Miss Earth Trivia

• The first edition of Miss Earth was launched by Carousel Productions in 2001.
• Since its establishment, the beauty contest has been held every year in Philippines.
• Latest edition of the contest, the eighth one, will be held on November 2008 at the Clark Expo Amphitheater in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines.
• Eighty-five beauties from across the globe are participating in Miss Earth 2008.
• Countries making their debut in the contest include Bhutan, Congo D.R., Guam, Luxembourg, Malta, Rwanda, Scotland, Serbia and South Sudan.
• Turkey, Hungary and Kosovo, Jamaica, Greece, Honduras, Pakistan, Panama, Russia and Tahiti have made a comeback in Miss Earth 2008, after discontinuing their participation in the contest for few years.
• Applicants of the contest should be pageant winners or chosen by national Miss Earth directors from different countries.
• Catharina Svensson, from Denmark, was the first titleholder of Miss Earth.
• Miss Canada Jessica Trisko bagged the title of Miss Earth in 2007.
• "Beauties For a Cause" is the slogan adopted by Miss Earth pageant.
• Arnel Papa, Young Designer Awardee, is the mastermind behind the design of the coveted Miss Earth crown.
• The beautiful crown is made up sterling silver, embellished with clear Swarovski and pearls. Adding to the sparkling effect of the crown are red and blue Swarovski pearls.
• Winner of the contest is entitled to the Miss Earth crown. Her runners-up are given titles named after other natural elements of the planet.
• The third runner-up is given the title Miss Fire. The second runner-up is entitled to Miss Water, while the first runner-up is bestowed the title Miss Air.
• Apart from the declaration of the winner and runners-up, special awards are also given to the participants of Miss Earth.

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