The official candidates to Miss Earth 2009 buckled down to real pageant business when all 80 of them participated in the official swimsuit preliminaries held at the Fontana Leisure Estate. They wore identical red two-piece swimwears that highlighted their shapely bodies. At the end of the night, the winner of Best in Swimsuit was announced. Miss Philippines, Sandra Seifert, took the honors. Another candidate, Miss China Xu Yan, was picked as Miss Fontana.

(L-R) Catherine Untalan (Miss Earth Water 2006 and Miss Earth Foundation Officer), ME Philippines Sandra Seifert (Best in Swimsuit), Karla Paula Henry (Miss Earth 2008) and ME China Xu Yan (Miss Fontana)
Prior to the announcement, the candidates with the 15 highest swimsuit scores were recognized. Aside from Seifert, the 14 other ladies who made it to the Top 15 in this category are:

ME France Magalie Thierry

ME Brazil Larissa Ramos

ME Spain Alejandra Echevarria

ME USA Amy Diaz

ME Switzerland Graziella Rogers

ME Paraguay Gabriela Rejala

ME Canada Lateesha Ector

ME Hungary Korinna Kocsis

ME Venezuela Jessica Barboza

ME Turks & Caicos Alison Capron

ME Colombia Alejandra Castillo Munera

ME Cuba Jamilette Gaxiola

ME Malaysia Madelyne Nandu

ME Mexico Natalia Quinones Perez de Jalisco
Congratulations to Best in Swimsuit Sandra Seifert, Miss Fontana Xu Yan and the rest of the Top 15 in Swimsuit!
The girls are off to Boracay this week!
Images above are courtesy of Jory Rivera and Melvin Sia of OPMB Worldwide Forums.