Miss Earth 2004
Encyclopedia
Miss Earth 2004, the 4th edition of Miss Earth
beauty pageant, took place at the University of the Philippines Theater
in Diliman, Quezon City
, Philippines
on October 24, 2004. Miss Brazil took over from last year’s winner Dania Prince
of Honduras
.
The 21-year-old medical student from Brazil
, Priscilla Meirelles
, who stands 5’ 8" and has a 35"-24"-35" figure, won the coveted title, and with her win, Brazil became the first country to capture all of the four major international pageants, namely Miss Universe
, Miss World
, Miss International
, and Miss Earth
.
Miss Martinique
Murielle Celimene, an 18-year-old student was crowned Miss Air, the pageant’s equivalent to first runner-up. The last two titles— Miss Water and Miss Fire (second and third runners up, respectively) —were won by Miss Tahiti
Kahaia Lesage and Miss Paraguay
Yanina Gonzalez. Miss Paraguay was early crowd favorite who maintained her composure when she almost fell off the stage after she broke her shoe’s heels after the long gown competition.
The winners were chosen by the 11-man board of judges who included last year’s Miss Earth’s Beauty for a Cause
awardee, Vida Samadzai
, Noel Lorenzana of Unilever
Philippines
, Stefan Voogel of Intercontinental
Manila
, Kit Ti LIan of Avon Color, Lorraine Timbol of Media Arts Systems and Services Co., Regina Paz Lopez of ABS-CBN Foundation
, Chin Chin Gutierrez
, actress and staunch advocate of environmental concerns, international singer-actor Leo Valdez, Deborah Landey of the United Nations Development Programme
, Freddie Garcia of ABS-CBN
, and Department of Trade and Industry
Secretary Cesar Purisima.
Organized and launched in 2001 by Carousel Productions, Miss Earth
serves as a catalyst in promoting environmental advocacy worldwide. Its slogan, "Beauties For A Cause".
Winning Answer of Miss Earth 2004: "What I can hear is that nature is saying that love is missing. Because people don't respect each other, they don't respect the nature, they don't respect life. That's why nature is reacting to everything that people do to her. Who suffer is us, humankind. And love is what would solve our problem" - Priscilla Meirelles
, represented Brazil.
Miss Earth
Miss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Miss Earth is also one of the most publicized beauty contests in the world....
beauty pageant, took place at the University of the Philippines Theater
University of the Philippines
The ' is the national university of the Philippines. Founded in 1908 through Act No...
in Diliman, Quezon City
Quezon City
Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
on October 24, 2004. Miss Brazil took over from last year’s winner Dania Prince
Dania Prince
Dania Patricia Prince Méndez, who comes from Choluteca, the regional center of Southern Honduras, is an international beauty queen who has held the title of Miss Earth 2003.-Pageantry and biography:...
of Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
.
The 21-year-old medical student from Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, Priscilla Meirelles
Priscilla Meirelles
Priscilla Meirelles Almeida , from Brazil, won the 2004 Miss Earth pageant held in the Philippines. In winning Miss Earth, Brazil became the first country to win the "Big Four" in beauty pageants. She is 5'10" tall with a 35"-24"-35" figure also claimed the Most Photogenic Award. She also won the...
, who stands 5’ 8" and has a 35"-24"-35" figure, won the coveted title, and with her win, Brazil became the first country to capture all of the four major international pageants, namely Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
, Miss World
Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...
, Miss International
Miss International
Miss International is an annual international beauty pageant held since 1960.The current Miss International is Fernanda Cornejo, from Ecuador...
, and Miss Earth
Miss Earth
Miss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Miss Earth is also one of the most publicized beauty contests in the world....
.
Miss Martinique
Martinique
Martinique is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of . Like Guadeloupe, it is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. To the northwest lies Dominica, to the south St Lucia, and to the southeast Barbados...
Murielle Celimene, an 18-year-old student was crowned Miss Air, the pageant’s equivalent to first runner-up. The last two titles— Miss Water and Miss Fire (second and third runners up, respectively) —were won by Miss Tahiti
Tahiti
Tahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia, located in the archipelago of the Society Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is the economic, cultural and political centre of French Polynesia. The island was formed from volcanic activity and is high and mountainous...
Kahaia Lesage and Miss Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
Yanina Gonzalez. Miss Paraguay was early crowd favorite who maintained her composure when she almost fell off the stage after she broke her shoe’s heels after the long gown competition.
The winners were chosen by the 11-man board of judges who included last year’s Miss Earth’s Beauty for a Cause
Beauty for a Cause
Beauty for a Cause is a special award initially given in Miss Earth 2003 competition to the candidate who made the most significant social contribution...
awardee, Vida Samadzai
Vida Samadzai
Vida Samadzai is Miss Afghanistan 2003. Although, the Republic of Afghanistan never recognized Samadzai as Miss Afghanistan...
, Noel Lorenzana of Unilever
Unilever
Unilever is a British-Dutch multinational corporation that owns many of the world's consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products....
Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, Stefan Voogel of Intercontinental
Intercontinental
Intercontinental may refer to:* anything spanning several continents* Intercontinental ballistic missile* the InterContinental hotel chain* InterContinental Hotels Group* Intercontinental Cup * Intercontinental Championship...
Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
, Kit Ti LIan of Avon Color, Lorraine Timbol of Media Arts Systems and Services Co., Regina Paz Lopez of ABS-CBN Foundation
ABS-CBN Foundation
ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc. is the non-stock, non-profit socio-civic organization of the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation that facilitates social programs and outreach to the public...
, Chin Chin Gutierrez
Chin Chin Gutierrez
Maria Carminia Lourdes Cynthia Arnaldo Gutierrez , better known as Chin Chin Gutierrez, is a Filipino actress and environmentalist.-Early life:...
, actress and staunch advocate of environmental concerns, international singer-actor Leo Valdez, Deborah Landey of the United Nations Development Programme
United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP operates in 177 countries, working with nations on their own solutions to...
, Freddie Garcia of ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
, and Department of Trade and Industry
Department of Trade and Industry (Philippines)
The Philippines’ Department of Trade and Industry , abbreviated as DTI is the executive department of the Philippine Government tasked to expand Philippine trade, industries and investments as the means to generate jobs and raise incomes for Filipinos...
Secretary Cesar Purisima.
Organized and launched in 2001 by Carousel Productions, Miss Earth
Miss Earth
Miss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Miss Earth is also one of the most publicized beauty contests in the world....
serves as a catalyst in promoting environmental advocacy worldwide. Its slogan, "Beauties For A Cause".
Results
Placements
| Final Results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Earth 2004 |
|
| Miss Air (1st Runner-up) |
 Martinique - Murielle Celimene |
| Miss Water (2nd Runner-up) |
 French Polynesia - Stéphanie Lesage |
| Miss Fire (3rd Runner-up) |
 Paraguay - Yanina González |
| Finalists |
Gabriela Zavala Gabriela Denisse Zavala Irías is a beauty queen who represented Honduras in Miss World 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She studied and plans to work in Tourism.... Tamera Marie Lagac Szijarto Tamera Marie Lagac Szijarto is a beauty queen and entrepreneur from the Philippines and the 4th titleholder of Miss Philippines Earth. She was bestowed Miss Philippines 2004 in Quezon City, Philippines last May 2004... |
| Semi-finalists |
 Egypt - Arwa Gouda India - Jyoti Brahmin Israel - Keren Somech Nicaragua - Marifely Arguello Norway - Brigitte Korsvik Peru - Liesel HollerLiesel Holler Liesel Holler Sotomayor from Peru was the winner of the national beauty pageant Miss Perú 2004.As the national beauty queen, she was given the right to compete at the Miss Universe 2004 pageant in Quito, Ecuador....  Poland - Karolina Gorazda |
- Costa Rica, Cyprus, Guatemala, and Serbia & Montenegro made to the semi-finals last yearMiss Earth 2003Miss Earth 2003, the 3rd edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, was held on November 9, 2003 at the UP Theater, in Quezon City, Philippines. Fifty-seven delegates from all over the globe participated in the event. The pageant was broadcast live via ABS-CBN in the Philippines and to many countries...
but not this year.
- Brazil, Honduras, Norway, Philippines, Poland, and Tahiti made to the semi-finals last yearMiss Earth 2003Miss Earth 2003, the 3rd edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, was held on November 9, 2003 at the UP Theater, in Quezon City, Philippines. Fifty-seven delegates from all over the globe participated in the event. The pageant was broadcast live via ABS-CBN in the Philippines and to many countries...
and also this year.
Special awards
| Special Award | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Photogenic |  Brazil - Priscilla MeirellesPriscilla Meirelles Priscilla Meirelles Almeida , from Brazil, won the 2004 Miss Earth pageant held in the Philippines. In winning Miss Earth, Brazil became the first country to win the "Big Four" in beauty pageants. She is 5'10" tall with a 35"-24"-35" figure also claimed the Most Photogenic Award. She also won the... |
| Best National Costume |  Honduras - Gabriela ZavalaGabriela Zavala Gabriela Denisse Zavala Irías is a beauty queen who represented Honduras in Miss World 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She studied and plans to work in Tourism.... |
| Miss Friendship |  United States - Stephanie Brownell |
| Miss Talent |  Canada - Tanya Beatriz Munizaga |
| Best in Swimsuit | Paraguay - Yanina González |
| Best in Long Gown | French Polynesia - Stéphanie Lesage |
Judges
| No. | Judge | Background |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vida Samadzai | Miss Earth 2003 Miss Earth 2003 Miss Earth 2003, the 3rd edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, was held on November 9, 2003 at the UP Theater, in Quezon City, Philippines. Fifty-seven delegates from all over the globe participated in the event. The pageant was broadcast live via ABS-CBN in the Philippines and to many countries... Beauty for a Cause awardee |
| 2 | Noel Lorenzana | Unilever Philippines |
| 3 | Stefan Voogel | Intercontinental Manila |
| 4 | Kit Ti Lian | Avon Color |
| 5 | Lorraine Timbol | Journalist Media Arts Systems and Services Co. |
| 6 | Regina Paz Lopez | ABS-CBN Foundation |
| 7 | Chin Chin Gutierrez | Actress and environmentalist |
| 8 | Leo Valdez | International singer-actor |
| 9 | Deborah Landey | United Nations Development Programme |
| 10 | Freddie Garcia | ABS-CBN ABS-CBN ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ... |
| 11 | Cesar Purisima | Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry |
Winning answer
Final Question in Miss Earth 2004: "On a quiet night, you could hear the sounds of nature talking to you. What do you think is its message and what would you like to tell it back?"Winning Answer of Miss Earth 2004: "What I can hear is that nature is saying that love is missing. Because people don't respect each other, they don't respect the nature, they don't respect life. That's why nature is reacting to everything that people do to her. Who suffer is us, humankind. And love is what would solve our problem" - Priscilla Meirelles
Priscilla Meirelles
Priscilla Meirelles Almeida , from Brazil, won the 2004 Miss Earth pageant held in the Philippines. In winning Miss Earth, Brazil became the first country to win the "Big Four" in beauty pageants. She is 5'10" tall with a 35"-24"-35" figure also claimed the Most Photogenic Award. She also won the...
, represented Brazil.
Delegates
List of countries and delegates that participated in Miss Earth 2004:
Albania - Vilma Masha
Argentina - Daniela Puig
Australia - Shenevelle Dickson
Belgium - Ruchika Sharma
Bolivia - Muriel Cruz
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Ana Suton- Brazil - Priscilla Meirelles de Almeida
Kingdom of Bulgaria - Kristiana Dimitrova- Canada - Tanya Beatriz Munizaga
Chad - Myriam Commelin
Chile - Erika Niklitschek Schmidt
Mainland China - Xu Nicole Liu (刘旭)
Colombia - Maria Fernanda Navia
Costa Rica - Karlota Calderon Brenes
Denmark - Thea Frojkear
Dominican Republic - Nileny Dippton Estevez
Ecuador - Maria Luisa Barrios Landivar- Egypt - Arwa Gouda
El Salvador - Silvia Gabriela Mejia Cordova
Estonia - Jana Gruft
Ethiopia - Ferehiyewot Abebe Merkuriya
Finland - Iida Laatu
Early Modern France - Audrey Nogues
Ghana - Maame Afua Akyeampong
United Kingdom - Hannah McCuaig
Guatemala - Mirza Odette Garcia- Honduras - Gabriela Zavala Irias
- India - Jyoti Brahmin
- Israel - Keren Somech
Kenya - Susan Kaittany- ' - Cho Hye-Jin
Lebanon - Lana Khattab
Republic of Macedonia - Natalija Grubovik
Malaysia - Eloise Law- Martinique - Murielle Celimene
Mexico - Valentina Cervera Avila
Nepal - Anita Gurung
Netherlands - Saadia HimiSaadia HimiSaadia Himi is a model and a beautyqueen from The Netherlands.Himi won the Miss Netherlands Earth 2004 beauty pageant and went on to represent the Netherlands in the Miss Earth 2004 pageant held in Quezon City, The Philippines.-External links:*...
New Zealand - Rachael Tucker- Nicaragua - Marifely Argüello César
Nigeria - Ufuoma Stacey Ejenobor- Norway - Brigitte Korsvik
- Paraguay - Yanina Alicia González Jorgge
- Peru - Liesel Holler Sotomayor
Philippines - Tamera Marie Lagac SzijartoTamera Marie Lagac SzijartoTamera Marie Lagac Szijarto is a beauty queen and entrepreneur from the Philippines and the 4th titleholder of Miss Philippines Earth. She was bestowed Miss Philippines 2004 in Quezon City, Philippines last May 2004...- Poland - Karolina Gorazda
Portugal - Frederica Santos
Puerto Rico - Shanira BlancoShanira BlancoShanira Blanco is a TV Model and TV Presenter in Puerto Rico.-Biography:Shanira Mariette Blanco Colón was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Her parents are María Colón and Ángel Blanco...
Serbia and Montenegro - Katarina Hadzipavlovic
Singapore - Nicole Sze Chin Nee
South Africa - Sally Leung
Sweden - Sara Jilena Lundemo
Switzerland - Simone Röthlisberger- French Polynesia - Stéphanie Lesage
Republic of China - Angel Wu
Tanzania - Sophia Byanaku
Thailand - Radchadawan Khampeng
Trinidad and Tobago - Leah Mari Guevara- United States - Stephanie Brownell
Uruguay - Katherine Gonzalves Pedrozo
Vietnam - Bui Thuy Hanh
Contestant notes
- Miss Earth 2004, Priscilla MeirellesPriscilla MeirellesPriscilla Meirelles Almeida , from Brazil, won the 2004 Miss Earth pageant held in the Philippines. In winning Miss Earth, Brazil became the first country to win the "Big Four" in beauty pageants. She is 5'10" tall with a 35"-24"-35" figure also claimed the Most Photogenic Award. She also won the...
also won the title "Miss Cyberpress Earth 2004" awarded by the website Globalbeauties.com after topping a survey participated in by webmasters in 19 pageant-related web portals. Prior to winning the Miss Earth title, she was crowned "Miss Globe 2003." - The following candidates participated at the Miss Universe 2004Miss Universe 2004Miss Universe 2004, the 53rd Miss Universe pageant, was held in Centro de Convenciones CEMEXPO, Quito, Ecuador on June 1, 2004. It was won by Jennifer Hawkins of Australia....
pageant before coming to Miss Earth pageant: Marifely Arguello (Nicaragua), Liesel Holler (Peru), Silvia Gabriela Mejia Cordova (El Salvador), Ferehiyewot Abebe (Ethiopia), and Yanina González (Paraguay), who was 3rd Runner-up. - Bolivia's Muriel Cruz was a semi-finalist at Miss International 2003Miss International 2003Miss International 2003, The 43rd Miss International Pageant was took place in Tokyo, Japan on October 8, 2003. 45 beauties from all over the world competed to win the coveted title held by Christina Sawaya of Lebanon...
. - Katherine Gonzalves Pedrozo (Uruguay) participated in Miss World 1999Miss World 1999The 49th Miss World pageant was held on 4 December 1999 at London's Olympia Hall. The pageant was hosted by Ulrika Jonsson and model Melanie Sykes. The 1999 pageant attracted 94 delegates from all over the world. The 1999 pageant also marked the first time that Scotland and Wales fielded their...
; Karolina Gorazda (Poland) joined Miss World 2003Miss World 2003Miss World 2003, the 53rd Miss World pageant was held at Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, People's Republic of China on 6 December 2003. The pageant was presented by Phil Keoghan, Amanda Byram and Angela Chow. The contestants also visited Beijing, the national capital of People's Republic of China,...
, but she did not place. She later became her country's representative in Miss Europe 2005Miss EuropeMiss Europe is a popular regional beauty pageant among female contestants from the nations of the European continent established in 1928 and re-established at the end of World War II by Roger Zeiler of the French Committee of Elegance and Claude Berr...
, where she was one of the semi-finalists. - Some Miss Earth 2004 contestants went on to win minor international titles, Arwa Gouda (Egypt) won the title "Best Model Of the World", Liesel Holler (Peru) won "Miss Caraibes Hibiscus", Marifely Arguello (Nicaragua) won "Miss Expo World," and Maria Luisa Barios (Ecuador) won the "Reina Bolivariana" pageant.
- Hannah Mccaugh (Great Britain) won the "Miss International World" title before competing in Miss Earth 2004; Valentina Cervera Avila (Mexico) won "Reina Mundial Del Mar (Queen of International Seas)" and competed in the Miss Intercontinental, both in 2003.