Athena Mae Duarte Imperial-Rodriguez (born February 2, 1987)[2] is a Filipino news field reporter, communication researcher and beauty pageant titleholder.
Formerly, she worked as a researcher and writer for GMA television network's investigative news magazine show, Reporter's Notebook.
[9] She was one of the initial 50 candidates,[10] 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.
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.
[14] 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.