Karla Henry

[1][2][3] Henry was raised by her grandparents until the age of four when her family moved to Tsawwassen, Canada, where they lived for ten years but frequently visited the Philippines for Christmas and summer vacations.

Henry, along with her court has visited more than 20 schools and communities, teaching kids about the environment, through games, singing songs, storytelling, and even demonstrating how easy it is to plant trees.

[11] Along with the other Miss Earth beauties, they also presented mid-autumn gifts to orphans, and participated in the activities of the International Tourism Exhibition 2008, where they met and interacted with the Ministers of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.

[12][13] On September 20, 2008, Henry and Miss Earth 2007 Jessica Trisko headed thousands of volunteers in a full day of filth-picking, sorting, and depositing in the coastal cleanup in San Dionisio bay, Parañaque as an annual event in tandem with the International Coastal Cleanup Day, the world's largest volunteer event started by Ocean Conservancy, which aims to bring together people from all nations to gather and clean their shores once a year.

[14][15][16] Henry was announced as one of sixteen semi-finalists who would move forward to compete for the Miss Earth 2008 pageant that was held at Clark Expo in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines on November 9, 2008.

[17] She articulated in her video interview about going around public schools teaching about the environment as she cited that lack of knowledge about environmental concerns is a key issue in her country.

She promoted the "Green Thumbs Up" project, which enumerates 10 simple acts that these kids can practice at home and participated in a coastal cleanup in Manila Bay.

[21] On November 20, 2008, Henry, along with Miss Earth 2007 Jessica Trisko, graced one of the projects of the Philippine Department of Tourism called "Rediscovering the Best of Metropolitan Manila, People, Places, Products and Practices", a product and photo exhibit first presented in the Music Hall of the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City on a three-day exhibit, which aimed to promote awareness among the youth on the Philippine National Capital Region's heritage.

[22] On December 4, 2008, Henry attended an environmental press conference and activities for a "Toxics-Free Christmas: Our Gift to the World" as part of the ongoing effort of Miss Earth Foundation, in partnership with the Eco Waste Coalition, to inform consumers about the risks and dangers of exposure to hazardous chemicals to public health and the environment, and empower the public to make sound decisions on what practices, products, and services to choose.

[28] On March 17, 2009, Henry traveled to Miami, Florida to attend the first annual Green Fashion Show hosted by former Vice President of the United States Al Gore.

[31] In May 2018, Henry was one of the recipients of The Outstanding Men and Women of the Year Philippines for her environmental advocacies and received the award at the Teatrino Promenade in Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila.

[32][33] In January 2012, Henry danced with the Cebu City government contingent in celebration of the Sinulog Festival to commemorate the Cebuano people's pagan origin, and their acceptance of Roman Catholicism.

Karla Henry during Miss Earth press conference
Karla Henry during the National Costume Event