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Organization, annual environmental awareness-themed international beauty competition / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Miss Earth is a major international beauty pageant that advocates for environmental awareness, conservation and social responsibility.[2][3][4] It is the third-largest beauty pageant in the world in terms of the number of national-level competitions to participate in the world finals.[5] Along with Miss World, Miss Universe and Miss International, it is one of the Big Four international beauty pageants.[6]
Formation | April 3, 2001; 23 years ago (2001-04-03)[1] |
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Type | Beauty pageant |
Headquarters | Manila |
Location | |
Official language | English |
President | Ramon Monzon |
Key people | Lorraine Schuck |
Website | www |
Since its inception, the pageant has mostly been held in the Philippines, either in October or November, but Vietnam and Austria have also hosted the event. Since 2002, it has been televised nationwide via ABS-CBN (except in 2018 when GMA Network broadcast the pageant) and Studio 23 (until it was shut down in 2014), with delayed international telecasts in more than 80 countries via Star World (rebranded as Fox Life) and The Filipino Channel.[7][8][9]
Reigning titleholders dedicate their year to promoting specific projects, often addressing issues concerning the environment and other global challenges[10][11] through school tours, tree planting activities, street campaigns, cleanups, speaking engagements, shopping mall tours, media guesting, environmental fairs, storytelling programs to children, eco-fashion shows, and other environmentally oriented activities.[12][13][14]
The winner of Miss Earth is the spokesperson for the Miss Earth Foundation, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and other environmental organizations.[15][16][17] The Miss Earth Foundation also works with the environmental departments and ministries of participating countries, various private sectors and corporations, as well as the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF).[18][19][20]
The current Miss Earth is Destiny Wagner of Belize who, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was crowned virtually on November 21, 2021.[21][22]
The current Elemental Queens are:
- Marisa Butler: Miss Earth – Air from United States
- Romina Denecken: Miss Earth – Water from Chile
- Jareerat Petsom: Miss Earth – Fire from Thailand