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!

Thiago Silvestre is Mister Gay Brasil 2009

Thiago Silvestre, 23, was crowned Mister Gay Brasil 2009 on September 7, 2009 at Teatro Santo Agostinho in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Twenty (20) candidates competed in the 3rd Mister Gay Brasil beauty pageant and Thiago was declared the most beautiful and most intelligent of them all.

Thiago represented Mato Gross and is currently a Business Administration student.

He will represent Brazil in the Mr. Gay World 2010 in Oslo, Norway.

1st Runner Up: Mister Ceara, Fabiano Gurgel

2nd Runner Up: Mister Acre, Daniel Agnesini

Top 10 Finalists:
Alagoas, Ronaldo Lopes
Bahia, Johnny Gomes
Distrito Federal, Bruno Maffei
Goiás, Eldo Junior
Minas Gerais, Giovanni Rodrigues
Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Lopes
São Paulo, Hugo Santana

Mister Popularity: Mister Distrito Federal, Bruno Maffei

Other candidates:
Amazonas, Silvio Custodio
Espirito Santo, Thalys Podolvisky
Maranhao, Alexandre Negredo
Mato Grosso do Sul, Luis Cesar
Para, Erico de Souza
Parana, Luciano Rocha
Pernambuco, Thiago Falcao
Rio Grande do Norte, Elder Nascimento
Rio Grande do Sul, Igor Neves
Rondonia, Gabriel Pita
Santa Catarina, Lucas Goldim
Tocantins, Marcelo Miranda

Judges
Josi of Big Brother Brasil
Miss World Brazil 2009 Luciana Bertollini
Mr. Gay Brasil 2007 Luciano Lupo
Mr. Gay International 2008 Carlos Meliá
Fernando Alcântara
Rafael Cortez
Salete Campari
Fernando Pires
Rogério Figueiredo
Sara Souza