Miss Earth 2009 Candidates

Marketing Director Kirsty Nichol, 19, represents England in the Miss Earth 2009 pageant.

Eighty (80) countries will participate in the 9th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant happening in the Philippines.

The candidates representing their respective nations have already started to arrive last October 30 and by November 4, they will be presented to the press in Valle Verde 6 in Pasig City, Metro Manila.

The number of confirmed delegates was supposed to be 88, but some dropped out at the last minute.

One of them is Miss Vietnam Truong Thi May, who was a big pre-pageant favorite for the Miss Earth 2009 title. Uunfortunately, she won't be participating in the pageant because she has not recovered yet from the serious leg injury she got two weeks ago.

The Miss Earth 2009 Grand Coronation Night will happen on November 22 in Boracay Ecovillage Resort & Convention Center.

Here's the complete list of official candidates for the Miss Earth 2009.

Albania, Suada Saliu
Argentina, Gisela Magali Menossi
Australia, Melinda Jane Heffernan
Bahamas, Krystle Alexis Brown
Belgium, Isabel van Hoof
Bolivia, Dominique Peltier
Bosnia & Herzegovina, Lejla Adrovic
Brazil, Larissa Ramos
Canada, Lateesha Khamila Ector
China, Yan Xu
Chinese Taipei, Chen Yi-Wen
Colombia, Alejandra Castillo Múnera
Costa Rica, Malena Orozco Solano
Croatia, Vinka Groseta
Cuba, Jamillette Gaxiola
Curaçao Amada Beatrix Hernandez
Czech Republic, Tereza Budková
Denmark, Patrica Tjornelund
Dominican Republic, Mariel Aracelis Garcia
Ecuador, Diana Nataly Delgado
El Salvador, Mayra Graciela Aldana Najarro
England, Kirsty Nichol
Ethiopia, Genet Denboba Ogeto
France, Magalie Audrey Thierry
Gabon, Marlyne Ella Ayenne
Georgia, Nonna Diakonidze
Ghana, Marian Abdul Rauf
Greece, Triantafyllia Sarantinou
Guadeloupe, Marie-Ange Seymour
Guam, Maria Luisa Santos
Guatemala, Hamy Nataly Tejeda Funes
Honduras, Alejandra Maria Mendoza David
Hong Kong, Wang Shan Shan
Hungary, Korinna Kocsis
India, Shriya Kishore
Indonesia, Nadine Zamira Sjarief
Israel, Noy Michaelov
Italy, Roberta Billorello Proietto Luna Isabella Voce
Jamaica, Jennae Dawn Jackson
Japan, Takada Tomomi
Kazakhstan, Inessa Nazarova
Kenya, Catherine Wanjuru Muturi
Korea, Cha Ye-lin Park Ye-ju
Kosovo, Elza Marku
Latvia, Diana Kubasova
Lebanon, Nicole Lichaa Koury
Luxembourg, Theodora Bănică
Macau, Jia Pei
Malawi, Queen Christie Tembo
Malaysia, Madelyne Nandu
Malta, Daniela Mizzi Alison Galea Valletta
Martinique, Pascale Laurie Nelide
Mexico, Natalia Quiñónes Perez
Namibia Susan van Zyl
Nepal, Richa Thapa Magar
Netherlands, Sabrina Elisha Anijs
New Zealand, Catherine Vera Irving
Nigeria, Alozie Modesta Tochi
Northern Ireland, Kayleigh O'Reilly
Pakistan, Ayesha Syeda Gilani
Panama, Geraldine Higuera
Paraguay, Gabriela Mercedes Rejala
Peru, Leticia Del Pilar Rivera
Philippines, Sandra Inez Seifert
Poland, Izabela Wilczek
Puerto Rico, Dignelis Jiménez
Romania, Roxana Ilie
Russia, Natalia Sokolovskaya Xenia Podsevatkina
Samoa, Varuna Theresa Curry
Scotland, Sarah Jean Finlay
Serbia, Dijana Milojkovic
Singapore, Valerie Lim
Slovak Republic, Lea Sindlerova
Slovenia, Maja Jamnik
South Africa, Chanel Grantham
South Sudan, Aheu Deng Kudum
Spain, Alejandra Echevarria
Suriname Wynona Redmond
Sweden, Giulia Simone Olsson
Switzerland, Graziella Rogers
Tahiti, Niuriki Teremate
Tanzania, Evelyne Almasi
Thailand, Rujinan Phanseethum
Tonga, Mary Francis Greatz
Turkey, Gözde Zay
Turks & Caicos, Alison Grace Capron
Ukraine, Kateryna Samokish Karina Golovata
USA, Amy Diaz
Venezuela, Jessica Barboza
Wales, Dominique Louise Dyer
Zambia, Andella Chileshe Matthews