April Ross Lim Perez is a Filipino fashion model and beauty queen. She competed in the second edition of the national Miss Philippines beauty pageant and was crowned Miss Philippines 2002. Personal background Perez, a Chavacana was born and grew up in Zamboanga City, Philippines and now based in San Francisco, California. She obtained Bachelor of Science degree from the Ateneo de Zamboanga University. As a model, she appeared in television commercials like San Miguel Beer, Rejoice, Smartphone, Ayala Mall, Lucky Me, Ricky Reyes, Avon Products and FHM’s cover model. Pageant competitions Miss Philippines Earth 2002 Perez participated in the national Miss Philippines Earth 2002 beauty pageant and won special prizes: Miss Close-Up, Miss Avon, and Miss Texter Choice and "Best in Swimsuit." She bested 23 other delegates and eventually emerged as the winner of the competition and was crowned Miss Philippines 2002. Miss Earth 2002 Perez competed and became a semi-finalist in the Miss Earth 2002 pageant won by Džejla Glavović of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Environmental work On September 21, 2002, Perez and Miss Earth 2001 Catharina Svensson of Denmark led the Miss Earth 2002 delegates in the yearly "International Coastal Clean Up" with the aim of collecting and documenting the trash littering in the coastline and to promote environmental awareness. On February 12, 2003, Perez was the guest speaker on the opening of the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources' Baungon central nursery, a 5,000-square meter nursery that can accommodate 40,000 seedlings in Liburon, Baungon, Bukidnon. References External links Official Miss Earth website Miss Earth Foundation website Living people Miss Earth 2002 contestants Miss Philippines Earth winners 1981 births People from Zamboanga City Star Magic