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.
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.
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
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. 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.
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.
Results Placements Placement Contestant Miss Earth 2006 – Hil Hernández Miss Earth – Air 2006 – Amruta Patki Miss Earth – Water 2006 – Cathy Untalan Miss Earth – Fire 2006 – Marianne Puglia Top 8 – Petra Soukupová – Meriam George – Stefanie de Roux – Francys Sudnicka Top 16 – Leandra Pratt – Bosena Jelcic – Zhou Mengting – Anne Charlotte Triplet – Cathy Daniel – Judita Hrubyova – Rocio Cazallas – Amanda Pennekamp
Special awards
Major awards Awards Contestant Miss Friendship – Maria Lucia Leo Miss Photogenic – Riza SantosMiss Talent – Zhou Mengting Best in National Costume – Mililani Vienna TofaBest in Evening Gown – Amruta PatkiBest in Swimsuit – Marianne Puglia
Minor/Sponsor awards Awards Contestant Miss Fontana – Riza Santos
Judges The following is the list of the board of judges in this year's Miss Earth:
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. Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometownBlerta Halili20TiranaAndrea Garcia19Buenos AiresNatalie Newton19SydneyLeandra Pratt20NassauIsabelle Cornelis18BrusselsJessica Jordan22HuacarajeBožena Jelčić19ČapljinaKefilwe Kgosi22GaboroneAna Paula Quinot24Rio Grande do SulRiza Santos20CalgaryStephanie Monique Espeut20George TownHil Hernández22CastroZhou Mengting18BeijingMari Paz Duarte20San JoseKristal Rose Sprock21WillemstadPetra Soukupová20PragueNicoline Qvortrup21HaderslevAlondra Peña18BaníMaria Magdalena Stahl22San GabrielMeriam George19CairoAna Flor Astrid Machado20San SalvadorHolly Ikin19ManchesterDina Fekadu22WollegaLinnea Aaltonen18KauniainenAnne Charlotte Triplet19ParisMaria Sarchimelia21TbilisiFatima Funk22BuchenMable Frye20AccraEugenia Lattou23AthensIngrid Bevis21Baie-MahaultCatherine Gregg22Guatemala CityHelan Georges20Port-au-PrinceLesly Gabriela Molina22TegucigalpaAmruta Patki21MumbaiYelena Setiabudi21JakartaMelanie Boreham19DrumbegMaria Lucia Leo19LazioNoriko Ohno26TokyoEmah Madegwa21NairobiNahed Al-Saghir 25BeirutRachel Njinimbam25MonroviaEvelina Dedul20VilniusIvana Popovska24SkopjeAlice Loh25MalaccaMegane Martinon20Fort-de-FranceAlina Garcia18YucatánAyushma Pokharel22KathmanduSabrina van der Donk18ZeewoldeAnnelise Burton18AucklandSharon Amador24MatagalpaIvy Obrori Edenkwo21LagosMeriam Lerøy Brahimi20HordalandSehr Mahmood25SindhStefanie de Roux24Panama CityPaloma Navarro21AsunciónValery Caroline Neff23LimaCathy Untalan21ManilaFrancys Sudnicka26MasoviaCamille Colazzo22San JuanNicoleta Motei22FocșaniElena Salnikova18MoscowCathy Daniel19CastriesMililani Vienna Tofa20ApiaDubravka Škorić19BelgradeShn Juay Shi Yun20SingaporeJudita Hrubyová21BardejovNancy Dos Reis21GautengHee-jung Park24SeoulRocio Cazallas23MadridCécilia Kristensen21StockholmLaura Ferrara20NyonRaimata Agnieray18PapeeteChiu Yu-Cheng23TaipeiRicha Adhia18MwanzaPailin Rungratanasunthorn23BangkokTsering Chungtak21LhasaNicquell Garland25Grand TurkKarina Kharchinska22KyivAmanda Pennekamp25ColumbiaMarianne Puglia21La VictoriaVũ Nguyễn Hà Anh23HanoiLaura Livesy24Old Colwyn
Notes
References
External links
Miss Earth Foundation Miss Earth Foundation Kids' I Love My Planet