Miss Earth 2008 was the eighth edition of the Miss Earth pageant, held at the Clark Expo Amphitheater in Angeles City, Philippines, on November 9, 2008.
Jessica Trisko of Canada crowned Karla Henry of the Philippines as her successor the end of the event.
Results
Placements Placement Contestant Miss Earth 2008 – Karla Henry Miss Earth – Air 2008 – Miriam Odemba Miss Earth – Water 2008 – Abigail Elizalde Miss Earth – Fire 2008 – Tatiane Alves Top 8 – Mariana Rodriguez – Adriana Reverón – Nasanin Nuri – Daniela Torrealba Top 16 – Hana Svobodová – Ezinne Uko – Karolina Filipkowska – Ruxandra Popa – Anna Mezentseva – Seol-hee Seo – Piyaporn Deejing – Jana Murrell
Special awards
Major awards Awards Contestant Miss Friendship – Andrea Leon Janzso Miss Photogenic – Karla Henry Miss Talent – Rachael Margot Smith Best in National Costume – Shassia Ubillús Best in Evening Gown – Daniela Torrealba Best in Swimsuit – Abigail Elizalde
Winning answer Final Question in Miss Earth 2008: "If you have the chance to speak to the newly-elected US President Barack Obama about the state of the global environment, what would you tell him?"
Answer of Miss Earth 2008: "What I would tell to the newly elected president of the USA, being one of the most powerful countries in the world, I would encourage him to implement environmental knowledge in the curriculum of all schools whether in the United States or in the Philippines. Environmental knowledge is something that all of us must share, but most importantly we must teach the youth that this is something that we should instill in them so that in the near future they will be the ones to take care of our mother Earth." – Karla Henry, represented Philippines.
Pageant
Format Starting this year, the format of the finale has changed. In previous years, after the swimsuit competition, there will have only eight delegates. They will compete in the first question and answer section with different questions, then participate in the evening gown competition. After that, the top four was announced and participated in the final question. But from this year, the top eights will only participate in the evening gown competition. After that, the judges will select the final four. They only participated in one part of the only question and answer session before announcing three runners-up and Miss Earth.
Judges No. Judge Background 1 Lourdes Atienza Philanthropist and Beauty queen 2 Stephan Elsner Fashion designer (Chairperson of the board of directors, Bonprix Italia) 3 Tom Hansen Environmentalist 4 Hong Jin Regional Director, Korean Air 5 Philip Lo Director 6 Lisa Macuja-Elizalde Prima Ballerina (Founder of Ballet Manila) 7 Andrea Mastellone General manager, Traders Hotel Manila 8 Rizalino Navarro Chairperson of Clark Development Corporation 9 Samuel West Stewart Environmentalist (President of Philippines Bio Sciences Company Inc.) 10 Leo Valdez Singer/International musical theatre actor 11 Ping Valencia Image consultant/former top fashion model
Background music Opening: Yves Larock – Rise Up, Pussycat Dolls – When I Grow Up Swimsuit Competition: Enur feat. Natasha – Calabria Evening Gown Competition: Coldplay – Viva la Vida
Preliminary events
Beauties for a Cause The delegates of Miss Earth 2008 explored the different islands of the Philippines with the theme "Green Lifestyle" and promoted the use of recyclable materials as part of our collective lifestyle.Sublime beauty for a cause. Retrieved 3 November 2008. In addition, they engaged on different environmental activities including the planting of trees in the provinces of Albay, Batangas, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Palawan, and Rizal. They also had school tours in Taytay, Rizal, and Metro Manila and taught the children the importance of protecting the environment.
Long gown Miss Venezuela, Daniela Torrealba was named Best in Long Gown at the competition held at the PAGCOR, Grand Theatre in the city of Parañaque on 3 November 2008.
Swimsuit On 25 October 2008, the delegates were divided into three groups which simultaneously competed in the swimsuit preliminary competition in three different locations: Sabang Beach Resort in Puerto Princesa, Palawan Golden Sunset Resort in Calatagan, Batangas Manila
The 15 finalists in each group then competed in the Final Swimsuit Competition held on 2 November at the Fontana Leisure Park in the Clark Freeport Zone, Angeles, Pampanga. Abigail Elizalde of Mexico emerged as the winner of the Best in Swimsuit.
National costume The National Costume competition of Miss Earth 2008 was held on 28 October 2008 at the PAGCOR Grand Theatre in the city of Parañaque. And again minor/sponsor awards were also given at that night.
All of 85 candidates participated in the competition, with Miss Panama winning the coveted Best in National Costume award. Miss Philippines, Karla Henry was unanimously chosen by the members of the press as Miss Photogenic. Minor/sponsor awards were also given at that night.
TV shows The ladies had their TV guesting on the different shows of ABS-CBN and Studio 23, the official media partner of Carousel Production for Miss Earth 2008. They had gone to Wowowee, ASAP, Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal, and The Singing Bee.
Mall tours The delegates also had their mall tours and fashion shows in all Robinsons Malls nationwide in order to promote its cause which is to promote the protection of our environment.
Contestants 85 contestants competed for the title. Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown Rudina Suti 23 Gjirokastër Camila Solórzano 19 Tucumán Rachael Margot Smith 23 Perth Garnell Storr 25 Musha Cay Debby Gommeren 20 Antwerp Tsokye Karchung 24 Thimphu Carolina Urquiola 23 La Paz Alisa Zlatarević 20 Sarajevo Nametso Ngwako 19 Serowe Tatiane Alves 24 Conselheiro Lafaiete Denise Garrido 21 Bradford Zhou Yingkun 22 Shandong Mariana Rodríguez 20 Cali Wendy Cordero 20 Cartago Jessica Silva 18 Camagüey Hana Svobodová 19 Zadní Zhořec Olga Yumba 21 Kasai-Oriental Diana González Flores 18 San Francisco de Macorís Andrea Carolina León 20 Machala Teresita Gómez 23 San Salvador Caroline Duffy 21 York Kidan Tesfahun 24 Addis Ababa Minna Nikkilä 21 Tampere Charlotte Lagauzere 24 Bayonne Sopiko Svimonishvili 20 Rustavi Dayana Schult 18 Schwerin Sara Adoley Addo 24 Accra Ria Antoniou 19 Athens Jennifer Desbouiges 22 Basse-Terre Jennifer Neves 26 Hagatña Kenia Andrade 22 Atlántida Krisztina Polgár 21 Törökszentmiklós Tanvi Vyas 22 Vadodara Hedhy Kurniati 22 Jakarta Lin Mor 18 Tel Aviv Caterina Pasquale 24 Crotone Simone Burke 21 St. Andrew Akemi Fukumura 26 Tokyo Yllka Berisha 20 Pristina Anita Baltruna 25 Jelgava Pamela Saadé 25 Jounieh Marit Woods 21 Monrovia Ingrida Kazlauskaite 24 Kaunas Nadia Neves Pereira 22 Luxembourg Qian Wei-Na 22 Macau Audrey Ng 23 Perak Maria Galea 18 Valletta Frédérique Violene Grainville 18 Fort-de-France Abigail Elizalde 23 Torreón Melanie de Laat 22 Utrecht Rachel Crofts 20 Manawatu Thelma Rodríguez 19 Chinandega Ezinne Uko 22 Lagos Gemma Walker 23 Slievemore Nosheen Idrees 22 Jhelum Shassia Ubillús 25 Panama City Giuliana Zevallos 20 Loreto Karla Henry 22 Cebu City Karolina Filipkowska 20 ŁódźKatissia Kouta23Brazzaville Ruxandra Popa 21 Abrud Anna Mezentseva 23 Moscow Cynthia Akazuba 18 Kigali Courtney St. John 22 Glasgow Bojana Traljic 18 Subotica Ivy Leow Kian Peng 25 Singapore Martina Tóthová 20 Piešťany Sara Frančeškin 18 Ljubljana Matapa Maila 23 LimpopoSeol-hee Seo19Daegu Nok Nora Duany 18 Juba Adriana Reverón 23 Tenerife Priscilla Yhap 22 Paramaribo Fanny Blomé 18 Norrköping Nasanin Nuri 21 Teheran Vahinetua Flaccadori 19 Papeete Taiwan Tsai Yin-Yin 22 Taipei Miriam Odemba 25 Arusha Piyaporn Deejing 19 Nakhon Ratchasima Demet Karadeniz 25 Ankara Sessily Pratt 18 Providenciales Daisy Nabagereka 22 Kampala Jana Murrell 26 Omaha Daniela Torrealba 19 San Cristóbal Jamie Lee Williams 22 Powys
Notes
Debuts
Returns
Last competed in 2001:
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Withdrawals
Did not compete – Olha Bilousova – Miss Tourism Vietnam 2008 Phan Thị Ngọc Diễm was invited by the Elite to participate in the contest and on the official fanpage also posted pictures with her personal information. However, she later said she did not officially participate in the competition. Explaining this, Ms. Nguyễn Thị Thúy Nga - CEO of Elite Company said her profile could not be completed in time to submit to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has not found a truly suitable representative. Later, Carousel Productions removed her image and Vietnam officially withdrew from the competition this year.
Other notes Harshita Saxena surrendered her Miss India Earth title, paving way for Tanvi Vyas, who became Pantaloons Femina Miss India Earth 2008. Debby Gommeren was a replacement of Barbara van den Bussche, the original winner for an unknown reason. Akemi Fukumura (Japan) replaced Mayu Kato, the original contestant for unknown reason.
References
External links
Miss Earth Foundation Miss Earth Foundation Kids' I Love My Planet