Miss Earth 2023
Drita Ziri
Date	22 December 2023
Presenters	James Deakin Huỳnh Thị Thùy Dung
Entertainment	Shontelle Jaykii MONO Sara Luu
Theme	ME Loves TREE
Venue	Vạn Phúc City Water Music Square, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Entrants	85
Placements	20
Withdrawals	Austria Burundi Cabo Verde Congo DR Estonia Hong Kong Iran Iraq Kyrgyzstan Malta North Macedonia Panama Scotland Senegal Slovakia Uganda
Returns	Armenia Bangladesh Cambodia Denmark Germany Honduras Kazakhstan Kenya Liberia Madagascar Myanmar Northern Mariana Islands Paraguay Trinidad and Tobago Ukraine United States Virgin Islands
Winner	Drita Ziri Albania
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Miss Earth 2023 was the 23rd Miss Earth pageant held at Vạn Phúc City in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on 22 December 2023.

Drita Ziri of Albania won and was crowned by Mina Sue Choi of South Korea. It is the first time Albania has won the pageant, and its first crown in the Big Four international beauty pageants. At 18, 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. ^[1] 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.

Contestants from eighty-five countries and territories participated, which was hosted by James Deakin for the seventh consecutive time, along with Huỳnh Thị Thùy Dung. Barbadian singer Shontelle, and Vietnamese singers Jaykii, MONO, and Sara Luu also performed.^{[ citation needed]}

The competition also featured the debut of the Long Beach Pearl crown, which is made of gold and eighty-seven pearls and gemstones. ^{[2] [3]}

Background

Location and date

On 18 July 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, ^{[4] [5]} the first being held in 2010. ^{[6] [7]} The pageant will take place at an 8,000-seater theater in Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa, ^{[8] [9] [10]} On 21 July 2023, the Miss Earth Organization announced that the pageant will take place on 16 December 2023. ^{[10] [11]}

However, on 11 September 2023, the Miss Earth Organization announced that the pageant will take place on 22 December instead of 16 December, and the venue was relocated to the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in Ho Chi Minh City to accommodate a larger audience. ^{[12] [13]}

On 16 October 2023, the Miss Earth Organization announced that the pageant will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from 1 December 2023 to 22 December 2023. ^{[14] [15]} The National Costume Competition, which will be held at Nguyen Hue Walking Street on 2 December, would serve as the welcoming event of the pageant. The Best Eco Project presentation will be held at the Gem Convention Center on 4 December, the Miss Earth 2023 X Fashion Voyage, which are evening gown and swimsuit competitions, will be held at Van Phuc City on 9 December, and the Fashionature ecotourism and fashion shoot will be held on 14 December. ^[16] The talent competition will take place at the Saigon Opera House on 16 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.

Replacements

Tina Krulanović was appointed to represent Montenegro since Vladjana Jovetić, the original representative, relinquished the title due to personal reasons. ^[17] Andjela Vanevski, Miss Balkana 2023, was appointed to represent Serbia since Jelena Petrović, the original representative, relinquished the title due to personal reasons. ^[18] 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. ^[19] 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 due to personal reasons. ^[20]

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. ^{[21] [22]} Madagascar last competed in 2014, Trinidad and Tobago last competed in 2018, Kazakhstan last competed in 2019, Germany, Honduras, 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 due to undisclosed reasons. ^{[23] [24] [25]} Nicole Castillero of Panama withdrew due to problems with her visa. ^{[26] [27]} 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 hold a national competition.

Results

Placements ^{[28] [29]}

Placement	Contestant
Miss Earth 2023	Albania – Drita Ziri
Miss Earth – Air 2023	Philippines – Yllana Marie Aduana
Miss Earth – Water 2023	Vietnam – Đỗ Thị Lan Anh
Miss Earth – Fire 2023	Thailand – Cora Bliault
Top 8 (Runners-Up)	Brazil – Morgana Carlos [30]   Kazakhstan – Dilnaz Tilaeva [30]   Netherlands – Noa Claus [30]   Russia – Daria Lukonkina [30]
Top 12	Indonesia – Cindy Inanto [31] §   Puerto Rico – Victoria Arocho [31]   South Africa – Belindé Schreuder [31]   Venezuela – Jhosskaren Carrizo [31]
Top 20	Belgium – Jolien Pede [32]   Bulgaria – Victoria Lazarova [32]   Canada – Layanna Robinson [32]   England – Jordan-Louise Smith [32]   India – Priyan Sain [32]   Mauritius – Hateefa Low Kom [32]   United States – Danielle Mullins [32]   Zimbabwe – Courtney Jongwe [32]

§ – Voted into the Top 20 by viewers

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Best Appearance	Vietnam – Đỗ Thị Lan Anh [29]
People's Choice	Indonesia – Cindy Inanto [29]
Best in Evening Gown	Kazakhstan – Dilnaz Tilaeva [29]
Best in Talent	New Zealand – Caitlyn Dulcie Smythe [29]
Best Bikini	Philippines – Yllana Aduana [29]
Best in National Costume	Vietnam – Đỗ Thị Lan Anh [29]
Best Eco Presentation	Contestants from Europe [29]

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. ^[33] The remaining top five contestants for the Best Appearance award included representatives from Cambodia, Mongolia, Myanmar, and the Philippines. ^[34]

Best Bikini

Result		Contestant
Winner		Philippines – Yllana Aduana [35]
Top 8	Africa	Madagascar – Fifaliana Valisoa [36]   Zimbabwe – Courtney Jongwe [36]
	Americas	Paraguay – Gretha Matiauda [36]   Venezuela – Jhosskaren Carrizo [36]
	Asia & Oceania	Vietnam – Đỗ Thị Lan Anh [36]
	Europe	Bulgaria – Victoria Lazarova [36]   Netherlands – Noa Claus [36]

Best National Costume

Result		Contestant
Winner		Vietnam – Đỗ Thị Lan Anh [37]
Top 12	Africa	Madagascar – Fifaliana Valisoa [38]   Namibia – Martha Kautanevali [38]   Zimbabwe – Courtney Jongwe [38]
	Americas	Bolivia – Ivana Girard [38]   Paraguay – Gretha Matiauda [38]   Venezuela – Jhosskaren Carrizo [38]
	Asia & Oceania	Myanmar – Soung Hnin San [37]   Philippines – Yllana Aduana [37]
	Europe	Albania – Drita Ziri [37]   Bulgaria – Victoria Lazarova [37]   Germany – Maike Damrat [37]

Best in Evening Gown

Result	Contestant
Winner	Kazakhstan – Dilnaz Tilaeva
Top 5	Brazil – Morgana Carlos   South Korea – Jang Da-yeon   Netherlands – Noa Claus   Venezuela – Jhosskaren Carrizo

Contestants

Eighty-five contestants competed for the title. ^[39]

Notes

References

External links

• Official website