MISS EARTH 2009....... PREVIEW and updates:
Miss Earth 2009, the 9th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, will be held between the 4th and 24th of October, 2009 in a venue yet to be announced. The Miss Earth winner serves as the spokesperson for the Miss Earth Foundation, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and other environmental organizations.
About 90 contestants from different countries and territories are expected to compete in the event. At the conclusion of the competition, outgoing titleholder Miss Earth 2008 Karla Henry of the Philippines will crown her successor.
Expected contestants :
Country | Name | Age | cm | ft | Hometown | |
Miss Earth Afghanistan | Zallascht Sadat | 24 | 176 | 5'9" | Kabul | |
Miss Earth Argentina | Gisela Menossi | 21 | 180 | 5'11" | Río Cuarto | |
Miss Earth Bahamas | Ife Bethel-Sears | 19 | 175 | 5'10" | Harbor Island | |
Miss Earth Belgium | Isabel van Hoof | 18 | 172 | 5'8" | Antwerpen | |
Miss Earth Brazil | Larissa Ramos | 19 | 178 | 5'10" | Manaus | |
Miss Earth Cook Islands | Engara Gosselin | 24 | 175 | 5'9" | Avarua | |
Miss Earth Cuba | Jamillette Gaxiola | 19 | 175 | 5'9" | Havana | |
Miss Earth Czech Republic | Tereza Budková | 18 | 176 | 5'9" | Sezimovo Ústí | |
Miss Earth Gabon | Cynthia Mboumba | 21 | 175 | 5'9" | Ngounié | |
Miss Earth Greece | Dayana Igropoulou | 21 | 177 | 5'9.5" | Athens | |
Miss Earth Guam | Maria Luisa Santos | 24 | - | - | Dededo | |
Miss Earth Hungary | Korinna Kocsis | 18 | 173 | 5'8" | Jákfa | |
Miss Earth India | Shriya Kishore | 22 | 179 | 5'10.5" | Mumbai | |
Miss Earth Israel | Adaya Zeidman | 22 | 175 | 5'9" | Baghdad | |
Miss Earth Luxembourg | Theodora Banica | 20 | 170 | 5'7" | Luxembourg | |
Miss Earth Martinique | Pascale Nelide | 18 | 180 | 5'11" | Fort de France | |
Miss Earth Netherlands | Sabrina Anijs | 20 | 175 | 5'9" | Den Haag | |
Miss Earth Panama | Geraldine Higuera | 20 | 171 | 5'7.5" | ||
Miss Earth Peru | Jessica Schialer | 19 | 177 | 5'10" | Lima | |
Miss Earth Philippines | Sandra Inez Seifert | 25 | 175 | 5'9" | Negros Occidental | |
Miss Earth Puerto Rico | Angélica Medina | 19 | 170 | 5'7" | Vega Baja | |
Miss Earth Slovak Republic | Lea Šindlerová | 22 | 170 | 5'7" | Nitra | |
Miss Earth Slovenia | Maja Jamnik | 18 | 175 | 5'9" | Ljubljana | |
Miss Earth South Africa | Chanel Grantham | 20 | - | Durban | ||
Miss Earth Tanzania | Evelyn Almasi | 22 | 180 | 5'11" | Dar-Es-Salaam | |
Miss Earth Thailand | Rujinan Pasritum | 19 | 175 | 5'9" | Udon Thani | |
Miss Earth Tibet | Tenzin Choezom | 20 | - | - | Dharamsala | |
Miss Earth Ukraine | Olga Bilousova | 17 | 178 | 5'10" | Kiev | |
Miss Earth Venezuela | TBA 12 June |