Miss Earth contestants promote environment

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Miss Earth contestants met with the media in the Philippines this week in preparation for the Nov. 9 pageant promoting 'Mother Earth' issues.

Andrea Leon of Ecuador, a candidate for the Miss Earth 2008 beauty pageant, holds a placard with a message to save Mother Earth as the contestants were presented to the media Tuesday Oct.28, 2008 in Manila, Philippines. The pageant is Nov. 9.

Violine Grainville of Martinique, from left, Carolina Urquiola of Bolivia, Ruxandra Popa of Romania, Karla Henry of the Philippines, and Demet Karadenz of Turkey blow kisses to the crowd in a Mother Earth-like fashion.

Carolyn Elizabeth Duffy of England gives a big slap-your-face to global warming.

Candidates for the Miss Earth 2008 beauty pageant display messages while holding tree saplings as they were presented to the media .Eighty-five candidates from around the world are vying for the Miss Earth title.

From right, Akemi Fukumura of Japan, Seo Seol-hee of South Korea, Yllka Berisha of Kosovo, Anita Baltruna of Latvia, and Rudina Suti of Albania.

Candidates for the Miss Earth 2008 beauty pageant display save-the-enviornment messages. Miss Earth officials contend theirs is the only beauty pageant with a cause to save mother earth.

Candidates for the Miss Earth 2008 beauty pageant display messages as they are presented to the media.

Rudina Suti of Albania, left, and Rachel Smith of Australia hold an enviroment message prior to the media presentation ceremony.

Sara Franceskin, left, from Slovenia, and Bojana Traljic of Serbia blow kisses to the crowd.

Candidates in the Miss Earth 2008 display their tree saplings.

Martina Totova of Slovakia, a candidate for the Miss Earth 2008 title, walks around the poolside with her tree sapling.

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Andrea Leon of Ecuador, a candidate for the Miss Earth 2008 beauty pageant, holds a placard with a message to save Mother Earth as the contestants were presented to the media Tuesday Oct.28, 2008 in Manila, Philippines. The pageant is Nov. 9.

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