Miss Earth 2023 was the 23rd edition of the Miss Earth pageant, held at the Vạn Phúc City Water Music Square in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on December 22, 2023.
Mina Sue Choi of South Korea crowned Drita Ziri of Albania as her successor at end of the event. This edition was the first time Albania has won the pageant, and its first crown in the Big Four beauty pageants. At 18 years and 210 days, Ziri became the youngest winner of Miss Earth. She surpassed the inaugural titleholder Catharina Svensson, who won as Miss Earth 2001 at the age of 19. Crowned in the same event are Yllana Aduana of the Philippines as Miss Earth-Air, Đỗ Thị Lan Anh of Vietnam as Miss Earth-Water, and Cora Bliault of Thailand as Miss Earth-Fire.
The competition also featured the debut of the Long Beach Pearl crown, which is made of gold and eighty-seven pearls and gemstones.
Background
Location and date On July 18, 2022, in Ho Chi Minh City, Lorraine Schuck, co-founder of the Miss Earth Organization, announced that Miss Earth 2023 would be held in Vietnam for a second time, the first being held in 2010. The pageant will take place at an 8,000-seater theater in Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa, On July 21, 2023, the Miss Earth Organization announced that the pageant will take place on December 16, 2023.
However, on September 11, 2023, the Miss Earth Organization announced that the pageant will take place on December 22 instead of December 16, and the venue was relocated to the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in Ho Chi Minh City to accommodate a larger audience.
On October 16, 2023, the Miss Earth Organization announced that the pageant will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from December 1, 2023, to December 22, 2023. The National Costume Competition, which will be held at Nguyen Hue Walking Street on December 2, would serve as the welcoming event of the pageant. The Best Eco Project presentation will be held at the Gem Convention Center on December 4, the Miss Earth 2023 X Fashion Voyage, which are evening gown and swimsuit competitions, will be held at Van Phuc City on December 9, and the Fashionature ecotourism and fashion shoot will be held on December 14. The talent competition will take place at the Saigon Opera House on December 16.
Selection of participants Contestants from eighty-five countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. Four contestants were appointed to their position after being a runner-up of their national pageant, while four were selected to replace the original dethroned winner.
Replacements Tina Krulanović was appointed to represent Montenegro since Vladjana Jovetić, the original representative, relinquished the title for personal reasons. Andjela Vanevski, Miss Balkana 2023, was appointed to represent Serbia since Jelena Petrović, the original representative, relinquished the title for personal reasons. Belindé Schreuder, the first runner-up of Miss Earth South Africa 2023, was appointed to represent her country since the original winner, Zabelo Hlabisa, exceeded the age limit. Cassandra Peters, first runner-up of Miss Earth Liberia 2023, was appointed as Miss Earth Liberia 2023, since the original Miss Earth Liberia 2023, Salafana Geraldine Scott relinquished her title for personal reasons.
Debuts, returns, and withdrawals This edition marked the returns of Armenia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Denmark, Germany, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Myanmar, the Northern Mariana Islands, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, and the United States Virgin Islands. Madagascar last competed in 2014, Trinidad and Tobago last competed in 2018, Kazakhstan last competed in 2019, Germany, Honduras, Liberia, the United States Virgin Islands last competed in 2020, while the others last competed in 2021.
Zoe Müller of Austria, Sera Volavola of Fiji, Aiperi Keneshbekova of Kyrgyzstan, and Coumba Sande of Senegal withdrew for undisclosed reasons. Nicole Castillero of Panama withdrew due to visa problems. Burundi, Cabo Verde, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Estonia, Hong Kong, Iran, Iraq, Malta, North Macedonia, Scotland, Slovakia, and Uganda withdrew after their respective organizations failed to appoint a delegate, or to hold a national competition.
Tatyana Alwan of Lebanon withdrew for undisclosed reasons.
Results Placements
Placement Contestant Miss Earth 2023 – Drita Ziri Miss Earth – Air 2023 – Yllana Aduana Miss Earth – Water 2023 – Đỗ Thị Lan Anh Miss Earth – Fire 2023 – Cora Bliault Runners-Up – Morgana Carlos – Dilnaz Tilaeva – Noa Claus – Daria Lukonkina Top 12 – Cindy Inanto § – Victoria Arocho – Belindé Schreuder – Jhosskaren Carrizo Top 20 – Jolien Pede – Victoria Lazarova – Layanna Robinson – Jordan-Louise Smith – Priyan Sain – Hateefa Low Kom – Danielle Mullins – Courtney Jongwe
§ – Voted into the Top 20 by viewers.
Special awards AwardContestantBest Appearance – Đỗ Thị Lan AnhPeople's Choice – Cindy InantoBest in Evening Gown – Dilnaz TilaevaBest in Talent – Caitlyn Dulcie SmytheBest Bikini – Yllana AduanaBest in National Costume – Đỗ Thị Lan AnhBest Eco Presentation Contestants from Europe
Pre-pageant activities Welcome Event On December 13, the organizing committee of Miss Earth 2023 announced Miss Vietnam Đỗ Lan Anh as the recipient of the Best Appearance award for her presence at the Welcome Event held at the Saigon Opera House in Ho Chi Minh City on December 3. The award, determined by global audiences through the social networking platforms of Miss Earth, TNA Entertainment, and strategic technology partner Eventista, also grants double voting points in the People's Choice category on Eventista's voting platform. The remaining top five contestants for the Best Appearance award included representatives from Cambodia, Mongolia, Myanmar, and the Philippines.
Best Bikini From December 16 to 17, 2023, the voting for Best Bikini took place on the social media platform Facebook. Two candidates from the four geographical regions were selected to be among the eight shortlisted candidates in the second round of voting. The winner will have double voting points for the People's Choice Award. Yllana Aduana of the Philippines won. PlacementContestant Winner – Yllana AduanaTop 8 Africa – Valisoa Fifaliana Ratsimbazafy – Courtney Jongwe Americas – Gretha Matiauda – Jhosskaren Carrizo Asia & Oceania – Đỗ Thị Lan Anh Europe – Victoria Lazarova – Noa Claus
Best National Costume The National Costume competition took place in the preliminary competition where the top three from the four geographical regions were selected by the combined scores of the judges and the votes of the public to go to the second round of voting. The winner will have double voting points for the People's Choice Award. Đỗ Thị Lan Anh of Vietnam won. PlacementContestant Winner – Đỗ Thị Lan AnhTop 12 Africa – Valisoa Fifaliana Ratsimbazafy – Martha Kautanevali – Courtney Jongwe Americas – Ivana Girard – Gretha Matiauda – Jhosskaren Carrizo Asia & Oceania – Soung Hnin San – Yllana Aduana Europe – Drita Ziri – Victoria Lazarova – Maike Damrat
Best in Evening Gown ResultContestantWinner – Dilnaz Tilaeva Top 5 – Morgana Carlos – Noa Claus – Jang Da-yeon – Jhosskaren Carrizo
Contestants Eighty-five contestants competed for the title. Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown Continental Group Albania Drita Ziri 18 Fushë-Krujë Europe Argentina Selene Bublitz 23 Corrientes Americas Armenia Paolin Darbin-Ahangari 23 Yerevan Europe Australia Helen Lātūkefu 21 Sydney Asia & Oceania Bangladesh Anika Bushra Mariya 21 Naogaon Asia & Oceania BelarusKaryna Kisialiova 26 Minsk Europe BelgiumJolien Pede26ZwalmEurope Belize Reyna Choj 21 San Ignacio Americas Bolivia Ivana Girard 26 Santa Cruz de la Sierra Americas Bosnia and Herzegovina Verica Mihajlović 18 Foča Europe Brazil Morgana Carlos 28 Icó Americas Bulgaria Victoria Lazarova 24 Plovdiv Europe Cambodia Pouvjessica Tan 19 Stung Treng Asia & Oceania Cameroon Atem Noella 25 Lebialem Africa Canada Layanna Robinson 18 Victoria Americas Chile Ximena Huala 22 Santiago Americas China Mingyang Wang 26Shanghai Asia & Oceania Colombia Luz Adriana López 26 Bogotá Americas Croatia Michelle Salome Kursar 23 Pula Europe Cuba Aleida Josefa Perez22Villa Clara Americas Czech Republic Kristýna Pavlovičová 20 Strakonice Europe Denmark Silvia Topholm 22 Copenhagen Europe Dominican Republic Elliany Capellán 28 Samaná Americas Ecuador Naomi Viteri 21 Santo Domingo Americas England Jordan-Louise Smith 26 Edinburgh Europe Ethiopia Hebron Beyene 23 Addis Ababa Africa France Enola Godart 22 Saint-Laurent-de-Neste Europe Germany Maike Damrat 22 Böblingen Europe Ghana Priscilla Asante 27Accra Africa Greece Christianna Katsieri 21 Piraeus Europe Valentchina Dantes 23 Port-au-Prince Americas Honduras Ariana Gomez 18 Comayagua Americas IndiaPriyan Sain21Jaipur Asia & Oceania Indonesia Cindy Inanto 27Medan Asia & Oceania Layla Doherty 22 Ballyliffin Europe Japan Kirari Oshiro 21Okinawa Asia & Oceania Kazakhstan Dilnaz Tilaeva 19 Almaty Asia & Oceania Kenya Abigael Kombo 28 Nairobi Africa Kosovo Leonora Leci 27 Pristina Europe Laos Nuolao Wamenglor18Xiangkhouang Asia & Oceania Liberia Cassandra Peters27Monrovia Africa Fifaliana Valisoa 27 Antananarivo Africa Malaysia Nadira Isaac 22 Penang Asia & Oceania Mauritius Hateefa Low Kom 25 Rivière du Rempart Africa Mexico Daniela Landín 28Aguascalientes Americas Mongolia Munkhchimeg Batjargal 27 Ulaanbaatar Asia & Oceania Tina Krulanović 19 Nikšić Europe Myanmar Soung Hnin San 18 Yangon Asia & Oceania Namibia Martha Kautanevali 26 Ohangwena Africa Nepal Rainyusha Majgaiya 27Dang Asia & Oceania Netherlands Noa Claus 20 Enschede Europe New Zealand Caitlyn Dulcie Smythe 23 Auckland Asia & Oceania Nigeria Shelly Usman 24 Imo State Africa Northern Mariana Islands Jan Zowie Cruz 22 Saipan Asia & Oceania Norway Emilie Svendby 20 Brumunddal Europe Pakistan Kapotaqkhy Chanchala 26 Karachi Asia & OceaniaYara Bishi22Ramallah Asia & Oceania Paraguay Gretha Matiauda 22 Asunción Americas Peru Nancy Salazar 23 Piura Americas Philippines Yllana Aduana 25 Siniloan Asia & Oceania Poland Ewa Jakubiec 28 Wrocław Europe Portugal Carlota Lobo 18 Viana do Alentejo Europe Puerto Rico Victoria Arocho 21 Caguas Americas Réunion Shanel Malouda 19 Saint-Denis Africa Romania Georgiana Catalina Popescu 27 Bucharest Europe Russia Daria Lukonkina 19 Nizhny Novgorod Europe Serbia Andjela Vanevski 19 Belgrade Europe Sierra Leone Mary Juliet Sia Kanessie 28 Freetown Africa Singapore Pang Xue Jing 23 Singapore Asia & Oceania Slovenia Monica Čavlović 23 Nova Gorica Europe South Africa Belindé Schreuder 27 Lephalale Africa South KoreaJang Da-yeon21Daegu Asia & Oceania South Sudan Alek Malak Mercedes 22 Juba Africa Spain Edurne Fernández 20 Alicante Europe Sri Lanka Viyana Pietersz 28 Colombo Asia & Oceania ThailandCora Bliault 19 Chiang Mai Asia & Oceania Trinidad and Tobago Shalyma Boisselle 25 Saint James Americas Ukraine Anastasia Feier 21 Zakarpattia Europe United States Danielle Mullins 26 Louisville Americas United States Virgin Islands Madison Ramsingh 20 Turtledove Cay Americas VenezuelaJhosskaren Carrizo27Barquisimeto Americas Vietnam Đỗ Thị Lan Anh 26 Hanoi Asia & Oceania Wales Carys Havard 20 Crickhowell Europe Zambia Kunda Mwamulima 27 Lusaka Africa Zimbabwe Courtney Jongwe 21 Mutare Africa
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