This season 's cast include cousins , and a father & son team . Like Season 2 , the Race featured a large number of local media personalities or their relatives . Natalie is the winner of Miss Universe 2005 and also the wife of Thai tennis player Paradorn Srichaphan . Her teammate , Pailin , is the runner-up in 2006 Miss Thailand Universe and also contested in Miss Earth 2006 . Tisha is the ex-girlfriend of Survivor Philippines 's host , Paolo Bediones and was once Miss Philippines but had to forgo her crown due to her Canadian citizenship , while Ida , Niroo and Mai are famous actors in their respective homelands and Bernie is the host of Project Runway Malaysia . William and Isaac are sports commentators and football agents for professional players in the Korean K-League . Vince is a leading stand-up comedian in Hong Kong , often performing and hosting at The TakeOut Comedy Club Hong Kong , and was a finalist in Hong Kong 's first nationwide stand-up comedy competition
Miss Earth 2006
Miss Earth 2006
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