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Miss Philippines Earth 2nd runner-up Loren Artajos will replace Imelda Schweighart instead of 1st runner-up Kiara Giel Gregorio, pageant organizers announced Wednesday night.
Carousel Productions president Ramon Monzon made the announcement at a party for Miss Earth 2016 winners at the Oakwood Hotel in Pasig City.
Artajos, a nursing graduate from Laoag City, was named Miss Philippines Water in June.
Carousel Productions, the outfit that runs the pageant, earlier said Gregorio would take over for Schweighart, who relinquished her crown on Monday.
But Gregorio, a law student, said she was not sure if she would be able to fulfill Schweighart's remaining obligations because she has a scholarship with the University of Westminster in London.
Gregorio represented the Filipino community in London and was crowned Miss Philippines Air.
The confusion regarding the succession came after Schweighart stepped down following social media backlash caused by her controversial statements.
Schweighart failed to qualify in the top 16 of Miss Earth 2016, which was won by Miss Ecuador's Katherine Espín.
After the pageant, a video of Schweighart bashing the newly crowned Espin circulated online.
She also earlier drew flak for likening President Rodrigo Duterte to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.- With reports from Mario Dumaual, ABS-CBN News
Teka so tapos na ang pageant.. Iffulfill na lang nito ni Ms 2nd runner up ang duty ni Ms Earth Phil? Pero wala na syang join sa pageant right? Sorry naguguluhan kasi di ko alam ano na eksena sa Ms earth kung tapos na ba lol
ReplyDeleteE di wala! Ituloy nya pagtatanim ng mga puno at pagsegregate ng mga waste.
Deletemas naguguluhan ako sa comment mo.
Deleteanon 12:20 hoy for your info trabaho yan. job. source of income. may kasamang fame and fortune. wag kang mema.
DeleteKamukha ni Sarah G.
DeleteKasi prang gan2 yan.diba sa crowning sinabi ng host na pagayaw daw mgtrabaho ng winner ang papalit yun 1st rnner up. Tapos nung nakaraang araw ang 1st runnerup na pumalit pro cguro ayaw din niya magtrabaho kaya itong c 2nd rnnerup na lng. So deserving din nman ang 2nd rnnrup maging miss earth kasi cya un sunod. Congrats sau sana hindi mo na ipasa yun kurona kc ilan na lng natitira sa rnner ups. Pag ayaw mo nman magtrabaho at ayaw din ng last rnner up waley na talaga. 4 lng ata ang runner ups. Sa ms u 2 lng. Sino kaya mag mss earth kung ayaw nila lahat. Hmmm
ReplyDeleteAng trying hard ng comment mo may masabi lng...
DeleteBaka sasali sa binibini si ung aecond runner up kaya ayaw nyang tanggapin ung korona.
ReplyDeleteha? tinanggap nga nung 2nd runner up yung corona. di pwede yung 1st rummer-up kasi nakakuha ng scholarship sa london. magbasabasa namann kasi hindi yung atat magcomment lang.
DeleteGo girl! Para sa advocacy, exposure at some royalty. - Ms. Mema
ReplyDeleteSana si Kiara nalang pala nanalo. Beauty and brains, unlike nung isa na crass at maledukada. It boggles my mind paano nanalong Miss Earth yun.
ReplyDeleteanon 1:22 Gandang panglabas lang saka magaling magmemorize si Imelda. Bistado sa 1st screening ng Miss earth na barok din pala mag-english.
DeleteHow ironic that the pageant aims to promote conservation, preservation and care of Mother Earth, but some people are ruining its mission and objective.
ReplyDeletei.e Masamang tao like Imelda. Miss Earth is not about your ego and narcissistic vibe. Haha!
Nasa ibang bansa c ms. 1st runner up, ngaaral ng law kaya etong c 2nd runner ang kinuha nilang pamalit ky imelda.
ReplyDeleteTapos na kase ano pa mapapala? As if naman totoo mga advocacies na yan. Sila kahit saan sasali, para sa korona, sa fame, sa premyo hindi dahil environmentalist ka. Pag di nanalo, lipat sa ibang pageant.
ReplyDeleteFact. Kuda-kuda lang yang kuno-kunong environmentalist! Eh yang mga bag at shoes ng iba made of animal skin.
DeleteWell, kung ako rin naman ang forst runner up, mas pipiliin ko ang scholarship kesa sa pagtatanim ng puno.
ReplyDeleteKorek sayang scholarship eh abroad pa yun
DeleteAkala ko si Sarah Geronimo at 1st look sa pic
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