Miss Philippines Earth 2011 Imperial joined and represented Casiguran, Aurora in the national
Miss Philippines Earth 2011. She was one of the initial 50 candidates, and after a series of four eliminations, she was announced as one of the final 10 finalists during the talent and cultural costume competitions at Thunderbird Resorts in Binangonan, Rizal. In the final competition of the Miss Philippines Earth 2011, she competed and achieved one of the five highest scores in the
swimsuit, and
evening gown competitions for her stage chops and question and answer portion of the pageant. At the conclusion of the pageant, she won and was crowned
Miss Philippines Earth 2011. She was crowned by the outgoing Miss Philippines Earth 2011 titleholder,
Psyche Resus on June 5, 2011, at the Puerto Princesa City Coliseum in Palawan. She also won the People's Choice award. After her feat in the Miss Philippines Earth pageant, the governor of the
Philippine province of
Aurora remarked that Imperial would someday follow in her footsteps as governor and said:
"Every time I heard her speak, I told myself one day she will become governor of Aurora," because Imperial has a good political persona and given that she is a graduate of the country's premiere school, the
University of the Philippines, where the Angaras had learned the hard knocks of life.
Miss Earth 2011 Imperial finished third place during the coronation night of the
Miss Earth 2011 beauty pageant held December 3, 2011, at the University of the Philippines Theater, Diliman, Quezon City. She was crowned Miss Earth - Water. ==See also==