Miss Earth Canada
Formation2001
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersEdmonton
Location
Membership
Miss Earth
Official language
English
Country Director
MTC-W inc
Website[1]

Miss Earth Canada is a beauty pageant held annually in search of the most beautiful and environmental-friendly woman in Canada. It is the official preliminary to the Miss Earth pageant. The winners are chosen based on physical attributes and skills in speaking in public on environmental matters.[1]

History

2001–2002: Early years

Canada was first represented by Michelle Carrie Lillian Weswaldi in the first edition of the Miss Earth pageant, Miss Earth 2001.[2][3] In 2002, Canada was represented by Melanie Grace Bennett, of Vancouver, BC. Mixed ethnicity, Melanie is half Caucasian & Half Filipina.

2003–2018: Rosotro Productions

In 2003 the Miss Earth Canada franchise was obtained by Rosotro Productions owned by Ronaldo Soriano Trono, and since 2004, a national contest in Montreal has been held each autumn to determine the winner.[4]

Several winners have held awards in the international Miss Earth pageant. Filipino-Canadian beauty, Riza Santos (Miss Earth Canada 2006) was voted Miss Photogenic and Miss Fontana at the Miss Earth 2006 competition[5][6] and went on to be a host and star in various movies and television shows in the Philippines.[7][8] Denise Garrido (Miss Earth Canada 2008) won the "Miss Earth Puerto Princesa" title during a pre-pageant swimsuit competition of Miss Earth 2008 held at the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park.[9] Katherine McClure (Miss Earth Canada 2005) of Toronto was Miss Earth Congeniality in the Miss Earth 2005.[10] Tanya Munizaga (Miss Earth Canada 2004) was Miss Earth Talent at the Miss Earth 2004.

The Miss Earth Canada pageant produced one winner in the international Miss Earth pageant when Jessica Trisko won the Miss Earth 2007 crown. Trisko became the first Canadian to win the Miss Earth title and spent her reign promoting environmental issues. Aside from Canada and the Philippines, she had the chance to travel during her reign to many countries like China, Puerto Rico, and Singapore. She also travelled multiple times to Indonesia, the United States and Vietnam to meet world environmental leaders and to promote environmental awareness and preservation of the mother earth.[11]

2020-present: Miss World Canada Organization

In 2020, Miss World Canada Organization acquired the rights to send a delegate to Miss Earth by the organization's president, Michelle Weswaldi. The organization appointed Denise Gloren Guelos. Laura Pastor, Miss World Canada 4th Runner up was appointed to be the delegate for 2021 but withdrew and replaced by Alice Li.

Titleholders

Color key

The main winner of Miss Earth Canada represents her country at Miss Earth pageant.

Year Miss Earth Canada Region Placement Special awards
2001 Michelle Weswaldi Woodbridge, Ontario Unplaced
2002 Melanie Bennett Surrey, British Columbia Unplaced
2003 Brooke Johnston[12] Montréal, Québec Unplaced
2004 Tanya Munizaga Montréal, Québec Unplaced Best in Talent
2005 Katherine McClure Toronto, Ontario Unplaced Miss Friendship
2006 Riza Santos Calgary, Alberta Unplaced Miss Photogenic
Top 5 Best in Swimsuit
Top 15 Miss Talent
2007 Jessica Trisko Vancouver, British Columbia Miss Earth 2007 Prinsesa Ng Kalikasan
2008 Denise Garrido Bradford, Ontario Unplaced Miss Earth Puerto Princes
2009 Lateesha Ector Pierrefonds, Quebec Unplaced Top 5 Best in Swimsuit (Group 2)
2010 Summer Ross Belle River, Ontario Unplaced
2011 Ashlea Moor Lethbridge, Alberta Unplaced
2012 Valérie Rémillard Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Quebec Unplaced 1st place, gold medalist(s) Walk with M.E.
2013 Sofiya Chorniy Montréal, Québec Unplaced
2014 Cynthia Loewen La Salle, Ontario Unplaced
2015 Tatiana Maranhao Leamington, Ontario Unplaced
2016 Tamara Jemuovic[13][14][15] Toronto, Ontario Unplaced
2017 Jacqueline Marsh Thunder Bay, Ontario Unplaced 2nd place, silver medalist(s) National Costume competition (North America)
Top 16 Figure and Form
2018 Jaime VandenBerg Lethbridge, Alberta Withdrew People's Choice City Ambassadress
2019 Mattea Henderson Calgary, Alberta Unplaced
2020 Gloren Guelos Surrey, British Columbia Unplaced
2021 Alice Li Toronto, Ontario Unplaced
2022 Jessica Cianchino[16] Toronto, Ontario Unplaced Miss Pontefino Hotel 2022
Miss Earth Ligao 2022
Miss Ever Bilena 2022
2023 Layanna Robinson[17] Victoria, British Columbia Top 20
2024 Aleena Singh[18] Waterloo, Ontario TBA TBA

See also

References

  1. ^ Riedner, Heidi (15 March 2012). "Sutton pageant contestant stars in Toronto". York Region. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Miss Earth Canada". Pageantopolis. 28 October 2001. Archived from the original on 6 December 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2012.((cite news)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Soul, John (28 October 2001). "Miss Earth 2001". Woman of the Earth. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Caribbean Designer, Kazz Forbes Designs Official Swimwear Collection For Miss Earth Canada 2011 Pageant". South Florida Caribbean News. 25 July 2007. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  5. ^ Avante, Wells (27 November 2006). "Miss Chile crowned Miss Earth 2006". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  6. ^ Requintina, Robert R. (27 May 2011). "Canada's Miss World is Filipina". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  7. ^ Matabuena, Julien Merced C. (27 May 2011). "Former 'PBB' housemate Riza Santos crowned Miss World Canada 2011". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  8. ^ Dimaculangan, Jocelyn (5 January 2008). "Ruben Gonzaga wins "Pinoy Big Brother" Celebrity Edition 2". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  9. ^ Villasanta, Boy (26 October 2008). "Miss Canada is Miss Puerto Princesa City in Miss Earth 2008 swimsuit competition". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  10. ^ Soul, John (23 October 2005). "Miss Earth 2005". Woman of the Earth. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  11. ^ "Miss Earth 2007 promises to go back to RP after reign". ABS-CBN News. 2007-11-05. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
  12. ^ Mallari Jr., Delfin (20 October 2003). "Group Frees Endangered Turtle In Quezon". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  13. ^ "Former Miss Teen Wellington County crowned Miss Earth". Guelph Mercury. 26 August 2016.
  14. ^ Bokan, M. (30 August 2016). "Tamara Jemuović ponela titulu "Miss Earth Canada 2016"/ Tamara Jemuović won title of "Miss Earth Canada 2016"". Svet Russia. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  15. ^ "Tamara Jemuovic crowned Miss Earth Canada 2016". The Times of India. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  16. ^ "Jessica Cianchino is Miss Earth Canada 2022".
  17. ^ Mayer, Brendan (2022-11-20). "Victoria woman crowned Miss Earth Canada 2023 - Summerland Review". Summerland Review. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  18. ^ "Miss Earth Canada 2024 was Aleena Singh. She succeeds and was crowned by Miss Earth Canada 2023 Layanna Robinson; and will compete at Miss Earth 2024". worldbeauties.org (in Vietnamese). 23 August 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
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