Miss Philippines Earth 2001

Miss Philippines Earth 2001
Date	28 April 2001
Presenters	VJ Joey Mead, Calvin Millado, and DJ Charlie Ysmael
Venue	University of the Philippines Theater, Quezon City, Philippines
Broadcaster	RPN Channel 9, Star World
Entrants	24
Winner	Carlene Aguilar National Capital Region

Miss Philippines 2001, the first edition of Miss Philippines Earth beauty pageant, was held on April 28, 2001 at the University of the Philippines Theater in Quezon City, Philippines. The event, produced by Carousel Productions, was telecast on RPN Channel 9 at 9 'o clock in the evening and broadcast internationally by the Star World cable and satellite television. Carlene Aguilar was crowned as the first ever winner of Miss Philippines Earth pageant.

The coronation night presentation show opened with the Miss Earth theme song entitled "Woman of the Earth" written by Dero Pedero. The pageant was hosted by Joey Mead, Calvin Millado, and DJ Charlie Ysmael.

The 24 candidates were narrowed down to 10 semi-finalists and were later trimmed to five finalists. Carlene Aguilar, who represented the National Capital Region (NCR), won Miss Philippines 2001 with the theme focused on the environment. She was a 19-year-old advertising and public relations student at the Assumption College when she was crowned. Aguilar got the nod of the board of judges led by Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benjamin Abalos when she called for the preservation of the environment and prevent pollution by saying, "We have polluted the environment with our wastes. Let's join hands in the preservation of our environment."

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