Abigail Elizalde Romo (born 1985) is the 2008
Miss Earth Mexico
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titleholder and was the second runner-up or Miss Water in the
2008 Miss Earth competition. She was born in
Torreón
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, Mexico.
Early life
Elizalde's profession is electronic system engineering. While growing up, she became aware of our environment through her Ecology class. Now at 23, she is very much concerned with the protection of the environment.
Pageantry
Elizalde was crowned Miss Earth Mexico 2008 In the pageants preliminary activities Elizalde won several minor/sponsor awards including the Gandang Ricky Reyes Award and Jubille Foundation Award. Beating the 84 other contestants, Abigail Elizalde won also the Best in Swimsuit Award.
In the final competition of the eighth edition of the international beauty pageant Miss Earth, Elizalde 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 then pulled away for the lead as she articulated in her video interview about environmental concerns as a key issue in her country, in which she advanced to the top four.
In the last round, the court of four were asked one question, “What would you tell
US president-elect Barack Obama
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about the state of the global environment if ever you were to meet him?” She placed the third highest score in the interview round and at the conclusion of the competition, she was crowned Miss Earth Water.
She finished as second runner-up or Miss Water 2008 to the eventual winner,
Miss Philippines,
Karla Henry
Karla Paula Ginteroy Henry (; born May 23, 1986) 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.
Early life
Henry was ...
. Elizalde was the first Mexican beauty queen to place in
Miss Earth
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.
The Miss Earth pageant was held on November 9, 2008 at the
Clark Expo Amphitheater in
Angeles, Pampanga
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, Philippines.
Eighty-five delegates arrived from October 19, 2008 in the
Philippines
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. The pageant was broadcast live via
ABS-CBN
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in the Philippines and to many countries worldwide via
Star World
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,
The Filipino Channel
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and other partner networks.
References
External links
Miss Earth Mexico 2008 Official Website
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1985 births
Living people
Mexican beauty pageant winners
Miss Earth 2008 contestants
People from Torreón