PHL, Ecuador bets tie for ‘darling of the press’ at Miss Earth media event

The Philippines' Imelda Schweighart tied with Ecuador's Katherine Elizabeth Espin for the "darling of the press" gold at a Miss Earth event at the Diamond Hotel on Tuesday, October 11, 2016. Venezuela's Stephanie Ysabel De Zorzi Landaeta took silver while USA's Corrin Julia Stellakis took bronze. Photo: Danny Pata

The Philippines' Imelda Schweighart and Ecuador's Katherine Elizabeth Espin tied for gold on Tuesday when they were named the "darling of the press" at a media event for this year's Miss Earth pageant.

Venezuelan beauty Stephanie Ysabel De Zorzi Landaeta took silver, while USA's Corrin Julia Stellakis bagged the bronze. The winners were named after a vote among the media present at the event.

The 84 candidates vying for this year's Miss Earth title pose in their swimsuits during a press presentation at the Diamond Hotel in Manila on Tuesday, October 11, 2016. The pageant will be held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on October 29, 2016. Photo: Danny Pata

At the event, the environment-themed competition's 84 candidates posed in their swimsuits poolside at the Diamond Hotel in Manila. Among them is Sweden's Cloie Syquia Skarne, who is the daughter of Gabby Concepcion and the half-sister of actress KC Concepcion.

 

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Oct 11, 2016 at 2:31am PDT

The Miss Earth coronation night will be held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on October 29. — with a report by Danny Pata/BM, GMA News