Miss Brazil is Miss Earth 2009

Brazil’s bet Larissa Ramos was crowned Miss Earth 2009 during the coronation night at The Boracay Ecovillage Resort and Convention Center on Boracay Island Sunday night. She bested 79 other beauties from around the world.

Philippines' entry Sandra Seifert was named Miss Air (1st Runner-up), Venezuela's Jessica Barboza was named Miss Water (2nd Runner-up), and Alejandra Echevarria of Spain got the Miss Fire title (3rd Runner-up).

For the final round, the final 8 candidates from Brazil, Philippines, Venezuela, Spain, Colombia (Alejandra Castillo Múnera), Martinique (Pascale Nelide), Poland (Izabela Wilczek) and Thailand (Rujinan Phanseethum) were asked to pick photos that represented international issues about the planet and each candidate was given 30 seconds to express her thoughts on the chosen environmental subject.

Ramos succeeded 2008 Miss Earth Karla Paula Henry from the Philippines.
Miss Earth is considered one of the three largest beauty pageants in the world. But what makes the competition unique is that the participants are involved in environmental causes.

The coronation night was hosted by television personality and host Marc Nelson, model Borgy Manotoc and former VJ Sarah Meier.