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Dress inspired by Binaliw landslide in Cebu graces Miss Eco International stage

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17793407806911779340821043.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The Philippines&#x27; Gabbi Carballo wore a dress inspired by the Binaliw landslide during the Miss Eco International 2026 preliminary competition. <em>Carballo/Instagram</em></span></span></span></div><p>Gabbi Carballo is using her platform as a beauty queen to shine a spotlight on the devastating consequences of environmental neglect.</p><p>The Philippines&#x27; representative wore a dress inspired by the Binaliw landslide in Cebu during the preliminary competition of Miss Eco International 2026 in Egypt. </p><p>This is part of the Eco Dress segment, where candidates are tasked to design and model gowns made of repurposed, recycled, or eco-friendly materials.</p><p>Carballo&#x27;s dress, which &quot;transforms waste into mourning,&quot; is made of discarded tarpaulin and aluminum foil. </p><p>It has 36 red beads embedded on the bodice to represent <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/1/17/binaliw-landslide-death-toll-now-at-35-1-still-missing-1550">the lives lost in the tragedy</a>.</p><p>The Cebuana beauty queen wore a red mask to &quot;symbolize society&#x27;s blindness to environmental destruction,&quot; with the crimson tears grieving &quot;the irreversible consequences of negligence.&quot;</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DYkaUdmjfLe/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=675&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A3900984.0999999046%2C%22ls%22%3A1075033.1999999285%2C%22le%22%3A1075406%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>&quot;This eco dress is a painful reminder that some disasters are not caused by nature alone — but by human neglect, indifference, and our failure to care for the Earth entrusted to us,&quot; she said in an Instagram post. </p><p>Completing Carballo&#x27;s look is a figure of a dove which, she said, serves as &quot;a reminder that humanity still has the power to change before the Earth cries again.&quot;</p><p>&quot;This is not just fashion. It is a warning. It is a prayer for awakening,&quot; she ended.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYkjbzzTW6x/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=675&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A3930176.899999976%2C%22ls%22%3A1075033.1999999285%2C%22le%22%3A1075406%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="510" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2026/5/21/ph-s-gabbi-carballo-wins-top-model-award-in-miss-eco-international-prelims-1106">Carballo won the Top Model award</a> during the Miss Eco International 2026 prelims.</p><p>She is aiming for a back-to-back victory in the pageant with reigning queen and fellow Filipina Alexie Brooks.</p><p>The Miss Eco International 2026 coronation night is set on May 22 (May 23 in the Philippines). </p>

<p>Gabbi Carballo is using her platform as a beauty queen to shine a spotlight on the devastating consequences of environmental neglect.</p>

Gabbi Carballo is using her platform as a beauty queen to shine a spotlight on the devastating consequences of environmental neglect.