Miss Earth 2006


Miss Earth 2006, the sixth edition of Miss Earth pageant, took place on 26 November 2006 at the grounds of the National Museum in Manila, Philippines. The pageant was won by Hil Hernández of Chile and crowned by outgoing titleholder, Miss Earth 2005, Alexandra Braun.
The event was originally intended to be held in Santiago, Chile on 15 November, but the Chilean organizers did not meet requirements. In the end, pageant owners 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.
More than 100 contestants were expected to compete, but only 82 eventually participated. Nevertheless, it was still the highest turn-out for the event.
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 US game show, where 26 Miss USA 2006 contestant acted as suitcase models.

Results

Placements

Special awards

AwardsContestant
Miss Photogenic' – Riza Santos
Best in National Costume' – Mililani Vienna Tofa
Miss Friendship' – Maria Lucia Leo
Miss Fontana' - Riza Santos
Miss Talent' – Zhou Mengting
Best in Swimsuit' – Marianne Puglia
Best in Long Gown – Amruta Patki

Order of announcements

Top 16

  1. Panama
  2. Slovak Republic
  3. St.Lucia
  4. France
  5. Chile
  6. Philippines
  7. Egypt
  8. Bosnia & Herzegovina
  9. Czech Republic
  10. Bahamas
  11. USA
  12. Spain
  13. Venezuela
  14. India
  15. Poland
  16. China

    Top 8

  17. Czech Republic
  18. India
  19. Poland
  20. Venezuela
  21. Panama
  22. Egypt
  23. Philippines
  24. Chile

    Top 4

  25. Chile
  26. India
  27. Venezuela
  28. Philippines

    Winning answer

Final Question in Miss Earth 2006: "What effort must the country's government exert to stop global warming?"
Answer of Miss Earth 2006: "We have to educate the people on global warming. We should help them to control pollution, create global consciousness. Bigger industries are involved here. You run the economy, now it is your turn to take care of Mother Earth". – Hil Hernández, represented Chile.

Judges

The following is the list of the board of judges in this year's Miss Earth:
No.JudgeBackground
1Abbygale ArenasBinibining Pilipinas-Universe 1997, Top Fashion Model, Personality/Image Consultant
2Catherine ConstantinidesEnvironmentalist and TV host of a Lifestyle show in South Africa
3Tweety de LeonTop Fashion Model
4Justine GabionzaMiss Tourism Queen International 2006 from Philippines
5Michel Adam LisowskiFounder & Chairperson of Fashion TV
6Warner ManningEnvironmentalist, Chief Executive of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
7Andrea Mastellonegeneral manager, Traders Hotel Manila
8Jose Ramon OlivesJournalist, Senior Vice President of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation
9Dorian PeñaProfessional basketball player for the San Miguel Brewery
10Ricky ReyesBeauty Expert-Cum-Philanthropist
11Tatsuhiko TakahasiPhilanthropist, President of Richmonde Hotel
12Lee Chul-wooKorean Air Regional Manager for the Philippines

Preliminary events

Swimsuit

The delegates were divided into three groups which simultaneously competed in the swimsuit preliminary competition in three different locations: Trace Aquatic Sports Complex in Los Baños, Laguna, Golden Sunset Resort in Calatagan, Batangas and in Coron, Palawan. The competition was held on 12 November 2006.
The finalists from the Laguna group were: Jessica Anne Jordan, Francys Sudnicka, Patra Rungratansunthorn, Amanda Pennekamp, Marianne Puglia
The finalists from the Batangas group were: Ana Quinot, Riza Santos, Anne-Charlotte Triplet, Paloma Navarro, Richa Adhia
Rounding off the top 15 finalists were the finalists who were selected from the third group in Coron, Palawan: Catherine Gregg, Catherine Untalan, Cathy Daniel, Raimata Agnieray, Karina Kharchynska
The 15 finalists then competed in the Final Swimsuit Competition, held on 18 November at the Fontana Leisure Park in Clark Field, Pampanga. From the 15 finalists, Marianne Puglia of Venezuela was awarded Best in Swimsuit.

Talent

The 2006 talent competition was held on 22 November at the Teatro Marikina, Marikina City. 15 of the delegates, chosen in a preliminary competition days before, performed their talents in front of the judges and audience. The semi-finalists were Riza Raquel Santos, Zhou Mei Ting, Kristal Sprock, Nicoline Qvortrup, Maria Stahl, Anne-Charlotte Triplet, Yelena Setiabudi, Sharon Amador, Paloma Navarro, Catherine Untalan, Nicoleta Motei, Raimata Agnieray, Tsering Chungtak , Nicquell Garland and Ha Anh Vu. The winner of the competition was Zhou Mei Ting of China. Ha Anh Vu was first runner-up.

Contestants

List of countries and delegates that participated in Miss Earth 2006:
Notes: England and Wales are technically new as they were represented in the previous years as Great Britain or United Kingdom.

Returns