Global Beauties

Not winning or not doing well in one pageant (or even winning!), may not be enough to stop beauty contestants from trying their luck on other competitions. For some, the experience such beauties bring from their past participation, may represent an extra edge over the 1st-timers on their 2nd or 3rd tryouts. Or not… The fact is, there are several crossovers competing in the Philippines right now, and some of them are considered Miss Earth’s ‘favorites’. How far will they go in the competition?

Miss Puerto Rico – Agnes Benítez

Puerto Rico hasn’t won any of the three Grand Slam newcomer titles, meaning Miss Tourism Queen, Miss Supranational, or Miss Earth. Benítez participated in Miss Tourism Queen 2009, ending the competition as a ‘top 20′ semi-finalist and with the title of “Queen of the Americas”. Two years later, in Miss Earth, this Puerto Rican stunner is considered a front-runner, and could give her island a first Miss Earth victory. Puerto Rico has placed in all Grand Slam pageants which have already taken place this year, and Agnes is expected to keep these ‘good times’ rolling.

Sweden – Renate Cerljen

Former Miss Universe contestants are usually welcomed by the Miss Earth pageant, and Sweden’s Renate Cerljen should be no exception. In 2009, in the Bahamas, she was a top 15 semi-finalist in Miss Universe. Can she take the Miss Earth crown back to Europe after 9 years?

Venezuela – Caroline Medina

After being crowned Miss Earth Venezuela 2011, last year, Caroline was sent to Bolivia to compete in the Americas’ most prestigious beauty pageant: Hispanic-American Queen. She won it, and arrived in Manila as a main favorite for the Miss Earth title this year. Caroline has already bagged three special awards!

Paraguay – Nicole Huber

Nicole Huber participated in Miss World 2011, and finished as a ”top 30′ quarter-finalist, instead of a ‘top 15′ semi-finalist, by a detail: she ranked in 16th place! Many of her fans believe Miss Paraguay will land in Miss Earth’s ‘top 4′, with a fair chance to win a first Grand Slam title for her country.

Ecuador – Olga Alava

Another South American beauty favored by Miss Earth fans is Ecuador’s Olga Alava. She was the 2nd runner-up in Hispanic American Queen 2011 and has been catching some attention in Miss Earth. Ecuador placed 2nd in last year’s Miss Earth pageant, and less than 1 month ago it won its first Grand Slam title: Miss International. Olga will try to make history for her nation.

Tanzania - Nelly Kamwelu

No, Nelly is not a favorite in Miss Earth 2011. However, she deserves the ‘Miss Perseverance 2011′, after all, she has already competed in Miss Universe and Miss International 2011. If experience does help, we can expect her to pull a surprise (or not…).

Other Grand Slam crossovers: Macau, Cherry Ng (Miss World 2010), Aruba, Melissa Lacle (Miss Universe 2006).

21 thoughts on “Miss Earth 2011: crossovers who have their eyes on the crown”

I love Miss Estonia – Xenia Likhacheva!

Para mi es la Miss PARAGUAY para Miss Earth………….I like PY

SWEDEEEEEEEN……….!!!!!!!!

Paraguay…..the best

what a beautiful woman Miss Puerto Rico STUNNING MMMMMM

puerto rico is the best one !!!

Ecuador is really gorgeous and exotic.
Pedro, I guess they mean international pageants, this is Colombia’s first international pageant. Good luck to her too.

kudos to globalbeauties for covering miss earth despite the rumors that this site hates miss earth! miss earth is such an exciting pageant! I hope venezuela wont win this year because their representative next year will be miss earth.. hoping for no back to back, I want mexico or ecuador for the crown…

Miss Colombia was in Colombia in Miss Cundinamarca Universe and Miss Bogotá Universe!

OWO for sure ECUADOR one of the best , Sweden is very nice so . But Ecuador is being doing a great job with their beauties . They have the Miss international price and last year Ecuador was second in miss earth . Ecuador is one of the best
hope this girl get the first place this time .

THEY ARE ALL GORGEOUS AND READY TO PULL A GOOD FIGHT FOR THE CROWNN!!!

Ecuador!!

Venezuela is the best, followed by Sweden and Paraguay!

Venezuela, HISPANIC-AMERICAN QUEEN 2010 AND FUTURE MISS EARTH 2011, CAROLINE MEDINA!

Tanzania is way more beautiful than that picture you guys have uploaded, PLEASE CHANGE THIS PICTURE OF HERS…. She is amongst the strongest conteders for the crown it’s just that people haven’t seen her recent pics

I think Macau has a pretty doll face!

sweden is best to wear the crown because of her good advocacy. i can see her sincerity for the environment.

I’d love to see Nelly Kamwelu (MISS TANZANIA) place. The photo of her pictured above doesn’t do her justice. I remember how much fun people were making of Nelly before MU but she arrived looking vastly improved. Her national costume and evening gowns were some of the best to ever come out of Tanzania. I sincerelu hope to see her do well at Miss Earth. I mean, if someone like Karla Henry can win the pageant, Nelly should at least place!