Miss Earth 2006

Miss Earth 2006
Hil Hernandez
Date26 November 2006
Presenters
EntertainmentChristian Bautista
VenueNational Museum of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines
Broadcaster
Entrants82
Placements16
Debuts
  • Botswana
  • Cayman Islands
  • Curaçao
  • England
  • Georgia
  • Guadeloupe
  • Ireland
  • Liberia
  • Lithuania
  • Tibet
  • Wales
Withdrawals
  • Afghanistan
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Colombia
  • Estonia
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • Israel
  • Jamaica
  • Latvia
  • Macau
  • Mauritius
  • Mongolia
  • Niue
  • Portugal
  • Tokelau
  • United Kingdom
  • Zambia
Returns
  • Albania
  • Costa Rica
  • Ethiopia
  • Greece
  • Guatemala
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
WinnerHil Hernández
Chile
CongenialityMaria Lucia Leo, Italy
Best National CostumeMililani Vienna Tofa, Samoa
PhotogenicRiza Santos, Canada
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Miss Earth 2006 was the sixth edition of the Miss Earth pageant, held at the grounds of the National Museum of the Philippines in Manila, Philippines, on 26 November 2006.

At the end of the event, Alexandra Braun of Venezuela crowned Hil Hernández of Chile as Miss Earth 2006. It is the first victory of Chile at the pageant.[1][2]

Contestants from 82 countries and territories competed in this year's pageant, an increase from the 80 contestants in 2005. The pageant was hosted by Ariel Ureta, Miss Earth 2004 Priscilla Meirelles, and Miss Philippines-Air 2006 Ginger Conejero. Filipino singer and actor Christian Bautista performed at the pageant.

  1. ^ Adina, Armin (November 27, 2006). "Chile beauty is Miss Earth". Philippine Daily Inquirer. p. 100. Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  2. ^ Avante, Wells (November 27, 2006). "Miss Chile crowned Miss Earth 2006". PEP.ph. Retrieved August 3, 2023.