What’s the best thing about winning Miss Earth? And what’s the worst? “I would say that so far, the best thing about winning Miss Earth is that you can contribute to the cause that the pageant promotes—that is, the environment. Then, of course, there’s the quantity and quality of knowledge that you gain and are able to accumulate through your travels as Miss Earth. You get exposed to new situations, people and places, and what they contribute to your world is infinitely larger than yours. The worst, I would say, is to be a title holder for just a year.”
Priscilla Meirelles, Miss Earth 2004
