Odemba also won Miss Aficionado , a minor award . Other winners include : Miss Philippines Karla Paula Henry as Miss Earth 2008 , Miss Mexico Abigail Elizalde as Miss Earth-Water ( second runner-up ) , Miss Brazil Tatiane Alves as Miss Earth-Fire ( third runner-up ) . Miriam returned home on November 24 to her country , Tanzania . Maria , her national director and whose company named Odemba as the country ’s envoy to the Miss Earth global pageant , welcomed her and prepared a tumultuous homecoming with a parade and press conference for winning Miss Earth Air 2008 . The Miss 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-CBN in the Philippines and to many countries worldwide via Star World , The Filipino Channel and other partner networks
Miss Earth 2008
Miss Earth 2008
Miriam Odemba