Miss Earth 2020 was the 20th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, held in various locations virtually on November 29, 2020. It was the first virtual coronation of any major pageant in the world.
At the end of the event, Nellys Pimentel of Puerto Rico was succeeded by Lindsey Coffey of the United States. This marked the first time a delegate representing the United States won Miss Earth, becoming the fourth country to win all of the Big Four beauty pageants at least once. Miss Australia Brittany Dickson, a brain cancer survivor received the Eco Angel Special Award, the equivalent of Beauty for a Cause award.
Background The pageant started on 21 September 2020 and ran for a couple of months. On 12 October 2020, the organization held a "Getting to Know You" virtual meet and greet with each delegate hosted by former Miss Earth 2008 Karla Henry. The pageant preliminary was streamed online on virtual channel KTX on 24 November 2020.
The COVID-19 pandemic caused travel restrictions would have the contestants to travel to the Philippines and would be forced to subject on a 14-day quarantine period upon arrival in that country. It was announced on 14 August 2020, the Miss Earth Organization would have to crown their new titleholders on a virtual coronation night scheduled for 29 November 2020 for the first time in the organization's history, such occurrence a major beauty pageant held virtually from the participants' home countries for the first time since the inception of beauty pageants dated back to the 1920s.
The candidates were split into four continental groups: Asia & Oceania, Africa, Americas, and Europe and then competed in the following categories: Earth Talk, Talent, Evening Gown, Swimsuit, Sports Wear, National Costume, and Interview with Netizens. The preliminary judging categories are: Beauty of Face, Fitness, and Environmental Awareness.
Judges Patricia Zavala – Venezuelan singer and TV host Hassan Eltigani Malik – President of United Nations Industrial Development Organization Natalia Barulich – International DJ, model, and singer Iskandar Widjaja – Violinist Jewel Lobaton – Former Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1998 and CEO, Founder, & Owner of Jewel Beauty Strong Michael Ma – Restaurateur, Environmentalist, Founder, & CEO of Indochine Group Lorraine Schuck – Former Miss Asia Quest 1979 1st runner-up & Executive Vice President, Carousel Productions.
Results Placements Placement ContestantMiss Earth 2020 – Lindsey Coffey Miss Earth – Air 2020 – Stephany Zreik Miss Earth – Water 2020 – Roxie Baeyens Miss Earth – Fire 2020 – Michala Rubinstein Top 8 – Amara Shune Lei – Tessa le Conge – Sabina Półtawska – Krystal Badillo Top 20 – Mariia Reznyuk – Kelly Ávila – Aya Kadjo – Annabella Fleck – Anna Tode – Fridah Kariuki – Gwenivere Chioma Ifeanyieze – Anayansi de Gracía – Ivanna Rohashko – Christina Cai – Lungo Katete – Teeyapar Sretsirisuvarna
Contestants 82 contestants from various countries and territories have been selected to participate in the Miss Earth 2020 pageant. Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown Region Reference Argentina Estrella Danieri 21 Formosa Americas Armenia Yeranuhi Melikyan 28 Yerevan Europe Australia Brittany Dickson 25 Sydney Asia & Oceania Austria Nadine Anna Pfaffeneder 19 Vienna Europe Bangladesh Meghna Alam 25 Dhaka Asia & Oceania Belarus Mariia Reznyuk 27 Minsk Europe Belgium Kimbery Bosman 22 Beveren Europe Bolivia Valentina Pérez Medina 23 Sucre Americas Brazil Thaís Bergamini 27 Manaus Americas Burkina Faso Amira Naïmah Bassané 20 Ouagadougou Africa Cambodia Sothnisay Heng 24 Phnom Penh Asia & Oceania Cameroon Danielle Chegue Wabo 27 Douala Africa Canada Gloren Guelos 25 Surrey Americas Chile Macarena Quinteros 22 Punta Arenas Americas China Jie Ding 25 Shandong Asia & Oceania Colombia Natalia Romero 26 Tuluá Americas Costa Rica Kelly Ávila 22 San José Americas Côte d'Ivoire Aya Kadjo 24 Yamoussoukro Africa Croatia Stefanie Topić 24 Zagreb Europe Denmark Michala Rubinstein 27 Copenhagen Europe Dominican RepublicMaría Altagracia Villalona 24 Santo Domingo Americas Ecuador Gabriela Monsalve 24 Manabí Americas Estonia Anette Müürsepp 19 Tallinn Europe Finland Emilia Lepomäki 22 Vantaa Europe France Léa Llorens 26 Paris Europe Germany Annabella Fleck 23 Munich Europe Ghana Emma Djentuh 26 Accra Africa Greece Maria Fotou 23 Arta Europe Guadeloupe Leïla Rose-Rosette 25 Terre-de-Haut Americas Guatemala Gabriela Castillo 23 Guatemala City Americas Guyana Cintiana Harry 28 Berbice Americas Honduras Mary Cruz Cardona 20 Tela Americas Iceland Dagbjört Rúriksdóttir 26 Reykjavík Europe India Tanvi Nitin Kharote 22 Pune Asia & Oceania Indonesia Safira Rumimper 22 Manado Asia & Oceania Ireland Eileen Mary O'Donnell 27 Dublin Europe Italy Giulia Ragazzini 25 Rome Europe Jamaica Catherine Harris 23 Kingston Americas Japan Anna Tode 20 Saitama Asia & Oceania Kenya Fridah Kariuki 23 Embu Africa Lebanon Dayana Soulayman 18 Byblos Asia & Oceania Liberia Robell Hovers 19 Gbarnga Africa Mauritius Nelvina Bakshya 24 Pamplemousses Africa Mexico Graciela Ballesteros 26 Monclova Americas Moldova Elvira Jain 28 Chișinău Europe Mongolia Britta Battogtokh Buyantogtokh 28 Ulaanbaatar Asia & Oceania Myanmar Amara Shune Lei 24 Yangon Asia & Oceania Netherlands Tessa le Conge 26 Arnhem Europe New Zealand Suzy Ann Nielsen 18 Tauranga Asia & Oceania Nigeria Gwenivere Chioma Ifeanyieze 22 Enugu Africa Northern Mariana Islands Maria Lael Terlaje 19 Saipan Asia & Oceania Norway Nora Emilie Nakken 22 Oslo Europe Pakistan Areej Chaudhary 25 Islamabad Asia & Oceania Panama Anayansi de García 20 Panama City Americas Paraguay Natalhia Escobar 24 Alto Paraná Americas Peru Kelly Dávila 26 Lima Americas Philippines Roxie Baeyens 23 Baguio Asia & Oceania Poland Sabina Półtawska 21 Szczecin Europe Portugal Ivanna Rohashko 24 Lisbon Europe Puerto Rico Krystal Badillo 25 Canóvanas Americas Réunion Cloë Bienvenu 21 Saint-Denis Africa Romania Tatiana Usatii 28 Bucharest Europe Russia Yuliana Deryagina 22 Moscow Europe Serbia Sandra Milenković 20 Belgrade Europe Sierra Leone Nadia Adia Mansaray 24 Freetown Africa Singapore Christina Cai 21 Singapore Asia & Oceania Slovenia Adrijana Ojsteršek 24 Ljubljana Europe South Africa Lungo Katete 23 Johannesburg Africa Spain Marta Lorenzo 24 Lanzarote Europe Sri Lanka Romane Alvies 20 Negombo Asia & Oceania Sweden Gabriella Lomm Mann 25 Stockholm Europe Syria Tiya Alkerdi 23 Aleppo Asia & Oceania Thailand Teeyapar Sretsirisuvarna 28 Bangkok Asia & Oceania Uganda Priscillah Mbabazi 22 Kampala Africa United Kingdom Ella Baker-Roberts 24 Kent Europe United States Lindsey Coffey 28 Centerville Americas United States Virgin Islands Isabella Bennett 25 Charlotte Amalie Americas Uruguay Lorena Sosa 23 Treinta y Tres Americas Venezuela Stephany Zreik 24 Valencia Americas Vietnam Thái Thị Hoa 26 Gia Lai Asia & Oceania Zambia Muka Hamoonga 23 Lusaka Africa Zimbabwe Tinokunda Moyo 24 Gweru Africa
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