Miss Earth 2006
6th Miss Earth pageant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Miss Earth 2006, the 6th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held at the grounds of the National Museum in Manila, Philippines on 26 November 2006.
Miss Earth 2006 | |
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Date | 26 November 2006 |
Presenters | |
Entertainment | Christian Bautista |
Venue | National Museum, Manila, Philippines |
Broadcaster | |
Entrants | 82 |
Placements | 16 |
Debuts | |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Hil Hernández Chile |
Congeniality | Maria Lucia Leo Italy |
Best National Costume | Mililani Vienna Tofa Samoa |
Photogenic | Riza Santos Canada |
At the end of the event, Alexandra Braun of Venezuela crowned Hil Hernández of Chile as Miss Earth 2006. It is the first victory of Chile at the history of the pageant.[1][2]
Contestants from 82 countries and territories competed in this year's pageant, surpassing the previous record of 80 contestants in 2005. The pageant was hosted by Ariel Ureta, Miss Earth 2004 Priscilla Meirelles, and Miss Philippines-Air 2006 Ginger Conejero. Filipino singer and actor Christian Bautista performed in this year's pageant.