Background
She was born in, Torreón, Mexico.
She was born in, Torreón, Mexico.
Elizalde"s profession is electronic system engineering. While growing up, she became aware of our environment through her Ecology class. Now at 23, she is very much concerned with the protection of the environment.
Abigaíl Elizalde Romo, Mission Coahuila, was crowned Mission Earth Mexico 2008 in an event held at the Yucatán Convention center.
The runners-up were the representatives of Jalisco and San Luis Potosí. Making her represent her homeland Mexico in Mission Earth 2008 in the Philippines.
In the final competition of the eighth edition of the international beauty pageant Mission Earth, Elizalde was announced as one of sixteen semi-finalists who would move forward to compete for the title. She then pulled away for the lead as she articulated in her video interview about environmental concerns as a key issue in her country, in which she advanced to the top four.
In the last round, the court of four were asked one question, “What would you tell United States president-elect Barack Obama about the state of the global environment if ever you were to meet him?” She placed the third highest score in the interview round and at the conclusion of the competition, she was crowned Mission Earth Water.
Elizalde was the first Mexican beauty queen to place in Mission Earth. The Mission Earth pageant was held on November 9, 2008 at the Clark Expo Amphitheater in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines. Eighty-five delegates arrived from October 19, 2008 in the Philippines.
The pageant was broadcast live via ABS-Christian Broadcasting Network in the Philippines and to many countries worldwide via Star World, The Filipino Channel and other partner networks.
The winner is 23 years old, and 1.83 m-tall. In the pageants preliminary activities Elizalde won several minor/sponsor awards including the Gandang Ricky Reyes Award and Jubille Foundation Award. Beating the 84 other contestants, Abigail Elizalde won also the Best in Swimsuit Award. She achieved one of the eight highest scores in the swimsuit competition for her stage chops, which advanced her as one of the top eight finalists to participate in the evening gown competition. She finished as second runner-up or Mission Water 2008 to the eventual winner, Mission Philippines, Karla Henry.
