Miss Earth 2008 - Karla Henry (Philippines)

Описание: Karla Paula Ginteroy Henry (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈhɛnɾɪ]; born May 23, 1986) is a Filipino-Canadian model and beauty queen. She was crowned Miss Earth 2008, becoming the first Philippine delegate and the first in the Asian region to win that title.

Henry was raised by her grandparents until the age of four when her family moved to Tsawwassen, Canada, where they lived for ten years but frequently visited the Philippines for Christmas and summer vacations. Upon her family's return to the Philippines, they first lived in Albay, Bicol for a year then moved to Cebu.

Henry's father traveled often, and she transferred schools frequently. She graduated high school from Camp Lapulapu National High School and attended college at the University of Cebu. She holds a bachelor's degree in tourism and was working with Marco Polo Plaza Hotel when she was invited to join the Miss Earth pageant. She speaks fluent Spanish.

Henry's beauty pageant career began as a student representative of her school for Miss Intramurals and Miss Milo Olympics. She joined her first professional beauty contest at age 17 in October 2003. In 2006, she was the second runner-up in the Miss Cebu pageant.

Growing up with her father, she considered him as the biggest influence in her life. She moved from Canada to the Philippines, but before joining pageants, she had a 9-to-5 job as a hotelier in Cebu. She then moved to Manila to participate in beauty contests.