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The Top 12 for best national costume at Miss Earth 2023 has been officially announced. Three costumes that received the most votes from each continental group make up the finalists. Online voting was conducted on Miss Earth's official Facebook page following the national costume competition held on Saturday, December 16 at the Van Thanh Flower Village in Dalat, Vietnam. Here are the Top 12 for Best National Costume: AFRICA Madagascar - Valisoa Fifaliana Ratsimbazafy Namibia - Martha Kautanevali Zimbabwe - Courtney Jongwe AMERICAS Bolivia - Ivana Girard Paraguay - Gretha Matiauda Venezuela - Jhosskaren Smiller ASIA & OCEANIA Myanmar - Soung Hnin San Philippines - Yllana Marie Aduana Vietnam - Do Thi Lan Anh EUROPE Albania - Drita Ziri Bulgaria - Victoria Lazarova Germany - Maike Damrat The Top 12 will now have the chance to double their voting points for one day from 9 p.m. on December 20 to 9: p.m. on December 21 (GMT+7) for the Miss People's Choice on Eventista's por

The final round of voting for Best Bikini at Miss Earth 2023 closed with Philippines' Yllana Marie Aduana being announced as the winner. Victoria Lazarova of Bulgaria, Valisoa Fifaliana Ratsimbazafy of Madagascar, Noa Claus of the Netherlands, Gretha Matiauda of Paraguay, Jhosskaren Smiller of Venezuela, Do Thi Lan Anh of Vietnam, and Courtney Jongwe of Zimbabwe were the Top finalists. As a prize, the Filipina beauty hailing from Siniloan, Laguna will now have a chance to double her voting points for one day from 2:00 p.m. on December 19 to 2:00 p.m. on December 20 (GMT+7) for the Miss People's Choice on Eventista's portal. The winner of the Miss People's Choice will automatically earn a spot in the semifinals to be announced during the final show and coronation night on December 22 at Van Phuc City. "Thank you so much to everyone who voted and supported. I love you all. Three more days. I will continue to fight for you," Yllana shared in Filipino on social m

The Miss Earth 2023 preliminary competition took place on Saturday, December 16 at the Van Thanh Flower Village in Dalat, Vietnam. Eighty-five beauties from around the planet showcased their swimsuit bodies and colorful national costumes during the show. Here are our Top 20 favorite national costumes: Bangladesh - Anika Bushra Mariya Brazil - Morgana Carlos China - Mingyang Wang Colombia - Luz Adriana López Cuba - Aleida Josefa Perez Ecuador - Naomi Viteri Ghana - Priscilla Asante India - Priyan Sain Indonesia - Cindy Inanto Japan - Kilali Oshiro Mongolia - Munkhchimeg Batjargal Myanmar - Soung Hnin San Paraguay - Gretha Matiauda Philippines - Yllana Aduana South Africa - Belindé Schreuder Sri Lanka - Viyana Pietersz Thailand - Cora Bliault Venezuela - Jhosskaren Smiller Vietnam - Do Thi Lan Anh Zambia - Kunda Mwamulima Head over to the Miss Earth official Facebook page to cast your votes for Best in National Costume. Voting will close on December 20 at 6 p.m. (GMT+7). The 23rd Miss E

Following the first round of online voting for Miss Bikini at Miss Earth 2023, the Miss Earth organizers officially announced the Top 8 finalists for the award. Two contestants with the highest votes from each continental group made up the finalists. The result was based on the number of reactions and shares on their official bikini photos that were posted on Miss Earth's social media. They will each get the chance to double their voting points for 1 day - from December 16, 11:00 p.m. to December 17, 11:00 p.m. (GMT+7), for the Miss People's Choice on Eventista's voting portal. Meet the Top 8 finalists: AFRICA Madagascar - Valisoa Fifaliana Ratsimbazafy Zimbabwe - Courtney Jongwe AMERICAS Paraguay - Gretha Matiauda Venezuela - Jhosskaren Smiller ASIA & OCEANIA Philippines - Yllana Aduana Vietnam - Do Thi Lan Anh EUROPE Bulgaria - Victoria Lazarova Netherlands - Noa Claus The Round 2 voting for Miss Bikini will start on Sunday, December 17 at 12 p.m. (GMT+7). Finals and

Vietnam's Do Lan Anh has been announced the winner of the Best Appearance at Miss Earth 2023 blue carpet welcome event which was held last December 3 at the Opera House in Ho Chi Minh City. The 26-year-old was voted by fans from December 4 to December 8 on the official social media page of the Miss Earth competition. As previously announced, the rest of the Top 5 finalists for the award were beauties from Cambodia (Pouvjessica Tan), Mongolia (Munkhchimeg Batjargal), Myanmar (Soung Hnin San), and the Philippines (Yllana Aduana). For her prize, Miss Earth Vietnam received a chance to double her voting points for the Miss People's Choice on the Eventista portal from 9 p.m. on December 13 until 9 p.m. on December 14. The winner of the Miss People's Choice award will automatically earn a spot in the Top 20 semifinals to be revealed during the final show. The 23rd Miss Earth pageant will culminate in a grand coronation event to be held on December 22 at Van Phuc City. Photo: Mis

A total of 23 contestants from Asia and Oceania are currently vying for Miss Earth 2023 in Vietnam. Five returning countries from the region this year consist of Bangladesh, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, and the Northern Marianas. Asia and Oceania have held the title of Miss Earth six times since the first edition of the pageant in 2001. The Philippines leads with four wins, two of which were back-to-back in 2014 and 2015. Will there be another winner from this region this year? Meet the contestants: AUSTRALIA  - Helen Lātūkefu BANGLADESH  - Anika Bushra Mariya CAMBODIA  - Pouvjessica Tan CHINA  - Mingyang Wang INDIA  - Priyan Sain INDONESIA  - Cindy Inanto JAPAN  - Kilali Oshiro KAZAKHSTAN  - Dilnaz Tilaeva KOREA  - Jang Da-yeon LAOS  - Nou Lao Wamenglor MALAYSIA  - Nadira Isaac MONGOLIA  - Munkhchimeg Batjargal MYANMAR  - Soung Hnin San NEPAL  - Rainyusha Majgaiya NEW ZEALAND  - Caitlyn Dulcie NORTHERN MARIANAS  - Jan Zowie Cruz PAKISTAN  - Kapotaqkhy Chanchala PALESTINE  - Yara Bis

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 ENGLA

A total of 15 contestants from the region of Africa are currently vying for Miss Earth 2023 in Vietnam. Three returning countries this year consist of Kenya, Liberia, and Madagascar. The region held the Miss Earth title once with Winfred Omwakwe of Kenya in 2002. Its last placement in the Top 4 was in 2008 with Tanzania's Miriam Odemba. Will Africa win its second crown after 21 years? Meet the contestants: CAMEROON  - Noella Atem ETHIOPIA  - Hebron Beyene GHANA  - Priscilla Asante KENYA  - Abigael Kombo LIBERIA  - Cassandra Peters MADAGASCAR  - Valisoa Fifaliana Ratsimbazafy MAURITIUS  - Hateefa Low Kom NAMIBIA  - Martha Kautanevali NIGERIA  - Shelly Usman REUNION ISLAND  - Shanel Malouda SIERRA LEONE  - Mary Juliet Sia Kanessie SOUTH AFRICA  - Belindé Schreuder SOUTH SUDAN  - Alek Malaak Ayuen ZAMBIA  - Kunda Mwamulima ZIMBABWE  - Courtney Jongwe 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 e

Following the Miss Earth 2023 blue carpet evening gown competition and "Xin Chao" welcome ceremony held last Sunday at the Opera House in Ho Chi Minh City, online voting was conducted on social media for "Best Appearance" from December 4 to December 8. Based on the officially announced voting results, the Top 5 winners for the award were the contestants from Cambodia (Pouvjessica Tan), Mongolia (Munkhchimeg Batjargal), Myanmar (Soung Hnin San), Philippines (Yllana Aduana) and Vietnam (Do Thi Lan Anh). View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Earth (@missearth) They will each get the chance to double their voting points for one day, from 9:00 PM Dec 8 to 9:00 PM Dec 9 (GMT+7), for the Miss People's Choice on the Eventista voting portal. The ultimate winner of the "Best Appearance" to be announced on December 12 will receive a special gift while the Miss People's Choice will be granted a direct entry to the semifinals.

The contestants vying for Miss Earth 2023 officially received their green sashes on Friday, December 1 with the presence of Miss Earth executive Peachy Veneracion and Miss Earth Vietnam's national director Truong Ngoc Anh. Around 80 eco beauties from the world have already arrived in the host country. Their sashing ceremony took place at Wink Hotels, their official residence hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Aside from meeting their fellow contestants in person and receiving their iconic sashes, their first week of activities also consists of social media interviews, fittings, rehearsals for the HCMC Tourism Week opening, and preliminary for the talent competition. Miss Earth organizers have released an updated schedule of events with several changes including the final venue from Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC) to Van Phuc City. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Earth (@missearth) The first major event will happen this Sunday,