Miss Earth Philippines 2020, the first virtual edition of Miss Earth Philippines, has begun with its preliminary competition as for the first time ever, a winner will be crowned virtually to represent Philippines at Miss Earth 2020. The winner will succeed Miss Earth Philippines 2019 Janelle Lazo Tee who represented Philippines at Miss Earth 2019.

The Talent competition (dancing category) was held just a few hours ago where the contestants showed their skills from their own homes. The competition was conducted via the Zoom meeting platform, where eight delegates performed their dance routines from their own respective locations. Here are the winners of the category –

Gold - June Cyra Pineda from Talacogon, Agusan del Sur

June Cyra Pineda from Talacogon, Agusan del Sur, topped the competition with her modern dance routine.

Silver - Diana Rose Hidalgo from Allacapan, Cagayan

Diana Rose Hidalgo from Allacapan, Cagayan, took home the silver medal with her performance of the ‘Tinikling’.

Bronze - Tsina Jade Chiu from Iloilo City

Iloilo City’s Tsina Jade Chu rounded off the winners’ circle with a hula dance presentation.

Jamie Herrell, the second Filipino woman to win the Miss Earth crown, hosted the online program shown live on the pageant’s official Facebook page. The next online event will be the “Best COVID Craze Outfit” competition on May 30, at 2 p.m. Watch the video of the Talent competition (Dance category) here –