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2006 Miss Earth
Hil Yesenia Hernandez Escobar
2006 Miss Earth
Nov. 26, 2006
Click here for pictures of the event! CHILEAN charmer Hil Yesenia Hernandez Escobar romped away with the title of Miss Earth 2006, a Swarovski-encrusted crown and more than $20,000 in prizes during Sunday night’s pageant held at the National Museum grounds in Manila. The pageant was supposed to be held in Chile this year but because of setbacks, organizer Carousel Productions decided to hold it again in the country. Hernandez, a 5-foot-9-inch stunner, beat 81 other contestants to be the planet’s newest environmental advocate. The Miss Earth contest promotes environmental preservation and contestants are called “beauties for a cause.” Organizers tout the Philippine-born pageant as the third biggest in the world, next only to the Miss Universe and Miss World pageants. The country’s representative, Catherine Untalan, won second-runner up and the title Miss Water. Named Miss Air (second place) was Miss India Amita Pakri (who received the Best in Evening Gown award), while Miss Philippines Catherine Untalan was named Miss Water (third place). Miss Venezuela Marianne Puglia Martinez was named Miss Fire (fourth place) (who also received the Best in Swimsuit award). Rounding up the Top 8 were Czech Petra Soukupova and Miss Universe veterans Francys Sudnicka of Poland, Stefanie de Roux of Panama and Meriam George of Egypt. China’s Zhou Mei Ting won Miss Talent and made it to the 16 semifinals. Also among the Top 16 were delegates from the Slovak Republic, Saint Lucia, France, Bosnia, Herzegovina, the Bahamas and United States. Heavy favorite Riza Santos of Canada, whose parents are Filipinos, was voted by mediamen as Miss Photogenic but failed to advance to the semifinals. Samoa’s Mililani Tofa was Best in National Costume while Italy’s Maria Lucia Leo won Miss Friendship. Veteran television presenter Ariel Oreta hosted the program along with 2004 Miss Earth Priscilla Meirelles of Brazil and 2005 Miss Philippines-Air Ginger Conejero.
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| Miss Earth 2006 Delegates |
Albania
Blerta Halili
Occup:Psychology Student
20,
(5'6)
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Argentina
Anrea Carolina Garcia
19,
(5'6)
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Australia
Natalie Newton
19,
(5'6)
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Bahamas
Leandra Pratt
20,
(5'9)
QF
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Belgium
Isabelle Cornelius
19,
(5'6)
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Bolivia
Jessica Ann Jordan
Occup:model
22,
(5'8)
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Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosena Jelcic
Occup:model
19,
(5'8)
QF
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Botswana
Kefilwe Kgosi
22,
(5'5)
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Brazil
Ana Paula Quinot
Occup:Gymnastics Teacher
24,
(5'7)
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Canada
Riza Raquel Santos
Occup:TV Reporter
20,
(5'8)
Photogenic
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Cayman Islands
Stephanie Monique Espeut
Occup:Customer Care Training Specialist
20,
(5'6)
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Chile
Hil Yesena Hernandez
22,
(5'11)
Winner
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China
Zhou Mei Ting
Occup:Model
18,
(5'8)
QF
Miss Talent
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Costa Rica
Maripaz Duarte
Occup:Legal Assistant
20,
(5'6)
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Curacao
Kristal Rose Sprock
Occup:Student
21,
(5'7)
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Czech Republic
Petra Soukupova
21,
(5'8)
SF
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Demnark
Nicoline Qvortrup
Occup:Teacher
21,
(5'9)
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Dominican Republic
Alondra Pena
Occup:Student
18,
(5'11)
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Ecuador
Maria Magdalena Stahl
Occup:TV Anchor
25,
(5'8)
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Egypt
Meriam George
Occup:Model
19,
(5'8)
SF
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El Salvador
Flor Machado
Occup:Model
20,
(5'5)
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England
Holly Ikin
Occup:Model
19,
(5'10)
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Ethiopia
Dina Fekadu
Occup:Student
22,
(5'8)
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Finland
Linnea Aaltome
Occup:Student
18,
(5'5)
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France
Anne Charlotte Triplet
Occup:Student
19,
(6')
QF
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Georgia
Maria Sarchimelia
Occup:Model
22,
(5'7)
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Germany
Fatima Funk
Occup:Teacher
22,
(5'7)
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Ghana
Mable Naadu Frye
20,
(5'7)
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Greece
Eugenia Lattou
23,
(5'6)
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Guadeloupe
Ingrid Bevis
Occup:Student
22,
(5'9)
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Guatemala
Catherine Gregg
22,
(5'8)
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Haiti
Melan Georges
Occup:Model
20,
(5'11)
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Honduras
Lesly Gabriela Molina Kristoffp
19,
(5'6)
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India
Amruta Patki
Occup:Model
20,
(5'11)
1st RU
Miss Earth Air, Best in Long Gown
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Indonesia
Yelena Setiabudi
Occup:Fashion Design Graduate
21,
(5'6)
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Ireland
Melanie Boreham
Occup:Model
19,
(5'10)
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Italy
Maria Lucia Leo
Occup:Stylist
23,
(5'8)
Miss Friendship
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Japan
Noriko Ohno
Occup:Secretary
26,
(5'6)
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Kenya
Emah Madegwa
Occup:Student
21,
(5'8)
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Korea
Hee-Jung Park
Occup:Student
24,
(5'5)
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Lebanon
Nahed Al Saghir
25,
(5'6)
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Liberia
Rachel Njinimbam
Occup:Student
25,
(5'11)
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Lithuania
Evelina Dedul
Occup:Student
20,
(5'6)
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Macedonia
Ivana Popovska
24,
(5'6)
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Malaysia
Alice Loh
Sep. 30, 2006
Occup:Beauty Consultant
25,
(5'6)
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Martinique
Megane Martinon
20,
(5'7)
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Mexico
Alina Garcia
Occup:Model
18,
(5'8)
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Nepal
Ayushma Pokharel
Occup:Environmental Science Graduate
22,
(5'8)
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Netherlands
Sabirna Van Der Donk
Occup:Student
18,
(5'11)
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New Zealand
Annelise Burton
Occup:Model
18,
(5'10)
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Nicaragua
Sharon Amador
Occup:Student
24,
(5'6)
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Nigeria
Ivy Obrori Edenkwo
Occup:Student
21,
(5'9)
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Norway
Meriam Leroy
Occup:Model
20,
(5''9)
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Pakistan
Sehr Mahmood
Occup:University graduate
25,
(5'5')
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Panama
Stefanie DeRoux
Occup:Model
24,
(5'10)
SF
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Paraguay
Paloma Navarro
Occup:Student
21,
(5'8)
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Peru
Valerie Caroline Neff
Occup:Model
23,
(5'9)
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Philippines
Catherine Untalan
Occup:Psychology Gracuate
20,
(6')
2nd RU
Miss Earth Water
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Poland
Francys Sudnicka
Occup:Student
26,
(5'7)
SF
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Puerto Rico
Camille Collazo
Occup:Model
22,
(5'9)
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Romania
Nicoleta Motei
Occup:Model
22,
(5'8)
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Russia
Elena Salnikova
Occup:Student
18,
(5'8)
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Saint Lucia
Cathy Daniel
QF
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Samoa
Mililani Vienna Tofa
20,
(5'7)
Best National Costume
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Serbia and Montenegro
Sladjaa Damjanac
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Singapore
Shn Juay Shi Yun
Occup:Student
20,
(5'8)
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Slovak Republic
Katarina Manova
QF
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South Africa
Nancy Dos Reis
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Spain
Rocio Cazallas
QF
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Sweden
Cecilia Kristensen
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Switzerland
Laura Ferrara
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Tahiti
Raimata Agnieray
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Taiwan ROC
Chiu Yu-Cheng
Occup:Model
25,
(5'6)
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Tanzania
Richa Adhia
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Thailand
Pailin Rungratanasunthorn
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Tibet
Tsering Chungtak
Occup:Student
21,
(5'7)
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Turks & Caicos
Nicquell Garland
25,
(5'5)
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Ukraine
Karina Kharchynska
Occup:Economist
22,
(5'6)
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USA
Amanda Helen Pennekamp
QF
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Venezuela
Marianne Puglia
3rd RU
Miss Earth Fire, Best in Swimsuit
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Viet Nam
Vu Nguyen Ha Ahn
23,
(5'7)
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Wales
Laura Livesy
22,
(5'5)
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Zambia
Pauline Mwikisa
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