52 candidate al titolo di Miss Earth

Some of the candidates for Miss Philippines-Earth carry placards during the press presentation at Manila Ocean Park Tuesday, April 6, 2010 in Manila, Philippines. With this year’s theme of “water conservation and preservation” in response to the problem of El Nino, some 52 contestants aspiring to be beauty queens for the environment also called on candidates for the coming election to unite and stand up for Mother Earth. (AP Photo/Pat Roque)