which was given to Miss Puerto Rico and Pasigandahan Award (the award name is a combination of the main river that passes through Manila and the Filipino word for beauty) which went to Miss Guam.

Evening Gown competition

The delegates were divided into three groups which simultaneously competed in the evening gown preliminary competition in three different locations:

• (Group 1) On 8 November, Splash Mountain Resort Hotel in Los Baños, Laguna. The finalists:
  •  Colombia
  •  Poland
  •  Spain
  •  Ukraine
  •  Venezuela
• (Group 2) On 9 November, Greenbelt 5 of Ayala. The finalists:
  •  India
  •  Italy
  •  Korea
  •  Philippines
  •  USA
• (Group 3) On 7 November, Subic Bay Yacht Club in Subic. The finalists:
  •  Brazil
  •  Guam
  •  Mexico
  •  Paraguay
  •  Thailand

Swimsuit competition

The delegates were divided into three groups which simultaneously competed in the swimsuit competition in three different locations:

• (Group 1) On 7 November, Golden Sunset Resort in Calatagan, Batangas. The finalists:
  •  Colombia
  •  Cuba
  •  Hungary
  •  Spain
  •  Venezuela
• (Group 2) On 12 November, Legazpi City, Bicol Region. The finalists:
  •  Canada
  •  Malaysia
  •  Philippines
  •  Turks and Caicos
  •  USA
• (Group 3) On 8 November, Central Country Estate, Inc. The Lakeshore. The finalists:
  •  Brazil
  •  France
  •  Mexico
  •  Paraguay
  •  Switzerland

Mall tours

The delegates also had their mall tours and fashion shows in all Robinsons Malls nationwide in order to promote the cause of protection of the environment.

TV shows

Selected girls appeared as guests on one of the TV shows of ABS-CBN, the official media partner of Carousel Production for Miss Earth 2009. They had gone to Showtime, ASAP 09, The Singing Bee.

Coronation venue

For the first time, the pageant did not take place on the Island of Luzon. The venue for Miss Earth 2009 final night was first planned to be in Cebu City, but the mayor declined due to the financial cost of sponsoring the pageant. Boracay Ecovillage Resort and Convention Center won the rights to host the coronation night of the 2009 edition of the pageant.

New crown

The Miss Earth Organizers unveiled a new crown to be worn by the winner of Miss Earth 2009, with the preservation of planet Earth as its primary consideration. The crown was designed by an environmentalist jewelry designer from Florida, Ramona Haar, the official jeweller of the Miss Earth pageant.

The new crown is made of 100% recycled precious metals: 14kt gold and argentums sterling silver. The gemstones used were precious and semiprecious stones and donations from over 80 participating countries. These are gemstones that each country is known for either as the origin or source. The gemstones were sent in various forms: faceted, cabochons, beads or rough. The designer travelled to Jaipur, India to have these gemstones individually trim and faceted to the required cut and sizes.

The flower in the center of the crown represents Mother Earth, as inspired by the statement of the American poet, Ralph Waldo Emerson's "The earth laughs in flowers". The recurring spiral motif has always been associated with "maternal power" and "feminine prestige" which is the essence of Miss Earth. The gentle curves in the crown symbolize "unity" and the "spirit of cooperation".

Contestants

Country	Contestant	Age	Height	Hometown	Group
Albania	Suada Saliu	22	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	Lezha	1
Argentina	Gisela Menossi	21	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Río Cuarto	2
Australia	Melinda Heffernan	24	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Cremorne	1
Bahamas	Krystal Brown	23	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Nassau	1
Belgium	Isabel van Hoof	18	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Antwerp	2
Brazil	Larissa Ramos	20	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Manaus	3
Canada	Lateesha Ector	24	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	Pierrefonds	2
China	Yan Xu	20	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Shandong	1
Chinese Taipei	Chen Yi-Wen	21	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Taipei	3
Colombia	Alejandra Castillo	22	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Bogotá	1
Costa Rica	Malena Orozco	21	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Cartago	2
Cuba	Jamillette Gaxiola	20	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Havana	1
Czech Republic	Tereza Budková	19	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Sezimovo Ústí	1
Denmark	Patrica Tjornelund	22	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	Copenhagen	1
Dominican Republic	Mariel Garcia	24	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	San Francisco de Macoris	1
Ecuador	Diana Delgado	25	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Manta	2
El Salvador	Mayra Aldana	23	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	San Salvador	3
England	Kirsty Nichol	19	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Islington	2
France	Magalie Thierry	22	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Froideconche	3
Gabon	Marlyne Lea Ayenne	22	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Libreville	1
Georgia	Nona Diakonidze	19	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Tbilisi	1
Ghana	Mariam Abdul Rauf	21	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Northern Region	2
Greece	Triantafyllia Sarantinou	21	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	Athens	3
Guadeloupe	Marie-Ange Seymour	19	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Le Moule	2
Guam	Maria Luisa Santos	24	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Dededo	3
Guatemala	Hamy Tejeda	24	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	Guatemala City	3
Honduras	Alejandra Mendoza	19	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	La Lima	3
Hong Kong	Wang Shan Shan	20	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Xinjiang	1
Hungary	Korinna Kocsis	18	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Jákfa	1
India	Shriya Kishore	23	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	Mumbai	2
Indonesia	Nadine Zamira Syarief	25	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	Jakarta	1
Israel	Noy Michaelov	24	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Jerusalem	1
Italy	Luna Isabella Voce	21	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Milan	2
Jamaica	Jenaae Jackson	19	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Kingston	1
Japan	Takada Tomomi	22	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Tokyo	1
Kenya	Catherine Muturi	24	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Gatundu	2
Korea	Ye-ju Park	22	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Seoul	2
Kosovo	Elsa Marku	18	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Pristina	2
Latvia	Diana Kubasova	20	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Riga	1
Lebanon	Nicole Lichaa Khoury	18	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Beirut	3
Luxembourg	Theodora Bănică	21	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Luxembourg City	2
Macau	Jia Pei	20	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Macau	3
Malaysia	Madelyne M.Nandu	23	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Sabah	2
Malta	Alison Gallea Valletta	21	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Attard	3
Martinique	Pascale Nelide	18	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Fort de France	1
Mexico	Natalia Quiñónez	23	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Zapopan	3
Nepal	Richa Thapa Magar	24	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)	Kathmandu	3
Netherlands	Sabrina Anijs	21	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	The Hague	2
New Zealand	Catherine Irving	19	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Waverley	2
Nigeria	Modesta Alozie	21	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Abia	3
Northern Ireland	Kayleigh O'Reilly	18	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Derry	3
Pakistan	Ayesha Gilani	26	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Lahore	1
Panama	Geraldine Higuera	20	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	La Chorrera	2
Paraguay	Gabriela Rejala	20	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Ñemby	3
Peru	Leticia Rivera	21	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	Cajamarca	3
Philippines	Sandra Seifert	25	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Bacolod	2
Poland	Izabela Wilczek	23	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	Pabianice	1
Puerto Rico	Dignelis Jiménez	25	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	Arecibo	3
Russia	Ksenia Podsevatkina	22	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Saratov	2
Samoa	Varuna Curry	21	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Apia	3
Scotland	Sarah Finlay	23	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Glasgow	3
Serbia	Dijana Milojkovic	22	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Cuprija	2
Singapore	Valerie Lim	24	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Singapore	3
Slovak Republic	Lea Šindlerová	22	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Nitra	2
Slovenia	Maja Jamnik	18	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Ljubljana	3
South Africa	Chanel Grantham	20	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Durban	1
South Sudan	Aheu Deng	18	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	Juba	2
Spain	Alejandra Echevarria	20	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Jaén	1
Sweden	Giulia Simone Olsson	19	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Stockholm	2
Switzerland	Graziella Rogers	22	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	Lyss	3
Tahiti	Niuriki Teremate	21	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Punaauia	3
Tanzania	Evelyne Almasi	24	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Dar es Salaam	3
Thailand	Rujinan Phanseethum	20	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Udon Thani	3
Tonga	Mary Greatz	21	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Nuku'alofa	2
Turkey	Gözde Zay	26	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	Istanbul	2
Turks and Caicos	Alison Capron	23	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Providenciales	2
Ukraine	Karina Golovata	21	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Kiev	1
USA	Amy Diaz	25	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	North Providence	2
Venezuela	Jessica Barboza	22	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Maracaibo	1
Wales	Dominique Dyer	20	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Neath Port Talbot	2

Images for kids

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  Gabriela Rejala Miss Paraguay

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  Diana Kubasova Miss Latvia

See also

In Spanish: Miss Tierra 2009 para niños