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Well what do you know…the Miss Czech Republic finalists are already in town!

Posted by Norman on January 25, 2013
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The ten finalists of Ceska Miss 2013 arrive in Manila.

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It’s certainly nice to know that the Top 10 finalists of Miss Czech Republic 2013 are in the Philippines as part of their pre-pageant activities. It’s nothing new to the organization since they have always sent their ladies abroad for out-of-Europe photoshoots and bonding. And the whole partnership helps the Department of Tourism’s “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” campaign by extending its reach to Central Europe as the ladies visit such places as Palawan, Subic and Pampanga to use our pristine beaches and tourist spots as more than backdrops for the competition itself – clearly a win-win situation for both countries.

The ten lovelies are Denisa Grossmannova, Marketa Bfizova, Lucie Kovandova, Monika Leova, Kristyna Schickova, Anna Avakjanova, Alena Presnajderova, Ztuzana Jarackova, Andrea Kolarova and Gabriela Kratochvilova.

Perhaps, it also helped seal the deal that the Philippines is where Czech Republic won its latest international beauty crown via Teresa Fajksova (who will also be one of the judges during the national finals come March) in last year’s Miss Earth.

Let’s hope everything runs smooth during the ladies` stay. We want them to enjoy the vacation-cum-pre-pageant-cum-training camp to the fullest.

So as we all say…Mabuhay! Welcome to the Philippines! 😀

Miss Earth 2012 Tereza Fajksova (center) with DOT and Ceska Miss reps plus the 10 finalists of the national pageant during their welcome presscon. (Photo credit: OPMB Worldwide)

Miss Earth 2012 Tereza Fajksova (center) with DOT and Ceska Miss reps plus the 10 finalists of the national pageant during their welcome presscon. (Photo credit: OPMB Worldwide)

Image of the news clip above is courtesy of ABS-CBN News.

Memories of Miss Earth 2012

Posted by Norman on November 26, 2012
Posted in: 1 Pageant Pages, Blog Bites: Miss Earth 2012. Tagged: , , , , .

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Beauty and Poise, Environmental Relevance, Charitable Acts, Lasting Friendships - that's Miss Earth and more!

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A Soft Spot for Children, A Spirit for Fun, A Touch of Elegance and an Overall Physical Fitness - that's Miss Earth and more!

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To be proud of her cultural identity, to be selfless in sharing her knowledge and to display her innate artistic flair - that's Miss Earth and more!

Proudly performing her God-given talent, that’s Miss Earth and more!

For the last three weeks (a little over for some), the Miss Earth 2012 candidates embarked on a journey to the Philippines that will most likely change their lives forever.

For those whose trip to the country took close to or more than 24 hours in flight times and lay-overs, jet lag was least in their list of concerns because the warm hospitality of the Filipinos took over as soon as they officially started competing for the crown.

For those who checked-in late, the missed early opportunities were hardly felt because they were welcomed like temporarily lost family members after they settled in right away.

For those who stamped their class from Day 1, they collected medals left and right but never bragged about their achievements like crazy as humility prevailed even.

For those who terribly missed their family members, friends, boyfriends and beds back home, the company of some of the friendliest foreign candidates and the ever-so-solicitous gestures of the chaperones and activity-organizers helped them overcome homesickness in a painless manner.

For those who went to the country with only one objective in mind – and that is to win Miss Earth – the true, honest and relevant causes of Miss Earth Foundation began to unravel right before their eyes and as a result, widened their perspective on what wearing the crown is all about.

For those whose hearts melted after seeing the living conditions of poor families, the elderlies and young children (even the sick ones), the charitable activities brought out the best in each one of them. One lady, Rachael Angeth of South Sudan, even donated PhP5,000.00 of her personal funds to help stir the improvements for Golden Acres.

For those who never made it to Manila (and were officially pulled out of the competition) and took to reading the daily updates on Facebook (plus this blog hopefully) and the pageant’s official website instead, the next edition (temporarily scheduled in Bangkok in late 2013) will be there to wait for your participation, if allowed by your country organizers.

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Miss Earth 2012 Teresa Fajksova and her elements.

These are the lasting memories of Miss Earth 2012. I salute Carousel Productions for making this year a successful and unforgettable edition for the competition. Part of the final results may not sit well with most, but we have to move on and wish Teresa Fajksova of the Czech Republic the best during her reign.

😀

Miss Earth 2012 is Tereza Fajksova of the Czech Republic

Posted by Norman on November 24, 2012
Posted in: 1 Pageant Pages, Blog Bites: Miss Earth 2012. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , .

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Czech Republic wins Miss Earth 2012!

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The most victorious ladies of them all (L-R): Miss Earth 2012 Tereza Fajksova (CZR), Miss Air Stephany Stefanowitz (PHL), Miss Water Osmariel Villalobos (VEN) and Miss Fire Camila Brant (BRA). Photo credit: OPMB Worldwide

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The Elemental 4 of 2012 (L-R): Fire - Camila Brant of Brazil, Earth - Tereza Fajksova of the Czech Republic, Air - Stephany Stefanowitz of the Philippines and Water - Osmariel Villalobos of Venezuela.

Miss Earth 2012 has been crowned, and she is Tereza Fajksova of the Czech Republic.

At the end of the hair-disheveling finals in Versailles Palace, the 23 year-old student from Ivancice defeated 79 other contenders for the title, her country’s first in the environment-centered pageant. Comprising her elemental court are Miss Air Stephany Stefanowitz of the Philippines, Miss Water Osmariel Villalobos of Venezuela and Miss Fire Camila Brant of Brazil

The ladies who made it to Top 8 are Siria Bojorquez of the USA, Tamerin Jardine of South Africa, Nagma Shrestha of Nepal and Natalia Pereverzeva of Russia.

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Tereza tripping on her gown minutes after being crowned Miss Earth 2012. (Photo credit: Kai Magsanoc/Rappler.com)

It must have been Tereza’s goddess charm that won the judges over. She was unable to answer the final Q&A (she stated that she did not understand the question), and instead, simply spoke about her love and respect for Mother Earth. She apologised for not being able to give the desired reply. Nonetheless, she must’ve already been under the strong radar of the panel right from the announcement of the Top 16.

She tripped on her evening gown while doing her victory walk, but quickly regained her composure with the help of Stephany. It’s interesting to note that the elemental countries for 2012 are the same as last year’s, except for the winner – just a quick shuffle of placements for the Philippines, Venezuela and Brazil.

Congratulations to all the winners! 😀

Miss Earth 2012 Medal Tally as of November 7, 2012

Posted by Norman on November 8, 2012
Posted in: 1 Pageant Pages, Blog Bites: Miss Earth 2012. Tagged: , , , , .

This is the running medal tally of Miss Earth 2012. While it doesn’t take a genius to understand how the rankings go, I don’t understand the lack of accurate updates. We all know that Miss Philippines Stephany Stefanowitz was awarded Gold during the Press Presentation as Darling of the Press. But why does she have one silver and one bronze instead? And where is the Bronze of USA’s Siria Bojorquez for the same? Unless the site administrator updates the same this morning, I would assume that he does not get the right feeds from the field reps. of Carousel.

Additionally, I don’t know how the points for those “arbitrary-looking” Green Ribbons (4th column) are computed. It makes the reader think that they are just as precious as the more important medals. Just look at India, Korea and Uruguay above. They earned five points from green ribbons (which are worth 20 points in the total) when Czech Republic’s Tereza Fajksova (posted separately as her rank can no longer be seen above since she is way down the line) has one Silver and a solitary point from Green Ribbons but has a cumulative score of just 12 points. What gives? Unless some clarifications are made, people will be in the dark as to how the tally is arrived at.

Why is Czech Republic wallowing in a multiple tie for 10th place when she has one Silver? How crucial are those Green Ribbons?

Even more glaring is Warrathaya Wongchayaporn of Thailand’s numbers below:

Look closely at Thailand’s ranking above. She was updated to “have 8 Silvers (from which events?) and a single Green Ribbon point. But why is she grouped in 11th place with so many medal-less nations?

I am no expert at things like this so I base my understanding on how rankings are done in the Olympics or Asian Games. I won’t mind getting a reply from someone who knows better, preferably the ones doing the updates. 😉

My Early Favorites from the Miss Earth 2012 Press Conference

Posted by Norman on November 7, 2012
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The 68 Miss Earth 2012 hopefuls during yesterday’s Press Conference.

It sure is getting more difficult coming up with favorites for Miss Earth year after year. The quality of candidates has been going way up in the last few and 2012 tops them all. In yesterday’s Press Conference at the Best Western F1 Premier Hotel, 68 lovelies were introduced. And while a good half has already been seen participating in most of the pageant’s initial activities during the past weekend, the ones who have been spotted for the first time serve as testaments to the continuously growing quality of the competition. So without further ado, here are photo grids of my initial picks to figure out well in the weeks ahead. Nothing final here yet.

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Top row: Osmariel Villalobos of Venezuela, Fabiana Granados of Costa Rica and Warrathaya Wongchayaporn of Thailand; Middle row: Natalia Pereverzeva of Russia, Tamerin Jardine of South Africa and Nina Fjalestad of Norway; Bottom row: Camila Brant of Brazil, Teresa Fajksova of the Czech Republic and Ilknur Melis Durasi of Turkey.

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Top row: Battsetseg Turbat of Mongolia, Cindy Kohn-Cybulkiewicz of Colombia and Aliona Chitoroaga of Moldova; Middle row: Shauny Bult of Netherlands, Fiona Kinchella of Kenya and Carolyn Whitney Carter of US Virgin Islands; Bottom tow: Prachi Mishra of India, Siria Bojorquez of the USA and Justyna Rajczyk of Poland.

And just to sweeten this post a little more, I added a list of four contestants who are currently occupying my elemental slots. If the finals were to be held at this moment, I wouldn’t be surprised to see them grabbing the Top 4 positions.

Both Tamerin Jardine of South Africa and Ilknur Melis Durasi define what it is to be Miss Earth in the real sense of the crown. But then again, you cannot discount the fact that Osmariel Villalobos of Venezuela and Natalia Pereverzeva of Russia are just as determined to add their extra gorgeousness and winnability to the table and make the contest more exciting.

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My Early Elemental Favorites (L-R): Osmariel Villalobos of Venezuela, Natalia Pereverzeva of Russia, Tamerin Jardine of South Africa and Ilknur Melis Durasi of Turkey

With 68 (or a little more) earnest efforts for superiority, there will still be some shuffling of ranks in the days to come. But if my favorites keep on turning up the heat, then we might just see Olga Alava’s successor in one of the images above. 🙂

Except for the topmost group shot, all photos are courtesy of Noli Berioso/OPMB Worldwide.

ME Turkey Ilknur Melis Durasi’s Time to Shine

Posted by Norman on November 6, 2012
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Best School Tour Teacher

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In Binangonan, Rizal, the Miss Earth 2012 ladies were brought to an eco-school tour where they were tasked to give students classroom lessons on the environment. This being an indication of a spokesperson’s effective ability to impart their knowledge about Mother Earth and other related advocacies, votes were casted on which “teachers” gave the best lecture. As expected, our Scientist ME Turkey Ilknur Melis Durasi was elected the most inspiring/noteworthy and won the Gold Medal as Best School Tour Teacher. She was followed by Carolyn Whitney Carter of US Virgin Islands with the Silver and Shauny Bult of the Netherlands clinching the Bronze.

Turkey’s Ilknur Melis Durasi displaying her teaching skills and winning the Gold Medal as Best School Tour Teacher.

Best Artists (Mural Painting)

In Katipunan, Quezon City, and with the leadership of Filipino Painter and Environmental Activist AG Sano, the Miss Earth 2012 delegates were divided into two groups and asked to do Mural Paintings inspired by and coinciding with the Dolphins Love Freedom Campaign. It looked like a fun and easy activity. But in the end, it wasn’t enough that they got their hands smeared with paint and all as the two Best Artists (one for Group 1 and another for Group 2) were discovered as the “painters” with the most accurate & creative brushstrokes and use of colors.

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Miss England Zahida Begum was selected Best Artist and Gold Medalist in Group 1, with Miss Czech Republic Teresa Fajksova taking Silver and Miss Crimea Lyiudmila Kuzmina hitting Bronze.

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Once more, Miss Turkey Ilknur Melis Durasi showed her creative skills in Group 2 after she was awarded the Gold Medal, followed by Silver Medalist Nagma Shrestha of Nepal and Bronze-taker Jenna Seymour of Australia.

Kudos to the winners of these events! 😀

Photos courtesy of MissEarth.tv