Miss Venezuela is Miss Earth 2013

MANILA, Philippines - The Miss Earth 2013 held recently at Versailles Palace in Alabang saw the coronation of Alyz Henrich of Venezuela as Miss Earth 2013 (third from left) with (from left) Catharina Choi of Korea as Miss Fire, Katia Wagner of Austria as Miss Air and Punika Kunsuntornrat of Thailand as Miss Water. Miss Venezuela also won the Best in Evening Gown competition.

The Miss Earth pageant is now on its 12th year organized by Carousel Productions and is based in the Philippines. The coronation night at Versailles Palace (right photo) was beamed live to different parts of Asia, Latin America and the US.

For two years now, Versailles Palace has been the venue of the Miss Earth coronation night. Versailles in Alabang is a Mediterranean-inspired subdivision located across Ayala Alabang. Its grand entrance has a lighted gigantic colonnade in sparkling hues and dancing fountains. It is elegant as Versailles Subdivision is inspired by the Palace of Versailles, a country village in the wealthy suburb of Paris, France.

It is a three-minute drive to Alabang Town Center and just a 15-minute drive to the International Airport and the Makati Financial District via skyway. The 75-hectare sprawling subdivision is masterplanned by known environmentalist and urban planner Palafox  Associates.