Miss Earth 2006, the 6th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held at the grounds of the National Museum in Manila, Philippines on 26 November 2006.
| Miss Earth 2006 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Hil Hernandez | |
| Date | 26 November 2006 |
| Presenters | |
| Entertainment | Christian Bautista |
| Venue | National Museum, Manila, Philippines |
| Broadcaster | |
| Entrants | 82 |
| Placements | 16 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Hil Hernández Chile |
| Congeniality | Maria Lucia Leo Italy |
| Best National Costume | Mililani Vienna Tofa Samoa |
| Photogenic | Riza Santos Canada |
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 history of the pageant.[1][2]
Contestants from 82 countries and territories competed in this year's pageant, surpassing the previous record of 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 in this year's pageant.
Background
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Location and date
During the pageant night of Miss Earth 2005, It was announced that the Miss Earth 2006 pageant will 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 Philippine version of 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 |
|---|---|
| Miss Earth 2006 | |
| Miss Earth – Air 2006 | |
| Miss Earth – Water 2006 | |
| Miss Earth – Fire 2006 | |
| Top 8 |
|
| Top 16 |
Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Photogenic | |
| Best in National Costume |
|
| Best in Swimsuit | |
| Best in Long Gown | |
| Miss Friendship |
|
| Miss Fontana | |
| Miss Talent |
|
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
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
- ^ Ages at the time of the pageant
References
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