27 outubro 2008

Miss Earth to boost Freeport’s tourism

Tuesday, October 28, 2008




CLARK FREEPORT -- The Miss Earth 2008 pageant will surely bring in more tourists and boost this Freeport’s popularity and potential as a staging ground for beauty pageants and glamour events.

This was declared by Clark Development Corporation (CDC) president and chief executive officer Benigno Ricafort after organizers of the Miss Earth 2008 chose the Clark Expo Amphitheater as the venue of the beauty pageant this coming November 9.

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“Any event done inside Clark is a great help in local tourism, but with Miss Earth pageant being held here we could expect more tourists from other countries, especially those who are going to cheer for their respective candidates,” Ricafort said.

The 8th Miss Earth beauty pageant will see to the participation of 85 candidates who have started to arrive in the country since October 19.

The pageant will be broadcasted live via ABS-CBN in the Philippines and in many countries worldwide via Star World, The Filipino Channel, and other partner networks. At the conclusion of the final night of the competition, outgoing titleholder Miss Earth 2007, Jessica Nicole Trisko of Canada, will crown her successor.

Ricafort added that Clark Freeport is one with the pageant’s environmental advocacies. Miss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness.

Along with Miss Universe and Miss World contests, Miss Earth is one of the three largest beauty pageants in the world in terms of the number of national level competitions participating in the world finals. The reigning titleholders dedicate their year to promote environmental projects and to address issues concerning the environment.

Carousel Productions organized and launched the first Miss Earth beauty pageant in 2001. It was intended to actively promote the preservation of the environment. Ricafort added that environmental advocacies are easily promoted through international pageants like the Miss Earth pageant.

The candidates for this year include Albania - Rudina Suti, Argentina - Camila Solórzano, Armenia - Arpine Atoyan, Australia - Rachael Smith-Como, Bahamas - Garnell Storr, Belgium - Debby Gommeren, Bhutan - Tsokye Karchung, Bolivia - Carolina Urquiola, Bosnia & Herzegovina -Alisa Zlatarevic, Botswana - Nametso Ngwako, Brazil - Tatiane Alves, Canada - Denise Garrido, China - Ying Kun Zhou, Colombia - Mariana Rodríguez, Congo, D.R. - Olga Yumba, Congo Republic -Katissia Kouta, Costa Rica - Wendy Cordero, Cuba - Jessica Silva, Czech Republic - Hana Svobodová, Dominican Republic -Diana Flores, Ecuador - Andrea Carolina León, El Salvador - Claudia Linares, England - Caroline Duffy, Finland - Minna Nikkila, France - Charlotte Lagauzere, Georgia - Sopiko Svimonishvili, Germany - Dayana Schult, Ghana - Sara Adoley Addo, Greece - Ria Antoniou, Guadeloupe - Jennifer Desbouiges, Guam - Jennifer Neves, Guatemala - Heidi García, Honduras - Kenia Andrade, Hong Kong - Chen Yu, Peru - Giuliana Zevallos and the Philippines very own Karla Paula Henry, among others. (IOF)

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