The Miss Philippines Earth organization held its virtual finale for this year’s edition on 8th August 2021 where Naelah Alshorbaji of Parañaque City was crowned as the new Miss Earth Philippines 2021. Naelah succeeds Miss Earth Philippines 2020 Roxanne Allison Baeyens of Baguio City and will represent the Philippines at Miss Earth 2021.

Along with the title of Miss Philippines Earth 2021, four other queens were also crowned towards the end of the event. So, without any further ado, let’s meet the stunning elemental queens of Philippines –

Ameera Almamari Miss Philippines Air 2021

Hailing from Atimonan Quezon, Ameera is 19 years old and graduated batch valedictorian in 10th grade at UST. She will be taking Medical Technology from the University of Santo Thomas. Her advocacy for the national pageant was the preservation of Marine Biodiversity. She is definitely a stand out diva with a complete package.

In the final question-and-answer round, the Miss Earth Philippines 2021 top 10 finalists were asked, “You have goals in life and things you want to do, given the ongoing pandemic with lots of restrictions, how do you plan to move forward?” For her answer, Almamari said, “I plan to move forward even during this pandemic by starting with myself. I have been in a slump this whole journey of this quarantine but I realized that if you find your purpose and you are able to give not only you but empower your communities to give them a voice because I believe no one in this world is voiceless. Then I think that I can move forward by making a change starting with the fisherfolks here and hopefully, I can encourage other people to use that little voice in their head because it only takes a spark of ambition and hope to change the world. ”

Roni Meneses Miss Philippines Fire 2021

Roni Meneses, from Mandaluyong City, is 26 years-old and stands 167 cm tall. She has an online business called RM Kitchen and a clothing line called RM Couture. She earned her bachelor’s degree in clothing technology from the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila.

During the final round, on being asked how they plan to move forward to achieve their goals in life despite the ongoing pandemic, she answered, “I do believe that as long as there is a tomorrow, there is a chance for me to pursue my goals. Even in this pandemic, I was able to join Miss Philippines Earth. I was able share my advocacy to people and that does not stop me from doing even more. I believe in living life with compassion and that value will allow me to be kind to people, to share love and to pay respect to myself and others. I will not let a pandemic stop me from reaching my goals. I’m already a step away from becoming hopefully Miss Philippines Earth.”

Rocel Angelah Songano Miss Philippines Water 2021

Iloilo city’s Rocel Songano is 18 years old and stands 168 cm tall. She also won the creative talent category, which was one of the preliminary competitions of Miss Philippines Earth 2021. She is a senior high school student and her environmental advocacy is called Hearth: Home. Earth. Art.

In the final question-answer round sharing her plans to move forward during the pandemic, she said, “I plan to move forward through my passions and one of those passions is serving and protecting the environment. I can do this through my other passion, which is also through arts. Through this, I know that we can attain an ideal environment where both humanity and the natural world can thrive together in harmony.”

Sofia Lopez Galve Miss Philippines Eco Tourism 2021

Hailing from Tanay, Rizal, Sofia is 24-years-old and holds a degree in Speech Communication from the University of the Philippines-Diliman. The diva is a former co-founder and Business Development Director of a tech start-up and is currently serving as the chief operating officer at Tagpuan Camp and Eco-park which she co-founded. Before competing at Miss Philippines Earth 2021, Galve was Miss Tourism Philippines 2017 third runner-up.

Answering her final round question and sharing her plans to move forward during the current situation, Galve said, “I plan to move forward by sticking to my plan, which is to create my camping site in Barangay Cayabu, and to help the indigenous peoples there in Tanay and also, I would like to invite everyone to please heed the call for the 17 sustainable development goals because that is our plan for the future. That is the plan that will get us to a better and greener planet by 2030.”