In pictures: Messages for Mother Earth from Miss Earth candidates

Miss Earth candidates holding placards with environmental slogans pose for photos during a press presentation at a hotel in Manila on October 2, 2019. Around 85 candidates from around the globe will vie for the Miss Earth 2019 crown on October 26 in Naga, south of Manila.

Miss Earth candidate Antonela Paz of Ecuador (C) holds a placard with an environment theme as she poses with other Miss Earth candidates for photos during a press presentation at a hotel in Manila. The contest is dubbed as "Beauty Contest With A Cause."

Candidates for the Miss Earth 2019 beauty pageant pose with their messages to save Mother Earth following their media presentation, in Manila, Philippines.

Miss Earth candidate Sonia Hernandez (C) of Spain waves as she poses with other Miss Earth candidates holding placards with environmental slogans during a press presentation at a hotel in Manila.

Miss Earth candidates holding placards with environmental slogans pose for photos during a press presentation at a hotel in Manila.

Miss Earth candidates holding placards with environmental slogans pose for photos during a press presentation at a hotel in Manila.

Miss Earth candidate Caro Van Gorp (R) of Belgium holds a placard with an environment theme as she poses with other Miss Earth candidates for photos during a press presentation at a hotel in Manila.

Candidates for the Miss Earth 2019 beauty pageant pose with their messages to save Mother Earth following their media presentation, in Manila.

Miss Earth candidates holding placards with environmental slogans pose for photos during a press presentation at a hotel in Manila.

Rita Velasquez, right, of Honduras and Nazia Wadee, centre, of South Africa, candidates for the Miss Earth 2019 beauty pageant, join the Philippine Navy as they conduct coastal cleanup, one of the activities lined up to call the attention to help save Mother Earth in suburban Las Pinas city, south of Manila, Philippines.

Sonia Romeo, left, of Spain and Tunde Blaga of Hungary, candidates for the Miss Earth 2019 beauty pageant, take selfies prior to taking part in a coastal cleanup, one of the activities lined up to call the attention to help save Mother Earth, in suburban Las Pinas city, south of Manila, Philippines.