Miss Earth 2009 is Miss Brazil Larissa Ramos

Larissa Ramos, a 20 year-old Biology student from Brazil, has won the title of Miss Earth 2009 held on November 22, 2009 in Boracay, Philippines.

It's the second time that a candidate from Brazil won the Miss Earth crown.

The first Brazilian Miss Earth was Priscilla Meirelles in 2004.

Incidentally, Meirelles, who is now a fast-rising TV personality in the Philippines, was the chairman of the board of judges during the Miss Earth 2009 pageant.

Official Results:

MISS EARTH - LARISSA RAMOS (Brazil)
Miss Air - Sandra Seifert (Philippines)
Miss Water - Jessica Barboza (Venezuela)
Miss Fire - Alejandra Echeverria (Spain)

Finalists
Alejandra Castillo Munera (Colombia)
Pascale Nelide (Martinique)
Izabela Wilczek (Poland)
Rujinan Phanseethum (Thailand)

Semi-Finalists
Magalie Thierry (France)
Nonna Diakonidze (Georgia)
Shriya Kishore (India)
Yeju Park (Korea)
Kayleigh O'Reilly (Northern Ireland)
Gabriela Rejala (Paraguay)
Valerie Lim (Singapore)
Chanel Grantham (South Africa)

Thanks to Miss Earth Foundation for the photo!