Alejandra Echevarria (born 1989 in
Jaén) is a Spanish beauty queen, fashion model, and singer. She represented Spain in the
beauties for a cause Beauty for a Cause is the slogan of the Miss Earth beauty pageant adopted since the pageant's inception in 2001. It empowers the contestants to work with an environmental advocacy that is personally significant to them. The first Beauty for a Cause ...
pageant,
Miss Earth 2009 and placed as Miss Fire (3rd Runner up equivalent). She won second runner up in the annual national
Miss Spain 2009
Miss Spain 2009 was the 49th Miss Spain pageant and was held on July 18, 2009. There were 52 candidates for the national title. The winner represented Spain at Miss Universe 2009. The First Runner-up went to Miss World 2009. The Second Runner-up w ...
at a gala held in
Cancun, Mexico.
Background
Echevarria is a professional singer and currently studying
Business Administration and Management. She has been working part-time as a ramp and fashion model. She has a body measurements of 90-61-91. She stands tall.
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Miss España
Echevarria won the Miss Jaén 2008. She was also awarded Miss Congeniality during the competition aside from winning the title. She represented her State in the Miss España 2009 (Miss Spain 2009), where she won second runner up in Cancun, Mexico. Fifty-two contestants competed in the Miss Spain 2009 pageant, which was held for the first time outside Spain. She was an early favorite, both by the public and by the jury during the Miss Spain competition.[
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Miss Earth 2009
Echevarria, who stands 5 feet and 11 inches tall, represented Spain in the ninth edition of Miss Earth
Miss Earth is an annual international major beauty pageant based in the Philippines that advocates for environmental awareness, conservation and social responsibility. Along with Miss World, Miss Universe, and Miss International, it is one ...
beauty pageant and placed as Miss Fire (3rd Runner up equivalent). The pageant was held at the Boracay Ecovillage Resort and Convention Center
The Boracay Convention Center (BCC), also known as Boracay Ecovillage Resort and Convention Center, is the biggest convention center in Aklan, Philippines. It is a private ecotourism venue intended for trade events, industry conventions, corpor ...
, in the Island of Boracay, Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
, on 22 November 2009. The Miss Earth winner serves as the spokesperson for the Miss Earth Foundation, the United Nations Environment Programme
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system. It was established by Maurice Strong, its first director, after the United Nations Conference on ...
(UNEP) and other environmental organizations. Around 80 contestants from different countries and territories competed in the event.
See also
*Miss Earth
Miss Earth is an annual international major beauty pageant based in the Philippines that advocates for environmental awareness, conservation and social responsibility. Along with Miss World, Miss Universe, and Miss International, it is one ...
* Miss Earth 2009
References
External links
Miss Earth official website
Woman of the Earth
Miss España official website
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1989 births
Living people
Miss Earth 2009 contestants
Spanish beauty pageant winners