Miss Earth '09

Contestants vying for the Miss Earth 2009 crown pose with placards and plants in their swimsuits in front of press photographers in Manila on November 4, 2009. (AFP)

(L to R) Chanel Grantham South Africa, Xu Yan of China, Yi-Wen Chen of Taiwan and Triantafyllia Sarantino of Greece, contestants vying for the Miss Earth 2009 pose for press photographers in Manila on November 4, 2009.  (AFP)

(L to R) Aheu Deng Kudum of South Sudan, Nonna Diakonidze of Georgia, Jessica Barboza of Venezuela, Amy Diaz of the US and Karina Golovata of Ukraine, contestants vying for the Miss Earth 2009 pose for press photographers in Manila on November 4, 2009. (AFP)

Contestants vying for the Miss Earth 2009 crown parade with placards in their swimsuits in front of press photographers in Manila on November 4, 2009. (AFP)

Contestants vying for the Miss Earth 2009 pose in their swimsuits for photographers, carrying plants and environmental slogans in Manila on November 4, 2009. (AFP)

(L to R) Sarah Jean Finlay of Scotland, Dijana Milojkovic of Serbia and Valerie Lim of Singapore, contestants vying for the Miss Earth 2009 pose for press photographers in Manila on November 4, 2009. (AFP)

Manila : (L to R) Alison Galea Valleta of Malta, Natalia Quinones Perez of Mexico, Richa Thapa Magar of Nepal, Sabrina Anjis of the Netherlands and Catherine Irving of New Zealand, contestants vying for the Miss Earth 2009 pose for press photographers in Manila on November 4, 2009. (AFP)

(L to R) Eliza Marku of Kosovo, Diana Kubasova of Latvia,Theodora Banica of Luxembourg, Jia Pei of Macau and Mindy Nandu of Malaysia, contestants vying for the Miss Earth 2009 pose for press photographers in Manila on November 4, 2009. (AFP)

(L to R) Theodora Banica of Luxembourg, Lea Sindlerova of the Slovak Republic, Guilia Simone Olsson of Sweden, Godze Zay of Turkey and Amy Diaz of the US, contestants vying for the Miss Earth 2009 pose for press photographers in Manila on November 4, 2009. (AFP)

(L to R) Luna Isabella Voce of Italy, Jenaae Jackson of Jamaica, Tomomi Takada of Japan, Catherine Wanjuru Muturi of Kenya and Yeju Park of Korea, contestants vying for the Miss Earth 2009 pose for press photographers in Manila on November 4, 2009. (AFP)

(L to R) Lea Sindlerova of the Slovak Republic, Leticia Del Pilar of Peru, Isabela Wilczek of Poland, Dignelis Jimenez Hernandez of Puerto Rico and Veruna Theresa Curry of Samoa, contestants vying for the Miss Earth 2009 pose for photographers in Manila on November 4, 2009. (AFP)

Contestants vying for the Miss Earth 2009 pose for press photographers in Manila on November 4, 2009. (AFP)

Contestants vying for the Miss Earth 2009 pose for press photographers in Manila on November 4, 2009. (AFP)

Contestants vying for the Miss Earth 2009 crown pose in their swimsuits in front of press photographers in Manila on November 4, 2009. (AFP)

Contestants vying for the Miss Earth 2009 crown pose with placards in their swimsuits in front of press photographers in Manila on November 4, 2009. (AFP)

Contestants vying for the Miss Earth 2009 crown pose with placards in their swimsuits in front of press photographers in Manila on November 4, 2009. (AFP)

Contestants vying for the Miss Earth 2009 crown pose with placards and plants in their swimsuits in front of press photographers in Manila on November 4, 2009. (AFP)

Contestants vying for the Miss Earth 2009 crown pose with placards in their swimsuits in front of press photographers in Manila on November 4, 2009. (AFP)

Contestants vying for the Miss Earth 2009 crown pose with placards in their swimsuits in front of press photographers in Manila on November 4, 2009. (AFP)