Miss Earth Ecuador

Miss Earth Ecuador
Motto	Beauty for a Cause
Formation	2003
Type	Beauty Pageant
Headquarters	Guayaquil
Location	Ecuador
Membership	Miss Earth
Official languages	Spanish
President	José Hidalgo León
Website	www.diosasescuelademisses.com

Miss Earth Ecuador (Miss Tierra Ecuador) is one of the official preliminaries to the international Miss Earth beauty pageant.^[1] The pageant 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.^[2]

The current Miss Earth Ecuador is Olga Mercedes Alava Vargas.

History

Ecuador made a debut in Miss Earth 2003.^[2] Ecuador's representatives to Miss Earth, an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness, are elected and organized by Diosas Escuela de Misses under the directorship of Jose Hidalgo.^[3][4] Along with Miss Universe and Miss World contests, Miss Earth is one of the three largest beauty pageants in the world in terms of the number of participant countries and one of the top three international beauty competitions.^[5][6][7]

In 2005, Cristina Reyes was among the 10 finalists in the Miss Earth 2005 competition, the first time that Ecuador has entered the top 16 in Miss Earth. Andrea Leon, Miss Earth Ecuador 2008 won the Miss Friendship special award in the Miss Earth 2008. Leon was also included in the top 15 of the swimsuit competition, she placed fourth in the evening gown competition, and finalist in the talent competition.^[2][8]. Jennifer Pazmiño made the highest placement for Ecuador in Miss Earth when she won the Miss Air 2010, one of the elemental court of Miss Earth.^[9][10]

Titleholders

The following is the list of Miss Ecuador Earth titleholders:^[11][12]

Year	Miss Earth Ecuador	Province	City	Miss Earth Placement
2003	Isabel Cristina Ontaneda Pinto[13][14]	Pichincha	Quito
2004	Maria Luisa Barrios Landivar[15][16][17][18]	Guayas	Guayaquil
2005	Cristina Eugenia Reyes Hidalgo[19][20][21]	Guayas	Guayaquil	Top 16
2006	María Magdalena Stahl Hurtado[22][23][24]	Carchi	San Gabriel
2007	María Verónica Ochoa Crespo[25][26]	Azuay	Cuenca
2008	Andrea Carolina León Janzso[27][28][29]	El Oro	Machala	Miss Congeniality
2009	Diana Nataly Delgado Balseca[30][31]	Manabí	Manta
2010	Jennifer Stephanie Pazmiño Saldaña[3][32]	Guayas	Guayaquil	Miss Earth-Air 2010 Best in Long Gown
2011	Olga Mercedes Alava Vargas	Guayas	Guayaquil

Provincial rankings

Province	Total	Miss Ecuador
Guayas	04	2004, 2005, 2010, 2011
Pichincha	01	2003
Carchi	01	2006
Azuay	01	2007
El Oro	01	2008
Manabí	01	2009

See also

Miss Ecuador

References

1. ^ Magdalena representará al país en Miss Tierra - AGO. 03, 2006 - Gente - Historicos. El Universo (1980-01-01). Retrieved on 2010-10-23.
2. ^ ^{a b c} > Belleza manabita es Miss Tierra Ecuador 2009. elNuevoEmpresario. Retrieved on 2010-10-23.
3. ^ ^{a b} Vida, tierra y diseño, moda a favor del planeta - AGO. 26, 2010 - Familia - Vida. El Universo. Retrieved on 2010-10-23.
4. ^ > Ecotec y Miss Tierra Ecuador realizar?n minga ecol?gica. elNuevoEmpresario. Retrieved on 2010-10-23.
5. ^ http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/11/09/08/philippine-bet-miss-earth-2008
6. ^ Singapore News, Online (2008-06-24). "Miss Earth 2004 beauty pageant". The Electric New Paper, Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. http://www.tnp.sg/printfriendly/0,4139,168817,00.html. Retrieved 2010-10-02. 
7. ^ Khullar, Bhavna (2007-06-20). "Tracing the regal existence of ‘Miss Universe’". Spicezee Online, Zee News Limited. http://www.spicezee.com/missuniverse08/article5354.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-02. 
8. ^ Cristina Reyes en Miss Tierra - OCT. 06, 2005 - Gente - Historicos. El Universo (2005-10-06). Retrieved on 2010-10-23.
9. ^ Requintina, Robert R. (5 December 2010). "Indian model wins Miss Earth 2010". Manila Bulletin. http://www.mb.com.ph/node/291020/indian-model-win. Retrieved 19 July 2011. 
10. ^ "Indian girl crowned Miss Earth 2010". CNN-IBN. 15 December 2010. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/indian-girl-crowned-miss-earth-2010/136498-3.html. Retrieved 19 July 2011. 
11. ^ West, Donald (2007-00-00). "Miss Earth". Pageantopolis. http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/earth.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-02. 
12. ^ Palmero, Paul (2007-00-00). "Miss Earth Parade of Nations: Complete country-by-country, history, and statistics". Pageant Almanac. http://www.pageant-almanac.com/miss-earth/. Retrieved 2010-10-02. 
13. ^ Soul, John (2003-10-20). "Miss Earth 2003". Woman of the Earth News. http://womanoftheearth.tv/essentials/2003.html. Retrieved 2010-10-02. 
14. ^ Se ve y se oye - AGO. 05, 2006 - Lo que se oye - Historicos. El Universo (1980-01-01). Retrieved on 2010-10-23.
15. ^ Soul, John (2004-10-20). "Miss Earth 2004". Woman of the Earth News. http://womanoftheearth.tv/essentials/2004.html. Retrieved 2010-10-02. 
16. ^ María Susana Rivadeneira, la nueva Miss Ecuador - MAR. 05, 2004 - Actualidad - Historicos. El Universo (2004-03-05). Retrieved on 2010-10-23.
17. ^ MarĂ­a Susana Rivadeneira, nueva Miss Ecuador - Diario HOY | Noticias del Ecuador y del Mundo - Hoy Online. Hoy.com.ec. Retrieved on 2010-10-23.
18. ^ El público - MAY. 23, 2004 - El Gran Guayaquil - Historicos. El Universo (2004-05-23). Retrieved on 2010-10-23.
19. ^ Soul, John (2005-10-20). "Miss Earth 2005". Woman of the Earth News. http://womanoftheearth.tv/essentials/2005.html. Retrieved 2010-10-02. 
20. ^ Armin Adina Who will be Miss Earth, Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 23, 2005
21. ^ Candidatas a Miss Ecuador 2005, entre charlas y entrenamiento - ENE. 13, 2005 - Gente - Historicos. El Universo (1980-01-01). Retrieved on 2010-10-23.
22. ^ Soul, John (2006-10-20). "Miss Earth 2006". Woman of the Earth News. http://womanoftheearth.tv/essentials/2006.html. Retrieved 2010-10-02. 
23. ^ Stahl irá al Miss Tierra - AGO. 05, 2006 - Gente - Historicos. El Universo (1980-01-01). Retrieved on 2010-10-23.
24. ^ Las candidatas a Miss Tierra a favor del medio ambiente - NOV. 10, 2006 - Gente - Historicos. El Universo (2006-11-10). Retrieved on 2010-10-23.
25. ^ Soul, John (2007-10-20). "Miss Earth 2007". Woman of the Earth News. http://womanoftheearth.tv/essentials/2007.html. Retrieved 2010-10-02. 
26. ^ Verónica Ochoa, la ecuatoriana viajará a Filipinas para participar en el certamen Miss Tierra - OCT. 20, 2007 - Gente - Historicos. El Universo (2007-10-20). Retrieved on 2010-10-23.
27. ^ Soul, John (2008-10-20). "Miss Earth 2008". Woman of the Earth News. http://womanoftheearth.tv/essentials/2008.html. Retrieved 2010-10-02. 
28. ^ Aspirante ecuatoriana a Miss Tierra 2008 espera que se superen problemas con Colombia - NOV. 07, 2008 - Gente - Historicos. El Universo (2008-11-07). Retrieved on 2010-10-23.
29. ^ Costa Rica otra vez se llevó la corona - NOV. 14, 2009 - Gente - Entretenimiento. El Universo (2009-11-14). Retrieved on 2010-10-23.
30. ^ Diana Delgado sueña con ganar el "Miss Tierra" en Filipinas - NOV. 20, 2009 - Gente - Entretenimiento. El Universo (2009-11-20). Retrieved on 2010-10-23.
31. ^ > Coronaci?n de la Nueva Miss Tierra Ecuador 2009. elNuevoEmpresario. Retrieved on 2010-10-23.
32. ^ Diseños ecológicos se exhibieron en desfile - AGO. 29, 2010 - Familia - Vida. El Universo. Retrieved on 2010-10-23.

External links

Miss Ecuador Earth website