Thanks to Miss Earth News Blogspot for once again providing us with much needed updates for Miss Earth 2018. Exciting times!
Complete article: https://missearthnews.blogspot.com/2018/04/blossoming.html
Here are some excerpts:
“ One thing for sure, the Miss Earth franchise is one hot item. Lots of people are interested to take it and manage it. Even the current franchise holders are not safe because if they are slow to secure it, another company is ready to take it from them. The Miss Earth franchise is good for one whole year and it is renewed every January. If the current franchise holder has not secured the franchise at the end of January then this opens up Carousel to look for another company. Well done Katherine Espin.”
“ China has secured the franchise already for three years and Alyz Heinrich has secured the franchise until 2020. The Chinese delegation recently visited Carousel mansions and had a meeting with the executives. They secured the franchise for three years and discussed the possibility of hosting the pageant in China next year. Apparently, the national directors of Miss Earth China recently acquired the Miss Universe franchise as well.”
“ If the Miss Venezuela pageant is embroiled in controversy, the Miss Earth Venezuela pageant is going strong and Alyz is determined to continue the record breaking success Miss Earth Venezuela had last year, becoming the most followed and most engaged pageant in Venezuela in all forms of media! It even has regional contests with last year’s Miss Earth Venezuela Water winner Michelle Barone now a director for the Miss Earth Portuguesa franchise,what a feat!!!!”
“ The Miss Earth Venezuela pageant 2017 was a megablockbuster hit last year that a lot of Venezuelan pageant aficionados has come forward to take up franchises for other countries. Polish /Venezuelan beauty Francys Sudnicka who was a top 8 finalist in Miss Earth 2006 is now the official national director for Poland. Marcel Castellano who is from Venezuela now holds the Miss Earth Spain franchise and is determined to grow the Miss Earth brand in Spain. Also former Miss Earth Venezuela 2008 and top 8 finalist in Miss Earth 2008 Maria Daniela Torrealba will be one of the coaches for Miss Earth Chile. That’s how much impact Miss Earth has done in the biggest pageant powerhouse in the world.”
“ Miss France wanted to send a candidate this year but they had certain conditions which Carousel did not agree to, hence it was given to another group. Argentina will be handled by Esteban Luna, a veteran in organizing pageant in Argentina so it will be in great hands.”
” Confirmed countries who have secured the franchise are Montenegro as a debutant, and Trinidad and Tobago. Croatia, Cameroon, Cuba, Northern Marianas and India are also confirmed already for 2018. There is a new group applying for Hungary that will create a new pageant exclusive for Miss Earth, hope their plan pushes through. Turkey might come back this year via previous Miss Earth Turkey 2009 Gozde Zay coordinating it. Puerto Rico has now been transitioned to a Puerto Rican group who will handle 2018. Remember it was Miss Earth United States who handled it last year, but in fact they already had Puerto Rican partners last year and now that group will fully handle Miss Earth Puerto Rico.”
“ I would just like to honor Miss Lorraine Schuck for being a strong independent woman who sticks up for what is right and who believes in the power of pageants to make a difference in our environment and improve the lives of her fellow Filipino people in general. Tita Lorraine has remained unyielding to all controversies and remained integral throughout because she chooses to have the fair and honest decision prevail, despite her taking the blame for it or Miss Earth getting bashed for it.”
“ One thing Miss Earth has never done is manipulate results in favor of one candidate, Tita Lorraine has been offered millions of dollars since Miss Earth started in order to change the results but she has refused all of them because she believes in fairness, integrity and has never gave in to any pressure from media bashings and under the table dealings...something that unfortunately has been happening to other pageants, That is why lots of camps , media outlets, and sites bash Miss Earth because no matter what they do, Carousel Productions will never give in to their demands and pressure. Carousel upholds their values more than money, media hype and political influences. Lorraine Schuck is a true pride of the Philippines, a woman who created a pageant to benefit mankind in the long run and someone who has stood up for what is fair and right while others gave in to bribery ,dirty money, blackmailing and other illicit pageant activities.”