Miss Earth 2006 was the sixth edition of the Miss Earth pageant, held at the grounds of the National Museum of the Philippines in Manila, Philippines, on 26 November 2006.

Miss Earth 2006
Hil Hernandez
Date26 November 2006
Presenters
EntertainmentChristian Bautista
VenueNational Museum of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines
Broadcaster
Entrants82
Placements16
Debuts
  • Botswana
  • Cayman Islands
  • Curaçao
  • England
  • Georgia
  • Guadeloupe
  • Ireland
  • Liberia
  • Lithuania
  • Tibet
  • Wales
Withdrawals
  • Afghanistan
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Colombia
  • Estonia
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • Israel
  • Jamaica
  • Latvia
  • Macau
  • Mauritius
  • Mongolia
  • Niue
  • Portugal
  • Tokelau
  • United Kingdom
  • Zambia
Returns
  • Albania
  • Costa Rica
  • Ethiopia
  • Greece
  • Guatemala
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
WinnerHil Hernández
Chile
CongenialityMaria Lucia Leo, Italy
Best National CostumeMililani Vienna Tofa, Samoa
PhotogenicRiza Santos, Canada
← 2005
2007 →

At the end of the event, Alexandra Braun of Venezuela crowned Hil Hernández of Chile as Miss Earth 2006. It is the first victory of Chile at the pageant.[1][2]

Contestants from 82 countries and territories competed in this year's pageant, an increase from the 80 contestants in 2005. The pageant was hosted by Ariel Ureta, Miss Earth 2004 Priscilla Meirelles, and Miss Philippines-Air 2006 Ginger Conejero. Filipino singer and actor Christian Bautista performed at the pageant.

Background

 
National Museum of the Philippines, the venue for Miss Earth 2006

Location and date

On the pageant night, It was announced that the 2006 pageant would take place in Santiago, Chile on 15 November 2006, and would be the first Miss Earth pageant outside of the Philippines and as well in Asia. However, the Chilean organizers did not meet requirements as they could not confirm a venue for the pageant, hotel accommodations, as well as a television station to broadcast the event.[3] In September, 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.[3][4]

On 24 November, a number of delegates participated in the Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal, acting as suitcase models during the game. This followed an episode of the American game show, where 26 Miss USA 2006 contestants acted as suitcase models.[5]

Results

Placements

Placement Contestant
Winner
Miss Earth – Air 2006
Miss Earth – Water 2006
Miss Earth – Fire 2006
Top 8
Top 16
  •   Bahamas – Leandra Pratt[1]
  •   Bosnia and Herzegovina – Bosena Jelcic[1]
  •   China – Zhou Mengting[1]
  •   France – Anne Charlotte Triplet[1]
  •   Saint Lucia – Cathy Daniel[1]
  •   Slovakia – Judita Hrubyova[1]
  •   Spain – Rocio Cazallas[1]
  •   United States – Amanda Pennekamp[1]

Special awards

 
Miss Earth 2006 Award winners: China (Talent), Canada (Photogenic), India (Evening Gown), Venezuela (Swimsuit), Samoa (National Costume), and Italy (Friendship)

Major awards

Awards Contestant
Miss Friendship
  •   Italy – Maria Lucia Leo
Miss Photogenic
Miss Talent
  •   China – Zhou Mengting
Best in National Costume
  •   Samoa – Mililani Vienna Tofa
Best in Evening Gown
Best in Swimsuit

Minor/Sponsor awards

Awards Contestant
Miss Fontana

Judges

The following is the list of the board of judges in this year's Miss Earth:[6]

No. Judge Background
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

Contestants

 
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results
 
Delegates of the Miss Earth 2006 during the Press Presentation

82 contestants competed for the title.[7]

Country/Territory Contestant Age[a] Hometown
  Albania Blerta Halili 20 Tirana
  Argentina Andrea Garcia 19 Buenos Aires
  Australia Natalie Newton 19 Sydney
  Bahamas Leandra Pratt 20 Nassau
  Belgium Isabelle Cornelis 18 Brussels
  Bolivia Jessica Jordan 22 Huacaraje
  Bosnia and Herzegovina Božena Jelčić 19 Čapljina
  Botswana Kefilwe Kgosi 22 Gaborone
  Brazil Ana Paula Quinot 24 Rio Grande do Sul
  Canada Riza Santos 20 Calgary
  Cayman Islands Stephanie Monique Espeut 20 George Town
  Chile Hil Hernández 22 Castro
  China Zhou Mengting 18 Beijing
  Costa Rica Mari Paz Duarte 20 San Jose
  Curaçao Kristal Rose Sprock 21 Willemstad
  Czech Republic Petra Soukupová[8] 20 Prague
  Denmark Nicoline Qvortrup[9] 21 Haderslev
  Dominican Republic Alondra Peña 18 Baní
  Ecuador Maria Magdalena Stahl 22 San Gabriel
  Egypt Meriam George 19 Cairo
  El Salvador Ana Flor Astrid Machado 20 San Salvador
  England Holly Ikin[10] 19 Manchester
  Ethiopia Dina Fekadu 22 Wollega
  Finland Linnea Aaltonen[11] 18 Kauniainen
  France Anne Charlotte Triplet 19 Paris
  Georgia Maria Sarchimelia 21 Tbilisi
  Germany Fatima Funk 22 Buchen
  Ghana Mable Frye 20 Accra
  Greece Eugenia Lattou 23 Athens
  Guadeloupe Ingrid Bevis[12] 21 Baie-Mahault
  Guatemala Catherine Gregg[13] 22 Guatemala City
  Haiti Helan Georges 20 Port-au-Prince
  Honduras Lesly Gabriela Molina[14] 22 Tegucigalpa
  India Amruta Patki[15] 21 Mumbai
  Indonesia Yelena Setiabudi 21 Jakarta
  Ireland Melanie Boreham 19 Drumbeg
  Italy Maria Lucia Leo 19 Lazio
  Japan Noriko Ohno 26 Tokyo
  Kenya Emah Madegwa[16] 21 Nairobi
  Lebanon Nahed Al-Saghir 25 Beirut
  Liberia Rachel Njinimbam 25 Monrovia
  Lithuania Evelina Dedul 20 Vilnius
  Macedonia Ivana Popovska 24 Skopje
  Malaysia Alice Loh 25 Malacca
  Martinique Megane Martinon 20 Fort-de-France
  Mexico Alina Garcia 18 Yucatán
    Nepal Ayushma Pokharel 22 Kathmandu
  Netherlands Sabrina van der Donk 18 Zeewolde
  New Zealand Annelise Burton 18 Auckland
  Nicaragua Sharon Amador 24 Matagalpa
  Nigeria Ivy Obrori Edenkwo 21 Lagos
  Norway Meriam Lerøy Brahimi 20 Hordaland
  Pakistan Sehr Mahmood[17] 25 Sindh
  Panama Stefanie de Roux 24 Panama City
  Paraguay Paloma Navarro 21 Asunción
  Peru Valery Caroline Neff 23 Lima
  Philippines Cathy Untalan[18] 21 Manila
  Poland Francys Sudnicka 26 Masovia
  Puerto Rico Camille Colazzo 22 San Juan
  Romania Nicoleta Motei 22 Focșani
  Russia Elena Salnikova 18 Moscow
  Saint Lucia Cathy Daniel 19 Castries
  Samoa Mililani Vienna Tofa 20 Apia
  Serbia and Montenegro Dubravka Škorić 19 Belgrade
  Singapore Shn Juay Shi Yun 20 Singapore
  Slovakia Judita Hrubyová 21 Bardejov
  South Africa Nancy Dos Reis 21 Gauteng
  South Korea Hee-jung Park 24 Seoul
  Spain Rocio Cazallas 23 Madrid
  Sweden Cécilia Kristensen 21 Stockholm
   Switzerland Laura Ferrara 20 Nyon
  Tahiti Raimata Agnieray 18 Papeete
  Taiwan Chiu Yu-Cheng 23 Taipei
  Tanzania Richa Adhia 18 Mwanza
  Thailand Pailin Rungratanasunthorn 23 Bangkok
  Tibet Tsering Chungtak 21 Lhasa
  Turks and Caicos Nicquell Garland 25 Grand Turk
  Ukraine Karina Kharchinska 22 Kyiv
  United States Amanda Pennekamp 25 Columbia
  Venezuela Marianne Puglia[19] 21 La Victoria
  Vietnam Vũ Nguyễn Hà Anh[20] 23 Hanoi
  Wales Laura Livesy[21] 24 Old Colwyn

Notes

  1. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Adina, Armin (November 27, 2006). "Chile beauty is Miss Earth". Philippine Daily Inquirer. p. 100. Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  2. ^ Avante, Wells (November 27, 2006). "Miss Chile crowned Miss Earth 2006". PEP.ph. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Adina, Armin (October 29, 2006). "Miss Earth pulls out of Chile". Philippine Daily Inquirer. pp. I1. Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ Adina, Armin (November 12, 2006). "Record number of entries this year for Miss Earth tilt". Philippine Daily Inquirer. pp. H1–H2. Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ^ "Special Episode of NBC's "Deal or No Deal" Featuring 26 Miss USA Delegates". Retrieved March 18, 2008.
  6. ^ Yazon, Giovanni Paolo J. (November 30, 2006). "Chile's charmer wins Miss Earth crown". Manila Standard Today. Archived from the original on September 4, 2009. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
  7. ^ Lo, Ricky (November 25, 2006). "The 20 'most likely' Miss Earth bets". Philippine Star. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  8. ^ "Petra Soukupová skončila na Miss Earth mezi nejlepšími" [Petra Soukupová finished among the best at Miss Earth]. Novinky (in Czech). November 27, 2006. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  9. ^ Schulz, Mette Christine (October 24, 2006). "Nicoline vil være den nye Miss Earth | jv.dk" [Nicoline will be the new Miss Earth]. JydskeVestkysten (in Danish). Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  10. ^ "Brains and beauty give Holly a licence to thrill". Manchester Evening News. March 1, 2007. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  11. ^ "Missisuosikki Linnea Miss Maailma -kisoissa jo vuosia sitten, katso kuvat" [Miss favorite Linnea in the Miss World contest years ago, see the photos]. MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). February 19, 2011. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  12. ^ "Ingrid Bévis en route pour les Philippines..." [Ingrid Bévis on her way to the Philippines...]. France-Antilles (in French). November 5, 2006. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  13. ^ Mejía, Selene (May 3, 2023). "Así ha sido la evolución de Catherine Gregg en la televisión nacional" [This has been the evolution of Catherine Gregg on national television]. Soy 502 (in Spanish). Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  14. ^ Gamez, Sabino (January 31, 2007). "¿Leslie al Miss Tierra 2006?" [Leslie to Miss Earth 2006?]. La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  15. ^ "Amruta wins Miss Earth Air title". The Times of India. November 27, 2006. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  16. ^ "Brave, bold and beautiful". The Nation. June 21, 2020 [6 December 2008]. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  17. ^ Abbas, Mohsin (November 23, 2006). "'مشرف رہے تو مقابلہ حسن ضرور ہوگا'" ['If Musharraf stays, there will definitely be beauty contest']. BBC Urdu (in Urdu). Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  18. ^ Adina, Armin (May 16, 2006). "Statuesque psychology grad crowned Miss RP-Earth". Philippine Daily Inquirer. pp. A17. Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  19. ^ "Reina en paños menores". La Prensa (in Spanish). May 27, 2008. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  20. ^ "Vũ Nguyễn Hà Anh tham dự Miss Earth 2006" [Vu Nguyen Ha Anh attended Miss Earth 2006]. VnExpress (in Vietnamese). November 8, 2006. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  21. ^ "Beauty competition is out of this world". North Wales Live. January 4, 2007. Retrieved January 8, 2024.