Roxanne Baeyens

Biography

Roxanne Allison "Roxie" Agnaonao Baeyens (born March 16, 1997) is a Filipino actress and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Philippines Earth 2020. She represented the country at Miss Earth 2020, where she was named Miss Earth Water. She represented Baguio at the Miss Universe Philippines 2026 pageant.

== Early life and education == Baeyens was born and raised in Baguio, Philippines. Her mother, Julia Agnaonao is a real estate broker and environmentalist from Catengan, Besao, Mountain Province, and her father, Walter Baeyens was an information technology specialist from Brussels, Belgium. She is the youngest of three siblings. Her older sister, Michelle lives in Belgium while her brother Jeff Anthony is a mechanical engineer based in Subic. She studied at Baguio City National High School and finished her college education at Saint Louis University with a degree in Tourism Management.

== Pageantry ==

=== Face of Tourism 2019 === On April 7, 2019, Baeyens competed at the Face of Tourism Philippines 2019 pageant. Leading up to the competition, she won the three special awards Face of Wellness, Face of Elegance, and Face of Festivity. She advanced to the final question and answer round, where she was asked why should she win the crown. In her response, she emphasized her background in tourism as a means of encouraging others to "only to help the environment, contribute to the economy of the Philippines but teach them even with the small act of goodness, it could lead to something big". At the end of the event, she was named the winner. As the national titleholder, she represented the country at the Miss Tourism and Culture Universe pageant in Myanmar in September, where she was named as the first runner-up.

=== Miss Philippines Earth 2020 ===

In June 2020, Baeyens entered the Miss Philippines Earth 2020 pageant, representing Baguio. In an interview with Rappler, she cited her mother's profession as an environmentalist as a motivation for joining the pageant. In the preliminary round, she won four special awards: Darling of the Press, the Eco-Video award, Beauty of Face, and Best Covid Craze outfit. Competing in the pageant's first virtual coronation edition due to quarantine restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic, Baeyens advanced to the final question-and-answer round. All top five contestants were all asked about an important quality needed in a leader during a pandemic. In her answer, Baeyens emphasized the need for a leader to have a "green thumb" to address food shortages and promote sustainability. At the end of the event, Baeyens was announced as the winner, succeeding Janelle Tee and defeating 33 other candidates,

=== Miss Earth 2020 ===

As Miss Philippines Earth, Baeyens represented the country at the virtual Miss Earth 2020 pageant. In the preliminary competition, she wore an evening gown designed by Rian Fernandez inspired by the comic character Darna and a national costume by Jorick Lopez Limpag inspired by the Philippine creation myth Malakas at Maganda. She would win the Best in Long Gown award together with the Best in Talent award for the dancing category. At the end of the event, Baeyens was named Miss Earth Water, with Lindsey Coffey of the United States as the winner.