Miss Earth 2009 Press Presentation Photos

Images courtesy of Tony Santos

Miss Eearth 2009 Evening Gown Competition

Miss Earth 2009 Fever is On!

The coronation night of the 9th Miss Earth pageant will take place on November 22, 2009 at the Boracay Ecovillage Convention Center as organized by Carousel Productions & ABS-CBN.

Miss Earth 2009 Schedule of Activities

Major Activities

November 4 (10AM) Press Presentation:
Valle Verde 6, Pasig City

November 4 (4PM) National Costume Competition:
Amazing Philippines Theater, Manila

November 14 (7PM) Final Swimsuit Competition:
Fontana Leisure Park & Casino, Pampanga

November 16 (7PM) Final Evening Gown Competition:
PAGCOR Grand Theater, Parañaque

November 17 (7PM) Final Talent Competition:
Coron, Palawan

November 22 (7PM) Grand Coronation Night:
Boracay Ecovillage Resort & Convention Center

Robinsons Mall Tour & Fashion Show

November 6 (4PM) Robinsons Place Dasmariñas
November 7 (4PM) Robinsons Nova Market
November 8 (4PM) Robinsons Place Metroeast
November 13 (4PM) Robinsons Galleria
November 14 (4PM) Robinsons Starmills, Pampanga

Preliminary Events

Nov. 7 GROUP 1 Pre-Swimsuit Competition:
Golden Sunset Resort & Spa Calatagan, Batangas

Nov. 8 GROUP 3 Pre-Swimsuit Competition:
Central Country Estate, Inc. The Lakeshore

Nov. 12 GROUP 2 Pre-Swimsuit Competition:
Legazpi, Bicol

Nov. 9 GROUP 1 Pre-Talent Competition:
Amana Water Park Resort, Pandi, Bulacan

Nov. 9 GROUP 3 Pre-Talent competition:
Bacolod

Nov. 10 GROUP 2 Pre-Talent competition:
Puerto Princesa, Palawan

Nov. 7 GROUP 3 Pre-Evening Gown Competition:
Subic

Nov. 8 GROUP 1 Pre-Evening Gown Competition:
Splash Mountain Resort Hotel, Los Baños Laguna

Nov. 9 GROUP 2 Pre-Evening Gown Competition:
Greenbelt 5, Ayala

Venezuela is the Early Leader of our Beautimometer Ranking for 2009

Top 7 Countries after Miss Universe

1. Venezuela - 50 points

2. USA - 20 points
Dominican Republic - 20 points

3. Kosovo - 19 points

4. Australia - 18 points

5. Puerto Rico - 17 points

6. Thailand - 11 points
Brazil - 11 points

7. Czech Republic - 10 points
South Africa - 10 points
Switzerland - 10 points
France - 10 points
Colombia - 10 points
Philippines - 10 points

VENEZUELA

MU Winner - 50 points

USA

MU Top 10 - 10 points
Mister Universe Model Winner - 10 points

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

MU 1st Runner up - 20 points

KOSOVO

MU 2nd Runner up - 19 points

AUSTRALIA

MU 3rd Runner up - 18 points

PUERTO RICO

MU 4th Runner up - 17 points

CZECH REPUBLIC

MU Top 10 - 10 points

FRANCE

MU Top 10 - 10 points

SOUTH AFRICA

MU Top 10 - 10 points

SWITZERLAND

MU Top 10 - 10 points

ALBANIA

MU Top 15 - 5 points

BELGIUM

MU Top 15 - 5 points

CROATIA

MU Top 15 - 5 points

ICELAND

MU Top 15 - 5 points

SWEDEN

MU Top 15 - 5 points

THAILAND

Miss International GBQ Winner - 10 points
MU Miss Photogenic - 1 point

PHILIPPINES

International Beauty and Fashion Festival Winner - 10 points

COLOMBIA

International Queen of Coffee Winner - 10 points

BRAZIL

Top Model of the World Winner - 10 points
MTQI Miss Charm - 1 point

PANAMA

MU Best National Costume - 1 point

CHINA

MU Miss Congeniality - 1 point

GUINEA

MTQI Disco Queen - 1 point

SRI LANKA

MTQI Miss Talent - 1 point

BALI

MTQI Best in Swimsuit - 1 point

New Point System in our Annual Beautimometer Ranking

Since we are ranking the best-performing countries in beauty pageants each year, here is our new points distribution:

MISS UNIVERSE

Winner: 50 points
1st Runner-up: 20 points
2nd Runner-up: 19 points
3rd Runner-up: 18 points
4th Runner-up: 17 points
Top 6 to 10 placement: 10 points
Top 11 to 15 placement: 5 points
Special Award: 1 point

MISS WORLD

Winner: 50 points
1st Runner-up: 20 points
2nd Runner-up: 19 points
Top 5 placement: 15 points
Top 15 placement: 8 points
Special Award: 1 point

MISS EARTH

Winner: 50 points
1st Runner-up: 20 points
2nd Runner-up: 19 points
3rd Runner-up: 18 points
Top 8 placement: 10 points
Top 16 placement: 5 points
Special Award: 1 point

MISS INTERNATIONAL

Winner: 50 points
1st Runner-up: 20 points
2nd Runner-up: 19 points
3rd Runner-up: 18 points
4th Runner-up: 17 points
Top 12 placement: 10 points
Special Award: 1 point

MISS TOURISM QUEEN INTERNATIONAL

Winner: 40 points
1st Runner-up: 15 points
2nd Runner-up: 14 points
3rd Runner-up: 13 points
4th Runner-up: 12 points
Top 20 placement: 4 points
Special Award: 1 point

OTHER NON-GRAND SLAM PAGENTS

Winner: 10 points
0 point for finalist/semi-finalist

Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez Wins Miss Universe 2009

Miss Venezuela, Stefania Fernandez, wins Miss Universe 2009.



This is the second consecutive year that the South American country captured the Miss Universe crown.

Fourth Runner-up:
Miss PUERTO RICO

Third Runner-up:
Miss AUSTRALIA

Second Runner-up:
Miss KOSOVO

1st Runner-up:
Miss DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

WINNER:
Miss VENEZUELA

The crown stayed in South America. Europe, this year's strongest continent in Miss Universe, lost again. Asia was snubbed.

Miss Universe 2009 - Top 5 Question and Answer