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{{Short description|Annual environmental awareness-themed international beauty competition}}
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{{Infobox pageant
| name             = Miss Earth
| logo             = Miss Earth logo.png
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| type             = International women's beauty pageant
| franchise_holder =
| organization     = [[Carousel Productions]]
| headquarters= [[Manila]], Philippines
| pageant_region   = 
| region_represented=
| qualification    = 
| first            = [[Miss Earth 2001|2001]]
| recent           = [[Miss Earth 2025|2025]]
| last             = <!---Only if pageant is defunct. Last edition of the pageant, use year used in the pageant name--->
| current_titleholder = [[Natálie Puškinová]]
| titleholder_represents = Czech Republic
| language         = English
| leader_title1 =Founder
| leader_name1 = [[Lorraine Schuck]]
| leader_title2 = President
| leader_name2 = Ramon Monzon
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| predecessor      = 
| successor        = <!---Succeeding pageant--->
| website          ={{official URL}}
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'''Miss Earth''' is an annual international [[List of beauty pageants|major beauty pageant]] based in the Philippines that advocates for [[environmental awareness]], [[Environmental protection|conservation]] and [[social responsibility]]. Along with [[Miss World]], [[Miss Universe]], and [[Miss International]], it is one of the [[Big Four beauty pageants]].<ref>{{cite news|title=2004"地球小姐"花落巴西，阿富汗小姐当评委|trans-title=2004 "Miss Earth" Flower Falling to Brazil, Miss Afghanistan as Judge|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/gb/doc/2004-10/26/content_385798.htm|newspaper=[[China Daily]]|first=Zhang|last=Chunyan|date=2004-10-26|time=10:26 AM, [[Time in China|China Standard Time]] ([[UTC+8]])|access-date=2015-11-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084652/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/gb/doc/2004-10/26/content_385798.htm|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=October 30, 2003 |title=Afghanistan: Anti-Pageant Judges |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B07E3DC1430F933A05753C1A9659C8B63&scp=1&sq=miss%20earth%20vida%20samadzai&st=cse |access-date=January 3, 2009 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Lost in Storm's Debris: A Beauty Pageant|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303562904579230743737206568|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|first=Kwanwoo|last=Jun|date=2013-12-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-15 |title=Korea's 1st winner at Big Four beauty pageant talks about true beauty |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/culture/2024/07/262_341784.html |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=[[Korea Times]] |language=en}}</ref>

Miss Earth is a co-host of the [[United Nations Environment Programme]]'s [[Champions of the Earth]], an annual international environment awards established in 2005 by the United Nations to recognize outstanding environmental achievers and leaders at a policy level. Miss Earth and [[Greenpeace]] have also joined in the call for a ban on [[genetically-engineered]] food crops, promotion of organic farming and advancement of [[sustainable agriculture]]. The [[Carousel Productions|Miss Earth Foundation]] has also teamed up with [[The Climate Reality Project]] for the "Climate Reality Leadership Corps Training", conducted by its founder and chairman, environmentalist and former US Vice President [[Al Gore]].

The Miss Earth Foundation works with the environmental departments and ministries of the participating countries, various private sector and corporations, as well as the [[World Wildlife Foundation]].<ref name=engineering-student>{{cite news|last1=Waddington|first1=Sarah|title=Plymouth engineering student hopes to "change the future" by competing for Miss Earth England|url=http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Plymouth-engineering-student-hopes-change-future/story-22952868-detail/story.html|access-date=January 9, 2016|work=[[The Herald (Plymouth)]]|date=September 19, 2014}}{{Dead link|date=July 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=haphazard-scrutiny>{{cite news|last1=Bobby T.|first1=Yalong|title=A haphazard scrutiny and pragmatic dissertation on Philippine pageantry|url=http://asianjournal.com/lifestyle/a-haphazard-scrutiny-and-pragmatic-dissertation-on-philippine-pageantry/|access-date=January 9, 2016|publisher=Asian Journal|date=January 4, 2016}}</ref><ref name=china-censorship>{{cite news|last1=Macauley|first1=Richard|title=China's latest censorship battlefield is global beauty pageants|url=http://qz.com/558141/a-taiwanese-contestant-was-barred-from-a-miss-earth-pageant-for-wearing-a-taiwanese-national-sash/|access-date=January 27, 2016|agency=[[Goldman Sachs]]|work=[[Quartz (publication)|Quartz]]|date=November 24, 2015}}</ref>

Since 2002, the pageant has been mainly held in the Philippines, with live broadcasts in more than 80 countries via [[Fox Life]], [[The Filipino Channel]], and [[Metro Channel]].<ref name="almanac-history"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Beauty queen auctions dress|url=http://www.kilmarnockstandard.co.uk/ayrshire-news/tm_headline=beauty-queen-auctions-dress&method=full&objectid=20914251&siteid=73592-name_page.html|publisher=kilmarnock Standard, United Kingdom, Scottish & Universal Newspapers Limited|first=Clair|last=Fullarton|date=May 15, 2008|access-date=January 2, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Miss Earth 2007|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=98840|publisher=ABS-CBN News|date=December 18, 2007|access-date=January 7, 2008|archive-date=October 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027131303/http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=98840|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Titleholders spend their year promoting their specific projects and environmental causes<ref name="tribuneindithe a.com/2004/20041008/world.htm">{{cite news|title=Contestants of Miss Earth 2004 beauty pageant|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20041008/world.htm|publisher=The Tribune India|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=October 8, 2004|access-date=December 15, 2007}}</ref><ref name=beautiful-girl>{{cite news|last=Nkurunziza|first=Sam|title=The most beautiful girl in the world|url=http://www.newtimes.co.rw/news/index.php?i=13485&a=1046|access-date=September 3, 2012|newspaper=[[The Sunday Times (Rwanda)|The Sunday Times]]|date=March 30, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213035244/http://www.newtimes.co.rw/news/index.php?i=13485&a=1046|archive-date=December 13, 2013}}</ref> through speaking engagements, roundtable discussions, school tours, tree planting activities, street campaigns, cleanups, shopping mall tours, media guesting, environmental fairs, storytelling programs to children, eco-fashion shows, and other environmentally oriented activities.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gilbert|first1=Julie|title=Hamilton woman Amy Meisak is hoping to win Miss Earth 2014|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/hamilton-woman-amy-meisak-hoping-3839185|access-date=January 9, 2016|newspaper=[[Daily Record (Scotland)]]|date=July 12, 2014}}</ref><ref name=environmental-projects>{{cite news|last=Schuck|first=Lorraine|title=Miss Earth winners work hand-in-hand|url=http://www.missearth.tv/ME2012ebookforTV.pdf|access-date=September 24, 2012|newspaper=Miss Earth Website|date=September 20, 2012}}</ref><ref name=caerphilly-beauty>{{cite news|title=Caerphilly beauty queen takes on the world|url=http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/gwentnews/10683646.Caerphilly_beauty_queen_takes_on_the_world/|work=South Wales Argus|date=September 18, 2013|access-date=July 30, 2022}}</ref>

The current [[Miss Earth 2025|Miss Earth]] is [[Natálie Puškinová]] of the Czech Republic, who was crowned on November 5, 2025, in [[Parañaque]], Philippines. Her Elemental Court includes:
*Miss Earth Air—Sóldís Ívarsdóttir of Iceland
*Miss Earth Water—Mỹ Anh Trịnh of Vietnam
*Miss Earth Fire—Waree Ngamkham of Thailand.

==Inception and early history==
[[Carousel Productions]] launched the first Miss Earth in [[Miss Earth 2001|2001]] as an international environmental event with the mission of using the beauty pageant entertainment industry as a tool to promote environmental preservation.<ref name="channeling-beauty">{{cite magazine|last1=Warner|first1=Claire|title=What Is The Miss Earth Pageant? Angelia Ong Isn't The Only Winner You Need To Know|url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/127958-what-is-the-miss-earth-pageant-angelia-ong-isnt-the-only-winner-you-need-to-know|access-date=January 31, 2016|magazine=[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]]|date=December 6, 2015}}</ref><ref name="missearth.tv/about.html">{{cite news|title=About Miss Earth Beauty Pageant|url=http://www.missearth.tv/about.html|publisher=Miss Earth official website, Carousel Productions, Inc|first=Lorraine|last=Schuck|date=October 12, 2006|access-date=August 2, 2008|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080224140925/http://www.missearth.tv/about.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive -->|archive-date = February 24, 2008}}</ref><ref name="manilatimes.20081116week2">{{cite news|title=Beauties for the Earth|url=http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/nov/16/yehey/weekend/20081116week2.html|publisher=The Sunday Times, The Manila Times Publishing Corporation|first=Perry Gil S.|last=Mallari|date=November 16, 2008|access-date=January 2, 2009}}{{dead link|date=September 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The pageant was first formally introduced in a press conference on April 3, 2001.<ref name="newsflash.org">{{cite news|title=Two new RP Beauty Contests Coming Up|url=http://www.newsflash.org/2001/04/sb/sb001641.htm|publisher=Philippine Headline News/Philippine Star|first=Ricardo F.|last=Lo|date=April 3, 2001|access-date=April 12, 2009|archive-date=November 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129020454/http://www.newsflash.org/2001/04/sb/sb001641.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In October 2001, Miss Earth adopted the slogan "[[Beauty for a Cause|Beauties For a Cause]]",<ref name=highbeam-79048204 /> with the first "Beauty for a Cause" prize awarded in 2003.<ref>{{cite news|title=Miss Afghanistan named "beauty for a cause'|url=http://www.sptimes.com/2003/11/10/Worldandnation/England_s_queen_is_gr.shtml|newspaper=St. Petersburg Times |agency=Associated Press|date=November 6, 2003|access-date=January 3, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Bod For A Burqa?|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1006105,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120181446/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1006105,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 20, 2011|magazine=Time Magazine|first=Rebecca|last=Winters|date=November 10, 2003|access-date=January 3, 2009}}</ref>

In 2003, Miss Earth surpassed [[Miss International]] to become the third largest international beauty pageant by number of participating countries. In the aftermath of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], by 2020 and 2022, Miss Earth surpassed [[Miss Universe]], the world's second oldest international beauty pageant, to become the second largest international beauty pageant by number of participating countries.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Lo|first=Ricky|date=November 5, 2003|title=Miss Earth is now 3rd biggest int'l contest|work=[[The Philippine Star]]|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2003/11/05/226735/miss-earth-now-3rd-biggest-int146l-contest|access-date=May 17, 2020}}</ref><ref name="planetearth-schooltour"/><ref name=opolis-earth>{{cite news|first=Donald|last=West|date=December 18, 2007|title=Miss Earth History|url=http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/earth.htm|access-date=January 7, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071216024953/http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/earth.htm|archive-date=December 16, 2007|publisher=Pageantopolis}}</ref>

==Programs and advocacy==
The pageant has tie-ins with Philippine government agencies, such as the [[Department of Tourism (Philippines)|Philippine Department of Tourism]], the [[Department of Environment and Natural Resources]], and the [[Metropolitan Manila Development Authority]], most of the tourism and environment agencies, bureaus, and departments of participating countries, as well as international environmental groups such as the [[United Nations Environment Programme]], [[Greenpeace]], and [[ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity]] to further its environmental advocacy.<ref>{{cite news|title=Philippines to Host Miss Earth 2001 Beauty Contest|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/20010829/446455.htm|agency=Xinhuanet|website=Xinhua News Agency|date=August 29, 2001|access-date=January 7, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830010453/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/20010829/446455.htm|archive-date=August 30, 2009}}</ref><ref name=highbeam-79048204>{{cite news|title=35 beauties vying for Miss Earth title|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-79048204|newspaper=Manila Bulletin|first=Rachel Castro|last=Barawid|date=October 11, 2001|access-date=January 7, 2008}}</ref><ref name="humanitarian-environmental">{{cite news|first=Hazel |last=Diaz |title=Costa Rica Dentist Treats Miss Earth Contestant|url=http://www.costaricantimes.com/costa-rica-dentist-treats-miss-earth-contestant/16752|access-date=January 31, 2016|work=The Costa Rican Times|date=June 10, 2013}}</ref><ref name="asean">{{cite web|title=ASEAN tags Miss Earth 2022 beauties as new voices of biodiversity|url=https://pia.gov.ph/news/2022/11/17/asean-tags-miss-earth-2022-beauties-as-new-voices-of-biodiversity|date=17 November 2022|access-date=30 August 2023|website=[[Philippine Information Agency]]}}</ref> The pageant winner and her elemental court travel to various countries, and are involved in projects with the environmental departments and ministries of participating countries.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Amoah|first1=Gogo Gorden|title=Miss Earth kicks off In Accra In A Grand Style|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Miss-Earth-kicks-off-In-Accra-In-A-Grand-Style-229620|access-date=January 31, 2016|work=Ghanaweb News|date=February 9, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Miss Earth Ghana 2012|url=http://ghanaweb.com/mobile/wap/article.php?ID=222680|access-date=January 31, 2016|publisher=Ghanaweb News|date=October 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204212031/http://ghanaweb.com/mobile/wap/article.php?ID=222680|archive-date=February 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The delegates also take part in environmental preservation activities such as, but are not limited to, tree planting ceremonies, environmental and cultural immersion programs, sponsor visits and tours.<ref name="manilatimes.20081116week2"/><ref name="humanitarian-environmental"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Vienna to host Miss Earth pageant|url=http://www.thelocal.at/20151115/vienna-to-host-miss-earth-pageant|access-date=January 31, 2016|website=[[The Local]]|date=November 15, 2015}}</ref>

In 2004, the Miss Earth Foundation was created to further the pageant's causes and to work with local and international groups and non-governmental organizations that are actively involved in conservation and the improvement of the environment.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 8, 2019|title=Csángó-Hungarian girl represents Hungary at Miss Earth 2019|url=https://transylvanianow.com/csango-girl-miss-earth-2019/|access-date=December 13, 2020|website=Transylvania Now|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Adina|first=Armin P.|date=December 5, 2013|title='Miss Earth' widens reach to US, Latin America|url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/123883/miss-earth-widens-reach-to-us-latin-america|access-date=December 13, 2020|website=INQUIRER.net|language=en}}</ref> The Miss Earth Foundation campaign focuses on educating young people in environmental awareness.<ref name="planetearth-schooltour">{{cite web|last1=Ornos|first1=Riza|title=After Miss Universe, Here Comes Miss Earth|url=http://www.ibtimes.com.au/after-miss-universe-here-comes-miss-earth-1323418|access-date=February 5, 2016 |website=[[International Business Times]]|date=November 13, 2013}}</ref> Its major project, "I Love Planet Earth School Tour", teaches and distributes educational aids for school children.<ref name="planetearth-schooltour"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Beauty queens promise to clean up sick planet|url=http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/sep/25/yehey/top_stories/20080925top6.html|newspaper=Manila Times|first=Ma. Leonila|last=Garcia|date=September 25, 2008|access-date=April 8, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081027224323/http://manilatimes.net/national/2008/sep/25/yehey/top_stories/20080925top6.html|archive-date=October 27, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Miss Afghanistan Wins Award at Miss Earth|date=November 9, 2003|url=http://www.redorbit.com/news/general/32710/miss_afghanistan_wins_award_at_miss_earth/|access-date=January 2, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302045520/http://www.redorbit.com/news/general/32710/miss_afghanistan_wins_award_at_miss_earth/|archive-date=March 2, 2012|url-status=dead|website=Red Orbit}}</ref> Miss Earth also partnered with the [[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]'s "Read-Along Storytelling Program" to educate children on taking care of the environment, awareness on [[renewable energy]], and [[biodiversity]].<ref name=read-along>{{cite news|last=De Guzman |first=Lawrence |title=Tales of love inspire at Inquirer Read-Along |url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100214-253105/Tales-of-love-inspire-at-Inquirer-Read-Along |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130221191854/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100214-253105/Tales-of-love-inspire-at-Inquirer-Read-Along |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 21, 2013 |access-date=February 27, 2012 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=February 14, 2010 }}</ref><ref name=read-along2>{{cite news|last=Pedroso|first=Kate|title=Earth tales in Inquirer Read-Along fest|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/72503/earth-tales-in-inquirer-read-along-fest|access-date=December 22, 2012|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|date=December 16, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=October 21, 2017|title=Miss Earth 2017 beauties call for nature conservation at Inquirer Read-Along|url=https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/276478/miss-earth-2017-beauties-call-nature-conservation-inquirer-read-along/|access-date=December 22, 2020|website=Inquirer Lifestyle|language=en-US}}</ref> The Miss Earth Foundation also educates people to act against [[environmental degradation]] and [[environmental protection]] by following the "5Rs": rethink, [[Waste hierarchy|reduce, reuse, recycle]], and respect.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Moraleda|first=Jane|date=December 8, 2015|title=Back-to-back titles: PHL's Angelia Ong crowned Miss Earth 2015|work=Philippine Canadian Inquirer|url=http://www.canadianinquirer.net/2015/12/08/back-to-back-titles-phls-angelia-ong-crowned-miss-earth-2015/|access-date=May 17, 2020|archive-date=December 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230055126/http://www.canadianinquirer.net/2015/12/08/back-to-back-titles-phls-angelia-ong-crowned-miss-earth-2015/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=October 30, 2016|title=Ecuador's Katherine Espin's Miss Earth Q&A|work=[[ABS-CBN News]]|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/life/10/30/16/watch-ecuadors-katherine-espins-miss-earth-qa|access-date=May 17, 2020}}</ref>

In 2006, the Miss Earth pageant started to co-host the United Nations Environment Programme's Champions of the Earth, annual international environment awards established in 2005 by the United Nations to recognize outstanding environmental achievers and leaders at a policy level.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unep.org/champions/Photo_Gallery/championssingapore/i_default.asp?Frame=Zoom&PicIndex=7|access-date=September 20, 2009|title=Mr. Eric Falt, UNEP Director of Communications and Public Information, and Ms. Alexandra Braun, Miss Earth 2005, hosting the Champions of the Earth 2006 gala dinner|publisher=United Nations Environment Programme|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080519233755/http://www.unep.org/champions/Photo_Gallery/championssingapore/i_default.asp?Frame=Zoom&PicIndex=7|archive-date=May 19, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mr. Eric Falt, UNEP Director of Communications and Public Information, and Ms. Alexandra Braun, Miss Earth 2005, hosting the Champions of the Earth 2006 gala dinner|url=http://www.unep.org/champions/Photo_Gallery/championssingapore/i_default.asp?Frame=Zoom&PicIndex=13|publisher=United Nations Environment Programme|access-date=September 20, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20071215123430/http://www.unep.org/champions/Photo_Gallery/championssingapore/i_default.asp?Frame=Zoom&PicIndex=13|archive-date=December 15, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2007 UNEP Champions of the Earth Awards Make Big Splash at Gala Ceremony in Singapore|url=http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?ArticleID=5567&DocumentID=504&l=en|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20160929042345/http%3A//www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?ArticleID%3D5567%26DocumentID%3D504%26l%3Den|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 29, 2016|publisher=United Nations Environment Programme|date=April 19, 2007|access-date=September 20, 2009}}</ref> Miss Earth also joined with Greenpeace to call for a ban on genetically-engineered food crops, promotion of organic farming and advancement of sustainable agriculture.<ref>{{Cite news|department=News|date=May 22, 2011|title=Miss Earth Foundation joins Greenpeace call for GMO-free|work=Greenpeace|url=https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/166985098653855443/|access-date=May 17, 2017}}</ref>

The Miss Earth Foundation teamed up with The Climate Reality Project in 2016 for the "Climate Reality Leadership Corps Training" conducted by its founder and chairman, former US Vice President Al Gore to create an effective platform awareness on [[climate change]].<ref name="reality-project">{{cite news|title=46 beautiful 'Earth Warriors' compete for 2016 Miss Philippines Earth title|url=http://thestandard.com.ph/showbitz/206023/46-beautiful-earth-warriors-compete-for-2016-miss-philippines-earth-title.html|access-date=September 29, 2016|publisher=[[Manila Standard]]|date=May 19, 2016|archive-date=October 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021135856/http://thestandard.com.ph/showbitz/206023/46-beautiful-earth-warriors-compete-for-2016-miss-philippines-earth-title.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="dailyinquirer-climatereality">{{cite news|title=Miss Earth beauties led by Angelia Ong Philippines 'improved' the Climate Reality Project training held in Manila (Miss Earth beauties sa pangunguna ni Angelia Ong ng Pilipinas 'pinaganda' ang Climate Reality Project training na dinaraos sa Maynila)|url=http://philippinedailyinquirer.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx|access-date=September 29, 2016|publisher=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|date=March 15, 2016}}</ref>

In 2022, the [[ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity]] (ACB) and the [[Miss Earth Foundation]] formally established their partnership by signing a [[Memorandum of understanding|Memorandum of Understanding]] (MoU) during the "Beauties for Biodiversity" event held at ACB Headquarters in [[Laguna (province)|Laguna]], Philippines. The MoU was signed by Miss Earth 2021, [[Destiny Wagner]], and Atty. Genalyn Bagon-Soriano on behalf of their respective organizations. Following the signing, there was an interactive learning session in which [[Miss Earth 2022]] candidates discussed various global issues related to fauna and flora. At the end of the event, the candidates expressed their commitment to [[biodiversity]] advocacy by issuing a manifesto. The event marked the beginning of activities leading up to the Miss Earth 2022 finale.<ref name="asean" />

===Eco-fashion design competition===
On November 4, 2008, the first Miss Earth Eco-Fashion Design Competition was launched by the Miss Earth Foundation as an annual event for professional and non-professional fashion designers to come up with designs that are [[eco-friendly]]. The outfit designs are made from [[recyclable]], [[Natural resource|natural materials]], [[organic material]]s, and eco-chic designs or patterns that can be worn in everyday life or are [[Runway (fashion)|runway]] worthy.<ref>{{cite news|title=Green Beauty Pageants Round The Globe|url=http://thegreenloopblog.com/green-beauty-pageants-round-the-globe/2473|publisher=In The Loop Greenloop – Green Life. Green Style.|first=Remy|last=C.|date=August 22, 2009|access-date=August 22, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090828230752/http://thegreenloopblog.com/green-beauty-pageants-round-the-globe/2473|archive-date=August 28, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The 2nd Miss Earth Eco-Fashion Design Competition|url=http://www.missearth.info/news.php|publisher=Miss Earth Website|first=Lorraine|last=Schuck|date=July 10, 2009|access-date=August 22, 2009|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721224835/http://www.missearth.info/news.php|archive-date=July 21, 2011 }}</ref>

==Participating countries==
{{main|List of Miss Earth countries}}
The pageant has attracted delegates from countries and territories that typically frown upon beauty pageants.<ref name="channeling-beauty" />

[[File:Miss Earth countries (as of 2022).png|thumb|Countries and territories that have participated in the pageant at least once, as of 2024]]
In 2003, [[Vida Samadzai]], an Afghan, now residing in the United States, received press attention after she competed in a red [[bikini]].<ref>{{cite news|title=The Wall Street Journal: Good News Watch|url=http://www.opinionjournal.com/best/?id=110004216|work=The Wall Street Journal|first=James|last=Taranto|date=October 24, 2003|access-date=December 2, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Miss Afghanistan Takes Prize at Miss Earth Contest|agency=The Associated Press|date=November 10, 2003|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/miss-afghanistan-takes-prize-at-miss-earth-contest|work=Fox World News|access-date=December 2, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100916003701/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,102603,00.html|archive-date=September 16, 2010}}</ref> Samadzai was the first Afghan to compete in an international beauty pageant in almost three decades, but the fact that she wore a bikini caused an uproar in her native country.<ref>{{cite news|title=Beauty prize for Miss Afghanistan|url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/central/11/09/afghan.beauty/index.html|date=November 10, 2003|access-date=January 6, 2008|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071219211926/http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/central/11/09/afghan.beauty/index.html|archive-date= December 19, 2007|work=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Lauded at pageant, woman condemned by Afghan officials|url=http://www.michigandaily.com/content/lauded-pageant-woman-condemned-afghan-officials|publisher=The Michigan Daily|first=Associated Press|last=Michigan Daily News|date=November 10, 2003|access-date=February 3, 2008}}</ref> Her involvement in the pageant was condemned by the [[Supreme Court of Afghanistan|Afghan Supreme Court]], saying such a display of the female body goes against [[Sharia|Islamic law]] and [[Culture of Afghanistan|Afghan culture]].<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3208417.stm Afghan beauty queen makes history], BBC News, October 23, 2003.</ref><ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B07E3DC1430F933A05753C1A9659C8B63 Asia: Afghanistan: Anti-Pageant Judges], ''The New York Times''</ref><ref name="indymedia">{{cite web|url=http://www.indymedia.ie/article/62098?condense_comments=true |title=Afghan women's organization in "Miss Earth" show – Indymedia Ireland |publisher=indymedia.ie|access-date=February 7, 2016}}</ref>

In 2005, a Pakistani beauty queen, Naomi Zaman, was the first [[Miss Pakistan World]] winner to participate in Miss Earth, and is the first delegate from Pakistan to compete in any major international pageant; beauty pageants are frowned upon in Pakistan.<ref>{{cite news|last=Requintina|first=Robert R.|title=For First Time, Miss Earth Pageant Lands in Vietnam|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/278363/for-first-time-miss-earth-pageant-lands-vietnam|access-date=February 27, 2012|newspaper=[[Manila Bulletin]]|date=September 22, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101010075036/http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/278363/for-first-time-miss-earth-pageant-lands-vietnam|archive-date=October 10, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=David|last=Chan|date=October 11, 2005|title=Brave Front|url=http://dynamic2.philonline.com/pdf_October_2005/pdf_oct11_2005.pdf|publisher=Standard Today|access-date=January 3, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107040929/http://dynamic2.philonline.com/pdf_October_2005/pdf_oct11_2005.pdf|archive-date=January 7, 2009}}</ref><ref name="frowned-uponpakistan">{{cite news|last1=Brankin|first1=Una|title='As a trainee quantity surveyor I'm a woman in a man's world but being Miss Earth lets me show my feminine side'|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/features/as-a-trainee-quantity-surveyor-im-a-woman-in-a-mans-world-but-being-miss-earth-lets-me-show-my-feminine-side-31500748.html|access-date=February 5, 2016|work=[[Belfast Telegraph]]|date=April 9, 2015}}</ref>

[[Miss Tibet|Miss Tibet Earth 2006]], [[Tsering Chungtak]], the first [[Tibetan people|Tibetan]] to represent [[Tibet]] in any major international beauty pageant, made headlines when she drew international attention towards the Tibetan struggle for freedom. She also advocated for the boundaries of acceptable social etiquette towards the 21st century, in a traditionally conservative Tibetan culture, where most grown women wear ankle-length dresses. Nevertheless, her participation in the pageant received approval from the [[Dalai Lama]].<ref>{{cite news|title=There she is, Miss Tibet|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1017/p07s02-wosc.html|newspaper=The Christian Science Monitor|first=Daniel|last=Pepper|date=October 17, 2006|access-date=January 7, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Miss Tibet goes global!|url=http://www.misstibet.com/history/2006/stories/20061206-miss_tibet_goes_global.html|publisher=Miss Tibet News, Lobsang Wangyal Productions|first=Dharma|last=Bums|date=December 6, 2006|access-date=January 7, 2008|archive-date=October 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003080012/http://www.misstibet.com/history/2006/stories/20061206-miss_tibet_goes_global.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Miss Tibet crowned, headed for Miss Earth pageant|url=http://www.xeni.net/trek/2006/11/miss-tibet-crowned-headed-for-miss.html|publisher=Xeni Online News|first=Xeni|last=Jardin|date=November 15, 2006|access-date=January 7, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080131121530/http://www.xeni.net/trek/2006/11/miss-tibet-crowned-headed-for-miss.html|archive-date=January 31, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=China 'forced Miss Tibet to quit'|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7129296.stm|publisher=BBC News, United Kingdom|date=December 5, 2007|access-date=January 3, 2009}}</ref>

[[Carousel Productions]] licensed the Miss Cuba organization in 2007 to select the first Cuban representative at Miss Earth. [[Ariana Barouk]] won; she became the first Miss Cuba in several decades, and competed at the Miss Earth pageant.<ref>{{cite news|title=More stunners in Miss Earth '07|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20071104-98689/More_stunners_in_Miss_Earth_%9207|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130221175511/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20071104-98689/More_stunners_in_Miss_Earth_%9207|archive-date=February 21, 2013|publisher=The Inquirer Network|first=Armin|last=Adina|date=November 4, 2007|access-date=January 3, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grandslambeauties.org/news07/02-mscubame07.htm|title=Ariana Barouk in Miss Earth 2007|publisher=Grand Slam Beauties|first=Online|last=Pageant News|date=November 27, 2007|access-date=February 20, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080119045150/http://www.grandslambeauties.org/news07/02-mscubame07.htm|archive-date=January 19, 2008|url-status=dead }}</ref> Also in [[Miss Earth 2007|2007 pageant]], Miss Earth made history when delegates from China, Hong Kong, [[Macau]], Taiwan, and Tibet all competed together for the first time in an international pageant in spite of political sensitivities.<ref name="almanac-history">{{cite news |last=Palmero |first=Paul |date=June 18, 2005 |title=Pageant History |publisher=Pageant Almanac |url=http://www.pageant-almanac.com/history.php |url-status=usurped |access-date=January 7, 2008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20081212171149/http://www.pageant-almanac.com/history.php |archive-date=December 12, 2008}}</ref>

In 2008, the Buddhist Kingdom of Bhutan, one of the world's most isolated nations,<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Bhutan Facts|url=http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_bhutan.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726193653/http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_bhutan.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 26, 2008|magazine=National Geographic|first=Travel & Cultures|last=Atlas of the World|date=January 1, 2004|access-date=December 21, 2008}}</ref> sent its first [[Miss Bhutan]], Tsokye Tsomo Karchun.<ref>{{cite news|title=What next for Miss Bhutan?|url=http://www.bhutantimes.bt/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=903&Itemid=1|publisher=Bhutan Times: The People's Paper|first=Tanka Raj|last=Subba|date=October 15, 2008|access-date=November 16, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706163046/http://www.bhutantimes.bt/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=903&Itemid=1|archive-date=July 6, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Twenty women vied for top honours at the first Miss Bhutan beauty pageant|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Lifestyle/Fashion/Kelly_helped_choose_Miss_Bhutan/articleshow/3580153.cms|newspaper=The Times of India|first=Cecile|last=Garcia|date=October 11, 2008|access-date=November 16, 2008}}</ref> Rwanda also sent its first ever Miss Rwanda national winner, Cynthia Akazuba;<ref>{{cite news|title=Miss Kigali, Cynthia Akazuba représente le Rwanda au Miss Earth|url=http://www.kigali-show.com/news.php?story=miss_earth&category=other|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228150937/http://www.kigali-show.com/news.php?story=miss_earth&category=other|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 28, 2008|publisher=Kigali Show, Rwanda|date=October 19, 2008|access-date=November 28, 2008}}</ref> both of them competed at the [[Miss Earth 2008]] pageant.<ref>{{cite news|title=85 Beauties Set Their Sights on 'Miss Earth 2008' Crown|url=http://english.ohmynews.com/ArticleView/article_view.asp?no=384038&rel_no=1|publisher=English Oh My News: Art & Life|first=Paterno Jr.|last=Rebosura|date=October 31, 2008|access-date=November 16, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210095324/http://english.ohmynews.com/ArticleView/article_view.asp?no=384038&rel_no=1|archive-date=December 10, 2008 }}</ref>

In 2009, Beauties of Africa, Inc., the franchise holder of [[Miss Earth South Sudan]] sent Aheu Kidum Deng, Miss South Sudan 2009, who stands 196&nbsp;cm (6 feet and 5 inches), and is the tallest documented beauty queen ever to take part in any international beauty pageants.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://womanoftheearth.tv/cms/index.php/miss-earth-2009/south-sudan/172-me-south-sudan-09-deserves-to-be-in-the-guinness-book-of-world-records|title=ME South Sudan '09 deserves to be in the Guinness Book of World Records|last=Soul|first=John|date=October 10, 2009|website=Woman of the Earth|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091024120147/http://womanoftheearth.tv/cms/index.php/miss-earth-2009/south-sudan/172-me-south-sudan-09-deserves-to-be-in-the-guinness-book-of-world-records|archive-date=October 24, 2009}}</ref><ref name="real-aheudengkudum">{{cite news|last1=Akuot|first1=Magok Alier|title=The Real Aheu Deng Kudum|url=http://www.borglobe.com/the-real-aheu-deng-kudum/|access-date=December 10, 2017|publisher=The Bor Globe Network|date=December 11, 2015}}</ref>

Palestine debuted in one of the [[Big Four international beauty pageants|Big Four]] pageants in 2016 via Miss Earth when Natali Rantissi represented Palestine with the approval of [[Mahmoud Abbas]], the [[President of the State of Palestine]] and [[President of the Palestinian National Authority|Palestinian National Authority]], where she made a courtesy call at the Moukata Palace prior to her departure to participate in the pageant.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.grazia.fr/news-et-societe/news/nathalie-rantissi-1e-representante-de-la-palestine-au-concours-de-miss-earth-832621|title=Nathalie Rantissi, 1e représentante de la Palestine au concours de Miss Earth (Nathalie Rantissi, 1st representative of Palestine in the Miss Earth contest)|last=Gosset-Bernheim|first=Hadrien|date=October 26, 2016|work=[[Grazia|Grazia France]]|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.albawaba.com/entertainment/palestinian-beauty-natalie-rantissi-cloud-nine-she-competes-miss-earth-title-885710|title=Palestinian beauty Natalie Rantissi on cloud nine as she competes for the Miss Earth title|date=September 22, 2016|work=[[Al Bawaba]]|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref> Miss Palestine refused to wear a bikini but was allowed to partake in the events including in the [[Miss Earth 2016]] finale.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=vi&u=https://thanhnien.vn/van-hoa/thi-sinh-palestine-tu-choi-mac-bikini-tai-hoa-hau-trai-dat-2016-755135.html&prev=search|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230063222/https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=vi&u=https%3A%2F%2Fthanhnien.vn%2Fvan-hoa%2Fthi-sinh-palestine-tu-choi-mac-bikini-tai-hoa-hau-trai-dat-2016-755135.html&prev=search|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 30, 2020|title=Thí sinh Palestine từ chối mặc bikini tại Hoa hậu Trái đất 2016&nbsp; (Palestinian contestants refuse to wear bikinis at Miss Earth 2016)|last=Minh|first=Thien|date=October 14, 2016|work=[[Thanh Nien]]|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref>

Also in the 2016 pageant, the [[Miss Iraq|Miss Iraq Organization]] sent Susan Amer Sulaimani as Iraq's first representative since 1972 in Big Four pageants to participate in Miss Earth 2016.<ref name="kurdish-beauty">{{Cite news|url=https://ekurd.net/kurdish-beauty-dressed-2016-10-12|title=Iraqi Kurdish beauty, not wear a bikini at Miss Earth press conference|date=October 12, 2016|work=Ekurd Daily|access-date=October 29, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.rudaw.net/english/lifestyle/12102016|title=Kurdish student in Baghdad selected for 2016 Miss Earth Pageant|date=October 12, 2016|work=Rudaw News|access-date=October 29, 2018}}</ref> She was the only one who wore a dress instead of a bikini during the pageant's [[press-conference]].<ref name="kurdish-beauty"/>

In the [[Miss Earth 2017|2017 pageant]], Miss Rwanda Honorine Hirwa Uwase appeared in the swimsuit competition wearing a gown, maintaining a long-held Rwanda tradition of not wearing bikinis in public.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/10/15/gown-over-bikini-for-african-beauty/|title=Gown over bikini for African beauty|last=Requintina|first=Robert|date=October 15, 2017|work=[[Manila Bulletin]]|access-date=December 12, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://taarifa.rw/2017/11/17/rwandans-polarized-on-culture-and-the-beauty-pageant-contest/|title=Rwandans Polarized On Culture And The Beauty Pageant Contest|author=Rosine D. Kamugisha|author2=Natasha Batamuriza|name-list-style=amp|date=November 17, 2017|work=Taarifa|access-date=December 12, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213201033/http://taarifa.rw/2017/11/17/rwandans-polarized-on-culture-and-the-beauty-pageant-contest/|archive-date=December 13, 2017}}</ref>

[[Miss Lebanon]] 2018 Salwa Akar received international press attention when she was stripped of her title in Lebanon, while participating in [[Miss Earth 2018]] pageant after she posted a photo in Facebook with her arm around [[Miss Israel]]'s Dana Zerik and gestured the [[V sign|peace sign]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/ny-news-israel-beauty-pageant-20181018-story.html|title=Lebanese pageant winner stripped of title for posing with Israeli contestant|last=Greene|first=Leonard|date=October 17, 2018|work=[[New York Daily News]]|access-date=October 29, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Miss-Earth-Lebanon-stripped-of-title-after-photo-with-Israeli-569633|title=Miss Earth Lebanon stripped of title after photo with Israeli|last=Spiro|first=Amy|date=October 17, 2018|work=[[The Jerusalem Post]]|access-date=October 29, 2018}}</ref> Lebanon and Israel are in a long-standing state of war.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/specials/miss-earth/214662-miss-earth-lebanon-salwa-akar-stripped-of-title-photo-with-miss-earth-israel|title=Lebanon's Miss Earth 2018 bet stripped of title after photo with Miss Israel|date=October 19, 2018|work=[[Rappler]]|access-date=October 29, 2018}}</ref> As a result, she was unable to continue her participation in the Miss Earth pageant.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/content/671964/miss-earth-lebanon-loses-crown-over-photo-with-miss-earth-israel/story/|title=Miss Earth Lebanon loses crown over photo with Miss Earth Israel|last=Magsino|first=Dona|date=October 21, 2018|work=[[GMA News TV]]|access-date=October 29, 2018}}</ref> In a press release, Israel's Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]]'s spokesman Ofir Gendelman, reacted on Akar's dethronement and condemned the "Lebanese apartheid".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://cnnphilippines.com/entertainment/2018/10/20/miss-earth-lebanon-israel-2018-dethroned.html|title=Miss Earth Lebanon 2018 dethroned over photo with Israeli fellow|date=October 20, 2018|work=[[CNN]]|access-date=October 29, 2018|archive-date=October 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023083901/http://cnnphilippines.com/entertainment/2018/10/20/miss-earth-lebanon-israel-2018-dethroned.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2018/10/18/1861152/miss-earth-lebanon-loses-title-after-photo-israeli-candidate-appears|title=Miss Earth Lebanon loses title after photo with Israeli candidate appears|last=Afinidad-Bernardo|first=Deni Rose M.|date=October 18, 2018|work=[[The Philippine Star]]|access-date=October 29, 2018}}</ref>

Papua New Guinea sent its first representative in the [[Miss Earth 2019]] pageant with Pauline Tibola, becoming the first representative in the [[Big Four international beauty pageants]] since [[Miss World 1990]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 4, 2019|title=Arob beauty to represent PNG in global pageant|url=https://postcourier.com.pg/arob-beauty-to-represent-png-in-global-pageant/|access-date=December 27, 2020|website=[[Papua New Guinea Post-Courier]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=October 13, 2019|title=Miss Earth holds first of four crucial preliminary competitions|url=https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/348165/miss-earth-holds-first-of-four-crucial-preliminary-competitions/|access-date=December 27, 2020|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]: Inquirer Lifestyle|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2020, the 20th edition of Miss Earth marked the entrant of countries such as Bangladesh (Meghna Alam), Burkina Faso (Amira Naïmah Bassané) and Syria (Tiya Alkerdi).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sancha|first=Gilbert Kim|date=November 29, 2020|title=U.S. wins first Miss Earth crown|url=https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2020/11/30/u-s-wins-first-miss-earth-crown/|access-date=December 22, 2020|website=[[Daily Tribune (Philippines)]]|language=en-US|archive-date=November 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129215806/https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2020/11/30/u-s-wins-first-miss-earth-crown/|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was the second time Burkina Faso participated in the Big Four pageants after [[Miss International 2019]] and first for Syria to participate in major international pageant in several decades after [[Miss World 1966]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zingnews.vn/mat-moc-cua-thi-sinh-hoa-hau-trai-dat-2020-post1148150.html|title=Mặt mộc của thí sinh Hoa hậu Trái Đất 2020|access-date=December 22, 2020|website=zingnews.vn|date=October 31, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Burkina Faso: Wendlasida Danielle Flora Ouédraogo élue miss 2019|url=https://www.koaci.com/article/2019/08/10/burkina-faso/culture/burkina-faso-wendlasida-danielle-flora-ouedraogo-elue-miss-2019_133815.html|access-date=December 22, 2020|website=Koaci|language=FR}}</ref>

The Miss Iran Organization crowned Hami Zaker in 2021 as its first Miss Earth Iran in which she competed in the [[Miss Earth 2021]] and became the first Iranian woman to participate in the Big Four international pageant. She participated in the swimsuit competition, albeit in a conservative outfit that recognized her nation's cultural background.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dumaual |first=Mario |date=5 November 2021 |title=Miss Earth 2021 welcomes its first candidate from Iran |work=[[ABS-CBN News]] |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/life/11/05/21/miss-earth-2021-welcomes-first-iranian-candidate |access-date=23 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Miss Earth organization welcomes first Iranian candidate in 21 years |url=https://philstarlife.com/style/904094-miss-earth-organization-welcomes-first-iranian-candidate? |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=[[The Philippine Star|Philstar Life]]}}</ref>

At [[Miss Earth 2022]], Burundi participated in their first Big Four pageant with Lauria Nishimwe.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Ndekezi |date=17 November 2022 |title=U Burundi bwihakanye umukobwa waserukanye ikariso mu irushanwa ry'ubwiza |url=https://umuseke.rw/2022/11/u-burundi-bwihakanye-umukobwa-waserukanye-ikariso-mu-irushanwa-ryubwiza-amafoto/ |access-date=20 November 2022 |website=Umuseke |language=en-US}}</ref> Cabo Verde (Tayrine da Veiga) and Senegal (Camilla Diagné) also debuted at this event.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 September 2022 |title=Stephany Amado é a Miss Cabo Verde Internacional 2022 |url=https://ilhas.li/aLIS |access-date=20 November 2022 |website=[[Expresso das Ilhas]] |language=pt}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Partlow |first=Mary Judaline |date=21 November 2022 |title=Dumaguete hosts Ms. Earth 2022 evening gown tilt |work=[[Philippine News Agency]] |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1189071 |access-date=23 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Flores-Partlow |first=Judy |date=2022-11-27 |title=Miss Chile wins gown competition |url=https://metropost-online.com/miss-chile-wins-gown-competition-p15317-422/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Dumaguete MetroPost |language=en}}</ref>

In [[Miss Earth 2024|2024]], the [[Arab world|Arab nations]] of Algeria (Sadjia Herbane) and the United Arab Emirates ([[Noura Al Jasmi]]) competed in the pageant for the first time. This marked the United Arab Emirates' debut in any major international pageant.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Ksenia|last=Khairullina|url=https://russianemirates.com/news/uae-news/emiraty-debyutiruyut-na-konkurse-miss-zemlya-2024/|title=Эмираты дебютируют на конкурсе «Мисс Земля 2024»|trans-title=Emirates to debut at Miss Earth 2024|website=russianemirates.com|date=23 August 2024|access-date=17 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905224636/https://russianemirates.com/news/uae-news/emiraty-debyutiruyut-na-konkurse-miss-zemlya-2024/|archive-date=5 September 2024|language=ru}}</ref>

==<span id="Location"></span>Host countries==
[[Image:Vinpearl Hotel - Nha Trang.jpg|thumb|Vinpearl Resort of Vietnam, the first venue outside Philippines hosted [[Miss Earth 2010]]]]
The pageant was held in the Philippines every year from 2001 to 2009.<ref name=opolis-earth/> [[Miss Earth 2006]] was scheduled to be held in [[Santiago]], Chile on November 15, 2006, but the host country failed to meet the requirements of the host committee; the pageant was moved back to the Philippines.<ref>{{cite news|title=Miss Philippines Earth 2006: Height is might|url=http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=goodLife03_may20_2006|newspaper=Manila Standard Today|first=Giovanni Paolo J.|last=Yazon|date=May 20, 2006|access-date=January 5, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=MTN, Culture Clan Launch Miss Earth Cameroon Contest|url=http://www.postnewsline.com/2006/04/mtn_culture_cla.html|publisher=The Post Online, Cameroon|first=Walter Wilson|last=Nana|date=April 3, 2006|access-date=January 3, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Global beauties campaign against global warming|url=http://www.pep.ph/articles/11398/Global-beauties-campaign-against-global-warming|publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc.|first=Wells|last=Avante|date=November 14, 2006|access-date=January 3, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521051748/http://www.pep.ph/articles/11398/Global-beauties-campaign-against-global-warming|archive-date=May 21, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2008, the pageant was held for the first time outside [[Metro Manila]].<ref name="times-weekend/20081116week1.html">{{cite news|title=Miss Earth 2008: The world of Karla Paula Ginteroy Henry|url=http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/nov/16/yehey/weekend/20081116week1.html|publisher=The Manila Times (Sunday Times)|first=Rome|last=Jorge|date=November 16, 2008|access-date=November 16, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090316123040/http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/nov/16/yehey/weekend/20081116week1.html|archive-date=March 16, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Cebu bet is 1st Asian to win Miss Earth|url=http://beta.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=414423|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423131735/http://beta.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=414423|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 23, 2017|newspaper=Philippine Star|first=Marigold|last=Lebumfacil|date=November 11, 2008|access-date=November 15, 2008}}</ref> It was held at the [[Expo Pilipino|Clark Expo Amphitheater]] in [[Angeles City]], [[Pampanga]].<ref name="globalnation.inquirer-news/breakingnews/view/20081110-171362/RP-bet-crowned-Ms-Earth-2008">{{cite news|title=RP bet crowned Ms Earth 2008|url=http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20081110-171362/RP-bet-crowned-Ms-Earth-2008|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|first=Armin|last=Adina|date=November 10, 2008|access-date=November 28, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515173244/http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20081110-171362/RP-bet-crowned-Ms-Earth-2008|archive-date=May 15, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="abs-cbnnews-entertainment/11/09/08/philippine-bet-miss-earth-2008">{{cite news|title=Philippine bet is Miss Earth 2008|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/11/09/08/philippine-bet-miss-earth-2008|publisher=ABS-CBN News|date=November 10, 2008|access-date=November 28, 2008}}</ref> [[Miss Earth 2009]], marked the first time that the final was held outside [[Luzon]]; in [[Boracay]] in [[Malay, Aklan|Malay]], Aklan.<ref>{{cite news|title=Boracay host to 80 beauty queens|url=http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20091120-237295/Boracay-host-to-80-beauty-queens|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|first=Armin|last=Adina|date=November 20, 2009|access-date=January 29, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091123095809/http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20091120-237295/Boracay-host-to-80-beauty-queens|archive-date=November 23, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Boracay Island to host Miss Earth 2009|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/node/222546/boracay-i|publisher=Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation|first=Boy Ryan B.|last=Zabal|date=September 29, 2009|access-date=January 29, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091111151345/http://www.mb.com.ph/node/222546/boracay-i|archive-date=November 11, 2009}}</ref>

In 2010, the pageant finally took place for the first time outside the Philippines. The coronation night venue for [[Miss Earth 2010]] was held in [[Nha Trang]], Vietnam.<ref name="faria-vinpearl">{{cite news|last1=Kapoor|first1=Priyanka|title=Nicole Faria wins Miss Earth title|url=http://www.apunkachoice.com/content/article/sid100004003-nicole_faria_wins_miss_earth_title/|access-date=January 31, 2016|publisher=Apun Ka Choice|date=December 5, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905220604/http://www.apunkachoice.com/content/article/sid100004003-nicole_faria_wins_miss_earth_title/|archive-date=September 5, 2015}}</ref><ref name="favoritism-faria">{{cite magazine|title=No favouritism at beauty pageants: Miss Earth Nicole Faria|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/no-favouritism-at-beauty-pageants-miss-earth-nicole-faria/1/159913.html|access-date=January 31, 2016|magazine=[[India Today]]|date=November 14, 2011}}</ref><ref name="vinpearl-land">{{cite news|last1=Chakori|first1=Chikni|title=Miss India Nicole Faria is Miss Earth 2010|url=http://frontierindia.net/miss-india-nicole-faria-is-miss-earth-2010/|access-date=January 31, 2016|publisher=Frontier India|date=December 5, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907042152/http://frontierindia.net/miss-india-nicole-faria-is-miss-earth-2010|archive-date=September 7, 2011}}</ref>

In 2011, the pageant was scheduled to be held on December 3, 2011, at the [[Impact, Muang Thong Thani]], [[Bangkok]], Thailand but due to [[2011 Thailand floods|flood situation in Thailand]], Carousel Productions decided to move the [[Miss Earth 2011]] pageant venue back to [[Manila]], Philippines.<ref>{{cite news|last=Elona|first=Jamie Marie|title=Miss Earth Thailand saddened by change of pageant venue from Bangkok to Manila|url=http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/24767/miss-earth-thailand-saddened-by-change-of-pageant-venue-from-bangkok-to-manila|access-date=January 23, 2012|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|date=November 29, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Miss Earth candidates plant trees in CamSur|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/11/26/11/miss-earth-candidates-plant-trees-camsur|access-date=January 23, 2012|newspaper=[[ABS-CBN Corporation]]|date=November 26, 2011}}</ref>

In 2012, the pageant was supposed to be held in [[Bali]], Indonesia but the organizers did not meet the minimum requirements on time, so it was moved back to the Philippines.<ref name="sabah-bali">{{cite news|last1=Doksil|first1=Mariah|title=Sabah beauties vie for Miss Malaysia Earth title|url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/07/05/sabah-beauties-vie-for-miss-malaysia-earth-title/|access-date=February 6, 2016|newspaper=[[The Borneo Post]]|date=July 5, 2012}}</ref><ref name="belize-bali">{{cite news|title=Jessel Lauriano: Miss Earth 2012–2013|url=http://www.belizetimes.bz/?p=14532|access-date=February 6, 2016|publisher=[[Belize Times]]|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref><ref name="turkscaicos-bali">{{cite news|title=Three vie for Miss Earth TCI|url=http://tcweeklynews.com/three-vie-for-miss-earth-tci-p2876-127.htm|access-date=February 6, 2016|publisher=[[Turks and Caicos Weekly News]]|date=September 2, 2012}}</ref><ref name="missearth2012-bali1">{{cite news|title=Miss Earth pageant scheduled for Bali|url=http://beatmag.com/daily/miss-earth-pageant-scheduled-for-bali/|access-date=February 6, 2016|publisher=The Beat Daily|date=July 25, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160214135823/http://beatmag.com/daily/miss-earth-pageant-scheduled-for-bali/|archive-date=February 14, 2016}}</ref> Miss Earth 2012 was held on November 24, 2012, at the Palace in [[Muntinlupa]], Philippines.<ref name="missearth2012-muntinlupacity">{{cite news|last1=Adina|first1=Armin|title=Czech wins Miss Earth 2012 title; German-Filipino model is Ms Earth 'Air'|url=http://globalnation.inquirer.net/57869/czech-wins-miss-earth-2012-title-german-filipino-model-is-ms-earth-air|access-date=February 6, 2016|publisher=The Inquirer Company|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|date=November 25, 2012}}</ref><ref name="missearth2012-alabang">{{cite news|last1=Lo|first1=Ricky|title=Beauties all in a row|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2012-11-16/867277/beauties-all-row|access-date=February 6, 2016|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=November 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206103207/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2012-11-16/867277/beauties-all-row|archive-date=February 6, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="versailles-palace">{{cite news|title=Miss Earth 2012 Winner – Miss Czech Republic Tereza Fajksova wins title in Philippines|url=http://uktodaynews.com/15952/miss-earth-2012-winner-miss-czech-republic-tereza-fajksova-wins-title-in-philippines/|access-date=February 6, 2016|publisher=UK Today News|date=November 28, 2012}}</ref><ref name="missearth2012-gmaversailles">{{cite news|last1=Geronimo|first1=Gian C.|title=Fil-German model places 2nd in Miss Earth contest|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/284022/news/pinoyabroad/fil-german-model-places-2nd-in-miss-earth-contest|access-date=February 6, 2016|publisher=GMA News Online, [[GMA Network Inc.]]|date=November 27, 2012}}</ref>

[[Miss Earth 2015]] was held for the first time in Europe at Marx Halle in [[Vienna]], Austria.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/specials/miss-earth/philippines/134060-angelia-ong-miss-philippines-earth-journey|title=Miss Earth 2015 Angelia Ong on her reign so far, Miss PH Earth successor|last=Villano|first=Alexa|date=May 30, 2016|work=[[Rappler]]|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2015/07/02/1472183/austria-hosts-2015-miss-earth-tilt|title=Austria hosts 2015 Miss Earth tilt|date=July 2, 2015|work=[[The Philippine Star]]|access-date=December 11, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702104139/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2015/07/02/1472183/austria-hosts-2015-miss-earth-tilt|archive-date=July 2, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thelocal.at/20151115/vienna-to-host-miss-earth-pageant|title=Vienna to host Miss Earth pageant|date=November 15, 2015|work=[[The Local]]|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref>

On July 18, 2022, vice-president of Miss Earth organization [[Lorraine Schuck]] announced that Miss Earth 2023 will be held in Vietnam for the second time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.facebook.com/MissEarth/photos/a.161114720639928/5363926393692042/|title=The grandest pageant is coming back to VIETNAM next year!|website=Miss Earth Official Facebook Page |language=en|date=2022-07-18|access-date=2022-07-18}}</ref>

===<span id="Host countries and venues"></span>Venues===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%;"
!Year
!Edition
!Winner
!Date
!Venue
!Host country
!Entrants
!Refs
|-
|[[Miss Earth 2001|2001]]
|1st
|{{flagu|Denmark}}
|October 28
|UP Theater, [[Quezon City]], [[Metro Manila]]
|rowspan="6"|Philippines
|42
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/beauty/37122/who-is-the-first-beauty-queen-to-win-two-titles |title=Who is the first beauty queen to win two titles? |website=PEP.ph |date=March 18, 2018 |access-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001214710/https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/beauty/37122/who-is-the-first-beauty-queen-to-win-two-titles |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Miss Earth 2002|2002]]
|2nd
|{{flagu|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}<br>(Dethroned)<br>{{flagu|Kenya}}<br>(Assumed)
|October 20
|[[Folk Arts Theater]], [[Malate, Manila|Malate]], Manila
|53
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2003/05/29/207955/miss-earth-dethroned |title=Miss Earth dethroned |website=Philippine Star |access-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-date=October 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010153333/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2003/05/29/207955/miss-earth-dethroned |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Miss Earth 2003|2003]]
|3rd
|{{flagu|Honduras|1949}}
|November 9
|rowspan="3"|UP Theater, [[Quezon City]], [[Metro Manila]]
|57
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lmtonline.com/lmtenespanol/article/Miss-Honduras-gana-certamen-Miss-Earth-2003-10294294.php |title=Miss Honduras gana certamen Miss Earth 2003 |website=Laredo Morning Times |date=November 9, 2003 |language=ES |access-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109154916/https://www.lmtonline.com/lmtenespanol/article/Miss-Honduras-gana-certamen-Miss-Earth-2003-10294294.php |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Miss Earth 2004|2004]]
|4th
|{{flagu|Brazil}}
|October 24
|61
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-10/25/content_385531.htm |title=Miss Earth 2004 beauty pageant |website=China Daily |access-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-date=June 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621115714/https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-10/25/content_385531.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Miss Earth 2005|2005]]
|5th
|{{flagu|Venezuela|1954}}
|October 23
|80
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2005/10/28/life-and-times/miss-earth-2005-throws-its-biggest-pageant-yet/810831 |title=Miss Earth 2005 throws its biggest pageant yet |website=The Manila Times |last=Cabanlig |first=Amiel Martin |date=October 25, 2005 |access-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109164519/https://www.manilatimes.net/2005/10/28/life-and-times/miss-earth-2005-throws-its-biggest-pageant-yet/810831 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Miss Earth 2006|2006]]
|6th
|{{flagu|Chile}}
|November 26
|[[Museum of the Filipino People]], [[Manila]]{{efn|Originally scheduled to be held in [[Santiago]], Chile, but was moved to the Philippines.}}
|82
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/11397/miss-chile-crowned-miss-earth-2006 |title=Miss Chile crowned Miss Earth 2006 |website=PEP.ph |access-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109153738/https://www.pep.ph/news/11397/miss-chile-crowned-miss-earth-2006 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Miss Earth 2007|2007]]
|7th
|{{flagu|Canada}}
|November 11
|UP Theater, [[Quezon City]], [[Metro Manila]]<br />Vinpearl, [[Nha Trang]], [[Khánh Hòa Province|Khánh Hòa]]
| Philippines <br />Vietnam
|88
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/06/08/miss-earth-2007-promises-go-back-rp-after-reign |title=Miss Earth 2007 promises to go back to RP after reign |website=ABS-CBN News |access-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-date=October 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012232528/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/06/08/miss-earth-2007-promises-go-back-rp-after-reign |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|[[Miss Earth 2008|2008]]
|8th
|{{flagu|Philippines}}
|November 9
|[[Expo Pilipino|Clark Expo Amphitheater]], [[Angeles City]], [[Pampanga]]
|rowspan="2"|Philippines
|85
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/17502/ms-philippines-karla-henry-wins-ms-earth-pageant |title=Ms Philippines Karla Henry wins Ms Earth pageant |website=PEP.ph |access-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109153722/https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/17502/ms-philippines-karla-henry-wins-ms-earth-pageant |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Miss Earth 2009|2009]]
|9th
|{{flagu|Brazil}}
|November 22
|[[Boracay Convention Center]], [[Boracay]], [[Malay, Aklan|Malay]], Aklan
|80
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2009-11/23/content_9023443.htm |title=Larissa Ramos crowned Miss Earth 2009 |website=China Daily |access-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-date=October 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012232532/https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2009-11/23/content_9023443.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Miss Earth 2010|2010]]
|10th
|{{flagu|India}}
|December 4
|Vinpearl Land Amphitheater, [[Nha Trang]], [[Khánh Hòa province|Khánh Hòa]]
|Vietnam
|rowspan="2"|84
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/fashion/Indias-Nicole-Faria-is-Miss-Earth-2010/article15581880.ece |title=India's Nicole Faria is Miss Earth 2010 |website=The Hindu |date=December 4, 2010 |access-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109153725/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/fashion/Indias-Nicole-Faria-is-Miss-Earth-2010/article15581880.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Miss Earth 2011|2011]]
|11th
|{{flagu|Ecuador}}
|December 3
|UP Theater, [[Quezon City]], [[Metro Manila]]{{efn|Originally scheduled to be held in [[Bangkok]], Thailand, but was moved to the Philippines due to [[2011 Thailand floods|massive flooding]].}}
|rowspan="4"|Philippines
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/12/03/11/ph-bet-finishes-3rd-miss-earth-2011 |title=PH bet finishes 3rd in Miss Earth 2011 |website=ABS-CBN News |access-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109153728/https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/12/03/11/ph-bet-finishes-3rd-miss-earth-2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Miss Earth 2012|2012]]
|12th
|{{flagu|Czech Republic}}
|November 24
|rowspan="2"|Versailles Palace, [[Las Piñas]], [[Metro Manila]]
|80
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://globalnation.inquirer.net/57869/czech-wins-miss-earth-2012-title-german-filipino-model-is-ms-earth-air |title=Czech wins Miss Earth 2012 title; German-Filipino model is Ms Earth 'Air' |website=Inquirer.net |date=November 25, 2012 |access-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-date=April 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413044044/https://globalnation.inquirer.net/57869/czech-wins-miss-earth-2012-title-german-filipino-model-is-ms-earth-air |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Miss Earth 2013|2013]]
|13th
|{{flagu|Venezuela}}
|December 7
|88
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/12/07/1265550/alyz-henrich-venezuela-miss-earth-2013 |title=Alyz Henrich of Venezuela is Miss Earth 2013 |website=Philippine Star |access-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109155222/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/12/07/1265550/alyz-henrich-venezuela-miss-earth-2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Miss Earth 2014|2014]]
|14th
|rowspan="2"|{{flagu|Philippines}}
|November 29
|UP Theater, [[Quezon City]], [[Metro Manila]]
|84
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ph.news.yahoo.com/miss-philippines-wins-miss-earth-160000236.html |title=Miss Philippines wins Miss Earth 2014 |website=Yahoo News |access-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109153722/https://ph.news.yahoo.com/miss-philippines-wins-miss-earth-160000236.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Miss Earth 2015|2015]]
|15th
|December 5
|Marx Halle, [[Vienna]]
|Austria
|86
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/pageants/115050-philippines-angelia-ong-miss-earth-2015-pageant-winner/ |title=Philippines' Angelia Ong wins Miss Earth 2015 |website=Rappler |date=December 5, 2015 |access-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-date=December 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207112318/https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/pageants/115050-philippines-angelia-ong-miss-earth-2015-pageant-winner/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Miss Earth 2016|2016]]
|16th
|{{flagu|Ecuador}}
|October 29
|rowspan="3"|[[SM Mall of Asia Arena]], [[Pasay]], [[Metro Manila]]
|rowspan="4"|Philippines
|83
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2016/10/30/Miss-Ecuador-crowned-Miss-Earth-2016.html |title=Miss Ecuador crowned Miss Earth 2016 |website=[[CNN Philippines]] |last=Bacungan |first=VJ |date=Oct 30, 2016 |access-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109162823/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2016/10/30/Miss-Ecuador-crowned-Miss-Earth-2016.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|[[Miss Earth 2017|2017]]
|17th
|{{flagu|Philippines}}
|November 4
|85
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2017/11/04/1755902/phls-karen-ibasco-wins-miss-earth-2017 |title=Phl's Karen Ibasco wins Miss Earth 2017 |website=Philippine Star |access-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109153717/https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2017/11/04/1755902/phls-karen-ibasco-wins-miss-earth-2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Miss Earth 2018|2018]]
|18th
|{{flagu|Vietnam}}
|November 3
|87
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2018/11/05/1866068/karen-ibasco-hands-over-vietnams-first-miss-earth-crown |title=Karen Ibasco hands over Vietnam's first Miss Earth crown |website=Philippine Star |date=October 13, 2018 |access-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109153720/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2018/11/05/1866068/karen-ibasco-hands-over-vietnams-first-miss-earth-crown |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Miss Earth 2019|2019]]
|19th
|{{flagu|Puerto Rico}}
|October 26
|[[Okada Manila]], [[Parañaque]], [[Metro Manila]]
|85
|<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/life/10/26/19/look-puerto-rico-wins-1st-miss-earth-title |title=LOOK: Puerto Rico wins 1st Miss Earth title |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=26 October 2019 |work=[[ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs]] |access-date=26 October 2019 |archive-date=October 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029004425/https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/10/26/19/look-puerto-rico-wins-1st-miss-earth-title |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Miss Earth 2020|2020]]
|20th
|{{flagu|United States}}
|November 29
|rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Virtual pageant{{efn|Due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]] travel restrictions, the pageant was held via a virtual event.}}
|82
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/pageants/lindsey-coffey-winner-miss-earth-2020/ |title=USA's Lindsey Coffey crowned Miss Earth 2020 |website=Rappler |date=November 29, 2020 |access-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-date=October 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015062340/https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/pageants/lindsey-coffey-winner-miss-earth-2020/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Miss Earth 2021|2021]]
|21st
|{{flagu|Belize}}
|November 21
|80
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/pageants/belize-destiny-wagner-winner-miss-earth-2021/ |title=Belize's Destiny Wagner is Miss Earth 2021 |website=Rappler |date=November 21, 2021 |access-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-date=November 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115053921/https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/pageants/belize-destiny-wagner-winner-miss-earth-2021/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Miss Earth 2022|2022]]
|22nd
|{{flagu|South Korea}}
|November 29
|[[Okada Manila]], [[Parañaque]], [[Metro Manila]]
|Philippines
|rowspan="2"|85
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2022/11/01/2220797/miss-earth-2022-pageant-season-begins |title=Miss Earth 2022 pageant season begins |website=Philippine Star |access-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-date=November 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116214004/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2022/11/01/2220797/miss-earth-2022-pageant-season-begins |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Miss Earth 2023|2023]]
|23rd
|{{flagu|Albania}}
|December 22
|Vạn Phúc City Water Music Square, [[Ho Chi Minh City]]
|Vietnam
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/life/12/22/23/ph-bet-yllana-aduana-is-miss-earth-air-2023 |title=PH bet Yllana Aduana is Miss Earth Air 2023 |website=[[ABS-CBN News]] |access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[Miss Earth 2024|2024]]
|24th
|{{flagu|Australia}}
|November 9
|rowspan="2"|[[Okada Manila]], [[Parañaque]], [[Metro Manila]]
|rowspan="2"|Philippines
|76
|<ref name="ME1">{{cite web |title=Trương Ngọc Ánh: Kết quả Miss Earth 2023 công bằng, BGK không thiên vị ai |url=https://baoquangninh.vn/truong-ngoc-anh-ket-qua-miss-earth-2023-cong-bang-bgk-khong-thien-vi-ai-3276097.html |website=Báo Quảng Ninh |access-date=23 December 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[Miss Earth 2025|2025]]
|25th
|{{flagu|Czech Republic}}
|November 5
|78
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Czech Republic wins Miss Earth 2025; PH's Joy Barcoma finishes as runner-up |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2025/11/5/czech-republic-wins-miss-earth-2025-ph-s-joy-barcoma-finishes-as-runner-up-2152 |last=Layno |first=Karen Flores |website=ABS-CBN News |date=November 8, 2025 |access-date=November 5, 2025}}</ref>
|-
|}

{{notelist}}

====Virtual editions====
The [[COVID-19 pandemic]] caused travel restrictions that would have the contestants travel to the Philippines and then be subject to a 14-day quarantine period upon arrival. It was announced on 14 August 2020, that the Miss Earth Organization would have to crown their new titleholders at a [[virtual event]] on 29 November 2020 for the first time in the organization's history.<ref name=shame-not-to-push>{{cite web|last=Severo|first=Jan Milo|title='It's a shame not to push through': Miss Earth 2020 set as global pageant goes digital|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2020/08/14/2035283/its-shame-not-push-through-miss-earth-2020-set-global-pageant-goes-digital|access-date=31 August 2020|date=14 August 2020|website=[[The Philippine Star]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last2=emic|date=13 August 2020|title=Miss Earth 2020: 1st Virtual Coronation to Push Through amid Pandemic|url=https://philnews.ph/2020/08/13/miss-earth-2020-first-virtual-coronation-event-to-push-through-amid-pandemic/|access-date=31 August 2020|last1=Green|first1=Jhen|website=Philippine News|language=en-US}}</ref>

The pageant started on 21 September 2020 and ran for a couple of months.<ref name="bigleague-pageants">{{cite web|last=Patao|first=Jose Jr.|title=20th Miss Earth commences on September 21 – Malaya Business Insight|website=[[Malaya (newspaper)|Malaya]] |url=https://malaya.com.ph/index.php/news_entertainment/20th-miss-earth-commences-on-september-21/|access-date=18 September 2020|date=18 September 2020|language=en-US}}</ref> 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 on KTX on 24 November 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Mario |last=Dumaual |date=9 November 2020|title=Miss Earth 2020 top bets bared; pageant to be viewed on KTX|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/life/11/09/20/look-miss-earth-2020-top-bets-bared-pageant-to-be-viewed-on-ktx|access-date=26 November 2020|website=ABS-CBN News|language=en}}</ref>

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.<ref name="bigleague-pageants"/> The preliminary judging categories are: Beauty of Face, Fitness, and Environmental Awareness.<ref name="tribune-wins">{{Cite web|last=TDT|date=29 November 2020|title=US wins first Miss Earth crown|url=https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2020/11/30/us-wins-first-miss-earth-crown/|access-date=11 December 2020|website=[[Daily Tribune (Philippines)]]|language=en-US|archive-date=December 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220151405/https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2020/11/30/us-wins-first-miss-earth-crown/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=5 July 2020|title=Baguio artist tops Miss Philippines Earth 2020 virtual pageant|url=https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/365584/baguio-artist-tops-miss-philippines-earth-2020-virtual-pageant/|access-date=11 December 2020|website=Inquirer Lifestyle|language=en-US}}</ref>

The pre-pageant activities and coronation night were conducted virtually due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic for the second consecutive year in 2021.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Bracamonte|first=Earl D. C.|title=Miss Earth 2021 continues with intro series, virtual challenges|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2021/10/18/2135008/miss-earth-2021-continues-intro-series-virtual-challenges|access-date=2021-11-01|website=Philstar.com}}</ref>

==Eligibility and judging criteria==
[[File:Miss Earth 2006 Swimsuit (3).jpg|thumb|Swimsuit portion of [[Miss Earth 2006]]]]
Competing delegates must have never been married or given birth and be between 18 and 28 years of age.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.missearth.info/join.php|title=Become Miss Earth|publisher=Miss Earth|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719085522/http://www.missearth.info/join.php|archive-date=2009-07-19|access-date=2009-09-03}}</ref> In the pre-judging stage, Miss Earth delegates are judged on their intelligence and their knowledge of environmental issues and policies, comprising 30% of the total score, while the remaining criteria are as follows: 35% for beauty and knowledge, 20% form and figure, 10% poise, and 5% attitude.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://cnnphilippines.com/lifestyle/2017/07/09/miss-PH-earth-prejudging.html|title=Judges test Miss PH Earth beauties' level of environmental awareness|last=AC|first=Nicholls|date=July 7, 2017|work=[[CNN]]|access-date=October 14, 2019|archive-date=October 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014041314/https://cnnphilippines.com/lifestyle/2017/07/09/miss-PH-earth-prejudging.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The delegates then participate in three rounds of competition: swimsuit, evening gown and question-and-answer. The last round focuses on topics of environmental concern.

==Titles and semi-finalists==
[[File:Missearth07 top4.jpg|thumb|Top 4 delegates in [[Miss Earth 2007]]]]
In the early years of the pageant, from 2001 to 2003, ten semi-finalists were chosen at Miss Earth. From 2004 to 2017, sixteen semi-finalists are chosen with the exception of the 10th (2010) edition where only 14 semi-finalists were selected. The number has since then increased to 18 in 2018 and 20 in 2019.<ref name=fourteen-semifinalists>{{cite news|last=Robert|first=Requintina|title=Indian model wins Miss Earth 2010|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/node/291020/indian-model-win|access-date=January 23, 2012|newspaper=[[Manila Bulletin]]|date=December 5, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226002942/http://www.mb.com.ph/node/291020/indian-model-win|archive-date=December 26, 2010 }}</ref> Since 2004, semi-finalists are cut to eight finalists, then to the final four from which the winner and her elemental court are announced. By 2019, the number of finalists were increased to 10.<ref name="almanac-history"/>

The pageant's winner is crowned Miss Earth; the Runners-up are named after the [[classical elements]]: Miss Fire (third runner-up), Miss Water (second runner-up), and Miss Air (first runner-up);<ref name="almanac-history"/> from 2010, the "elemental titles" (Air, Water, and Fire bestowed on the next three delegates with highest scores after the Miss Earth winner) were proclaimed of equal importance and thus have the same ranking and no longer classified as "runner-up".<ref name="allvoices.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/7522440-miss-earth-2010-is-miss-india|title=Pulsepoint|access-date=July 19, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328111821/http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/7522440-miss-earth-2010-is-miss-india|archive-date=March 28, 2012}}</ref><ref name=equal-ranking>{{cite news|last=Adina|first=Armin|title=Ecuadorian beauty crowned Miss Earth|url=http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/25925/ecuadorian-beauty-crowned-miss-earth|access-date=January 23, 2012|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|date=December 5, 2011}}</ref><ref name=question-answer>{{cite news|last=Thuy|first=Trinh Thanh|title=Miss India snags crown|url=http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/Life-Style/206394/miss-india-snags-crown.html|access-date=January 23, 2012|newspaper=[[Việt Nam News]]|date=December 6, 2010}}</ref><ref name=quest-ans>{{cite news|title=Miss India|url=http://hoilhpn.org.vn/NewsDetail.asp?Catid=126&NewsId=15265&lang=EN|access-date=January 23, 2012|newspaper=Vietnam Women's Union|date=December 13, 2010|archive-date=July 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703151812/http://hoilhpn.org.vn/NewsDetail.asp?Catid=126&NewsId=15265&lang=EN|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Recent titleholders==
{{For|full list and details|List of Miss Earth titleholders}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;
! Edition<br>(Year)
! Countries/Territories
! {{nowrap|Miss Earth}}
! {{nowrap|National Title}}
! Number of Entrants
|-
| ''[[Miss Earth 2021|21st]]''<br>(2021)
| {{flagu|Belize}}
| [[Destiny Wagner]]
| [[Miss Earth Belize]]
| 80
|-
| ''[[Miss Earth 2022|22nd]]''<br>(2022)
| {{flagu|South Korea}}
| [[Mina Sue Choi]]
| [[Miss Korea]]
| 85
|-
| ''[[Miss Earth 2023|23rd]]''<br>(2023)
| {{flagu|Albania}}
| [[Drita Ziri]]
| [[Miss Earth Albania]]
| 85
|-
| ''[[Miss Earth 2024|24th]]''<br>(2024)
| {{flagu|Australia}}
| [[Jessica Lane]]
| [[Miss Earth Australia]]
| 76
|-
| ''[[Miss Earth 2025|25th]]''<br>(2025)
| {{flagu|Czech Republic}}
| [[Natálie Puškinová]]
| [[Miss Czech Republic|Miss Earth Czech Republic]]
| 78
|-
|}

==Gallery of titleholders==
<gallery>
File:Natálie Puškinová Miss Earth 2025.jpg|Miss Earth 2025<br/>[[Natálie Puškinová]]<br/>{{flagicon|CZE}} Czech Republic
File:Jessica Lane (cropped) (2).jpg|Miss Earth 2024<br />[[Jessica Lane]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} Australia
File:Drita Ziri (2024).jpg|Miss Earth 2023<br />[[Drita Ziri]]<br />{{flagicon|Albania}} Albania
File:Mina Sue Choi (cropped).jpg|Miss Earth 2022<br />[[Mina Sue Choi]]<br />{{flagicon|South Korea}} South Korea
File:Destiny Wagner in Zamboanga City (2022) (cropped).jpg|Miss Earth 2021<br />[[Destiny Wagner]]<br />{{flagicon|Belize}} Belize
File:Lindsey Marie Coffey (cropped).jpg|Miss Earth 2020<br />[[Lindsey Coffey]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} United States
File:Nellys Pimentel in Zamboanga City (2022).jpg|Miss Earth 2019<br />[[Nellys Pimentel]]<br />{{flagicon|PUR}} Puerto Rico
File:Phương Khánh on SaigonTV.jpg|Miss Earth 2018<br />[[Phương Khánh Nguyễn]]<br />{{flagicon|VNM}} Vietnam
File:Karen Ibasco (cropped).jpg|Miss Earth 2017<br />[[Karen Ibasco]]<br />{{flagicon|PHI}} Philippines
File:Katherine Espin (cropped).jpg|Miss Earth 2016<br />[[Katherine Espín]]<br />{{flagicon|ECU}} Ecuador
File:Angelia Ong, Miss Earth 2015, on Life TV.jpg|Miss Earth 2015<br />[[Angelia Ong]]<br />{{flagicon|PHL}} Philippines
File:Jamie Herrell (Miss Philippines Earth 2014 ).jpg|Miss Earth 2014<br />[[Jamie Herrell]]<br />{{flagicon|PHL}} Philippines
File:Alyz Henrich (2016) (cropped).jpg|Miss Earth 2013<br />[[Alyz Henrich]]<br />{{flagicon|VEN}} Venezuela
File:Tereza Fajksova Olympia 2013.jpg|Miss Earth 2012<br />[[Tereza Fajksová]]<br />{{flagicon|CZE}} Czech Republic
File:Olga Alava.png|Miss Earth 2011<br />[[Olga Álava]]<br />{{flagicon|ECU}} Ecuador
File:Nicole Faria at the First look launch of 'Yaariyan'.jpg|Miss Earth 2010<br /> [[Nicole Faria]]<br />{{flagicon|IND}} India
File:Earth2009press01.jpg|Miss Earth 2009<br />[[Larissa Ramos]]<br />{{flagicon|BRA}} Brazil
File:Karla Henry.jpg|Miss Earth 2008<br />[[Karla Henry]]<br />{{flagicon|PHL}} Philippines
File:MissEarth2007.jpg|Miss Earth 2007<br />[[Jessica Trisko-Darden|Jessica Trisko]]<br />{{flagicon|CAN}} Canada
File:Hilhernandez.png|Miss Earth 2006<br />[[Hil Hernandez]]<br />{{flagicon|CHL}} Chile
File:MissEarth2005.jpg|Miss Earth 2005<br />[[Alexandra Braun]]<br />{{flagicon|VEN}} Venezuela
File:Priscilla Meirelles.jpg|Miss Earth 2004<br />[[Priscilla Meirelles]]<br />{{flagicon|BRA}} Brazil
File:Catharina Svensson, Miss Earth 2001.jpg|Miss Earth 2001<br/>[[Catharina Svensson]]<br/>{{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark
</gallery>

==Crown and jewelry==
<gallery>
File:MissEarth2007Court.png|''(L –R) The Elemental Court of [[Miss Earth 2007]]: Miss Earth-Water (Venezuela), Miss Earth (Canada), Miss Earth-Air (India) and Miss Earth-Fire (Spain).''
</gallery>
* The Miss Earth Crown (2001) - Created by a Filipino designer, Arnel Papa, it is the first Miss Earth crown which held at the first edition of Miss Earth in [[Miss Earth 2001|2001]]. [[Catharina Svensson]] of Denmark was the only Miss Earth titleholder to wear this crown.
* [[Swarovski|Swarovski Crown]] (2002–2008) - With the same Filipino crown designer, it is the second Miss Earth crown which first used in the [[Miss Earth 2002|2nd edition]] of Miss Earth.
<gallery>
File:Phương Khánh on SaigonTV.jpg|''[[Phương Khánh Nguyễn]] [[Miss Earth 2018]] wearing Flower Crown/Gem Crown.''
</gallery>
* Flower Crown / Gem Crown (2009–2022) - On November 16, 2009, Miss Earth unveiled a new crown designed by [[jewelry designer]] Ramona Haar with the frame made of 100% recycled 14-karat gold and argentums sterling silver, with precious stones composed of black diamonds, sardonyx, calcite, ruby, jade quartz crystal, garnet, peridot, and pearls gathered from over 80 of the participating countries in 2009.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://asianjournal.com/lifestyle/ramona-silva-haars-radiant-masterpieces-using-mother-earths-palette-of-precious-stones/|title=Ramona Silva Haar's radiant masterpieces using Mother Earth's palette of precious stones|last=Abarquez- Dela Cruz|first=Prosy|date=August 15, 2015|work=Asian Journal Newspaper|access-date=December 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212032115/http://asianjournal.com/lifestyle/ramona-silva-haars-radiant-masterpieces-using-mother-earths-palette-of-precious-stones/|archive-date=December 12, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=missearth-crown>{{cite news|title=About Miss Earth Beauty Pageant|url=http://www.missearth.info/crown.php|publisher=Miss Earth official website, Carousel Productions, Inc|first=Lorraine|last=Schuck|date=June 10, 2008|access-date=August 22, 2009|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724224129/http://www.missearth.info/crown.php|archive-date=July 24, 2009 }}</ref> In the [[Miss Earth 2013|13th edition]] of the Miss Earth, new tiaras were introduced for the elemental titleholders called "elemental crowns", representing Air, Water, and Fire, with multicolored precious stones in different hues of gold and yellow, sapphire and blue, and scarlet and red.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dothaneagle.com/lifestyles/local/local-jewelry-designer-creates-crowns-for-international-pageants/article_1f02fa12-b8e5-11e6-aa07-97b24ba384c0.html|title=Jewelry designer creates crowns for international pageants|last=Ussery|first=Peggy|date=December 2, 2016|work=Dothan Eagle|access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref>
<gallery>
File:Drita Ziri (cropped).jpg|''[[Drita Ziri]] [[Miss Earth 2023]] wearing Long Beach Pearl crown.''
</gallery>
* Long Beach Pearl Crown (2023–Present) - The crown, designed by the founder of Long Beach Pearl, Mrs. Bùi Thị Mỹ Cảnh (which is also the crown maker of [[Miss International]]) was first used in the [[Miss Earth 2023|23rd edition]]. The crown with the theme of "Unique, United - For the Common Planet Crown," is made of gold combined with pearls and gemstones with outstanding colors, which includes the 87 precious bright pearls. The significance of the number 87 is emphasized to signify the elements, which representing peace, prosperity, and longevity. The 6 South Sea pearls in the middle forming a circle combined with the colored stone border outside, creating a highlight symbolizing the constant and cyclical movement of the Earth, and also for the source of life for trees, nature, creatures, and people. Meanwhile, the yellow color of South Sea pearls also represents prosperity, happiness, and luck, with the curvy lines studded with white pearls also contribute to the decoration, instead of a call to join hands to protect the Earth.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Crown |url=http://www.missearth.tv/pageant.php#:~:text=The%20Miss%20Earth%20crown%2C%20created,peace%2C%20sustainability%2C%20and%20eternity. |access-date=24 December 2023 |website=The Miss Earth Pageant|date=December 10, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Chiêm ngưỡng vương miện ngọc trai Việt dành cho Miss Earth 2023 |url=https://vov.vn/giai-tri/chiem-nguong-vuong-mien-ngoc-trai-viet-danh-cho-miss-earth-2023-post1066938.vov |language=vi |access-date=23 December 2023 |website=VOV|date=December 21, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Vnexpress |title=Long Beach Pearl chế tác vương miện mới cho Miss Earth 2023 |url=https://vnexpress.net/long-beach-pearl-che-tac-vuong-mien-moi-cho-miss-earth-2023-4692166.html |language=vi |access-date=23 December 2023 |website=vnexpress}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Big Four international beauty pageants]]
* [[List of beauty pageants]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==Further reading==
* ''Feminism, Beauty Pageants and the Environment'': {{cite news|last1=Fernando|first1=Emmanuel Q.|title=Feminism, Beauty Pageants And The Environment|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2518&dat=20071215&id=SZQ1AAAAIBAJ&pg=1422,1574341&hl=en|access-date=September 14, 2016|newspaper=[[The Manila Times]]|date=December 15, 2007}}
* ''An old chestnut recycled: Miss Earth'': {{cite web|last=Lakhani|first=Nina|title=An old chestnut recycled: Miss Earth|website=[[The Independent]]|date=August 23, 2009|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/an-old-chestnut-recycled-miss-earth-1776179.html|access-date=January 8, 2016}}

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