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It was a delight to return home to see familiar faces and sleep in my own bed, but having to say goodbye to all the ladies and staff that shared in everything I did for almost a month was definitely difficult.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSo what happened during those 3 and a half weeks? We had jam-packed days that started at 5 a.m., and ended at 1 a.m. Our activities in a single day would range from tree-planting to visiting schools, and then attending formal evening events. We did a lot of work, and got to participate in some fun events – fashions shows and photo shoots. The most important, however, were the various conferences and television interviews that allowed us to speak about our countries, our culture, and the environmental issues and solutions that were important to us.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe trip was very educational – and I truly enjoyed learning of the different delegates’ countries and environmental work. We had seminars and opportunities to speak to specialists in different fields, regarding their work from an environmental perspective – and we visited cities across the Philippines to see what kind of efforts were being done there.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eOne of the cities that remains special to me is Puerto Princesa, on the Island of Palawan. The city is known as the “City within a forest” for its excellent maintenance of its terrain and vegetation. It is also the location of one of the nominations for the new “Seven Wonders of the World” list -the subterranean river. What makes this underground river so unique is that it is the world’s longest navigable underground river, and we delegates had the opportunity to take a canoe ride to marvel at its beauty.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWhile there, we encouraged people to vote for it as one of the new Seven Wonders – and voting can still be done at www.new7wonders.com Aside from its stunning landscapes, Puerto Princesa holds a special place in my heart because I was awarded the title of Miss Puerto Princesa 2008 – an award given to the best final answer of the top 5 contestants in the swimsuit competition.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eAs for the final results, one of my good friends from the pageant – Karla Henry, Miss Philippines – won the title of Miss Earth 2008. I am proud of her accomplishment and I know she will be a great environmental ambassador. I did not make the semi-finals, but that is no disappointment. I still bring home a title, and most importantly, many great memories, knowledge and friendships, and a friend told me that the impression I left in the Philippines as Miss Earth Canada was as a “go-getter, smart, energetic and a well-rounded person.” I think this is a winning impression for Canada.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eIt doesn’t end here. I still have the title of Miss Earth Canada to fulfill, until next August. There are events that I am already booked for, including attending the Miss Eart United States Pageant in July, the launch of my evening gown designer’s line (ULTRA) in February, and the judging of the Miss North Ontario Pageant in May. Most importantly, I will continue to represent Miss Earth by being a “Green lifestyle” role model and environmental advocate.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAuthor: Denise Garrido\u003cbr /\u003eBradford Times\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8799344768425117304-5558289185130661486?l\u003dbeautyinpageants.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/feeds/5558289185130661486/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8799344768425117304\u0026postID\u003d5558289185130661486","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/5558289185130661486"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/5558289185130661486"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/2009/02/miss-earth-2008-opportunity-and.html","title":"Miss Earth 2008: The opportunity and experience of a lifetime"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Karl Zada"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/05804812920516358106"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"12250543619878499463"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799344768425117304.post-6217833830099474559"},"published":{"$t":"2008-11-04T15:56:00.001+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-11-04T16:06:01.571+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Alaminos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Piyaporn Deejing"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Miss Earth Controversy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Miss Thailand Earth"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pangasinan"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Miss Earth 2008"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hundred Islands"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Miss Thailand Lost Her Ring in Miss Earth"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cBR\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMiss Thailand lost a diamond and platinum ring in Miss Earth 2008.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eYes, Piyaporn Deejing lost it but before you think it was stolen, it was accidentally slipped through her fingers and dived into the sea.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eLuckily, it was recovered by divers who patiently scoured the part of the sea where she dropped\u0026nbsp; it. Miss Thailand was so happy to have the ring back on her.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: black; color: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan id\u003d\"ctl00_cph1_Article1_FormView1_ArticleHeaderLabel\" style\u003d\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bolder; line-height: 25px;\"\u003eMayor fulfills promise, returns lost ring of Thai bet in Ms. Earth 2008\u003c/span\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: black; color: white;\"\u003eby \u003cspan id\u003d\"ctl00_cph1_Article1_FormView1_lblAuthorName\"\u003eBy Cesar Ramirez of The Philippine Star\u003c/span\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eALAMINOS CITY, Pangasinan – “I promised to get her ring back.”\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMayor Hernani Braganza fulfilled his promise and returned the platinum and diamond ring of Piyaporn Deejing, Thailand’s bet to this year’s Miss Earth contest.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eDeejing lost her ring when it dropped during an activity on Clave island, Hundred Islands  National Park, last Thursday morning.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eBraganza said the divers tried to scour the area where the ring fell but failed because of high tide last Thursday.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eA tearful Miss Thailand said the ring has sentimental value because it was her grandmother’s ring and she is the third generation to own it.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e“It’s a good thing they remembered where the ring fell,” the mayor said.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eLast Friday night, Braganza and the divers went to the Microtel Inn and Suites in Capas, Tarlac where 14 of the 85 candidates were staying to return the ring to Deejing, who was so happy she hugged\u0026nbsp;the diver who found her ring.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e“Good thing it was low tide this (Friday) morning,” diver Romeo Tapang told The STAR, adding that they dug for about 50 minutes before finding the ring buried in about 12 inches of underwater sand.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe candidates visited this city and led several activities, such as feeding of hundreds of daycare pupils and indigent children, planting trees in mountainous Barangay Sabangan and mangroves in Barangay Bued.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThey also visited the Hundred Islands and launched the Giant Clam Garden of Asia in Clave island, where they joined city officials, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and Lions Club International officials in reseeding clams in the area.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cBR\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8799344768425117304-6217833830099474559?l\u003dbeautyinpageants.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/feeds/6217833830099474559/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8799344768425117304\u0026postID\u003d6217833830099474559","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/6217833830099474559"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/6217833830099474559"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/2008/11/miss-thailand-lost-her-ring-in-miss.html","title":"Miss Thailand Lost Her Ring in Miss Earth"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Critique"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799344768425117304.post-2844697987306885391"},"published":{"$t":"2008-10-26T20:17:00.001+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-10-26T21:05:28.831+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Smallest Miss Earth Candiate"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Miss Earth 2008 Candidates"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Oldest Miss Earth Candidate"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Miss Earth Swimsuit Competition"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tallest Miss Candidate"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Miss Earth 2008"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Miss Earth 2008 Kicks Off"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cBR\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eIf ladies in the international arena havearrived in Japan for the Miss International 2008 pageant, ladies of the earth have also convened in Manila, Philippines last October 19, 2008 for the the 8th edition of the beauty pageant.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMiss Canada, Jessica Nicole Trisco, is the outgoing Miss Earth. Jessica is from a Filipino heritage. The coronation will be a day after the coronotion of Miss International 2008. It will be held in Clark Expo Ampitheater on November 9, 2008. The Clark Expo is located outside of Manila in the middle of Luzon Island in the Philipppines. If Miss International is not to be shown worldwide via sattelite, Miss Earth 2008 will be broadcasted by Star TV and Abs-Cbn Filipino Channel worlwide. This is the edge of the latter to the former.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eEighty-five contestants from all over the earth were expected to arrive last October 19 but I don't know if all these ladies have arrived.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;I have reported earlier that this pageant is to be held in three countries - Manila Philippines; Bali, Indonesia and Guam, USA.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe tallest candidate at 185 cm is Miss Guam Jennifer Neves. Miss Mexico Abigail Elizalde who stands at 183 cm and Miss China Ying Kun Zhou at 182 cm are the next tallest candidates respectively. Sarah Adoley Addo of Ghana is the smallest at 165 cm.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMiss USA Jana Murell is the oldest candidate at 26 while there are few candidates at 18, the youngest.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eNine countries are competing for the first time and these are Bhutan, Congo D.R., Guam, Luxembourg, Malta, Rwanda, Scotland, Serbia and South Sudan.|On the other hand, there are more countries that backed out. 20 countries withdrew and these are Cameroon, Denmark, Fiji, Guatemala, Hong  Kong, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Nepal,  Niue, Norway, Paraguay, Sierra Leone, St.  Lucia, Tibet, Trinidad \u0026amp; Tobago, Ukraine, US  Virgin Islands, Vietnam and Zambia.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eIf there are countries that backed out, some countries are also returning after a year or years of abscence. Turkey last competed in 2001; Hungary and Kosovo in 2003; Jamaica in 2005; and, Greece, Honduras, Pakistan, Panama, Russia and Tahiti in 2006. All these countries are back in this years pageant.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe host candidate is Karla Paula Henry of Cebu, a ramp model.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y_Fe3yLvjKM/SQRokSL8QEI/AAAAAAAAAwM/obfRmGYTe-M/s1600-h/miss+earth5.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y_Fe3yLvjKM/SQRokSL8QEI/AAAAAAAAAwM/l9rlZkc-rhw/s400-R/miss+earth5.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMiss Earth 2008 beauty contestants walk at the Sabang beach in Puerto Princesa city the capital of western Philippine island of Palawan on October 25, 2008. Candidates of Miss Earth visited the Puerto Princesa subterranean river national park a popular tourist site located in the city's pristine forest as part of Miss Earth environmental campaign. The winner of Miss Earth 2008 will be crowned on November 9, 2008 from among the 85 international contestants. AFP PHOTO/Romeo GACAD (Photo credit should read ROMEO GACAD/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y_Fe3yLvjKM/SQRoesrYegI/AAAAAAAAAv8/PAUQGQw9nGg/s1600-h/miss+earth4.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y_Fe3yLvjKM/SQRoesrYegI/AAAAAAAAAv8/3zZ-cuc5M8A/s400-R/miss+earth4.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eResidents watch Miss Earth 2008 beauty contestants during a bikini presentation at Sabang beach in Puerto Princesa city the capital of western Philippine island of Palawan on October 25, 2008. Candidates of Miss Earth visited the Puerto Princesa subterranean river national park a popular tourist site located in the city's pristine forest as part of Miss Earth environmental campaign. The winner of Miss Earth 2008 will be crowned on November 9, 2008 from among the 85 international contestants. AFP PHOTO/Romeo GACAD (Photo credit should read ROMEO GACAD/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y_Fe3yLvjKM/SQRohGGXDlI/AAAAAAAAAwE/KaVSN2I9lxA/s1600-h/miss+earth+3.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y_Fe3yLvjKM/SQRohGGXDlI/AAAAAAAAAwE/xPTfE3TvZNU/s400-R/miss+earth+3.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eResidents watch Miss Earth 2008 beauty contestant Grigoria Antoniou, 20, (In Red) representing Greece escorted by a police at Sabang beach in Puerto Princesa city the capital of western Philippine island of Palawan on October 25, 2008. AFP PHOTO/Romeo GACAD (Photo credit should read ROMEO GACAD/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y_Fe3yLvjKM/SQRomgQX6bI/AAAAAAAAAwU/wDmFuQasgHQ/s1600-h/miss+earth1.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y_Fe3yLvjKM/SQRomgQX6bI/AAAAAAAAAwU/pMJWzOYbhk4/s400-R/miss+earth1.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMiss Earth 2008 beauty contestant Rachel Crofts of New Zealand parades in a swimsuit during a presentation at Sabang beach in Puerto Princesa city the capital of western Philippine island of Palawan on October 25, 2008. AFP PHOTO/Romeo GACAD (Photo credit should read ROMEO GACAD/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y_Fe3yLvjKM/SQRocxOVixI/AAAAAAAAAv0/z_4TiNcRXw8/s1600-h/miss+earth2.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y_Fe3yLvjKM/SQRocxOVixI/AAAAAAAAAv0/hBh_VrdNrFI/s400-R/miss+earth2.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\"Miss Earth 2008 beauty contestant Miriam Odemba, 24, representing Tanzania parades in a swimsuit during a presentation at Sabang beach in Puerto Princesa city the capital of western Philippine island of Palawan on October 25, 2008.AFP PHOTO/Romeo GACAD (Photo credit should read ROMEO GACAD/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/div\u003e\u003cBR\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8799344768425117304-2844697987306885391?l\u003dbeautyinpageants.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/feeds/2844697987306885391/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8799344768425117304\u0026postID\u003d2844697987306885391","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/2844697987306885391"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/2844697987306885391"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/2008/10/miss-earth-2008-kicks-off.html","title":"Miss Earth 2008 Kicks Off"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Critique"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}}]}});