Katherine Espín

Katherine Elizabeth Espín Gómez (born 15 November 1992) is an Ecuadorian model, lawyer, and beauty queen who held the Miss Earth Ecuador 2016.[1] She is best known as the winner of the Miss Earth 2016 pageant,[2][3][4][5] making her the second Miss Earth winner from Ecuador next to Olga Álava who won the crown in 2011.[4][6][7] She is also the National Director of Miss Earth Ecuador pageant at present.[8]

Katherine Espín
Born
Katherine Elizabeth Espín Gómez

(1992-11-15) 15 November 1992
La Troncal, Ecuador
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Title
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBlack
Major
competition(s)		Miss Earth 2016
(Winner)

Biography

Early life

Espín was born in La Troncal in the Cañar Province of Ecuador with her parents, Freddy Espín and Orsa Gómez.[9]

As published in Miss Earth's official website, Espin described her childhood days as the following:

When I was 9 years old I traveled to United States to study and live with my parents who were working there. I finished elementary and high school in New York City, I lived there for 6 and a half years. During my school years I was able to get many academic achievements such as student of the month, principals honor roll, science fair awards during 4 years, art awards in a competition in New York state. I also had sports awards and among them was track race winner. Due to my parent's occupation I couldn't spent much time with them so I had to learn to be very independent since I was 11 years old, for example I had to travel by train to go to school by myself, stay home alone and learn how to cook because my parents were always working. All those experiences made me a strong independent woman and I thank my parents for that. It wasn't easy but we made it possible together as a family. I had an amazing childhood life but lonely for 13 years because I was a single child until my sister was born when I was 13. I had facial paralysis when I was 13 and had to struggle with that for a while during my childhood.

Pageantry

Prior to competing in the Miss Earth pageant, Espin represented Ecuador but did not win at the Reinado Internacional del Café 2013, but she emerged first runner in the Miss Bikini Universe 2015.[10][11]

Miss Earth 2016

Espin represented Ecuador in Miss Earth 2016 and competed with 82 other delegates from around the world. During the pre-pageant events, she won gold medal at the press presentation as part of the "Darling of the Press" award and tied up with the Philippines' bet, Imelda Schweighart.[12][13][14] As the pre-pageant activities continued, she garnered more medals: gold medals for the resort's wear and long gown competitions; silver medals for the swimsuit competition; bronze medal for the national costume competition. Aside from getting several medals, Espin was able to get awards from various sponsors as well. At the end of the pageant, Espin won Miss Earth 2016.[15][16]

In an interview with the media, she stated that she had been wanting to be Miss Earth since she was 16 years old and she further stated that to reporters, "There was an Ecuadorian named Olga Alava, [who] won the pageant, and I remembered that when I saw her, I saw myself winning and I'm making my dream come true."[17]

Miss Earth reign

Espin returned to Ecuador after winning Miss Earth after nearly two months of traveling in the Philippines promoting environmental awareness, media appearances including guesting in New York City.[18] She arrived on December 7, 2016 at the José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport in Guayaquil and a press conference was held for her victory in Miss Earth including a motorcade from the airport to her hometown La Troncal and received with placards with her name, cheers and shouts from the balconies and in the streets on her triumph.[18][19]

Espin and Miss Earth Air 2016 Michelle Gomez travelled to Reunion Island for the coronation of Miss Earth Reunion 2017, and conducted environmental campaign at the Charles Cros -Mont Ver Les Hauts School and led tree planting activity with the students, and visited ecotourism spots and toured the island's electric car company, Renault.[20][21]

In April 2017, Espin flew to Angola for the Earth Day 2017 and for the crowning of Miss Earth Angola 2017 and also graced a tree planting activity together with Fundacao Verde with the support of the Government of Angola and the Ministerio do Ambiente.[22][23][24] On the same month, Espin graced the launch of Miss Earth Ghana Organization's "Trash in Bin Campaign" in Ghana with Miss Earth Ghana 2016 Deborah Eyram Dodor and promoted proper waste disposal and segregation.[25]

Espin graced the red carpet at the State of the Nation Address (SONA) of the Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at the Batasang Pambansa Complex on July 24, 2017 and she was joined by Isabela vice governor Tonypet Albano.[26]

In July 2017, Espin travelled in Singapore as an honorary member along with thirty-three delegates from the League of Vice Governors of the Philippines to attend the foreign study "Driving Excellence in Governance" at the National University of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (NUS-LKYSPP), which is the academic phase project funded under the General Appropriations Act, was overseen by the Development Academy of the Philippines.[27]

She travelled to Puerto Rico in August 2017 to attend the Miss Earth Puerto Rico 2017 where she crowned Karla Victoria Aponte .[28]

In September 2017, she went to Chile and graced the activities of the contest, Nuestra Belleza Chile 2017 (Miss Earth Chile 2017) and served as the chairwoman of the board of judges of the pageant which was won by Sofía Manzur.[29][30]

She became an Ecotourism Ambassador in the Philippines, an honorary member in the League of Vice Governors in Asia, worked with the Liter of Light Foundation globally, and received the national award of "Honorable Citizen" in Ecuador for her accomplishments as an advocate of environmental preservation.[31]

During her reign, she has traveled to Angola, Ghana, Reunion Island, Singapore, United States, Middle East, Puerto Rico, Chile and numerous trips around the Philippines.[32][33]

References
  1. "Katherine Espín Gómez crowned as Miss Earth Ecuador 2016". indiatimes.com. The Times of India. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  2. Adina, Armin P. (29 October 2016). "Ecuador wins 2016 Miss Earth pageant". lifestyle.inquirer.net. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  3. "Miss Earth 2016: Miss Ecuador wins beauty pageant; crowning ceremony in photos". ibtimes.co.in. International Business Times. 29 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  4. "Ecuatoriana Katherine Espín ganó el Miss Earth 2016 en Filipinas". El Universo. 29 October 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  5. Heyer, Daisy (30 October 2016). "Ecuador wint Miss Earth, Nederland grijpt mis". Metro. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  6. Concepcion, Eton B. (1 November 2016). "It's take 2 for Ecuador in Miss Earth". The Standard. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  7. Dumaual, Mario (1 November 2016). "Miss Earth 2016 denies undergoing plastic surgery". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  8. Sociales (2018-10-01). "La manabita Diana Valdiviezo fue electa como Miss Earth Ecuador 2018". Diario El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  9. "La Troncal recibió a Katherine Espín, Miss Tierra 2016". El Universo (in Spanish). 2016-12-09. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  10. "Katherine Espín es Miss Bikini Universe Ecuador". El Mercurio. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  11. News, Times of India (11 August 2016). "Katherine Espín Gómez crowned as Miss Earth Ecuador 2016". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  12. Caparas, Celso de Guzman (22 October 2016). "Miss Earth's Darlings of the Press". philstar.com. Philippine Star. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  13. Requintina, Robert R. (16 October 2016). "Ecuador beauty leads in 2016 Miss Earth pre-pageant activities". mb.com.ph. Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  14. Pata, Danny (11 October 2016). "PHL, Ecuador bets tie for 'darling of the press' at Miss Earth media event". gmanetwork.com. GMA Network. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  15. "Ecuador is Miss Earth 2016". philstar.com. Philippine Star. October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  16. "Full list: Winners of Miss Earth 2016". manilatimes.net. Manila Times. October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  17. Villano, Alexa (30 October 2016). "Ecuador's Katherine Espín on her Miss Earth 2016 win". Rappler. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  18. "La Troncal recibió a Katherine Espín, Miss Tierra 2016". El Universo (in Spanish). 2016-12-09. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  19. "Katherine Espín arribó a Ecuador con la corona de Miss Tierra Internacional". El Comercio. 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  20. Lejano, Don (7 November 2017). "Miss Earth 2016 Kath Espin is here to stay". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  21. News, Miss Earth (24 April 2017). "Miss Earth 2016 Queens in Reunion Island". Miss Earth.
  22. News, Angola (25 April 2017). "Emerlinda Martins crowned Miss Earth Angola 2017". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  23. "Ermelinda Matos coroada 'Miss Terra Angola 2017'". AngoRussia (in Portuguese). 2017-04-22. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  24. News, Miss Earth (24 April 2017). "Katherine Espin Celebrating Earth Day in Angola". Miss Earth.
  25. Ghana, News. "Miss Earth News and Events". Miss Earth. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  26. "Miss Earth 2016 attends SONA 2017". ABS-CBNnews.com. ABS-CBN Corporation. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  27. News, Development Academy of the Philippines (1 August 2017). "33 Philippine vice governors, officials attend Singapore study". Development Academy of the Philippines.
  28. News, Puerto Rico (2 August 2017). "Karla Victoria Aponte will represent Puerto Rico at Miss Earth 2017". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  29. News, Chile (3 September 2017). "La calerana Sofía Manzur fue coronada como la "Miss Earth Chile 2017"". Diario El Observador. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  30. Sarasqueta, Alejandra (4 September 2017). "Miss Earth Chile 2017 corona a Sofía Manzur como nueva reina de belleza: Fotos de la ganadora". Guioteca. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  31. Magazine, LA Travel (2017-11-18). "Katherine Espin: The Former Miss Earth Talks Climate Change, Her Role as a Tourism Ambassador and Empowering Young Women". Los Angeles Travel Magazine. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  32. Villano, Alexa (16 October 2017). "Katherine Espin on her reign as Miss Earth 2016". Rappler. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  33. Lejano, Don (2017-11-07). "Miss Earth 2016 Kath Espin is here to stay". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Angelia Ong		 Miss Earth
2016		 Succeeded by
Karen Ibasco
Preceded by
Ángela Bonilla		 Miss Earth Ecuador
2016		 Succeeded by
Lessie Giler
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