Miss Earth Titleholders from 2001 to 2010

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Miss Earth 2001 Catharina Svensson from Denmark

Miss Earth 2001 was the first edition of the pageant where Catherina Svensson from Denmark was crowned winner. Catherina was 19-years-old when she represented Denmark for the crown of Miss Earth 2001. It was the first time when Brink participated in any beauty contest; She was directly appointed as the representative of Denmark by the national pageant director of Miss Earth Denmark. She was pursuing a degree in Law and worked as a part-time model during the time of her crowning. During her reign, she worked for a lot of environmental and humanitarian causes and travelled across the world, spreading awareness on the delicate yet crucial environmental issues. Post completion of her reigning period, she continued her studies to become a lawyer and is a renown Danish lawyer. Brink, in October 2005, served as one of the judges for Miss Earth 2005 which was hosted in Philippines and crowned Alexandra Braun of Venezuela.

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Miss Earth 2002 Winfred Omwakwe from Kenya

Winfred Adah Omwakwe was the official delegate of Kenya for the crown of Miss Earth 2002. She made her debut in pageantry with vying for the crown of Miss Tourism World Kenya 2002 where she ended up winning the title of Miss Earth Kenya 2002. She then, at 21 years of age, competed in Miss Earth 2002 and was titled as the first runner up at the end of the competition. On 28th May 2003, Winfred took over the crown of Miss Earth 2002 which was earlier won by Džejla Glavović of Bosnia & Herzegovina. Glavović, unfortunately, could not fulfil her duties as Miss Earth 2002 which resulted in her losing the crown and title of Miss Earth 2002. Omwakwe was only 10 years old when her father passed away and two years after his death, at the age of 12, she lost her mother as well. Being the youngest of her three siblings, she was taken care of by her elder brother and sister who are lawyers by profession. Hailing from Nairobi, Winfred did her master’s degree in public relations from the International University of Monaco. She was among the finalists of Miss Universe Kenya but unfortunately could not make her way to the crown. "I was stunned and couldn’t believe it. But then I saw the congratulatory messages in my e-mail and I received calls from all over. That’s when I was convinced it wasn’t a hoax.", Said Winfred, sharing her reaction on getting the news of being the new Miss Earth 2002.

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Miss Earth 2003 Dania Prince from Honduras

Dania Patricia Prince Méndez commenced her pageantry journey at the 18 years of age with vying for the crown of Miss Honduras 1998 where she was crowned as the winner thereby gaining the opportunity to represent Honduras in Miss Universe 1998 but unfortunately could not win the title that year. She then became a finalist of Top Model of the World contest in 1998 and won the Best in National Costume award. Later, she competed in and won the crowns of Pacific International Queen 1998 and Miss America Latina 2000 in November 1999. History of Honduras was marked when the diva won the crown of Miss Earth 2003 labeling herself as the first woman from Honduras to win a major international beauty title. After completing her reign as Miss Earth 2003, Prince directed her career towards fashion industry and became a model. She stands a whopping 185 cm tall and possesses an enchanting personality. Her belief, that nothing is impossible in this world, is surely demonstrated by her eventual victory after years of training and practice. She indeed makes one of the most beautiful Miss Earth winners till now.

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Miss Earth 2004 Priscilla Meirelles from Brazil

Priscilla Meirelles de Almeida-Estrada, in 2003, participated in Miss Globe Brazil 2003 representing Amazonas and won the crown and the opportunity to represent Brazil in Miss Globe 2003 which resulted in her victory at the conclusion of the event. She then represented Brazil in Miss Earth 2004 and was crowned winner, labeling herself as the first Brazilian woman to do so. Her beautiful features with flawless skin made her the winner of the Most Photogenic award alongside the Miss Earth 2004 title. Priscilla co-hosted the Miss Earth competition for the three succeeding years and also won the chairwoman of Miss Earth 2009 panel of Judges. On February 2001, she married Filipino actor, host, and model John Estrada in La Union Province, Philippines and is now a mother of her 8 year old daughter Sammanta Anechka.

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Miss Earth 2005 Alexandra Braun from Venezuela

Alexandra Braun at the age of 22 years competed in and won the crown of Miss Earth 2005. With her phenomenal performance at the stage of Miss Earth 2005, Alexandra, in no time, took over the hearts of pageant fanatics and even the judges. During her reign as Miss Earth 2005, she worked for a lot of environmental causes including a reforestation program in Caracas, Maracaibo, and Valencia with the help of Sambil Organization. The title of Miss Earth 2005, not only helped her to become an ambassador of environment conservation but also opened a door for her to gain popularity across the world as she started to receive a lot of modeling projects soon after her reigning period as was over. The beauty queen and a popular model turned into a businesswoman when she launched her own accessories brand ‘DiBraun Accessories’ along with her twin sister Katrina. The diva has walked the runway of man fashion shows and has posed for the covers and catalogues of various A-listed magazines. She, as an actor, has won four international best actress awards in various film festivals all over the world for her portrayal of the lead role in the movie, Uma.

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Miss Earth 2006 Hil Hernandez from Chile

Hil Yesenia Hernández won the Miss Earth 2006 crown and became the first Chilean woman to do so. Hailing from Castro, Hil was raised by her mother after the death of her father when she was very young. She stepped into pageantry at the age of 20 years when she represented Chile in Miss Model of the World 2004 preceded by her participation in Miss World Chile 2003 where she was one of the finalists. She competed in Miss Earth Chile 2004 and ended up as the first runner up. She again tried her hand in Miss Earth 2005 and this time won the coveted crown and the opportunity to represent Chile in Miss Earth 2005. Her victory marked the second time when Chile won the major international beauty title, 19 years after the Cecilia Bolocco won Miss Universe 1985. Hernandez worked for a lot of environmental causes and proved herself worthy of the title she got. On the work front, Hil, now, is a Chilean journalist and even after 14 years of her crowning works for the welfare of the environment.

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Miss Earth 2007 Jessica Trisko from Canada

Jessica Nicole Trisko hails from Vancouver and represented her province in Miss Earth Canada 2007. After winning Miss Earth Canada 2007, she went on to win Miss Earth 2007 as the official delegate of Canada and became the first Canadian to win the Miss Earth title. She earlier participated in Miss Universe Canada 2007 where she made a placement in the top ten finalists. A perfect amalgamation of beauty with brains, Jessica not only owned beauty that made the audience go head over heels for her, but also was very talented and smart as she, in 2006, began to pursue a Ph.D. in Political Science at McGill University, Montreal. During her reign, Trisko, along with her NGO Conservation International and the Indonesian Government led the release of hundreds of sea turtles at Nusa Dua beach, Bali, Indonesia. She went on multiple trips to Indonesia, the United States, Vietnam, Philippines, and Canada, where she met world environmental leaders, and promoted environmental awareness.

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Miss Earth 2008 Karla Henry from Philippines

Karla Paula Ginteroy Henry better called Karla Henry was 22 years old when she represented Philippines in Miss Earth 2008. Karla, when vied for the crown of Miss Earth 2008, wasn’t new to pageantry as she made her debut with vying in Miss Cebu 2007 which concluded her as the second runner up for the event. She then participated in Binibining Pilipinas 2008 but unfortunately wasn’t placed. Following in her journey, she competed for and won the crown of Miss Philippines Earth 2008 thereby gaining the opportunity to represent Philippines in Miss Earth 2008 where she was crowned at the end of the competition. The 174 cm tall beauty holds a bachelor’s degree in Tourism and during her reign as Miss Earth 2008, she went around the public schools in Philippines to educate the younger ones about the environment and the need for its conservation. Karla has been a host in various beauty pageants of Philippines, Miss Earth Philippines 2013, Miss Earth Philippines 2014, Miss Earth Philippines 2019, to name a few. With her excellence, eloquence, and experience, the diva gained huge appreciation from the audience and became one of their favorite contestants which eventually led to her victory in the end.

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Miss Earth 2009 Larissa Ramos from Brazil

Larissa Ramos was 20 years old when she represented Brazil for the crown of Miss Earth 2009 and was crowned winner at the end of the event. She initially competed in and won Miss Terra Brasil 2009 representing the state of Amazonas. Her victory gave her the opportunity to represent Brazil in Miss Earth 2009 where she was crowned as the winner of the Miss Earth 2009 title. She was given a heartfelt welcome by her countrymen and her victory was celebrated, not less than any Brazilian festival in her country. Fulfilling her duties as Miss Earth 2009, the diva traveled across the world, spreading awareness on the untouched and important environmental issues. Larissa, in March 2015, 5 years after the completion of her reign, received her bachelor’s degree in Microbiology from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).

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Miss Earth 2010 Nicole Faria from India

Nicole Estelle Faria stepped into pageantry with vying for and winning the crown of Miss India South 2010 which led her represent her province in Femina Miss India 2010. She was crowned as Femina Miss India Earth 2010 and went on to win the Miss Earth 2010 competition as the official representative of India. She not only won the highly coveted title, but also won the Miss Talent and Miss Diamond Place special awards. Faria, for her remarkable contribution during her reign as Miss Earth 2010, managed to take up 10th position in the list of Times’ 50 Most Desirable Women of 2010 in January 2011. Nicole is a popular Indian model and is a brand ambassador for Clean & Clear, a line of dermatology products owned by Johnson & Johnson. The diva has also posed for the covers and catalogues of various A listed magazines including Elle, Vogue, Cosmopolitan etc. She has made significant contribution in spreading awareness about the detrimental effect of pollution on Rabindra Sarobar Lakes in Kolkata, West Bengal. In January 2018, she was honored by an award from the President of India Ram Nath Kovind for being the first Indian Woman to win the Miss Earth 2010 title.