GLOBAL BEAUTIES' MISS EARTH 2007 SPECIAL

11/11 - Miss Earth 2007 comes from Canada!

Manila, PHILIPPINES - In an event full of surprising results, Jessica Trisko, Miss Canada, emerged as the new Miss Earth. Her runner-ups were Miss India, Pooja Chitgopekar (Miss Air), Miss Venezuela, Silvana Santaella (Miss Water) and Miss Spain, Ángela Gomez Duran (Miss Fire).

Rounding out the group of 8 finalists were Misses Georgia, Peru, Switzerland and Thailand.

The semi-finalists were (top 16): Martinique, Nigeria, Romania, Czech Republic, South Africa, Lebanon, Sweden and the Dominican Republic.

Many heavy favorites, such as the representatives of Ukraine, Brazil, Philippines, Vietnam, Korea and Poland were "left in the ice".

Miss South Africa won the "Beauty for a Cause" award, while Miss Venezuela was considered best in swimsuit and evening gown. Miss Thailand had the best national costume, Miss Lithuania won the talent competition, and Miss Philippines got the Miss Photogenic award (voted by the general public).

22-year-old Jessica Trisko, the new Miss Earth, was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She is a first generation Canadian of Russo-Ukrainian and Filipino heritage. Jessica’s first language is English, but she also speaks Russian and basic French, says the official Miss Earth website.

Jessica has attended university in Montreal, where she excelled as a student-athlete, as well as in the United States and Russia. She recently returned to Montreal to begin a Ph.D. in Political Science at McGill University.

Watch Miss Earth's Crowning Moment HERE

Congratulations to the new Miss Earth!

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23/10 - Manila, PHILIPPINES - The 7th edition of the Miss Earth beauty pageant will take place in Manila, Philippines, from October 21st to November 11th. 88 beauties from all over the planet will gather in the host country to promote environmental causes.  The reigning titleholder is 23-year old Hil Hernandez from Chile.

A group of delegates will participate in a 3-day visit to Vietnam. The finals will take place at the University of the Philippines Theater.

About Miss Earth

Born in 2001 and organized by Carousel Productions, the Miss Earth pageant is now recognized as the 3rd largest beauty contest in the world (following Miss World and Miss Universe).  The reigning titleholders dedicate their year to promote the event to address issues concerning the environment.  Official Site

NEWS

11/10 - Miss Pageant Cafe Earth 2007 (Final Votes)

30/10 - GB's Top 10 picks after week 1

23/10 - The Press Presentation of the Miss Earth Beauty Pageant ’07 Candidates (by Dero Pedero)

PHOTOS FROM THE 2007 CONTEST

11/10 - Evening Gown Photo Gallery

10/30 - Contestants from ARGENTINA to INDIA by Dero Pedero

10/30 - Contestants from JAPAN to THAILAND by Dero Pedero

10/30 - Contestants from TRINIDAD & TOBAGO to WALES by Dero Pedero

10/29 - Press Presentation by Dero Pedero

10/25 - Contestants at Il Ponticello by Julles Roberto

10/24 - Miss Earth 2007 photos by 20 Minutos Magazine (Spain)

10/24 - Miss Earth 2007 coverage by photographer Felix Manuel (OPMB)

10/24 - Photos from Tuesday's Press Conference (Yahoo!)

10/23 - Photos from this year's contest published by Getty Images

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MEET THIS YEAR'S DELEGATES (PHOTOS COMING SOON)

ALBANIA - Shpresa Vitia ARGENTINA - Antonella Tognolia Sanvitale AUSTRALIA - Victoria Stewart BAHAMAS - Sharon Rolle BELGIUM - Melissa Cardaci BELIZE - Leilah Ann Magdalena Pandy BOLIVIA - Carla Loreto Fuentes Rivero BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA - Dzenita Dumpor BOTSWANA - Millicent Ollyn BRAZIL - Patricia Andrade CAMEROON - Pauline Marcelle Kack CANADA - Jessica Trisko CHINA - Yu Pei Pei COLOMBIA - Mileth Johana Agamez Lopez CONGO - Maurielle Nkouka Massamba COSTA RICA - Natalia Salas CUBA - Ariana Barouk CZECH REPUBLIC - Eva Ceresnakova DENMARK - Trine Lundgaard DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Themys Febriel ECUADOR - Veronica Ochoa EL SALVADOR - Julia Iris Ayala Rostro ENGLAND - Clair Cooper ETHIOPIA - Nardos Desta FIJI - Minal Ali FINLAND - Anna Pohtimo FRANCE - Alexandra Gaguan GEORGIA - Nanka Mamasakhlisi GERMANY - Sinem Ramazanoglu GHANA - Diana Naa Blankson GUADELOUPE - Virgine Mulia GUATEMALA - Jennifer Sheel HONG KONG - Fan Miao Meng ICELAND - Katrín Dögg Sigurdardóttir INDIA - Pooja Chitgopekar INDONESIA - Artri Aldoranti ISRAEL - Mor Donay ITALY - Bernadette Mazu JAPAN - Ryoko Tominaga KAZAKHSTAN - Zhazira Nurhodjaeva KENYA - Volen Auma Owenga KOREA - Ji-Eun Yoo LATVIA - Ilze Jankovska LEBANON - Amale Al Khoder

LIBERIA - Telena Cassell LITHUANIA - Monika Baliunaite MACAU - Zhang Xiao Yu MALAYSIA - Dorkas Cheok Huai Yee MARTINIQUE - Elodie Delor MEXICO - María Fernanda Canovas Leal NEPAL - Bandana Sharma NETHERLANDS - Milou Verhoeks NEW ZEALAND - Claire Kirby NICARAGUA - Iva Grijalva NIUE ISLAND - Shevalyn Ligovai Poimafiti Maik NORTHERN IRELAND - Aine Gormley NORWAY - Margaret Hauge PARAGUAY - Montserrat Quevedo PERU - Odilia Garcia PHILIPPINES - Jean Angeles Harn POLAND - Barbara Tatara ROMANIA - Alina Gheorghe SIERRA LEONE - Theresa Turay SINGAPORE - Nicole Chen Lin SLOVAK REPUBLIC - Barbora Palovicova SLOVENIA - Tania Trobec SOUTH AFRICA - Bokang Montjane SPAIN - Angela Gomez Duran ST. LUCIA - Oneka Mc Koy SURINAME - Safyra Rachida Duurham SWEDEN - Ivana Gagula SWITZERLAND - Stephanie Gossweiler TAIWAN - Sonya Lee TANZANIA - Angel Delight Kileo THAILAND - Jiraporn Sing-iem TIBET - Tenzin Dolma TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - Carleen Ramlochansingh TURKS & CAICOS - Tameka Teshan Deveaux UGANDA - Hellen Karungi UKRAINE - Galyna Andreyeva USA - Lisa Marie Forbes US VIRGIN ISLANDS - JeT’aime Cheree Cerge VENEZUELA - Silvana Santaella VIETNAM - Truong Truc Diem WALES - Sarah Michelle Sairandhri Fleming ZAMBIA - Sphiwe Mutale Benasho ZIMBABWE - Nyome Omar