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Miss Philippines Earth 2001
Miss Philippines Earth 2001
Date	April 28, 2001
Presenters	Joey Mead; Calvin Millado; Charlie Ysmael;
Venue	UP Theater, Quezon City, Metro Manila
Broadcaster	RPN Channel 9; Star World;
Entrants	24
Placements	10
Winner	Carlene Aguilar; National Capital Region
Congeniality	Menchita Arlene Dy, Central Visayas
Photogenic	Gemma Gatdula, Central Luzon
	2002 →

Miss Philippines Earth 2001 (also called Miss Philippines 2001) was the first edition of Miss Philippines Earth. It took place at the UP Theater in Quezon City, Metro Manila on April 28, 2001.

At the end of the event, Carlene Aguilar was crowned as the first ever winner of Miss Philippines Earth. Maria del Carmen Antigua was first runner-up, Anjelly Gamboa was second runner-up, Marites Orjalesa was third runner-up, and Gemma Gatdula was fourth runner-up.^[1]^[2]

The coronation night presentation show was opened with the Miss Earth theme song entitled Woman of the Earth written by Dero Pedero.

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Philippines 2001	01 — Carlene Aguilar^[3]
1st Runner-Up	03 – Maria del Carmen Antigua
2nd Runner-Up	16 – Anjelly Gamboa
3rd Runner-Up	21 – Marites Orjalesa
4th Runner-Up	06 – Gemma Gatdula
Top 10	07 – Jeanne Bernadette Bello 12 – Brigid Meranez 14 – Andrea Del Rosario 19 – Elaine Andes 20 – Glenda Mosquera

Special Awards

The following is a list of the special award winners:^[3]

Special Award	Delegate
Best in Swimsuit	Gemma Gatdula
Best in Long Gown	Aloha Crisostomo
Miss Photogenic	Gemma Gatdula
Miss Talent	Maria del Carmen Antigua
Miss Friendship	Menchita Arlene Dy
Lux Star of the Night	Gemma Gatdula
Miss Avon	Carlene Aguilar
Miss Close-Up Killer Smile	Andrea Del Rosario
Miss Creme Silk Extraordinary	Anjelly Gamboa
Miss Ponds Beautiful Skin	Carlene Aguilar

Major Awards

Minor/Sponsor Awards

Contestants

24 contestants competed for the title.^[1]^[4]^[5]

No.	Contestant	Age	Region
1	Carlene Aguilar	19	National Capital Region
2	Jennifer Boado	23	Cordillera Administrative Region
3	Maria del Carmen Antigua	22	National Capital Region
4	Suzanne de Castro	19	Northern Luzon
5	Sharon Anunciacion	19	National Capital Region
6	Gemma Gatdula	19	Central Luzon
7	Jeanne Bernadette Bello	17	National Capital Region
8	Clarissa Honrade	21	Southern Tagalog
9	Chiara Felina Borromeo	17	National Capital Region
10	Cristina Tanya Ludovice	18	Bicol Region
11	Kristine Chieng	19	National Capital Region
12	Brigid Merañez	19	Western Visayas
13	Aloha Crisostomo	21	National Capital Region
14	Andrea del Rosario	23	National Capital Region
15	Menchita Arlene Dy	24	Central Visayas
16	Anjelly Gamboa	22	National Capital Region
17	Hannah Gay Gaspang	20	Eastern Visayas
18	Joy Lynne Gregorio	22	National Capital Region
19	Elaine Andes	20	Western Mindanao
20	Glenda Mosquera	20	National Capital Region
21	Marites Orjalesa	22	Northern Mindanao
22	Kathrina Joyce Samaco	19	National Capital Region
23	Maria Theresa Adolfo	19	Southern Mindanao
24	Maria Cecilia Vergara	20	National Capital Region

Judges

The board of judges was led by Metro Manila development authority Chairman Benjamin Abalos. Other judges included environment secretary Heherson Alvarez, actress Chin-Chin Gutierrez and lawyer Katrina Legarda.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Lo, Ricardo F. "1st Miss Philippines picked tonight". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
^ Lo, Ricardo F. "Showbiz potentials among Miss Asia bets". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
^ ^a ^b ^c Requintina, Robert (30 April 2001). "Student tops beauty contest". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
^ Requintina, Robert R. (20 April 2001). "24 beauties vie for 1st Miss Philippines title". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
^ "24 vying for Miss Philippines: Pageant first ever". Filipino Reporter. 26 April 2001. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2011.