April Ross Lim Perez is a Filipina fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder. She competed in the second edition of the national Miss Philippines beauty pageant and was crowned Miss Philippines Earth 2002.

Personal background

Perez, a Chavacana was born and grew up in

Zamboanga City Zamboanga City, officially the City of Zamboanga (; ; Subanen languages, Subanen: ''Bagbenwa Sembwangan''; Sama–Bajaw languages, Sama: ''Lungsud Samboangan''; ; ; ) is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city i ...

, Philippines and is now based in San Francisco, California. She obtained Bachelor of Science degree from the

Ateneo de Zamboanga University The Ateneo de Zamboanga University (), also referred to by its acronym AdZU, is a Private university, private, Catholic higher education, Catholic, coeducation, co-educational, Education in the Philippines, basic and higher education institution ...

. As a model, she appeared in television commercials such as

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, Rejoice,

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, Ayala Mall, Lucky Me,

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and

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’s cover model.

Pageantry

Miss Philippines Earth 2002

Perez entered and won Miss Philippines Earth 2002, and also won Miss Close-Up, Miss Avon, and Miss Texter Choice and "Best in Swimsuit."

Miss Earth 2002

Perez competed and was a semi-finalist in Miss Earth 2002 won by

Džejla Glavović Džejla Glavović () is a Bosnian fashion model and beauty queen. She was crowned in the Philippines as the second Miss Earth representing her country Bosnia and Herzegovina and became the first Bosnian woman to win a major international title i ...

of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Environmental work

On September 21, 2002, Perez and Miss Earth 2001

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of Denmark led the

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delegates in the yearly "''International Coastal Clean Up''" with the aim of collecting and documenting the trash littering in the coastline and to promote environmental awareness. On February 12, 2003, Perez was the guest speaker on the opening of the Philippine

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Baungon central nursery, a 5,000-square meter nursery that can accommodate 40,000 seedlings in Liburon,

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, Bukidnon.

References

External links

Official Miss Earth websiteMiss Earth Foundation website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Perez, April Ross Living people Miss Earth 2002 contestants Miss Philippines Earth winners 1981 births People from Zamboanga City