Maria Luisa Santos (born 1985) is a beauty queen from Guam. She won the title of Miss Earth Guam 2009 in the annual Miss Earth Guam beauty pageant, organized by the Miss Earth Guam Organization. She represented her country in the Miss Earth 2009 competition, an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness, which is one of the three largest beauty pageants in the world in terms of the number of national-level competitions to participate in the world finals. Miss Earth Guam 2009 Santos, from Dededo, Guam, won the Miss Earth Guam 2009 pageant on June 10, 2009. She inherited the crown from Jennifer Neves, who held the 2008 Miss Earth Guam title by virtue of the pageant organizers’ appointment. Santos took four other awards: Miss Photogenic, Best in Native Costume, Best in Swimsuit, and Best in Evening Gown.<ref nameguam.mvarietynews-santos/><ref nameguamology-maria/> Miss Earth Santos, who stands 5 feet and 8 inches tall, represented Guam in the 9th edition of the Miss Earth beauty pageant, held at the Boracay Ecovillage Resort and Convention Center, in the Island of Boracay, Philippines.<ref name=guam.mvarietynews-santos/> The Miss Earth winner serves as the spokesperson for the Miss Earth Foundation, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and other environmental organizations.
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