Solana Domingue crowns Miss Seychelles 2008 Elena Angione in Bel Ombre, Mahé

Solana Domingue won Miss Seychelles in 2007, competing against 11 candidates. She later represented Seychelles at Miss Intercontinental 2007, finishing in the Top 16. Elena Angione succeeded her in 2008, with Sophia Marie and Nathalie Domingue as runners-up. Both will represent Seychelles in upcoming international pageants.

Megan Coleman crowns Miss South Africa 2007 Tansey Coetzee in Sun City

Megan Kate Coleman was crowned Miss South Africa 2007 on December 9, 2006, at the Sun City Superbowl. She represented South Africa in Miss Universe and Miss World 2007 but did not place. Coleman later crowned Tansey Coetzee as her successor, who competed in Miss Universe and Miss World 2008.

Dani Reeves crowns Miss Iowa USA 2008 Abbey Curran in Ottumwa

Dani Reeves from Hamburg, Iowa, was crowned Miss Iowa USA 2007 at 21. She represented Iowa in the Miss USA 2007 pageant but did not place. Later, she crowned Abbey Curran as her successor for Miss Iowa USA 2008, where 24 candidates participated in the event held in Ottumwa, Iowa.

Chile’s Hil Hernandez crowns Miss Earth 2007 Jessica Trisko in Quezon City, Metro Manila

Hil Hernandez, representing Chile, won Miss Earth 2006 in Manila at age 22. Nearly a year later, she crowned Jessica Trisko from Canada as Miss Earth 2007. The pageant featured 88 candidates, with notable awards including Best in Talent to Monica Baliunaite and the Beauty for a Cause Award to Bokang Montjane.

Wendy Boniface crowns Miss Seychelles 2007 Solanna Domingue in Victoria, Mahé

Wendy Boniface, at 20 years old, won Miss Seychelles Islands 2006 on June 30, competing against 14 candidates. She later represented Seychelles at Miss Intercontinental 2006 but did not place. In 2007, she crowned Solanna Domingue as her successor, who went on to compete in Miss Intercontinental 2007.

Charm Osathanond crowns Miss Thailand Universe 2007 Farung Yuthithum in Bangkok

On March 25, 2006, Charm Osathanond was crowned Miss Thailand Universe 2006, competing against 43 candidates. She later participated in Miss Universe 2006, finishing in the Top 20. In March 2007, she crowned Farung Yuthithum as her successor for Miss Thailand Universe, who would represent Thailand in Miss Universe 2007.

Nokuthula Sithole crowns Miss South Africa 2006 Megan Coleman in Sun City

Nokuthula Sithole was crowned Miss South Africa 2005 at Sun City and later crowned Megan Coleman in 2006. Sithole represented South Africa at Miss World 2006 but did not place. The 2006 Miss South Africa pageant featured 25 candidates, with Coleman winning and representing South Africa at Miss World 2007.

Venezuela’s Alexandra Braun crowns Miss Earth 2006 Hil Hernandez in Manila, Philippines

Alexandra Braun from Venezuela was crowned Miss Earth 2005 in the Philippines, marking the first win for her country. In 2006, she returned to crown Hil Yesenia Hernández Escobar from Chile as Miss Earth, the first winner from Chile. The 2006 pageant featured 82 candidates and various special awards.

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82 Miss Earth 2006 candidates competing in Manila, Philippines

Miss Earth, launched on April 3, 2001, is an international beauty pageant emphasizing environmental advocacy, organized by Carousel Productions in the Philippines. The 2006 edition featured 82 contestants. Miss Earth 2005, Alexandra Braun of Venezuela, crowned her successor on November 26, 2006, at the National Museum in Manila.

Sarah Corpstein crowns Miss Iowa USA 2007 Dani Reeves in Ottumwa

Sarah Corpstein from Anamosa, Iowa, was crowned Miss Iowa USA 2006 on September 18, 2005, but did not place at Miss USA 2006. She later crowned Dani Reeves as Miss Iowa USA 2007, who competed in the following year's pageant. The 2007 event was held on October 8, 2006.