Miss Earth 2009
Miss Earth 2009, the 9th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on November 22, 2009 at the Boracay Ecovillage Resort and Convention Center in Boracay, Malay, Aklan, Philippines. Karla Henry of Philippines crowned her successor Larissa Ramos of Brazil at the end of the event. The pageant had 80 delegates from various countries and territories that vied for the Miss Earth crown. The pageant's Top 16 competed in both swimsuit and evening gown competitions to determine the Top 8, the first time since Miss Earth 2003, 2003. The Miss Earth 2009 theme was "Green Lifestyle", in which the candidates were involved with environmental causes. The show was hosted by Marc Nelson (singer), Marc Nelson, Sarah Meier, and Borgy Manotoc. Results Placements Special awards Major awards Minor/Sponsor awards Winning answer For the 9th edition of Miss Earth, no single final question was asked. Instead, images were flashed on screen and each of the eight finalists was tasked to say some ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Larissa Ramos
Larissa Ramos (born February 4, 1989) is a Brazilian model and beauty queen who won Miss Earth 2009. She was previously crowned Miss Terra Brasil 2009, becoming the second Brazilian to win the title. Miss Terra Brasil 2009 Representing the State of Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas, Ramos won the title of Miss Terra Brasil 2009. She was crowned by Tatiane Alves, Miss Terra Brasil 2008 and Miss Earth 2008, Miss Earth Fire 2008, on November 28, 2008 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Miss Terra Brasil 2009 national pageant was contested by 27 pageant winners from Brazil's States of Brazil, 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District. Ramos was 19 years old when she was crowned Miss Terra Brasil 2009. Standing 1.78 m., she represented her country in the Miss Earth 2009, 9th edition of Miss Earth pageant. Ramos court as Miss Terra Brasil 2009 included ''Miss Brazil Earth Air'' (first runner up) Naiane Alves from the state of Pará; ''Miss Brazil Earth Wat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jessica Barboza
Jessica Cristina Barboza Schmidt (born in Maracaibo, Venezuela on 14 August 1987) is a Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the titles of Miss Earth Venezuela 2009 and Miss International Venezuela 2010. Pageantry Miss Earth Venezuela 2009 Barboza won the Miss Earth Venezuela 2009 title in a pageant held in Margarita Island, Venezuela on June 12, 2009. She was crowned by the outgoing titleholder, María Daniela Torrealba, Sambil Model / Miss Earth Venezuela 2008. She also competed in Miss Earth Venezuela 2006 but didn't place. Miss Earth 2009 As the official representative of her country to the 2009 Miss Earth pageant held in Boracay, Philippines, on November 22, 2009, Barboza competed against 79 other delegates and was designated 2nd runner-up. Miss Venezuela 2010 Barboza competed in 2010 as Miss Distrito Capital in her country's national beauty pageant, Miss Venezuela, obtaining the title of ''Miss International Venezuela'' on October 28, 2010. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rizal (province)
Rizal, officially the Province of Rizal (), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Its capital is the city of Antipolo. It is about east of Manila. The province is named after José Rizal, one of the main national heroes of the Philippines. It is bordered by Metro Manila to the west, Bulacan to the north, Quezon to the east and Laguna province, Laguna to the southeast. The province also lies on the northern shores of Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the country. Rizal is a mountainous province perched on the western slopes of the southern portion of the Sierra Madre (Philippines), Sierra Madre mountain range. Antipolo serves as the provincial capital since 2020, having been an administrative center since 2009 with the capitol located in the city. Previously, Pasig served as the capital, a designation it retained even after becoming part of the Metro Manila, National Capital Region in 1975. The province is a par ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bulacan
Bulacan, officially the Province of Bulacan (; ; ; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon Regions of the Philippines, region. Its capital is the city of Malolos. Bulacan was established on August 15, 1578, and part of the Super regions of the Philippines, Metro Luzon Urban Beltway Super Region. This province is a part of the Greater Manila Area. It has 572 barangays in 20 municipalities and four component cities (Baliwag, Malolos the provincial capital, Meycauayan, and San Jose del Monte the largest city). Bulacan is located immediately north of Metro Manila. Bordering Bulacan are the provinces of Pampanga to the west, Nueva Ecija to the north, Aurora (province), Aurora and Quezon to the east, and Metro Manila and Rizal (province), Rizal to the south. Bulacan also lies on the north-eastern shore of Manila Bay. In the 2020 census, Bulacan had a population of 3,708,890 people, the most populous in Central Luzon and the third ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pampanga
Pampanga, officially the Province of Pampanga (; ; ), is a province in Central Luzon in the Philippines. Lying on the northern shore of Manila Bay, Pampanga is bordered by Tarlac to the north, Nueva Ecija to the northeast, Bulacan to the east, Manila Bay to the central-south, Bataan to the southwest and Zambales to the west. Its capital is the City of San Fernando, the regional center of Central Luzon. Angeles City is the largest LGU, but while geographically within Pampanga, it is classified as a first-class, highly urbanized city and has been governed independently of the province since it received its charter in 1964. The name ''La Pampanga'' was given by the Spaniards, who encountered natives living along the banks (''pampáng'') of the Pampanga River. Its creation in 1571 makes it the first Spanish province on Luzon Island (Cebu in Visayas is older as it was founded by the Spaniards in 1565). The town of Villa de Bacolor in the province briefly served as the Spanish c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Albay
Albay (IPA: ), officially the Province of Albay (; ; Baybayin, ᜎᜎᜏᜒᜄᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜀᜎ᜔ᜊᜌ᜔), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Bicol Region of the Philippines, mostly on the southeastern part of the island of Luzon. Its capital (and largest city) is the city of Legazpi, Albay, Legazpi, the regional center of the whole Bicol Region, which is located in the southern foothill of Mayon Volcano. The province was added to the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves in March 2016. History Early history Long before the Spaniards arrived, Albay had a thriving civilization. Formerly called ''Ibat'', and then ''Libog'', Albay was once ruled by Gat Ibal, an old chief who also founded the old barangay of Sawangan, now part of the Legazpi, Albay, City of Legazpi. Historian William Henry Scott (historian), William Henry Scott wrote that in the local epic called ''siday'' entitled "Bingi of Lawan", an Albay datu by the name of Dumaraog went to L ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Negros Occidental
Negros Occidental (; ), officially the Province of Negros Occidental (; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Negros, Negros Island. Its capital is the city of Bacolod, of which it is geographically situated and grouped under by the Philippine Statistics Authority, but remains politically independent from the provincial government and also one of the two regional centers in Negros Island Region (the other one is Dumaguete). It occupies the northwestern half of the large island of Negros (Philippines), Negros, and borders Negros Oriental, which comprises the southeastern half. Known as the "Sugarbowl of the Philippines", Negros Occidental produces more than half the nation's sugar output. Negros Occidental faces the island-province of Guimaras and the province of Iloilo on Panay Island to the northwest across Panay Gulf and the Guimaras Strait. The primary spoken language is Hiligaynon language, Hiligaynon and the predominant religious ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Laguna (province)
Laguna , officially the Province of Laguna (), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon Regions of the Philippines, region in Luzon. Its capital is Santa Cruz, Laguna, Santa Cruz while its largest city is the Calamba, Laguna, City of Calamba (the regional center of Calabarzon) and the province is situated southeast of Metro Manila, south of the province of Rizal (province), Rizal, west of Quezon, north of Batangas and east of Cavite. Laguna hugs the southern shores of Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the country. As of the 2020 census, the total population of Laguna is 3,382,193. Among all 82 provinces in the Philippines, Laguna accounted for the largest share (5%) of the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) with a total of Php 990.69 billion in 2022. Laguna is notable as the birthplace of José Rizal, the country's ''de facto'' national hero. It has numerous natural and cultural attractions such as Cavinti Falls aka Pagsanjan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ilocos
The Ilocos Region (; ; ), designated as Region I, is an administrative region of the Philippines. Located in the northwestern section of Luzon, it is bordered by the Cordillera Administrative Region to the east, the Cagayan Valley to the northeast and southeast, Central Luzon to the south, and the West Philippine Sea to the west. The region comprises four provinces: Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan, along with one independent city, Dagupan City. The regional center is the City of San Fernando in La Union, which serves as the administrative hub of the region. The largest settlement in terms of population is San Carlos City in Pangasinan. The 2020 Philippine Statistics Authority census reported that the ethnolinguistic group composition of the region is predominantly made up of Ilocanos (58.3%), followed by Pangasinans (29.7%), Tagalogs (4.1%), and various Cordilleran ( Igorot) indigenous groups. Natural attractions include surfing spots, pristine beaches, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dignelis Jiménez
Dignelis Taymí Jiménez Hernández (born 1984 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican beauty pageant titleholder, who held the title of Miss Puerto Rico Earth 2009. Jiménez competed in Miss International 2003, and in Miss Tourism World 2003 she became one of the final five finalists and eventually placed as second runner-up. On November 22, 2009, Jiménez competed in Miss Earth 2009 Miss Earth 2009, the 9th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on November 22, 2009 at the Boracay Ecovillage Resort and Convention Center in Boracay, Malay, Aklan, Philippines. Karla Henry of Philippines crowned her successor Larissa Ram ....http://www.vocero.com/noticia.php?id=32825 References 1984 births Living people People from Arecibo, Puerto Rico Miss Earth 2009 contestants Puerto Rican beauty pageant winners Miss International 2003 delegates {{pageant-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jenaae Jackson
Jenaae Jackson (born June 1, 1990) is a Jamaican blogger and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss Earth Jamaica 2009 in August 2009. She is the third representative of Jamaica to compete in the international pageant, Miss Earth, since it started in 2001. Jackson represented Jamaica in the Miss Earth 2009, held in Boracay, Philippines. In 2013 she placed first runner up to Gina Hargitay in the Miss Jamaica World 2013 Pageant. Jackson won the Miss Jamaica World Model Fast Track, placed first runner up in the Beach Beauty Fast Track, top 10 in the Sports Fast Track, and walked away with the coveted Best Skin Tone and Best Figure awards. Jenaae later went on to compete in Miss Universe Jamaica 2017 pageant, where she placed first runner up To Davina Bennett. She was then selected to represent Jamaica in the Miss Grand International 2017 competition. Biography Early age Jenaae Jackson was born in Kingston, Jamaica. She attended primary school in Jamaica, before migrati ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gabriela Rejala
Gabriela Rejala is a Paraguayan model and beauty pageant titleholder who represented Paraguay at Miss World 2008 in South Africa. She also represented Paraguay in Reina Hispanoamericana 2008 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on October 30, 2008 and placed as second runner-up. She was Top 16 semifinalist on Miss Earth 2009 Miss Earth 2009, the 9th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on November 22, 2009 at the Boracay Ecovillage Resort and Convention Center in Boracay, Malay, Aklan, Philippines. Karla Henry of Philippines crowned her successor Larissa Ram .... References Living people People from Ñemby Miss Earth 2009 contestants Miss World 2008 delegates Paraguayan beauty pageant winners 1989 births {{Pageant-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |