The Miss Earth 2013 Pageant was held on December 7 in Manila, Philippines and Miss Venezuela Alyz Henrich was crowned Miss Earth at the end of the event. Tereza Fajksová of Czech Republic crowned her successor in a glittering outdoor ceremony held at the Versailles Palace in Alabang, Muntinlupa City.
Miss Venezuela Alyz Henrich bested 87 lovely ladies from different parts of the globe in the 13th edition of the Miss Earth pageant to get the night's most coveted crown and be hailed as an ambassador to environmental protection campaigns worldwide.
Meanwhile, Angelee delos Reyes of the Philippines was part of the Top 8 finalists. Watch the video replay of Miss Earth 2013 here.
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The winners were decided by a panel of judges which include international model Sarah Meier, actress Iza Calzado, Carousel Productions executive Lorraine Schuck, Philippine Volcanoes rugby team captain Jake Letts and heads of some Miss Earth sponsors.
Here is the list of winners of Miss Earth 2013:
Miss
Earth 2013: Venezuela,
Alyz Henrich
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Miss Air: Austria,
Katia Wagner
Miss Water: Thailand,
Punika Kulsoontornrut
Miss Fire: Korea, Catharina
Choi
Miss
Earth 2013 Top 8
Mexico, Kristal
Silva
Poland, Aleksandra
Szczęsna
Philippines, Angelee
delos Reyes
Serbia, Andjelka
Tomasevic
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Miss
Earth 2013 Top 16
Turkey, Ezgi Avci
Chile, Natalia
Lermanda
France, Sophie
Garenaux
China, Lisa Xiang
Mauritius, Virginie
Dorza
Spain, Cristina
Martínez
USA, Nicole Velez
South Africa, Ashanti
Mbanga
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SPECIAL AWARDS
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Best in Evening
Gown: Venezuela, Alyz Henrich
Best in Swimsuit:
Ukraine, Anastasia Sukh
Best in Resorts
Wear: Thailand, Punika Kulsoontornrut
Best in National
Costume:
Africa – South Africa,
Ashanti Mbanga
The Americas –
Bahamas, Vandia Sands
Asia and Oceania –
Indonesia, Nita Sofiani
Europe – Russia, Olesya
Boslovyak
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Best in Talent:
Kazakhstan, Kumis Bazarbayeva
Miss Photogenic:
India, Sobhita Dhulipala
Miss Eco-Beauty: India,
Sobhita Dhulipala
Miss Friendship:
Indonesia, Nita
Sofiani
Lebanon, Rita
Hoykayem
Gabon, Filiane
Mayombo Koundi
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Hosted by Singapore-based model/hosts Oli Pettigrew and Linda Black, the Miss Earth 2013 pageant was broadcast live on Fox Network’s Star World channel and on Latin American countries thru Venevision Venezuela and Mexico, and USA territories thru MVS/UNO TV.
A delayed telecast will be aired on ABS-CBN on Sunday, December 8 at 10:00 a.m. and will also be telecast on The Filipino Channel and broadcast in participating countries.