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 It was a night of sweet vindication for Karla Paula Henry who was chosen Miss Philippines-Earth 2008 on Sunday, besting 40 contestants from all over the country and Filipino communities abroad.
The 22-year-old model from Cebu joined the Binibining Pilipinas pageant in March but failed to advance to the semifinal round.
On Sunday night, she not only bagged the P250,000 prize, she will represent the Philippines in the Miss Earth contest where she will compete with 90 international delegates.
For two years now, the Miss Philippines-Earth pageant has crowned women who failed to win in the Binibining Pilipinas contest.
Jeanne Harn, last year’s Miss Philippines-Earth, had joined Binibining Pilipinas in 2004 and lost.
Henry will serve as ambassadress of the environment and is expected to take on projects and activities seeking to save the earth.
Emphasis on intelligence
Previous titleholders toured the country’s public schools telling children about the harmful effects of global warming and educating them on ways to alleviate ecological degradation. They also campaigned against smoke-belching and conducted clean-up drives along the country’s coastlines.
Because of these serious responsibilities, pageant organizer Carousel Productions made changes in the process of selecting the winners. While other pageants put emphasis on a contestant’s physical beauty, the Miss Philippines-Earth contest gives more importance to a contestant’s intelligence and personality.
Carousel also hoped that by inviting local government units to send delegates this year, it could reach more people with its advocacy. Philippine Daily Inquirer / Image: OPMB World Wide
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