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Miss Philippines Earth
TypeWomen's beauty pageant
Franchise holderCarousel Productions
HeadquartersMandaluyong, Philippines
Country representedPhilippines
Qualifies forMiss Earth
First edition2001
Most recent edition2026
Current titleholderRina Andrea delos Santos
Ballesteros, Cagayan
Founder
Lorraine Schuck
President
Ramon Monzon
Language
  • English
  • Filipino
Websitemissphilippines-earth.com

Miss Philippines Earth is an annual national beauty pageant organized by Carousel Productions. The competition selects the Philippine representative to Miss Earth, one of the Big Four international beauty pageants. Since its inception, the pageant has produced four winners in the international competition: Karla Henry in 2008, Jamie Herrell in 2014, Angelia Ong in 2015, and Karen Ibasco in 2017.

As with its parent organization, the pageant seeks to be a platform for environmental causes, with its competitors—billed as beauties for a cause—evaluated based on their ecological and environmental intelligence. In keeping with its advocacy, the pageant has partnered with Philippine government agencies including the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to further its cause.

The incumbent titleholder is Rina Andrea delos Santos of Ballesteros, Cagayan, who won the 2026 edition held at the Cultural Center in Malitbog, Bukidnon. Her runners-up, organized as the "elemental court", include:

  • Miss Philippines Air – Prima Joy Alamban of Tumauini
  • Miss Philippines Water – Alyssa Villariña of Mandaluyong
  • Miss Philippines Fire – Patricia Bangug of Agoo
  • Miss Philippines Eco-Tourism – Roveelaine Eve Castillo of Siocon

History

The University Theater at the University of the Philippines Diliman (pictured in 2015) served as the venue for the inaugural edition.

In November 2000, Carousel Productions lost their contract with Miss Asia Pacific Quest Incorporated (MAPQI) and its affiliate Mutya ng Pilipinas to GMA Network after having worked with them since 1992.[1] Lorraine Schuck, the executive vice president of Carousel and a former winner of the latter contest, recalled that they had conceded their contract to GMA after learning that they had given a "better offer" to the MAPQI and instead chose to establish a new competition.[2]

In April 2001, Carousel launched the Miss Earth pageant and its national counterpart Miss Philippines, which is responsible for selecting the Philippine delegate to the international competition.[3][4] Like its parent organization, the Miss Philippines differentiates itself with its focus on environmental causes, requiring its competitors to engage in environmental initiatives.[5][6] Since its founding, the pageant has been headed by Schuck's husband, Ramon Monzon who is also the president, CEO, and director of the Philippine Stock Exchange and chairman of the PSE Foundation, Inc.[7][8][9] and spearheaded by Schuck as executive vice president and Peachy Veneracion as the vice president and project director.[10][11][12]

The pageant has tie-ins with the Philippine government agencies including the Department of Tourism, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, as well as international environmental groups such as the United Nations Environment Programme, and Greenpeace to further its environmental advocacy.[13][14]

In 2004, Carousel renamed the pageant to Miss Philippines Earth, a name that continued until 2018 when it was changed to Miss Earth Philippines to emphasize the global "Miss Earth" brand.[15][16][17] However, in 2019, the pageant reverted its name to "Miss Philippines Earth" to assert to its legal rights claim.[16]

From 2020 to 2021, Carousel organized the competition as a virtual event as a result of travel restrictions and public health concerns emerging in light of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.[18] The pageant returned as a physical competition in the 2022 edition, following the easing of pandemic restrictions.[19]

Contestant selection

From 2001 to 2007, the pageant held preliminary contests in the regions of the Philippines, through its local franchises. The winners of those contests in turn competed with 12 more contestants from the National Capital Region for the Miss Philippines Earth title.[20][21] In 2006, franchises were opened to Filipino diaspora communities.[6][22] In 2008, Miss Philippines Earth broadened its coverage to include candidates from various provinces, cities, and selected municipalities.[20][21][6][22]

Main pageant

Henry posing with a green sash reading "Phili[ppines]"
Herrell wearing a crown holding a bouquet
Ong wearing a crown with sashes reading Philippines and Miss Earth
Ibasco posing for a picture
Four Miss Philippines Earth winners have won at Miss Earth: Karla Henry in 2008, Jamie Herrell in 2014, Angelia Ong in 2015, and Karen Ibasco in 2017.

The contestants are named Beauties for a Cause in keeping with the pageant's environmental advoacy.[23][24][25] The competition evaluates the competitors in a number of segments, including swimsuit competition, evening gown parade, talent competition, but more weight is given to personality and ecological and environmental intelligence in the interview portion.[26] Since 2009, the judges select 10 finalists to compete for a spot in the top five, from which the winner and her runners-up are selected.[27][28][29] The winner, styled as Miss Philippines Earth, goes on to represent her country in the Miss Earth pageant. From 2005 to 2010, the pageant also appointed one of the runners-up or finalists to represent the country at the Miss Tourism Queen International.[20][21][30]

Mirroring the pageant's international counterpart, the runners-up, organized as an "elemental court", have been given titles named after natural elements and environmental themes: eco-tourism (fourth runner-up), fire (third runner-up), water (second runner-up), and air (first runner-up).[20][21] These rankings were abolished in the 2017 pageant and the elemental titleholders have since been ranked equally.[31][32]

Recent titleholders

Main winners

Legend
  •   Declared as the winner
  •   Finished as an elemental titleholder
  •   Finished as one of the finalists or runners-up
Year Represented Miss Philippines Earth Age[a] Placement Special award(s) Ref.
2022 Santa Ignacia Jenny Ramp 19 Top 20
3 medals
    • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Fauna Costume (Asia & Oceania)
    • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Swimsuit (Asia & Oceania)
    • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Long Gown (Air Group)
 [33]
2023 Siniloan Yllana Aduana 24 Miss Earth Air
1 medal
    • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Miss Bikini
 [34]
2024 Matanao Irha Mel Alfeche 23 Top 12 None [35]
2025 Bacoor Joy Barcoma 26 Runner-Up None [36]
2026 Ballesteros, Cagayan Rina Andrea delos Santos – TBD TBD [37]

Elemental court

Year Air Water Fire Eco-Tourism Ref.
2022 Jimema Tempra Angeline Mae Santos Eryka Vina Tan Nice Lampad [33]
2023 Kerri Reilly Jemimah Joy Zabala Sha'uri Livori Athena Auxillo [34]
2024 Feliz Clareianne Thea Recentes Samantha Dana Bug-os Kia Labiano Ira Patricia Malaluan [35]
2025 Maria Flordeliz Mabao Austhrie Sanchez Kate Gatpandan Kriezl Jane Torres [36]
Angel Rose Tambal (resigned) Jaymie Strickland (resigned)
2026 Prima Joy Alamban Alyssa Villariña Patricia Bangug Roveelaine Eve Castillo [38]

Legacy project

Since its inception, the winners of Miss Philippines Earth and her elemental courts have embarked on legacy projects.[39]

  • 2006: Cathy Untalan and her elemental court wrote a book titled 'Bakawan' (transl. Mangrove Forest), which was used by the "Bright Minds Read Campaign" of the Department of Education and included in the read-alongs project of the Philippine Daily Inquirer.[40][41]
  • 2007: The winners produced reusable bags made of plastic scraps as part of the "I Love ME project" campaign.[39]
  • 2008: The winners organized the "20k OK" project planted 20,000 seedlings in the different areas of the Philippines.[39]
  • 2009: The winners came up with the documentary film Project Noel and won the first Loren Legarda Environment Award.[42][43]
  • 2011: The winners created used photos and handmade puppets as part of read-along session to children to illustrate the dangers of improper disposal of plastic waste.[41]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Ages at the time of Miss Earth

References

  1. ↑ Valera, Nini (November 19, 2000). "The last 'Mutya'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. p. 1. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
  2. ↑ Salterio, Leah (April 6, 2001). "After losing Mutya and Miss Asia, ex-beauty queen puts up her own contests".
  3. ↑ Lo, Ricardo F. (April 3, 2001). "Two new RP Beauty Contests Coming Up". Philippine Headline News/Philippine Star. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2009.
  4. ↑ Lo, Ricardo F. (April 3, 2001). "Two new RP Beauty Contests Coming Up". Philippine Headline News/Philippine Star. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2009.
  5. ↑ "1st Miss Philippines picked tonight". philstar.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 Schuck, Lorraine (June 5, 2008). "About Miss Philippines: Beauty Pageant with a Cause". Miss Philippines Earth official website. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
  7. ↑ Dumlao-Abadilla, Doris (March 21, 2020). "PSE narrows trading band". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on March 22, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Philippine Stock Exchange Inc (PSE.PS)". Reuters. May 18, 2020. Archived from the original on June 25, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  9. ↑ Dumlao-Abadilla, Doris (May 6, 2017). "Miss Earth founder is new PSE chief". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  10. ↑ Adina, Armin (April 23, 2014). "Wanted: Beauty queen with a heart that beats for the environment". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on June 27, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  11. ↑ Manila News (October 14, 2018). "GMA Network inks partnership with Miss Earth". Manila Standard. Archived from the original on October 16, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  12. ↑ Manuel, Felix (July 30, 2019). "2019 Miss Earth in Legaspi City". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  13. ↑ Xinhua News, Online (August 29, 2001). "Philippines to Host Miss Earth 2001 Beauty Contest". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on August 30, 2009. Retrieved April 12, 2009.
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  15. ↑ Adina, Armin P. (May 11, 2018). "42 vying for Miss Earth PH". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  16. 1 2 Adnina, Armin (June 24, 2019). "Miss Philippines Earth pageant reverts to original name". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on June 24, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
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  18. ↑ Requintina, Robert R. (July 4, 2020). "Janelle Tee to pass crown in first-ever 'new normal' pageant". Tempo. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
  19. ↑ Adina, Armin P. (August 6, 2022). "Tarlaqueña crowned Miss Philippines Earth 2022 in Coron, Palawan". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on November 24, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
  20. 1 2 3 4 Adina, Armin (May 13, 2008). "Second time a charm for new Miss Earth". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on April 27, 2010. Retrieved December 31, 2008.
  21. 1 2 3 4 Jojo, DJ Mojo (May 17, 2008). "Mother's Day for Mother Earth". The Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2008.
  22. 1 2 Soul, John (April 3, 2009). "Miss Philippines Earth 2009: The Beauty with a Cause Pageant". Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved April 12, 2009.
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  24. ↑ Hookway, James (February 15, 2001). "Philippine Beauty Queens Compete for Earth in Pageant". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  25. ↑ Online News, ABS_CBN (May 11, 2009). "NegOcc beauty queen is Miss Philippines Earth 2009". ABS-CBN Network. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
  26. ↑ Barawid, Rachel (October 30, 2001). "Danish student wins 1st Miss Earth title". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved April 12, 2009.
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  29. ↑ "Ten Finalists of Miss Philippines Earth 2011 Revealed, Finals on June 5". The Manila Paper. May 23, 2011. Archived from the original on October 28, 2011. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
  30. ↑ "Beauty Pageants: Are The Crowns On the Right Heads? - Nigerian News from Leadership News". Leadership. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  31. ↑ Legaspi, C. Mendez (July 17, 2017). "Manileña Karen Ibasco is Miss Philippines Earth 2017 | C. Mendez Legaspi". BusinessMirror. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  32. ↑ Tinio, Norman (July 13, 2017). "Predictions: Miss Philippines Earth 2017 final picks". Rappler. Archived from the original on October 9, 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  33. 1 2 Tuazon, Nikko (August 6, 2022). "Jenny Ramp of Tarlac wins Miss Philippines Earth 2022". PEP.ph. Archived from the original on January 21, 2025. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  34. 1 2 "Who is Yllana Marie Aduana, Miss Philippines Earth 2023?". Rappler. May 1, 2023. Archived from the original on May 11, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  35. 1 2 "Matanao, Davao del Sur's Irha Mel Alfeche is Miss Philippines Earth 2024". Rappler. May 11, 2024. Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  36. 1 2 Iglesias, Iza (August 11, 2025). "Bacoor's Joy Barcoma crowned Miss Philippines Earth 2025". The Manila Times. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
  37. ↑ "Rina Andrea Delos Santos of Cagayan is Miss Philippines Earth 2026". Philippine Daily Inquirer. June 27, 2026. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
  38. ↑ "Rina Andrea Delos Santos of Cagayan is Miss Philippines Earth 2026". Philippine Daily Inquirer. June 27, 2026. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
  39. 1 2 3 Balbuena, Vanessa A. "Beauty queens drumbeat for mother earth with". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on April 25, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  40. ↑ Brizuela, Maricar (March 31, 2011). "Island read-along tells of love of nature". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  41. 1 2 Quodala, Kate Pedroso, Schatzi. "Miss Earth beauty queens read about Nature to kids". newsinfo.inquirer.net. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  42. ↑ Martinez-Belen, Crispin (8 December 2011). "Bong confident 'Panday 2' will be MMFF blockbuster". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  43. ↑ "Ai-Ai, John Lloyd win acting plums at 59th Famas". Philippine Star. December 13, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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