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Miss Earth 2022: A Return to the New Normal

Posted by Norman on August 16, 2022
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The long wait is now over. After successfully mounting its second virtual pageant last year, #MISSEARTH2022 is taking on a Hybrid format with virtual and on-ground events in the country. Followers around the globe can look forward to an exciting production of the finals showcasing the Philippines’s breath-taking tourism destinations and, of course, the beauty of the earth ambassadors – environmental advocates to take part in a life-changing experience.

“Although the pandemic is still upon us, we are making sure that all safety and health protocols are observed in order for the delegates to have a live on-ground pageant experience in a safe environment – which is what the pageant advocates for,” expresses Ramon Monzon, President and Co-Founder of MISS EARTH.

90 #MissEarth delegates from different countries will be in the Philippines by November 12 and take on this year’s theme, “ME Loves Fauna,” to emphasize the importance of caring for animal life. The theme also gives awareness of how animal life, whether wildlife or domestic, and especially the endangered species, are essential members of the environment which must be given proper care and attention.

“Apart from this meaningful undertaking, showcasing the beauty of the Philippines to the world, as it rises up from the pandemic, would be beneficial to our tourism industry. The pageant will give more focus on staging events outdoors showing nature and picturesque eco landscapes as much as possible to showcase its beauty and at the same time lessening its carbon footprint with natural lighting,” Lorraine Schuck, EVP and co- Founder of Miss Earth further elaborated.

The virtual and on-ground events and activities will be live streamed worldwide from MISS EARTH social media accounts – its official YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tiktok and website, starting October 24 towards the finals on November 27, 2022.

MISS EARTH 2022 finals will be streamed online and telecast on national and international TV stations.

Sina Schmid, the CEO of Miss Earth Austria

Posted by Norman on June 24, 2015
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The search for Miss Earth Austria 2015 is also in full swing

The search for Miss Earth Austria 2015 is also in full swing

Sina Schmid, CEO of Miss Earth Austria and Miss Earth Germany

Sina Schmid, CEO of Miss Earth Austria and Miss Earth Germany

According to the website of Miss Earth Austria, CEO Sina Andrea Schmid is described as follows (translated from German to English):

“Sina Andrea Schmid, a native of Upper Austria, is a mother of two and has worked since the age of 16 in the pageant business.

She started her business from scratch. Back in November 1, 2011, she brought the project of Miss Earth to Austria for a long-term plan.

The winners of the Miss Earth competitions act as worldwide ambassadors for environmental and social issues. Pretty, young women draw attention to injustices in society and a variety of environmental issues and show great interest and Commitment in the humanitarian field and in the field of environmental protection.

Andreas Seidl (left) and Sina Schmid of Miss Earth Austria are like the Ramon Monzon and Lorraine Schuck of Carousel Productions

Andreas Seidl (left) and Sina Schmid of Miss Earth Austria are like the Ramon Monzon and Lorraine Schuck of Carousel Productions

With Katia Wagner, Miss Earth Austria 2013, she was the second best placed during Miss Earth 2013. So it’s no coincidence that the motto of the Miss Earth “Beauties for a Cause” is beauty for a purpose.

“For me, Miss Earth gradually became my third baby. My team and I are working very hard to redefine the image of Miss Austria and repeatedly show on what a great young women we have in our country, to which we can be proud,” said Sina Schmid.

“What you do, the way you think, makes you beautiful,” wrote Scott Westerfeld and describes in a short sentence the idea of ​​Miss Earth.

“In our society we often forget that the most beautiful person in the room is rarely the one with the most beautiful hair, the best make-up, the smallest waist or the most fantastic outfit. But society can be very difficult to turn, that’s why we play this game with the beauty and put a young, pretty women for the good cause.”

Beauty operates at Miss Earth as an end and not a means.

Left-to-right: Andreas Seidl, Sina Schmid, Lorraine Schuck and Ramon Monzon - the four pillars of Miss Earth 2015 in Vienna, Austria

Left-to-right: Andreas Seidl, Sina Schmid, Lorraine Schuck and Ramon Monzon – the four pillars of Miss Earth 2015 in Vienna, Austria

“I think that we all need role models to influence others towards change and to move masses. So why should we not stand on our Earth for the beautiful beautiful women?! The idea that a woman’s beauty, does not reduce itself to an aesthetic body full of shinies on her dress, or the height of her heels and defined, but is considered by far more essential, more of their personality, their character, and their values, her body, her dress and her high heels to fill.”

Miss Earth Austria 2014 Valerie Huber (foreground) and her elemental court

Miss Earth Austria 2014 Valerie Huber (foreground) and her elemental court

Right now, Sina is multi-tasking to the max. Aside from finalizing negotiations with Ramon Monzon and Lorraine Schuck of Carousel Productions for the hosting of Miss Earth 2015, she is also actively involved in the search for Miss Earth Austria 2015 who – aside from succeeding Valerie Florine Huber – will become the host delegate this year. The winner should be crowned in a month’s time.

It’s all systems go for Austria as the European nation goes full blast with pageantry for 2015. And Sina Schmid will be on top of everything, for sure.

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A Done Deal for Miss Earth 2015 in Vienna, Austria

Posted by Norman on June 23, 2015
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Left-to-right: Sina Schmid of Miss Earth Austria, Ramon Monzon and Lorraine Schuck of Carousel Productions for Miss Earth 2015

image It’s a done deal for Miss Earth 2015 in Vienna, Austria alright. Last week’s important meeting between Ramon Monzon & Lorraine Schuck of Carousel Productions and Sina Schmid and Andreas Seidl of Miss Earth Austria has finally sealed the hosting of the European city. The finals venue has been set for December 5 at the Marx Halle in the 3rd district of Vienna.

At least one hundred (100) delegates are expected this year, and they will be taken to a glorious tour of Austria where they will be treated to the historical and scenic sights of Vienna, Salzburg and the Austrian Carinthia.

Sina Schmid, President of Miss Earth Austria, promises this year’s edition to be exciting and enriching for everyone. And I couldn’t agree more. 🙂

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Left-to-right: Andreas Seidl and Sina Schmid of Miss Earth Austria with Lorraine Schuck and Ramon Monzon of Carousel Productions

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Marx Halle: venue of Miss Earth 2015

About Marx Halle, the venue for Miss Earth 2015:

Marx Halle, lo­cated in the Neu Marx area in Vi­enna’s 3rd dis­trict, is a new ren­o­vated in­dus­trial style build­ing which is used for events, ex­hi­bi­tions and var­i­ous fairs. Built at the end of the 19th cen­tury by fa­mous ar­chi­tect Rudolf Frey, it was the first wrought-iron struc­ture in Vi­enna. The con­struc­tion is 175 me­ters long and cov­ers an area of 20.000 m2 which served as main cat­tle mar­ket in the past.

Nowa­days Marx Halle is the his­tor­i­cal cen­ter of the new city area of Neu Marx. The Neu Marx busi­ness dis­trict houses over 100 com­pa­nies in Media, Tech­nol­ogy, Re­search and Cre­ative Economies and is a work­place for nearly 7.000 peo­ple.

Its prox­im­ity and good con­nec­tiv­ity with the city cen­ter and the Vi­enna in­ter­na­tional air­port and its easy ac­cess by pub­lic trans­port and car make the venue very at­trac­tive for large scale events and fairs. The sur­round­ings of the Marx Halle offer all the ser­vices and ac­com­mo­da­tion needed, such as ho­tels, restau­rants, shops and en­ter­tain­ment.

All photos of the meeting between Miss Earth Austria and Carousel Productions are courtesy of Global Pageants.

Miss Earth 2012 Press Presentation today!

Posted by Norman on November 6, 2012
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Today is Tuesday, November 6, and at exactly 10:00AM, all roads will lead to the poolside of Best Western F1 Premier Hotel in BGC (Bonifacio Global City) where the lovely beauties of Miss Earth 2012 will be formally presented to the Press. Ramon Monzon and Lorraine Schuck of Carousel Productions – founders of the pageant – together with Miss Earth 2011 Olga Alava will be around to welcome all invited guests.

This year’s batch is considered to be the strongest in the more-than-a-decade long history of the environment-inspired beauty competition. For sure, the photographers will have a field day clicking their cameras. Expect pictures of the event to start flooding the net by Wednesday.

Miss Earth will be up to a big feverish start! 😀

Miss Earth 2010 will be held in Vietnam

Posted by Norman on January 31, 2010
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Good news to all pageant followers! Miss Earth 2010 will be held in Nha, Trang Vietnam in November. In its 10th year, the environment-focused beauty competition will start and end outside the Philippines. Carousel Productions has inked a contract with their Vietnamese counterparts for the full hosting of the globally-recognized pageant. It will be remembered that Vietnam successfully handled a sub-competition of Miss Earth a couple of years back. This gave them the edge against other country-contenders Indonesia, Cambodia and Miami (USA), on top of presenting a more well-prepared plan for the all-around logistics that come with hosting Miss Earth.

From hereon, Vietnam will host Miss Earth during even-numbered years (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2020) until 2020.

Miss Earth 2009 Larissa Ramos will be travelling from Brazil to the Philippines all the way to Vietnam for Miss Earth 2010.

Here is a full report of the same:

Vietnam to host Miss Earth 2010
17:26′ 29/01/2010 (GMT+7)

VietNamNet Bridge – The organizer of the Miss Earth pageant, Carousel Company, signed a memorandum of understanding on January 28 with Vietnamese sponsors to hold the Miss Earth 2010 pageant in Vietnam this November.

The announcement came midst a ceremony at Legend Saigon Hotel in HCM City. In attendance were Ramon Monzon, Chair of Carousel, and Lorraine Schuck, Carousel’s Executive Manager, plus Vietnamese organizers, including Nguyen Cong Khe, Chairman of the Thanh Nien Media JS Company, Nguyen Quang Thong, editor-in-chief of Thanh Nien Newspaper and Pham Nhat Vuong, chairman of Vincom Group.

Carousel Chairman Ramon Monzon shared his thoughts.

Why has the Miss Earth board decided to organize the pageant in Nha Trang this year?

Ramon Monzon: 2010 is the tenth anniversary of the Miss Earth pageant. This is a big event, so we want to bring it outside the borders of the Philippines. Many countries wanted to host the event, such as Indonesia, Cambodia and Miami (USA), but we choose Vietnam because of the favourable conditions for the pageant, from finance to locales and hotels.

How many people will come to Vietnam, including Carousel’s organizing board and contestants?

Monzon: Our organizing board numbers around 30 members. They will go to Vietnam in groups to make surveys and to cooperate with Vietnamese partners to advertise the event. We are responsible for inviting and bring 90 contestants from around the world to Vietnam.

The Vietnamese organizing board will be in charge of accommodations, travel inside Vietnam for Carousel’s members and the 90 contestants over a three week period. Vietnam will also take provide to life insurance, health insurance and security for the contestants and the organizing board.

What are the duties of Carousel’s organizing board?

Monzon: We will support our Vietnamese partners in terms of stage design, sound and lighting. Carousel will also invite five prestigious foreign jurors for the finale.

This is a good chance for Vietnam to advertise its image internationally via TV channels in the Philippines, US, Europe and even the Middle East.

We will shoot a video clip about Vietnam to show on the final night and Vietnam can use the image of Miss Earth to market tourism. In 2007 Vietnam successfully organized a sub-competition of Miss Earth in Vinpearl Land (Nha Trang), so I strongly believe that it will be no problem for Vietnam to host Miss Earth 2010.

I and the Vietnamese organizing board are planning to sign the official contract for Miss Earth 2010 in late February 2010. According to our plan, Vietnam will host the Miss Earth in even-numbered years from now until 2020. VietNamNet/TN

Looking forward to a successful partnership between Carousel Producions and Thanh Nien/Vingroup of Vietnam!