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Miss Earth Guam 2009 - Maria Luisa Santos

June 11th, 2009 • Related • Filed Under
L to R - Shirley Chu, Tiffany Marie Degracia, Tonilynn Taitano Dotts, Malou Santos and Madison Miranda Burkhart

L to R - Shirley Chu, Tiffany Marie Degracia, Tonilynn Taitano Dotts, Malou Santos and Madison Miranda Burkhart

Wonderfully produced, the Coronation Night for the Miss Earth Guam 2009 Pageant held at the Sheraton Laguna Guam Resort was a night of beauty and poise and all for a great cause! Guamology was in attendance and would like to note that all fifteen contestants did a wonderful job vying for the crown. Congratulations to Miss Earth Guam 2009, Maria Luisa (”MaLou”) Santos, 24 of Dededo for being crowned Miss Earth Guam 2009.

In addition to the title, MaLou also took home the awards for:

Miss Photogenic
Best in National Costume
Best in Swimsuit
Best in Evening Gown

Madison Miranda Burkhart took the awards for:

Miss Eco tourism
Miss Friendship

The overall title runners up were:

3rd Runner Up, MISS FIRE - Shirley Chu, 23 Tumon

2nd Runner Up, MISS WATER - Tiffany Marie Degracia, 21 Dededo

1st Runner Up, MISS AIR - Tonilynn Taitano Dotts, 19 Chalan Pago

The 15 contestants in this year’s competition were:

Maribel Ameria, 19 Dededo
Shirley Chu, 23 Tumon
Tiffany Marie Degracia, 21 Yigo
Nacrina San Nicolas, 22 Yigo
Lelanie Marie Quitugua, 17 Talofofo
Misaki Igarashi, 19Harmon
Tonilynn Taitano Dotts, 19 Chalan Pago
AnaMae Concepcion, 18 Talofofo
Lace Takao, 18 Toto
Madison Miranda Burkhart, 23 Sinajana
Susana Maria Corpuz Wusstig, 17 Tiyan
Anastasia Maria Taijeron, 20 Chalan Pago
Melissa Santos, 24 Tamuning
Maria Luisa Santos, 24 Dededo
Beverly Acfalle, 21 Sinajana

(L to R: Miss Earth 2008 Carla Paul Henry, Miss Earth Guam 2008 Jennifer Neves, Miss Earth Embassador Katherine Untalan)

The reigning Miss Earth Guam, Jennifer Neves (center) was nothing less than spectacular and regal as she passed forward the crown and responsibilities to her heir to the throne.

In the international competition in the Philippines, Neves placed in the top five for swimsuit and 7th in the evening gown category, which is by any means, no small feat when competing on an international stage with contestants from around the world. See photos HERE.

The evening was hosted by emcee extraordinaire, Rick Nauta and his adorable wife, former Miss Guam World, Rita Nauta. The two made a fun combo as the evening kicked off.

The panel of judges consisted of: Elizabeth Gerber, Yvonne Speight San Nicolas, Carina Rose Fejerang, Jay Arriola, Joyce Crisostomo, Louie Montinola and Zina San Nicolas Ruiz.

Oh - and the production featured the wonderful talents of the Rasan Acho’ Latte Cultural Dancers. Man, this group of boys and girls set the mood for the importance of what the night really was all about - our island. I don’t know if it all would have been so powerful without them. The dancers  gave great performances in detailed earth-styled costumes and provided a sense of culture to the entire show! Great job, guys! Until next year! AND REMEMBER - REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE! Go Green, folks!

For more info on Miss Earth Guam 2009, check out their MySpace page HERE

and their Wikipedia page HERE

There Are 6 Responses So Far. »

  1. Comment by Gumshoe on 11 June 2009:

    Yes, great job to our beautiful friend Jennifer Neves on all her hard work as well as all involved in the production of the Miss Earth Guam 2009 pageant. Congratulations to all the beautiful contestants who participated and to all the winners! I must say, the Rasan Acho’ Latte Cultural Dancers really worked extra hard and provided great entertainment for the evening.

  2. Comment by Don Muna on 11 June 2009:

    Awesome show ladies! Congratulations to Malou… have fun traveling the world!

  3. Comment by Jayton Okada on 11 June 2009:

    Awesome, when I was reading the list of runner ups and it said Miss Fire, Water, and Air…

    All I could think of is Captain Planet, haha!

    Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, Heart… Go Planet!
    By your powers combined, I am Captain Planet!!!

    Another geek moment, I am a child of the 90s of course :P

  4. Comment by Michael Lujan Bevacqua on 12 June 2009:

    I can still remember most of that theme song. So you are not alone Jayton. “Captain Planet, he’s a hero/ Gonna take pollution down to zero…”

  5. Comment by si selina on 14 June 2009:

    Too bad we couldn’t get a Chamoru-speaking woman to represent us. Oh well… better luck next time I guess.

  6. Comment by Aleta on 27 July 2009:

    Congratulations to Malou and the other title holders. And a BIG Si Yu’us Ma’ase to all the contestants for their efforts to keep Guam clean and go green! =D

    LOL @ the Captain Planet comments. I still watch it on the boomerang channel. “Captain Planet, he’s our HERO, gonna take pollution down to ZERO, He’s our powers magnified, And he’s fighting on the planet’s side …. We’re the Planeteers. You can be one too ‘Cause saving our planet is the thing to do!
    Looting and polluting is not the way, Hear what Captain Planet has to say!”

    “THE POWER IS YOURS” Malou, represent Guam well! <3

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