Miss Earth 2008
| Miss Earth 2008 | |
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Miss Earth 2008
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| Date | 9 November 2008 |
| Presenters | Billy Crawford, Priscilla Meirelles, Riza Santos |
| Venue | Clark Expo Amphitheater, Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines |
| Broadcaster | ABS-CBN, Studio 23, The Filipino Channel |
| Entrants | 85 |
| Placements | 16 |
| Debuts | Bhutan, Congo DR, Guam, Luxembourg, Malta, Rwanda, Scotland, Serbia, South Sudan |
| Withdrawals | Belize, Cameroon, Denmark, Fiji, Guatemala, Iceland, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Nepal, Niue, Norway, Paraguay, Sierra Leone, Saint Lucia, Tibet, Trinidad & Tobago, Ukraine, US Virgin Islands, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Returns | Greece, Honduras, Hungary, Jamaica, Kosovo, Pakistan, Panama, Russia, Tahiti, Turkey |
| Winner |
Karla Henry Philippines
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| Congeniality | Andrea Leon Janzso Ecuador |
| Best National Costume |
Shassia Ubillús Panama |
| Photogenic |
Karla Henry Philippines |
| Best in Swimsuit |
Abigail Elizalde Mexico |
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| Best in Long Gown |
Daniela Torrealba Venezuela |
| Miss Friendship | Andrea Leon Janzso Ecuador |
| Miss Photogenic |
Karla Henry Philippines |
| Miss Earth Designers Award |
Karla Henry Philippines |
| Miss Talent |
Rachael Margot Smith Australia |
Miss Earth 2008, the eighth edition of Miss Earth pageant, was held on 9 November 2008 at the Clark Expo Amphitheater in Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines. Eighty-five delegates arrived from 19 October 2008 in Philippines. The pageant was broadcast live via ABS-CBN and coverage since on Studio 23 in the Philippines and to 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 Trisko from Canada crowned her successor Karla Henry from the Philippines. The pageant was hosted by Billy Crawford, international singer and actor from the film Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist, Miss Earth 2004 winner Priscilla Meirelles, and Miss Earth Canada 2006 Riza Santos.
The following special awards were officially awarded during the grand coronation night:
Final Question in Miss Earth 2008: "If you have the chance to speak to the newly-elected US President Barack Obama about the state of the global environment, what would you tell him?"
Answer of Miss Earth 2008: "What I would tell to the newly elected president of the United States, being one of the most powerful countries in the world, I would encourage him to implement environmental knowledge in the curriculum of all schools whether in the United States or in the Philippines. Environmental knowledge is something that all of us must share, but most importantly we must teach the youth that this is something that we should instill in them so that in the near future they will be the ones to take care of our mother Earth." – Karla Henry, represented Philippines.
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