Miss Earth 2023: Meet the contestants from Europe

Twenty-seven of the 86 contestants currently vying for Miss Earth 2023 in Vietnam came from the region of Europe.

Returning countries this year include Armenia, Denmark, Germany and Ukraine.

After winning the inaugural Miss Earth competition in 2001 with Denmark's Catharina Svensson, the region managed to achieve two more victories — Bosnia and Herzegovina's Dzejla Glavovic in 2002 (dethroned) and Czech Republic's Tereza Fajksova in 2012.

Europe's last placement in the Top 4 was in 2020 with Michala Rubinstein of Denmark who bagged the Miss Earth - Fire title.

With the largest number of participants coming from this region, will there be another European winner this year?

Meet the contestants:


ALBANIA - Drita Ziri

ARMENIA - Paolin Ahangari

BELARUS - Karyna Kisialiova

BELGIUM - Jolien Pede

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA - Verica Mihajlović

BULGARIA - Victoria Lazarova

CROATIA - Michelle Salome Kursar

CZECH REPUBLIC - Kristýna Pavlovičová

DENMARK - Silvia Topholm

ENGLAND - Jordan-Louise Smith

FRANCE - Enola Godart

GERMANY - Maike Damrat

GREECE - Christianna Katsieri

IRELAND - Layla Doherty

KOSOVO - Leonora Leci

MONTENEGRO - Tina Krulanović

NETHERLANDS - Noa Claus

NORWAY - Emilie Svendby

POLAND - Ewa Jakubiec

PORTUGAL - Carlota Lobo

ROMANIA - Georgiana Catalina Popescu

RUSSIA - Daria Lukonkina

SERBIA - Andela Vanevski

SLOVENIA - Monika Čavlović

SPAIN - Edurne Fernández

UKRAINE - Anastasiia Feier

WALES - Carys Havard

The 23rd Miss Earth final will be held this December 22 at Van Phuc City. Mina Sue Choi of South Korea will crown her successor at the end of the event.

Head over to the Eventista voting portal to vote for your favorites. The winner of the Miss People's Choice will automatically earn a spot in the semifinals.

Photos: Miss Earth

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