Tuesday, April 6, at Lo-ok, Manila Ocean Park, the 51 beautiful and cause-oriented ladies of Miss Philippines-Earth 2010 were presented for the first time before the media. The 2010 candidates represent different municipalities from all over the Philippines, including the following Filipino communities abroad: France, US East Coast, and US West Coast. While last year's candidates promoted the "green lifestyle", this year's candidates will promote "water conservation and preservation" in response to the problem of El Nino.
Now on its 10th year, Carousel Productions Inc. is proud to say that what Miss Philippines-Earth has accomplished over the years has exceeded everybody's expectations. According to Carousel President, Ramon Monzon, "What these girls do is really admirable. They are serious in their tree-planting activities, active in coastal clean-ups, eager to open the eyes of children to environmental issues, while at the same time, they continuously maintain the poise and stature of a beauty queen."
Carousel Productions Inc. created Miss Philippines-Earth with the goal of marrying beauty and substance. During its first six years, the focus of Miss Philippines-Earth was to spread consciousness on the worsening deterioration of our environment. On its seventh year, the Miss Earth Foundation launched the "I Love My Planet Earth" school tour, where the winners spent their reign visiting different public and private schools all over the Philippines to educate them on their adopted advocacy.
Recognizing the lack of an appropriate medium to simplify the teaching of environmental issues to children, the Miss Philippines-Earth 2006 winners, under the leadership of Catherine Untalan, collectively wrote a children's book entitled BAKAWAN, which is accredited by the Department of Education and was included in the "Bright Minds Read" Program. This served as their batch's legacy which became a model for subsequent batches to emulate in their own way.
The 2007 batch, under the leadership of Jeanne Harn, produced reusable bags made from katya at the height of the campaign against the use of plastics. They named it "Bag for M.E.", which can be understood as Bag for Mother Earth, Miss Earth and Me.
The 2008 batch, under the leadership of Karla Paula Henry (Miss Earth 2008), embarked on the challenge of planting 20,000 trees all over the Philippines. Under the helm of Sandra Seifert, last year's batch produced a movie called "Project Noel" which discussed the importance of recycling one's trash and which had its premiere last March 24 at the Podium Mall.
"I have been observing how each batch of reigning queens strive to bring their respective project to life since 2006. I must say that I am very impressed with the previous winners and am looking forward to the legacy of this year's batch," stated Carousel Productions Inc. Executive Vice President, Lorraine Schuck.
The 2010 Miss Philippines-Earth coronation night will be on April 24, Saturday, 7:00 pm at the Aquatica, Manila Ocean Park, Luneta, Manila. It will be televised on April 25, Sunday at 10:30 pm by ABS CBN Channel 2 and The Filipino Channel (TFC).
The 2010 Miss Philippines-Earth Beauty Pageant is supported by H2O Hotel, the official residence of the candidates; Karilagan International Travel & Tours Corp.; Ricky Reyes, the official make up artist and hair stylist; COCOLIFE, the official insurance provider; Miss Earth Foundation, and Ever Bilena.
Press Release courtesy of Carousel Productions Inc.