Miss Philippines is Miss Earth Water 2011!!!

L-R: Miss Philippines Athena Mae Imperial (Miss Earth Water 2011), Miss Ecuador Olga Alava (Miss Earth 2011), Miss Brazil Drielly Araujo Bennettone (Miss Earth Air 2011) & Miss Venezuela Carolina Gabriela Medina Peschiutta (Miss Earth Fire 2011)  

Miss Philippines Earth 2011 Athena Mae Imperial was crowned as Miss Earth Water 2011 at the recently concluded Miss Earth 2011 Pageant held at the University of the Philippines Theatre in Quezon City, Philippines last December 3, 2011.


Miss Ecuador Olga Mercedes Álava Vargas gave her country their first Miss Earth Title, while Miss Brazil Drielly Araujo Bennettone and Miss Venezuela Carolina Gabriela Medina Peschiutta won as Miss Earth Air and Miss Earth Fire respectively. 

Miss Earth 2010 Nicole Faria of India crowns her successor Miss Earth 2011  Olga Alava of Ecuador

Here are the results:

MISS EARTH 2011: ECUADOR - Olga Mercedes Álava Vargas
Miss Earth Air 2011: BRAZIL - Drielly Araujo Bennettone
Miss Earth Water 2011: PHILIPPINES - Athena Mae Imperial
Miss Earth Fire 2011: VENEZUELA - Carolina Gabriela Medina Peschiutta


TOP 4 FINALISTS:
01. ECUADOR - Olga Mercedes Álava Vargas
02. BRAZIL - Drielly Araujo Bennettone
03. VENEZUELA - Carolina Gabriela Medina Peschiutta
04. PHILIPPINES - Athena Mae Imperial


TOP 8 SEMI-FINALISTS:
01. CRIMEA - Nina Astrakhantseva
02. ECUADOR - Olga Mercedes Álava Vargas
03. MEXICO - Casandra Becerra Vásquez
04. PHILIPPINES - Athena Mae Imperial
05. VENEZUELA - Carolina Gabriela Medina Peschiutta
06. ZIMBABWE - Thandi Muringa
07. BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA - Aleksandra Kovacevic
08. BRAZIL - Drielly Araujo Bennettone


TOP 16 SEMI-FINALISTS:
01. UKRAINE  - Khyrystyna Oparina
02. PARAGUAY - Nicole Elizabeth Huber Vera
03. JAPAN - Tomoko Maeda
04. PORTUGAL - Susana Nogueira
05. SWEDEN - Renate Veronica Cerljean
06. BRAZIL - Drielly Araujo Bennettone
07. VENEZUELA - Carolina Gabriela Medina Peschiutta
08. CHINESE TAIPEI - Cherry Liu
09. CRIMEA - Nina Astrakhantseva
10. ZIMBABWE - Thandi Muringa
11. THAILAND - Niratcha Tungtisanont
12. SLOVENIA - Rebecca Kim Lekse
13. MEXICO - Casandra Becerra Vásquez
14. BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA - Aleksandra Kovacevic
15. ECUADOR - Olga Mercedes Álava Vargas
16. PHILIPPINES - Athena Mae Imperial


SPECIAL AWARDEES:
Best in National Costume: JAPAN - Tomoko Maeda
Best in Swimsuit: CZECH REPUBLIC - Sarka Cojocarova
Best in Evening Gown: MEXICO - Casandra Becerra
Miss Photogenic: CHINESE TAIPEI - Cherry Liu 
Miss Friendship: PAKISTAN - Sanober Hussain 
Best in Talent: SOUTH AFRICA - Dominique Mann 

Athena Mae Imperial is Miss Philippines Earth 2011!

Athena Mae Imperial of Casiguran, Aurora was crowned Miss Philippines Earth 2011 last June 5 at Puerto Princesa, Palawan. She will represent the Philippines at the 2011 Miss Earth Pageant in Thailand later this year.

Here are the complete results:

Miss Philippines Earth 2011: Athena Mae Imperial (Casiguran, Aurora)
Miss Philippines Air 2011: Jonavi Raisa Quiray (Puerto Princesa City)
Miss Philippines Water 2011: Murielle Adrienne Orais (Cebu City)
Miss Philippines Fire 2011: Michelle Gavagan (Las Pinas City)
Miss Philippines Eco Tourism 2011: Tarhata Clio Shari Rico (Makati City)

TOP 5 FINALISTS:
01. Michelle Gavagan - LAS PINAS CITY
02. Murielle Adrienne Orais - CEBU CITY
03. Jonavi Raisa Quiray - PUERTO PRINCESA CITY
04. Athena Mae Imperia - CASIGURAN, AURORA
05. Tarhata Clio Shari Rico - MAKATI

RUNNERS-UP:
Edan Dafilmoto - COTABATO CITY
Brenna Cassandra Gamboa - FIL. EAST COAST U.S.A
Catrine Rosary Ocampo - GENERAL SANTOS CITY
Mary Denisse Toribio - MALOLOS CITY
Ma. Alicia Elena Ariosa - PAGADIAN CITY

SPECIAL AWARDEES:
Best in Swimsuit: PUERTO PRINCESA CITY - Jonavi Raisa Quiray
Best in Evening Gown: FIL. COMMUNITY, EAST COAST USA - Brenna Cassandra Gamboa
Miss Friendship: SANTO TOMAS, LA UNION - Norella Nacis
Gandang Ricky Reyes: CEBU CITY - Muriel Orais
Miss Gloden Sunset Resort: LAS PINAS CITY - Michelle Gavagan
People's Choice Award: CASIGURAN, AURORA - Athena Mae Imperial

*** Photo courtesy of Bruce Casanova of OPMB WorldWide