Miss Earth 2017, the 17th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, with the theme "Heroines fighting climate change", was held on November 4, 2017 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. Katherine Espín of Ecuador crowned her successor Karen Ibasco of the Philippines at the end of the event.[2] Ibasco's crowning marks the fourth time the Philippines won the Miss Earth title—the most in the pageant's history.

Miss Earth 2017
DateNovember 4, 2017
PresentersJames Deakin
Entertainment
VenueMall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines
Broadcaster and SKTV2 channel science and technology from Vietnam
Entrants85[1]
Placements16
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerKaren Ibasco
Philippines
PhotogenicLê Thị Hà Thu
Vietnam
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Results

Placements

Placement[3] Contestant
Miss Earth 2017
Miss Earth – Air 2017
Miss Earth – Water 2017
Miss Earth – Fire 2017
Top 8
Top 16

NOTE (*): For this year's pageant, there were no "1st, 2nd and 3rd Runner-up". Instead, the non-winning Elemental Queens were of equal ranking (they are all the Runners-up), with each being eligible to replace the winner in the event that would be necessary.[4] Therefore, the ordinal numbers 1st, 2nd and 3rd before the word Runner-Up here are only formal.

Preliminary rounds

Figure and Form

Result Delegate
Top 16

Beauty of Face and Poise

Result Delegate
Top 16

Intelligence and Environmental Awareness

Result Delegate
Top 16

Pre-pageant activities

Medal tally

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Ranking Delegate Gold   Silver   Bronze   Total
1   Philippines 3 2 0 5
2   Vietnam 3 0 2 5
3   Russia 3 0 1 4
4   Puerto Rico 3 0 0 3
5   Venezuela 2 2 1 5
6   Peru 1 1 3 5
8-7   Cyprus 1 1 0 2
  Guatemala 1 1 0 2
9   Japan 1 0 1 2
10-16   Australia 1 0 0 1
  Bolivia 1 0 0 1
  Crimea 1 0 0 1
  Ghana 1 0 0 1
  South Korea 1 0 0 1
  Portugal 1 0 0 1
  Tonga 1 0 0 1
17   Thailand 0 3 0 3
18   Switzerland 0 2 0 2
19-20   Netherlands 0 1 1 2
  United States 0 1 1 2
21-33   Angola 0 1 0 1
  Canada 0 1 0 1
  Colombia 0 1 0 1
  Cook Islands 0 1 0 1
  Costa Rica 0 1 0 1
  Italy 0 1 0 1
  Lebanon 0 1 0 1
  Mexico 0 1 0 1
  Mongolia 0 1 0 1
  Poland 0 1 0 1
  Sierra Leone 0 1 0 1
  Spain 0 1 0 1
34   Wales 0 0 3 3
35   Cameroon 0 0 2 2
36-49   Chinese Taipei 0 0 1 1
  Dominican Republic 0 0 1 1
  Ecuador 0 0 1 1
  Honduras 0 0 1 1
  India 0 0 1 1
  Nigeria 0 0 1 1
  Panama 0 0 1 1
  Paraguay 0 0 1 1
  Slovenia 0 0 1 1
  Sweden 0 0 1 1
  Ukraine 0 0 1 1
  Zambia 0 0 1 1

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Press Presentation (Darling of the Press) Karen Ibasco
  Philippines
Paweensuda Drouin
  Thailand
Abigail Chama
  Zambia
Miss Photogenic (On-line Voting) Lê Thị Hà Thu
  Vietnam
Juliana Franco
  Colombia
Ninoska Vásquez
  Venezuela
Best in Eco-Beauty Video Presentation Karla Aponte
  Puerto Rico
Tugs-Amgalan
  Mongolia
Angèle Kossinda
  Cameroon
Swimsuit Competition
Group 1 Nina Robertson
  Australia
Ninoska Vásquez
  Venezuela
Lessie Giler
  Ecuador
Group 2 Karen Ibasco
  Philippines
Karen Rojas
  Peru
Lada Akimova
  Russia
Group 3 Karla Aponte
  Puerto Rico
Sarah Peyrel
   Switzerland
Andreia Gibau
  United States
Talent Competition
Group 1 Elena Trifonova
  Crimea
MaJo Castañeda
  Guatemala
Sophie Bettridge
  Wales
Group 2 Lada Akimova
  Russia
Elsa Antoun
  Lebanon
Amelie Zhao
  Chinese Taipei
Group 3 Artemis Charalambous
  Cyprus
Mona Taio
  Cook Islands
Lê Thị Hà Thu
  Vietnam
Resorts Wear Competition
Group 1 Ninoska Vásquez
  Venezuela
Faith Landman
  Netherlands
Dominika Szymańska
  Poland
Valeria Cardona
  Honduras
Sophie Bettridge
  Wales
Group 2 Lada Akimova
  Russia
Karen Ibasco
  Philippines
Karen Rojas
  Peru
Group 3 Lê Thị Hà Thu
  Vietnam
Andreia Gibau
  USA
Diana Mironenko
  Ukraine
Long Gown Competition
Group 1 Ninoska Vásquez
  Venezuela
Paweensuda Drouin
  Thailand
Faith Landman
  Netherlands
Erika Parker
  Panama
Group 2 Karen Rojas
  Peru
Fernanda Rodríguez
  Costa Rica
Karen Ibasco
  Philippines
Eucharia Akani
  Nigeria
Group 3 Karla Aponte
  Puerto Rico
Karen Bustos
  Mexico
Lê Thị Hà Thu
  Vietnam
Miss Friendship
Group 1 Hannah Lee
  Korea
Ismatu Daramy
  Sierra Leone
Camilla Fogestedt
  Sweden
Group 2 Yasuyo Saito
  Japan
Ainara De Santamaría
  Spain
Karen Rojas
  Peru
Group 3 Diamond Langi
  Tonga
Sarah Peyrel
   Switzerland
Shaan Suhas Kumar
  India
National Costume Competition
South America Giancarla Fernández
  Bolivia
Ninoska Vásquez
  Venezuela
Valeria Ivasiuten
  Paraguay
Asia Pacific Karen Ibasco
  Philippines
Paweensuda Drouin
  Thailand
Yasuyo Saito
  Japan
North America MaJo Castañeda
  Guatemala
Jacqueline Marsh
  Canada
Íngrid Franco
  Dominican Republic
Africa Maud Fadi
  Ghana
Ermelinda De Matos
  Angola
Angèle Kossinda
  Cameroon
Western Europe Glória Silva
  Portugal
Fabiana Barra
  Italy
Sophie Bettridge
  Wales
Eastern Europe Lada Akimova
  Russia
Artemis Charalambous
  Cyprus
Sara Gavranič
  Slovenia

Special awards

Award Delegate
Miss Earth Eco-Warrior (  medal event)
Miss IPPCA
Miss JACMI
Miss Laus Group
Miss Pontefino Hotel
Miss Pontefino Estates
Miss Rotary Club of Makati
Miss Charmulets
Miss Versailles
Miss Gotesco

Miss Earth Hannah's

A special mini-pageant was held on October 14 at Hannah's Beach Resort and Convention Center, Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte. Ten selected candidates competed in swimsuit competition, long gown competition and question and answer portion. Here are the results:

Miss Earth Hannah's 2017
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
  •   Ecuador – Lessie Giler Sanchez
Best in Swimsuit
Best in Long Gown
Other Delegates

Delegates

Listed below are the 85 delegates that have competed for the title:[5]

Country/Territory Candidate Age Height[notes 1] Hometown Group
  Angola Ermelinda De Matos[7] 23 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Luanda 2
  Argentina Fiorela Hengemühler 19 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) L.N. Alem 3
  Australia Nina Robertson 21 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Melbourne 1
  Austria Bianca Kronsteiner 19 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Linz 1
  Bahamas Brittania Alexa Mitchell 22 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Abaco 3
  Belarus Polli Cannabis 22 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Minsk 2
  Belgium Lauralyn Vermeersch 26 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Smetlede 2
  Belize Iris Salguero[8] 21 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) San Pedro 2
  Bolivia Giancarla Fernández 18 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Santa Cruz 3
  Bosnia and Herzegovina Jelena Karagić 23 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Banjaluka 3
  Brazil Yasmin Engelke 21 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Belém 3
  Cambodia Em Kunthong 18 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Sihanoukville 3
  Cameroon Angèle Kossinda 24 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Douala 2
  Canada Jacqueline Marsh 22 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in) Thunder Bay 2
  Chile Sofía Manzur 20 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) La Calera 2
  China Mei Zhan 25 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Yunnan 3
  Chinese Taipei Amelie Zhao 26 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Taipei 2
  Colombia Juliana Franco 24 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Villavicencio 2
  Cook Islands Mona Taio 22 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Arorangi 3
  Costa Rica Fernanda Rodríguez 19 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Quesada 2
  Crimea Elena Trifonova 18 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Sevastopol 1
  Croatia Bonita Kristić 25 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Zagreb 3
  Cyprus Artemis Charalambous 21 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Limassol 3
  Czech Republic Iva Uchytilová 19 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Chrudim 1
  Denmark Sabrina Jovanović 24 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in) Copenhagen 1
  Dominican Republic Íngrid Franco 21 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Santo Domingo 2
  Ecuador Lessie Giler 18 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Portoviejo 1
  England Charlotte Brooke 25 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Wokingham 2
  Ethiopia Mekdalawit Mequanent 19 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Addis Ababa 1
  France Melissa Strugen 20 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in) France 2
  Ghana Maud Fadi 25 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Accra 3
  Guadeloupe Morganne Nestar 20 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Les Abymes 3
  Guatemala María José Castañeda 18 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Guatemala City 1
  Honduras Valeria Cardona 19 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Tegucigalpa 1
  Hungary Viktória Viczián 20 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Budapest 2
  India Shaan Suhas Kumar 26 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Bhopal 3
  Indonesia Michelle Alriani 20 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Bandung 1
  Israel Elian Qupty 24 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Nazareth 1
  Italy Fabiana Enrica Barra 20 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Cornedo Vicentino 3
  Japan Yasuyo Saito 21 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Fukuoka 2
  Korea Hannah Lee 20 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Geoje 1
  Kyrgyzstan Begimai Nazarova 20 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Bishkek 2
  Lebanon Elsa Antoun 25 1.69 m (5 ft 6+12 in) Beirut 2
  Malaysia Cherish Ng 23 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Tanjung Tokong 3
  Malta Christie Refalo 26 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Luqa 3
  Mauritius Yanishta Gopaul 19 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Rose Hill 2
  Mexico Karen Bustos 19 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) San Luis Potosi 3
  Moldova Veronica Buzovoi 21 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Chişinau 1
  Mongolia Tugs-Amgalan Batjargal 26 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Ulaanbaatar 1
  Myanmar Tin Sandar Myo 26 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Yangon 2
  Nepal Rojina Shrestha 24 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Kathmandu 2
  Netherlands Faith Landman 20 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Gouda 1
  New Zealand Abbigail Sturgin 20 1.67 m (5 ft 5+12 in) Auckland 1
  Nigeria Eucharia Akani 19 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Lagos 2
  Northern Ireland Maire Lynch 19 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Derry 3
  Pakistan Ramina Ashfaque 24 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Karachi 2
  Panama Erika Parker 23 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Colón 1
  Paraguay Valeria Ivasiuten 22 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in) Itapua 1
  Peru Karen Rojas 24 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Moyobamba 2
  Philippines Karen Ibasco 26 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Manila 2
  Poland Dominika Szymańska 22 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Warsaw 1
  Portugal Glória Silva 20 1.67 m (5 ft 5+12 in) Póvoa de Varzim 3
  Puerto Rico Karla Victoria Aponte 19 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) San Juan 3
  Réunion Island Emma Lauret 19 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Saint-Leu 3
  Russia Lada Akimova 18 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Yekaterinburg 2
  Rwanda Uwase Hirwa Honorine 24 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Kigali 3
  Samoa Olivia Howman 24 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Apia 2
  Serbia Marija Nikić 18 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in) Zrenjanin 3
  Sierra Leone Ismatu Daramy 26 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Freetown 1
  Singapore Elizabeth Camilia Lee 26 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Singapore 1
  Slovenia Sara Gavranič 21 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Postojna 2
  Spain Ainara de Santamaría 21 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Argoños 2
  Sri Lanka Shyama Dahanayaka 23 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Kurunagala 3
  Sweden Camilla Fogestedt 25 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in) Kungsbacka 1
  Switzerland Sarah Laura Peyrel 21 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Bern 3
  Thailand Paweensuda Drouin 23 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in) Bangkok 1
  Tonga Diamond Langi 25 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Nukuʻalofa 3
  Uganda Josephine Mutesi 24 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Iganga 1
  Ukraine Diana Mironenko 23 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Odesa 3
  United States Andreia Gibau 22 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in) Brockton 3
  US Virgin Islands Kaylee Carlberg 26 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Lincoln 1
  Venezuela Ninoska Vásquez[9] 25 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Barquisimeto 1
  Vietnam Lê Thị Hà Thu 25 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Thừa Thiên - Huế 3
  Wales Sophie Bettridge 22 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Tredegar 1
  Zambia Abigail Chama 26 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Lusaka 3

Notes

  1. ^ As listed in the candidates' respective profile in the Miss Earth website.[6]

Returns

Withdrawals

Replacements

  •   Belgium — Kimberly Driege has been replaced by Lauralyn Vermeersch. Kimberly has to recover from the tragic disaster caused by the earthquake in Mexico where she lives.
  •   Brazil — Bruna Vizintin, the original winner of Miss Brazil Earth 2017 pageant, was dethroned by the new organization because she was unable to agree with some duties on her contract. Yasmin Engelke, the 4th runner-up was announced as Brasil's representative this year.
  •   Ghana — Paula Ethel Masopeh was replaced by Maud Fadi due to health problems.
  •   Sierra Leone — Ismatu Daramy replaced Claudia Josephine Suma, a finalist at the recently concluded Miss Earth Sierra Leone 2017 who supposedly replaced Esther Williams following Esther's indication of her inability to participate and represent Sierra Leone at the upcoming Miss Earth 2017 pageant.
  •   SpainNoemí Sartal has been dethroned and was replaced by Ainara de Santamaría Villamor, the 2nd runner-up from the national pageant

Did not compete

  •   Aruba — Tania Nunes
  •   British Virgin Islands — Dayna Layne
  •   Germany — Victoria Selivanov — competed in Miss International 2017 but unplaced.
  •   Greenland — Anja Chemnitz
  •   GuamEmma Sheedy — did not meet the minimum age requirement but will compete in Miss Earth 2018 instead.
  •   Haiti — Anaika Gaspard — attended the preliminary activities but withdrew before the pageant night.
  •   Kosovo — Andina Pura — competed in The Miss Globe 2017 and awarded Miss Photogenic.
  •   Liberia — Wokie Dolo — competed in Miss World 2017 and placed Top 40.
  •   Scotland — Christina Chalk — was not able to compete due to schedule conflicts.
  •   South Africa — Irini Moutzouris — attended the preliminary activities but didn't attended the finals for not meeting the minimum height requirement.
  •   Tanzania — Lilian Loth

Broadcasters

Broadcasters Coverage
ABS-CBN Delayed telecast (November 5, 2017) in the Philippines.
Facebook Live Livestream on the Facebook page of Miss Earth.
FOX Life Live broadcast in Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Globovisión Broadcast in Venezuela and through DirecTV cable channels in Argentina, Aruba, Barbados, Chile, Colombia, Curaçao, Ecuador, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uruguay.
MVS Comunicaciones Broadcast in Central and South America, Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico, and the United States.
Rappler Online livestream on its official website and YouTube channel.
SCCN Channel 17 Broadcast in Suriname.
ZAP TV Broadcast in Portuguese-speaking African countries.

See also

References

  1. ^ Adina, Armin P. "Miss Earth 2017 hopes to boost image of Philippines abroad". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  2. ^ "A WIN FOR THE PHL: Karen Ibasco is Miss Earth 2017". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  3. ^ "FULL LIST: Winners, Miss Earth 2017". Rappler. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  4. ^ Miss Earth 2017: Announcement of Winners. Rappler (video). approximately 0:25 from start of video clip. 5 November 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2017.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  5. ^ Villano, Alexa (31 October 2017). "IN PHOTOS: Meet the candidates of Miss Earth 2017". Rappler. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Miss Earth 2017 Heroines". Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  7. ^ Ribeiro, José. "Ermelinda Matos consternada com as mortes". Jornal de Angola. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  8. ^ "Iris Salguero represents Belize in Miss Earth Pageant". The San Pedro Sun. 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  9. ^ "Ninoska Vásquez es Miss Tierra Venezuela 2017". El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2017-08-20.

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