Jessica Trisko of Canada was crowned Miss Earth 2007 on November 11 at the University of the Philippines. Nearly a year later, she crowned Karla Henry from the Philippines as her successor, the first Miss Earth from Asia. The 2008 pageant featured 85 candidates and took place on November 9 in Angeles City.
85 Miss Earth 2008 candidates competing in Quezon City, Philippines
Miss Earth, launched on April 3, 2001, is an international beauty pageant focusing on environmental issues. The 2008 edition will take place on November 9, with 85 contestants vying for the title. Jessica Nicole Trisko, Miss Earth 2007, will crown her successor at the event in the Philippines.
Miss Bhutan 2008 Tsokye Tsomo Karchung crowned in Thimphu
Tsokye Tsomo Karchung, born in Thimphu, Bhutan, became Miss Bhutan 2008 at age 24. She will represent Bhutan at Miss Earth, marking the country's debut in the pageant. The event, advocating environmental awareness, features over 80 candidates, with the reigning Miss Earth, Jessica Trisko, crowning her successor on November 9, 2008.
19 Miss Bhutan 2008 candidates competing in Thimphu
The first Miss Bhutan pageant is scheduled for October 10, 2008, at the YDF Auditorium in Thimpu, featuring 19 contestants. The winner will participate in Miss Earth 2008 on November 9 in the Philippines, marking Bhutan's debut in the competition. Candidates hail from various regions across Bhutan.
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.
Wissam Hanna crowns Mister International 2007 Alan Bianco Martini in Kuching, Sarawak
Wissam Hanna from Lebanon was crowned Mister International 2006 on October 7, 2006, at The Pavillion in Singapore, competing against 18 candidates. He later crowned Alan Bianco Martini Malgioglio of Brazil as his successor on December 31, 2007, in Malaysia, where 17 participants competed.
17 Mister International 2007 competing in Kuching, Sarawak
Wissam Hanna represented Lebanon and won the Mister International 2006 title in Singapore, competing against 17 candidates. The runners-up included Erbert Javier Delgado from Venezuela and others from Greece, Latvia, and the U.S. Hanna is set to crown his successor at the next pageant on December 31, 2007, in Malaysia.
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.
