Rocero, Jenny, <br/><br/>
Miss earth candidate's winning answers :   a critical discourse analysis /  
Jenny Rocero, Angelo B. Saldo, and Xerxes Balisalisa, 
 - 76 leaves. 
<br/><br/>Undergraduate Theses (ABELS) - English Language Studies. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographic references. 
<br/><br/> Environmental issues are one of the major issues that the Earth is facing for the last 200  years. While various strategies have been employed to address these increasing challenges, the  role of language in shaping ecological awareness remains unexplored. Recognizing this gap, this  study investigates how the candidates of Miss Earth, an entertainment platform blending beauty,  entertainment, and environmental advocacy, frame their responses during the Question-and Answer portion of the platform. Employing Critical Discourse Analysis, the study investigates the  linguistic choices of the candidates for ecological awareness to uncover the underlying ideologies  and power relations shaping the environmental discourse in pageants, particularly Miss Earth  through utilizing the framework of Norman Fairclough’s Three-Dimensional Model. The study  selected five consecutive years of Miss Earth pageant starting from 2019-2024, excluding the year  2020 and extracted the responses of the Final top 4 from the official YouTube channel of Miss  Earth. These responses were analyzed in three stages such as Description, Interpretation, and  Explanation. From the research findings, the responses of the contestants are observed to use  urgency-driven narratives, human-centric appeals, and solution-oriented phrases to make the  issues relatable for the audiences and motivate them to take immediate action.