Miss Earth 2006
Hil Hernandez
Date26 November 2006
Presenters
EntertainmentChristian Bautista
VenueNational Museum, Manila, Philippines
Broadcaster
Entrants82
Placements16
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerHil Hernández
Chile
CongenialityMaria Lucia Leo
Italy
Best National CostumeMililani Vienna Tofa
Samoa
PhotogenicRiza Santos
Canada
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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.

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

National Museum of the Philippines, the venue for Miss Earth 2006

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

Miss Earth 2006 Award winners: China (Talent), Canada (Photogenic), India (Evening Gown), Venezuela (Swimsuit), Samoa (National Costume), and Italy (Friendship)
Award Contestant
Miss Photogenic
Best in National Costume
  •  Samoa – Mililani Vienna Tofa
Best in Swimsuit
Best in Long Gown
Miss Friendship
  •  Italy – Maria Lucia Leo
Miss Fontana
Miss Talent
  •  China – Zhou Mengting

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

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results
Delegates of the Miss Earth 2006 during the Press Presentation

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

  1. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant

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