Karla Henry

Karla Henry

Karla Paula Ginteroy Henry born on May 23, 1986 in Limay, Bataan, Philippines. She is a Filipino-Canadian magnificence event titleholder. She was delegated Miss Earth 2008, turning into the first Philippine delegate and the first in the Asian locale and Filipina to win that title.

Miss Earth 2008

In the last rivalry of the eighth version of the worldwide excellence exhibition Miss Earth, which was held at Clark Expo in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines on November 9, 2008, Henry was declared as one of sixteen semi-finalists who might advance to go after the title. She attained to one of the eight most noteworthy scores in the bathing suit rivalry for her stage hacks, which exceptional her as one of the main eight finalists to take an interest at night outfit rivalry. She strutted a yellow-green night outfit with a high center opening weighed down with rainbow-shaded dots and sequins along the bodice. She then pulled away for the lead as she verbalized in her feature meet about going around state funded schools educating about the earth as she refered to that absence of learning about natural concerns is a key issue in her nation, in which she progressed to the main four. 

Karla Henry

In the last round, the court of four were posed one question, "What might you let us know president-choose Barack Obama about the condition of the worldwide environment if at any point you were to meet him?" She utilized the shopworn buzzword "I accept the youngsters are our future" yet gave a new connection to that line that added further bolstering her good fortune when she replied, "Ecological learning is something that every one of us must impart, yet above all we must instruct the young that this is something that we ought to ingrain in them so that sooner rather than later they will be the ones to deal with our mom Earth." She put the most astounding score in the meeting round and at the finish of the opposition, she was delegated Miss Earth.

It was the first run through in Miss Earth history that the delegate of the host country won the title. Similarly, its the second time consecutively that a Filipino and half-Canadian held the title of Miss Earth taking after 2007 victor Jessica Trisko of Canada. Adventitiously, one of the hosts amid the Miss Earth 2008 crowning ceremony night Riza Santos, who spoke to Canada in the Miss Earth 2006, has a Filipino-Canadian legacy, however dissimilar to Trisko and Henry, she neglected to enter the elimination round amid her time.

She additionally won five extraordinary major and minor grants: Miss Earth Designers Award, Miss Photogenic, Eagle Express Award, Miss Fontana, Pasigandahan Awards (for Manila).

Henry's nearest companion among the Miss Earth 2008 main four runner-up champs named after the four components is her expo flat mate Miriam Odemba, Miss Earth-Air from Tanzania. She plans to visit Odemba's country and to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.

The initial two weeks in the wake of winning Miss Earth was "really extraordinary," Karla depicts. Together with the runners-up, Karla went around state funded schools to educate rudimentary students in government funded schools about natural mindfulness. She advanced the "Green Thumbs Up" task, which lists 10 basic demonstrations that these children can hone at home. She likewise amazingly relax amid a waterfront cleanup in Manila Bay. "That was a standout amongst the most paramount activities I did. Individuals were truly astounded that we really went to the shoreline and assisted with the cleanup," says Karla, who concedes that spreading natural mindfulness is not a simple errand "in light of the fact that individuals are incredulous that when they transform into a friend of the environment, its lavish and to a greater extent a bother for them." 

"Being delegated Miss Earth changed my life in a manner that I got to be mindful that protecting and rationing nature is something to be truly genuine about. Quite a few people surmise that we joined this only for the excitement and style of everything and that we don't generally concoct anything to help the earth," clarifies Karla. "But since Miss Earth is centered around its cause, we truly do get included in a ton of exercises with DENR and private organizations. Miss Earth has helped me gotten to be more mindful of how my little activities can influence our surroundings." 

Having understood that tending to the earth is an overwhelming obligation, this practical magnificence is resolved to trying her hardest to spare Plant Earth. "I can say that I felt more finish as a lady now," she closes 

On November 12, 2008, Henry drove her court, Miss Earth Air Miriam Odemba of Tanzania, Miss Earth Water Abigail Elizalde of Mexico, and Miss Earth Fire Tatiane Alves of Brazil in the tree planting alongside Philippine postal authorities and workers for the "Across the nation Simultaneous Tree Planting" function held at the Luneta Park, regarding the 110th commemoration of the Philippine Postal Service to backing the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and Non-administrative associations that are in the front line of the Clean and Green Movements. The venture was standardized, in the vicinity of Henry and her court, as a yearly occasion in conjunction to the Zero Waste Management program.

On November 20, 2008, Henry, alongside Miss Earth 2007 Jessica Trisko, graced one of the undertakings of the Philippine Department of Tourism called "Rediscovering the Best of Metropolitan Manila, People, Places, Products and Practices", an item and photograph show initially exhibited in the Music Hall of the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City on a three-day display, which planned to advance mindfulness, particularly among the adolescent on the Philippine National Capital Region's legacy. Beside Henry and Trisko, the occasion was additionally taken an interest by the 17 urban areas and districts that make up Metropolitan Manila. Aside from the clean-up drives that the Miss Earth marvels frequently hold, they likewise visit primary schools to instruct the kids on reusing, waste isolation and other earth supportable practices.

On December 4, 2008, Henry went to a natural public interview and exercises to regard its require a "Toxics-Free Christmas: Our Gift to the World" as a component of the continuous exertion of Miss Earth Foundation, in association with the Eco Waste Coalition, to educate customers about the dangers and risks of introduction to unsafe chemicals to general wellbeing and nature, and enable general society to settle on dependable choices on what practices, items, and administrations to pick. Going hand in hand with Henry at the public interview were Andrea Leon, Miss Ecuador 2008; Marie Razel Eguia, Miss Philippines-Air 2008; Marian Michelle Oblea, Miss Philippines-Water 2008; Kristelle Lazaro, Miss Philippines-Fire 2008; and Catherine Untalan, Executive Director, Miss Earth Foundation. Henry and Untalan sat in the board of green promoters, who alternated in examining environmental distinct options for some dangerous practices that individuals frequently underestimate amid the occasions. Henry additionally imparted tips on "finishing green" with eco-accommodating Christmas adornments, for example, the customary belen and parol from utilized or generally sourced biodegradable materials to bring home the genuine message of Christmas — a child conceived in a modest trough in swaddling clothes.

On January 18, 2009, Henry was the lead lover of the dance floor in the great finale of the Sinulog Festival, a yearly celebration hung on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City. She was tapped to take the spot of Cebu City First Lady Margot Osmeña in the fantastic finale of the festival.

On February 22, 2009, Henry and her court joined representatives of Bacman Geothermal Production Field in tree planting exercises in Sorsogon and took part in the starting of untamed life protection program and assessed some natural tasks, for example, the butterfly cultivate, nursery of endemic trees, and mangrove plantation.

On March 17, 2009, Henry flew out to Miami, Florida to go to the first yearly Green Fashion Show facilitated by previous Vice President of the United States Al Gore. Creators from Latin America, Europe, the United States, and Caribbean exhibited articles of clothing made only from eco-accommodating and reused materials. The occasion was additionally gone to by Gloria Estefan, Miss Earth United States 2008 Jana Murrell, and Miss Earth 2007 Jessica Trisko and was secured by CBS, NBC, Telemundo and Mega TV.

On March 21, 2009, Henry went to the public interview for the Grand March versus Illegal Drugs, which was held along Roxas Boulevard, Philippines. Philippine President, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo drove the walk which began from the Cultural Center of the Philippines progressing to Rajah Sulayman Park and assisting to the Quirino Grandstand to finish the 2.5 km. trek. The occasion was recorded in the Guinness World Records as the biggest walk against illicit medications took an interest by give or take 500, 000 people.

As of August 2009, Henry ventured out to Vietnam, Singapore, Spain, the United States, Guam, Turks and Caicos, and her home in the Philippines.

Miss Philippines Earth

Henry was picked Miss Philippines-Earth 2008 on May 11, 2008, besting 40 competitors from everywhere throughout the Philippines and Filipino groups abroad. On the exhibition night, competitors were asked how they would clarify the debasement of nature to straightforward society. Henry gave the triumphant answer: "I will instruct them by issuing them a case; through my sample I will give nature the best of me." The exhibition was held at the Crowne Plaza Galleria in Ortigas, Mandaluyong City.

In a question and answer session, she reviewed how the show stirred her energy: "When I joined Miss Philippines, there was an exceptionally interesting tale about the first day I saw alternate young ladies, the agreement marking day with Carousel Productions, the event coordinator. Miss Untalan (Miss Earth Foundation official executive) cautioned me, 'In case you're here for the acclaim and marvelousness of being a glamorous lady, then you're in the wrong event. Here, we're truly genuine about our support. We truly do take care of business with the exercises that we do.' I said, these gentlemen are truly genuine. I ought to truly join this. I sought after it and I have no regrets."

As Miss Philippines, Henry has used her rule in advancing natural mindfulness, working with Miss Earth Foundation through its anticipate I Love My Planet Earth School Tour. Henry, alongside her court has gone by more than 20 schools and groups, showing children about nature, through amusements, singing tunes, narrating, and actually exhibiting that it is so natural to plant trees.

Aside from the effort ventures, she headed out in June 2008 to Europe and took an interest in the opening of Expo Zaragoza 2008, a global composition held from June 14 – September 14, 2008 composed by the Bureau of International Expositions held in Zaragoza, Spain, with the theme of Water and Sustainable Development. The occasion occurred in the wind of the stream Ebro. She likewise advanced the tremendous and characteristic excellence of the Philippines.

On July 18, 2008, she served as one of the quizmasters of a history quizbee for secondary school understudies with handicaps as a component of the exercises of the 30th Philippine National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week, an undertaking under the workplace of the President of the Philippines, which pointed on advancing more noteworthy access of handicapped people to standard social activities.

In ahead of schedule September 2008, Henry, Miss Singapore 2008 Ivy Leow Kian Peng, and Miss Earth 2007 Jessica Trisko set out to Singapore and to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. They went to the Miss Áo Dài Center and met with media journalists at a public interview at the New World Hotel. She likewise went to the Can Gio Mangrove Forest, recorded as a biosphere hold by UNESCO and a vital natural life haven in Vietnam as it is portrayed by a wetland biosystem commanded by mangrove and numerous uncommon species; she participated in the ecological exercises as green envoy and keynote speaker. Along with alternate Miss Earth delights, they additionally exhibited mid-harvest time blessings to vagrants, and took part in the exercises of the International Tourism Exhibition 2008, where they met and cooperated with the Ministers of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.

On September 20, 2008, Henry and Miss Earth 2007 Jessica Trisko headed a huge number of volunteers in a full day of foulness picking, sorting, and keeping in the waterfront cleanup in San Dionisio narrows, Parañaque City. It was a yearly occasion in pair with the International Coastal Cleanup Day, the world's biggest volunteer occasion began by Ocean Conservancy, which means to unite individuals from all countries to assemble and clean their shores once a year.

On August 2011 she was wounded by a suspected plastered man with a broken brewskie bottle