Photo Credits:

Karla Paula Henry – Regie Fernando
Jonalyn Viray – iGMA.com
Sandra Seifert – Gelbert Aplal
Stef Prescott – GMA

100 Most Beautiful Women in the Philippines for 2010 – Nos. 96 to 100 originally appeared on Starmometer on September 17, 2010.

From 20 finalists, pageant topsite Globalbeauties.com selected the Sexiest in the Seven Seas:

SEXIEST IN AFRICA:
Safia Souare (Guinea)

SEXIEST IN THE AMERICAS:
Perla Beltran (Mexico)

SEXIEST IN ASIA:
Sandra Seifert (Philippines)

SEXIEST IN THE CARIBBEAN:
Leah Marville (Barbados)

SEXIEST IN EUROPE:
Sofiya Andreevna Rudieva (Russia)

SEXIEST IN THE MEDITERRANEAN:
Kaiane Aldorino (Gibraltar)

SEXIEST IN THE PACIFIC:
Rachael Anne Finch (Australia)

Our very own Sandra is vying for the title “Sexiest Woman Alive 2009″ to be announced soon.

Sandra Seifert Named Sexiest Woman in Asia for 2009 originally appeared on Starmometer on January 10, 2010.

To say that the following photos are beautiful is an understatement.

Miss Earth 2009 is Larissa Ramos (Brazil). Miss Air is Sandra Seifert (Philippines). Miss Water is Jessica Barboza (Venezuela). Miss Fire is
Alejandra Echeverria (Spain).

What do they have in common?

Images courtesy of Miss Earth.

Larissa Ramos Jumps for Joy in Miss Earth Post Pageant Pictorial originally appeared on Starmometer on November 24, 2009.

20-year-old Biology student from Brazil won the second Miss Earth crown for her country.

Larissa Ramos bested 79 other contestants from around the world including heavy favorite Miss Philippines during the 9th edition of this meaningful pageant held at the Boracay Ecovillage Resort and Convention Center in Aklan.

Starmometer got 3 out of 4 elements right, Miss Philippines Sandra Seifert indeed won Miss Earth Air, Miss Venezuela Jessica Barboza indeed won Miss Earth Water, and Miss Spain Alejandra Echevarria indeed won Miss Earth Fire. The only thing we missed was the winner, where Starmometer’s bet, Miss USA, did not even make it to the Top 16 which is highly questionable because she was one of the Top 15 in both swimsuit and evening gown preliminaries. And we also believe, Amy Diaz nailed the preliminary interview round based on a video of her which leaves us to the following “conspiracy theories:”

Are we getting even with Miss Universe that’s why we snubbed Amy Diaz‘ chances in the semi-finals of Miss Earth? Miss USA was in every pageant sites’ Top 8 favorite to win Miss Earth but she was bested by the lesser known Miss Singapore in the actual announcement of the 16 semi-finalists. Miss Singapore did not win any in the preliminaries, mind you.

Miss Universe has been snubbing the Philippine candidates for 10 years now, so maybe, we are getting even by snubbing the USA candidates in Miss Earth. This is just a theory, don’t take it seriously.

Another “conspiracy theory” is the assignment of Brazilian beauty queen Priscilla Mereilles (Miss Earth 2004) as chairwoman of the board of judges. Did the people from Carousel Productions gave her a special instruction that Miss Philippines could only go as high as First runner up? Possible right? The organizers might have realized that Sandra Seifert performed better than expected specially when she won both Best in Swimsuit and Best in Evening Gown competition, and in the final week she’s a clear stand out to win the competition. And if Sandra wins, it will definitely hurt the reputation of the pageant having crowned half-pinays in the past two years (2007 and 2008) on Philippine soil.

If you were able to watch the pageant last night, Miss Philippines was the runaway winner. She’s the best in swimsuit round and nailed the final question and answer by a mile. In fact, she’s the only one, i repeat, the ONLY ONE, among the 8 finalists who was able to describe the photo (in the final question and answer kind of round) and apply the meaning of the pageant to it. Not even the memorized speech of Miss Venezuela can beat that.

Tempted to say, i told you so, I will say it anyway. I told you so, Sandra can only win 1st runner up, or in Miss Earth term, Miss Earth Air. If only Miss USA was among the 8 finalists, then there should have been two contestants who nailed the final question and answer round as the other 7 finalists have had difficulties expressing their opinions.

Miss Brazil was included in my prediction to be in the Top 16, in fact she’s no. 7 in our fearless forecast. But I never thought that she’d win until host Sarah Meier announced that the chairwoman of the board of judges is Miss Earth 2004 Priscilla Meirelles, who happens to be a Brazilian. Something’s fishy? You tell me.

I want to make it clear that i’m not in favor of a back-to-back victory for the Philippines in Miss Earth. I’m happy with the results, having predicted 3 out of 4 winners in their proper assignment was like hitting 5 out of 6 numbers in the lottery. And in fairness, Miss Brazil will make a beautiful queen. So let’s just keep my conspiracy theories between us, ok?

Congratulations to Miss Brazil and her court. The beauty of this pageant is that the winner will promote the conservation of our environment so the real winner is no less than our mother earth.

Larissa Ramos from Brazil Wins Miss Earth 2009 originally appeared on Starmometer on November 23, 2009.

Miss Philippines Sandra Seifert is currently at no. 1 position in Globalbeauties’ Beauty Tree for Miss Earth 2009. Also making it to the top of the leaderboard are Spain, USA, Czech Republic, Cuba and Venezuela.

We opened a poll yesterday with the proposition: Do You Think RP Bet Sandra Seifert Will Win Miss Earth 2009?

Here’s the final result after one day:

Here are some note-worthy comments from our readers:

“…Sandra will bring us the crown again. It’s not the fact that the pageant is held in the Phil that will make her win, but because she truly deserves it.” – Gly28

“I do believe she deserve the crown if carla make it how much more sandra right?” – Joven

“Kakahiya naman kung pinas uli ang manalo jan, kasi nga dito ginanap. Ok sana kung sa ibang bansa ginanap, tapos nakuha niya ung mga major awards na ganyan, I’m sure lahat ng pinoy kahit san man banda sa buong mundo, eh proud sa kanya, pero sa ganitong sitwasyon, bias ang tingin ko eh. senxia na po, nagpapaka-totoo lang” – Freelancer

“If she will pull out everything what she has in the interview portion, then that would be the parameter of her placement since Miss Earth puts bearing on the wit and intelligence. I believe she’ll do it.” – Jingdiv

“sana hindi para di tau mukhang gaya2 sa Miss U” – Anonymous

76% of our respondents believe Sandra deserves the crown if ever she win Miss Earth 2009 this Sunday. If you’re able to see her in person during the evening gown competition, you will get mesmerized by her presence. And then she started talking, connecting the gown that she is wearing to waste segregation system, you knew instantly that this girl is a winner.

But there’s an issue arising if ever Sandra wins Miss Earth 2009. She will be the 3rd “practically pinay” winner in 3 consecutive years. 2007 winner is Half-Pinay Miss Canada. 2008 is Karla Henry, the Philippine candidate. Not to mention that the pageant is produced by Filipinos and currently being held here in the Philippines.

I personally believe if Sandra wins, it will surely hurt the pageant’s reputation. If 10 contestants withdrew this year, next year it could be more than 10 if that happens. So do you think it’s best for the pageant if they will NOT let Sandra win this Sunday even though she deserves the crown?

We will now begin with our second proposition:

The organizers should NOT let Sandra Seifert win Miss Earth 2009. Do you agree or disagree?

This poll will be open ’til Saturday night.

50+ Int’l Beauty Experts Believe RP Bet Will Win Miss Earth 2009 originally appeared on Starmometer on November 20, 2009.

Even before she got disqualified in Bb. Pilipinas earlier this year, Sandra Seifert was believed by pageant experts to be the best delegate the country should have ever selected to compete in Miss Universe since Mirriam Quiambao. But destiny took her to the Miss Earth pageant instead.

Three days before Miss Earth crowns the next queen, pageant enthusiasts are wondering if Sandra will deliver a back-to-back victory for the Philippines since Karla Paula Henry, Miss Philippines Earth 2008, is the outgoing Miss Earth queen.

The speculations that Sandra will win Miss Earth 2009 became even stronger when she bagged the two major preliminary awards: Best in Swimsuit and Best in Evening Gown. Not to mention that Sandra is very articulate and there’s no doubt that she will nail the question and answer portion come Sunday night.

Our first Proposition: Do You Think Miss Philippines, Sandra Seifert, will Win the Miss Earth crown?

This poll is now closed. Here’s the result after a day:

Our second proposition will be: The organizers should NOT let Sandra Seifert win Miss Earth 2009. Do you agree or disagree? < -- 2nd poll to be opened this afternoon.

Poll: Do You Think RP Bet Sandra Seifert Will Win Miss Earth 2009? originally appeared on Starmometer on November 19, 2009.

After winning the Best in Swimsuit award last Saturday, Philippine bet Sandra Seifert, who was a Bb. Pilipinas outcast, won Best in Evening Gown!

The Evening Gown finals was held last night, November 16, at the PAGCOR Grand Theater in Parañaque City where the host candidate disappointed 79 other beauties from around the world after being announced as the winner.

It looks like the Miss Earth Pageant is on track to duplicate what happened in Miss Universe earlier this year where a back-to-back victory was granted to Venezuela. Venezuela bagged the Miss Universe crown in 2008 and 2009, the first time that a country won twice in 2 consecutive years in the history of the pageant. Philippines won Miss Earth 2008, are we seeing another Miss Earth crown for the country next week?

It’s highly possible since Sandra Seifert, believed by pageant experts to end the country’s Miss Universe drought when she competed in Bb. Pilipinas earlier this year, is a real stunner and epitome of beauty and brains. But when Bb. Pilipinas disqualified her for having posed in FHM, Sandra did not quit on her dream to become a beauty queen. Miss Philippines earth embraced her and now she’s an excellent representative of the country.

But to give the crown to the host candidate for the second year in a row will definitely hurt the Philippine-produced Miss Earth pageant which is currently tagged as the 3rd most prestigious in the world. Sandra might be the fairest among 80 contestants but i believe we should not duplicate the Miss Universe incident. If we do, there’s a big possibility that some countries will boycott the pageant and will no longer participate on next editions.

Just my opinion. A first runner up position for Sandra is enough. We know she’s the best but we have to give way to other equally deserving candidates like USA, Venezuela, Latvia and Spain (my suggestions) because we are the host country.

Image courtesy of OPMB.

Seifert Bags Best in Evening Gown Award in Miss Earth originally appeared on Starmometer on November 17, 2009.

The Best in Swimsuit finals was held Saturday night, November 14, at the Fontana Leisure Park and Casino in Pampanga. Sandra Seifert disappointed 14 other finalists for the title which include misses Brazil, Canada, Cuba, France, Colombia, Hungary, Malaysia, Mexico, Paraguay, Spain, Switzerland, Turks & Caicos, USA and Venezuela.

Here are the Best in Swimsuit winners in Miss Earth from 2001 to 2009:

2001 – Kazakhstan
2002 – Colombia
2003 – France
2004 – Paraguay
2005 – Venezuela
2006 – Venezuela
2007 – Venezuela
2008 – Mexico
2009 – Philippines

80 out of 91 registered contestants remain, vying this year for the Miss Earth title. 10 candidates withdrew earlier while 1 candidate was disqualified because of height restrictions.

The contestants who withdrew from the pageant were:

Bolivia, Noemi Dominique Rosa Peltier De Liotta
Bosnia & Herzegovina, Lejla Adrovic
Croatia, Vinka Groseta
Curacao, Amada Beatrix Hernandez
Ethiopia, Genet Denboba Ogeto
Kazakhstan, Inessa Nazarova
Malawi, Queen Christie Tiembo
Romania, Roxana Ilie
Vietnam, Truong Thi May
Zambia, Esther Sitali Banda

Miss Botswana Tumisang Sebina was disqualified because she was deemed too short for the pageant’s height requirement.

Image courtesy of OPMB.

Miss Earth 2009 Update: Philippine Bet Sandra Seifert Wins Best in Swimsuit originally appeared on Starmometer on November 15, 2009.

Sandra was selected as one of the five finalists from Group 2 of the evening gown competition which was held at Greenbelt 5 in Makati City.

Sandra Seifert’s Evening Gown Photos originally appeared on Starmometer on November 10, 2009.

51. Pauleen Luna

52. Mirriam Quiambao

53. Regine Velasquez

54. Gretchen Barretto

55. Sheena Halili

56. Carlene Aguilar

57. Alex Gonzaga

58. Jackie Rice

59. Isabel Oli

60. Lea Salonga

61. Yasmien Kurdi

62. Charlene Gonzalez

63. Karla Paula Henry

64. Jodi Sta. Maria

65. Bianca Manalo

66. Ehra Madrigal

67. Angel Aquino

68. Maxene Magalona

69. Carmina Villaroel

70. Yeng Constantino

71. Bianca King

72. Phoemela Barranda

73. Jennica Garcia

74. Diana Zubiri

75. Agot Isidro

76. Georgina Wilson

77. Denise Laurel

78. Donita Rose

79. Rica Peralejo

80. Kyla

81. Valerie Weignmann

82. Francine Prieto

83. Princess Ryan

84. Bernadette Sembrano

85. Bubbles Paraiso

86. Amanda Griffin

87. Maggie Wilson

88. Sandra Seifert

89. Rufa Mae Quinto

90. Jean Garcia

91. Sarah Meier

92. Bianca Roque

93. Pia Guanio

94. Teresa Herrera

95. Jo Ann Bitagcol

96. Krista Ranillo

97. RR Enriquez

98. Vicky Morales

99. Wendy Valdez

100. Janna Dominguez

100 Most Beautiful Pinays of 2009 – Nos. 51 to 100 originally appeared on Starmometer on September 23, 2009.

Sandra Inez Seifert was the favorite of pageant enthusiasts to win the 2009 Binibining Pilipinas – Universe crown because they see a big potential in her that could end the 10-year Philippine drought in the prestigious Miss Universe pageant. Unfortunately, two days before the Binibining Pilipinas 2009 coronation night, Seifert was disqualified by the organizers (led by Stella Marquez Araneta) on ground that she was discovered to have posed for FHM magazine two years ago.

Although crushed by the incident, Seifert did not stop to fulfill her dream of becoming a beauty queen. She then joined Miss Philippines – Earth pageant. And just minutes ago, she was announced the winner at the 9th Miss Philippines coronation night at The Arena Entertainment and Recreational Center of the People, San Juan City besting 49 other contestants.

MISS PHILIPPINES-EARTH 2009 COMPLETE RESULTS

Miss Philippines Earth 2009:
Sandra Inez Seifert (Negros Occidental)

Miss Philippines Air:
Michelle Martha Braun (Aklan)

Miss Philippines Water:
Catherine Loyola (Sydney Australia)

Miss Philippines Fire:
Patricia Marie Tumulak (Quezon City)

Miss Philippines Eco Tourism:
Grezilda ‘Adie’ Adelantar (Victorias)

SEMI-FINALISTS (Runner-ups)

* Alexis Go (Manila)
* Tessa Gruger (Canada)
* Monique Teruelle Manuel (Bataan)
* Vanessa Johnson (Apalit)
* Kirstie Joan Babor (Alegria)

SPECIAL TITLES

Miss PAGCOR:
Grezilda ‘Adie’ Adelantar (Victorias)

Miss Science and Technology:
Patricia Marie Tumulak (QC)

SPECIAL AWARDS

Best in Swimsuit:
Sandra Inez Seifert (Negros Occidental)

Best in Long Gown:
Tessa Kruger (Canada)

Miss Photogenic:
Jane Annalyn Sy (Cainta)

Miss Talent:
Angelee Claudett delos Reyes (Olongapo)

Miss Congeniality:
Kirstie Joan Babor (Alegria)

Best in Cultural Attire:
Sandra Inez Seifert (Negros Occidental)

Gandang Ricky Reyes Awardee:
Sandra Inez Seifert (Negros Occidental)

Miss Ever Bilena:
Jane Annalyn Sy (Cainta)

Miss RCBC-e-Woman:
Sandra Inez Seifert (Negros Occidental)

Miss Golden Sunset:
Karryl Ann Lopez (Pasay)

Miss Magnolia Ice Cream:
Catherine Loyola (Sydney Australia)

Face Of The New Placenta:
Grezilda ‘Adie’ Adelantar (Victorias)

Video Link: Final Question and Answer

Ex-Binibini Sandra Seifert is Miss Philippines Earth 2009 originally appeared on Starmometer on May 11, 2009.

Disqualified Binibini Appears on Wowowee

Among the guest beauty queens in Wowowee last Saturday, Sandra Seifert is the only one who hasn’t been crowned yet because she was disqualified by the organizers of Bb. Pilipinas a couple of weeks ago. But she did not quit in fulfilling her dream to become a queen as she joined Miss Philippines 2009.

Sandra showcased her wit and charm as the Wowowee host Willie Revillame interviewed her. In the talent portion, she introduced her two younger brothers, one is a student and the other is an international model, and they joined her with her dance number to the delight of the crowd.

Video Link: Sandra Seifert on Wowowee

Precious Meets Willie

The last guest to participate in the game was Miss International 2005 Precious Lara Quigaman. Precious was a former host of Wowowee who got booted off the noontime program for bringing her boyfriend in the noontime show’s special tour in Hawaii. According to reports, Willie was the deciding factor for the said ouster.

Last Saturday, Willie and Precious exchanged hard-hitting wise cracks but kissed and made up in the end.

Video Link: Precious Lara Quigaman Meets Willie Revillame on Wowowee

Disqualified Binibini Appears on Wowowee, Willie Meets Precious Lara Quigaman originally appeared on Starmometer on March 24, 2009.