Miss Earth Canada

Jessica Trisko
Miss Earth 2007
Miss Earth Canada 2007

Miss Earth Canada is a beauty pageant held annually in search of the most beautiful and environmental-friendly woman in Canada. It is the official preliminary to the Miss Earth pageant.^[1] This pageant, unlike Miss World or Miss Universe focuses mainly on promoting environmental causes and winners are chosen equally on their physical attributes as well as their understanding and knowledge of the issues affecting the Earth.

History

Riza Santos
Miss Earth Canada 2006

The first year Canada sent a representative to Miss Earth was in 2001. In 2003 the Miss Earth Canada franchise was obtained by ROSOTRO Productions owned by Ronaldo Soriano Trono, and since 2004, a national contest in Montreal has been held each autumn to determine the winner.

Several winners have held awards in the international Miss Earth pageant. Filipino-Canadian beauty, Riza Santos (Miss Earth Canada 2006) was voted Miss Photogenic at the Miss Earth 2006 competition and went on to star in a Filipino television show.^[2] At Miss Earth 2003, Brooke Elizabeth Johnston of Saint Catherines, Ontario finished in the top 20 while Denise Garrido (Miss Earth Canada 2008) won the “Miss Earth Puerto Princesa” title during a pre-pageant swimsuit competition held at the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park. Katherine Erin McClure (Miss Earth Canada 2005) of Toronto was Miss Earth Congeniality in 2005. Tanya Beatriz Munizaga, of Montreal was Miss Talent at the Miss Earth 2004 pageant.^[3]

The greatest accomplishment for the Miss Earth Canada Organization was in 2007 when Jessica Trisko the Canadian representative won the coveted Miss Earth crown. She was the first Canadian to win the Miss Earth title and spent her reign promoting environmental issues. Aside from Canada and the Philippines, Trisko had the chance to travel during her reign so many countries like China, Puerto Rico, and Singapore. She also travelled multiple times to Indonesia, United States, and Vietnam to meet world environmental leaders and to promote environmental awareness and preservation of the mother earth.^[4]

Titleholders

Year	Name	Home Town	Miss Earth Results
2001	Michelle Weswaldi	Woodbridge, Ontario
2002	Melanie Grace Rosete Bennett	Surrey, British Columbia
2003	Brooke Elizabeth Johnston	Montréal, Québec
2004	Tanya Beatriz Munizaga	Montréal, Québec	Miss Talent
2005	Katherine McClure	Toronto, Ontario	Miss Congeniality
2006	Riza Santos	Calgary, Alberta	Miss Photogenic
2007	Jessica Trisko	Vancouver, British Columbia	Miss Earth 2007
2008	Denise Garrido	Bradford, Ontario	Top 15 Finalists Swimwear
2009	Lateesha Ector	Pierrefonds, Quebec	Top 15 Finalists Swimwear
2010	Summer Anne Ross	Belle River, Ontario	Top 50 Best in Evening Gown Finalist

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See also

• Miss Universe Canada
• Miss World Canada

External links

• Official Miss Earth website
• Miss Earth Foundation website

References

1. ^ www.missearth.tv/
2. ^ www.rizasantos.net/
3. ^ http://earthcanada.blogspot.com/
4. ^ News, Entertainment (2007-11-05). "Miss Earth 2007 promises to go back to RP after reign". ABS-CBN News. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/11/06/08/miss-earth-2007-promises-go-back-rp-after-reign. Retrieved 2008-12-31. 
5. ^ http://www.jimmyspageantpage.com/canada/canme.html