Karla Henry
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
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| Born |
Karla Paula Ginteroy Henry May 23, 1986 Limay, Bataan, Philippines |
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| Hometown | Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Title(s) |
Miss Philippines Earth 2008 Miss Earth 2008 |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss Cebu 2007 (2nd Runner-up) Binibining Pilipinas 2008 Miss Philippines Earth 2008 (Winner) Miss Earth 2008 (Winner) |
Karla Paula Ginteroy Henry (born May 23, 1986 in Limay, Bataan, Philippines) is a Filipino-Canadian beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss Earth 2008, becoming the first Philippine delegate and the first in the Asian region to win that title.
Henry was raised by her grandparents until the age of four. Her family moved then to Tsawwassen, Canada, where they lived for ten years. She visited the Philippines frequently, for Christmas and summer vacations. Upon her family’s return to the Philippines, they first lived in Albay, Bicol for a year before residing permanently in Cebu.
Henry's father traveled often, and she transferred schools frequently. She graduated high school from Camp Lapulapu National High School, and attended college at the University of Cebu. She holds a bachelor's degree in Tourism and was working with Marco Polo Plaza Hotel when she was invited to join the Miss Earth pageant. She speaks Spanish with a degree of fluency.
Henry's beauty pageant career began as a student representative her school for Miss Intramurals and Miss Milo Olympics. She joined her first professional beauty contest at age 17 in October 2003. In 2006, she was the second runner-up in the Miss Cebu pageant.
Growing up with her father and considered him as the biggest influence in her life, Karla revealed that never in her wildest dreams did she think she would become a beauty queen. She moved from Canada to the Philippines . Before joining pageants, she had a 9-to-5 job as an hotelier in Cebu. She then moved to Manila to participate in beauty contests.
In the final competition of the eighth edition of the international beauty pageant Miss Earth, which was held at Clark Expo in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines on November 9, 2008, Henry was announced as one of sixteen semi-finalists who would move forward to compete for the title. She achieved one of the eight highest scores in the swimsuit competition for her stage chops, which advanced her as one of the top eight finalists to participate in the evening gown competition. She strutted a yellow-green evening gown with a high middle slit laden with rainbow-colored beads and sequins along the bodice. She then pulled away for the lead as she articulated in her video interview about going around public schools teaching about the environment as she cited that lack of knowledge about environmental concerns is a key issue in her country, in which she advanced to the top four.
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