Miss Earth 2017

Miss Earth 2017
Miss Earth 2017
	Karen Ibasco
Date	November 4, 2017
Presenters	James Deakin
Entertainment	Shontelle; Iskandar Widjaja;
Theme	Heroines Fighting Climate Change
Venue	SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines
Broadcaster	ABS-CBN; Facebook Live; FOX Life; Globovisión; MVS Comunicaciones; Rappler; SCCN Channel 17; ZAP TV; and SKTV2 channel science and technology from Vietnam
Entrants	85
Placements	16
Debuts	Angola; Belarus;
Withdrawals	Guam; Haiti; Iraq; Kenya; Macau; Namibia; Palestine; Romania; Scotland; Slovak Republic; South Africa; Suriname; Uruguay; Zimbabwe;
Returns	Cambodia; Cameroon; Costa Rica; Crimea; Ethiopia; France; Honduras; Puerto Rico; Rwanda; Samoa; Spain; Tonga; US Virgin Islands;
Winner	Karen Ibasco; Philippines
Photogenic	Lê Thị Hà Thu, Vietnam
	← 2016 2018 ⊟

Miss Earth 2017 was the 17th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Bay City, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines, on November 4, 2017.

Katherine Espín of Ecuador crowned Karen Ibasco of the Philippines as her successor at the end of the event.^[2] Ibasco's crowning marks the fourth time the Philippines won the Miss Earth title—the most in the pageant's history.

Results

Placements

Placement^[3]	Contestant
Miss Earth 2017	Philippines – Karen Ibasco
Miss Earth – Air 2017	Australia – Nina Robertson
Miss Earth – Water 2017	Colombia – Juliana Franco
Miss Earth – Fire 2017	Russia – Lada Akimova
Top 8	Czech Republic – Iva Uchytilová Netherlands – Faith Landman Thailand – Paweensuda Drouin Venezuela – Ninoska Vásquez
Top 16	Angola – Ermelinda De Matos Bosnia and Herzegovina – Jelena Karagić Cameroon – Angèle Kossinda Guatemala – Maria José Castañeda Switzerland – Sarah Laura Peyrel Tonga – Diamond Langi United States – Andreia Gibau Vietnam – Lê Thị Hà Thu

NOTE (*): For this year's pageant, there were no first, second and third runners-up. Instead, the non-winning elemental queens were of equal ranking (they are all runners-up), with each being eligible to replace the winner if it were necessary.^[4] Therefore, first, second and third before the word runner-up here is only formal.

Preliminary rounds

Figure and form

Result	Delegate
Top 16	Australia – Nina Robertson Bosnia and Herzegovina – Jelena Karagić Brazil – Yasmin Engelke Canada – Jacqueline Marsh Netherlands – Faith Landman Panama – Erika Parker Philippines – Karen Ibasco Poland – Dominika Szymańska Puerto Rico – Karla Aponte Russia – Lada Akimova Switzerland – Sarah Laura Peyrel Thailand – Paweensuda Drouin United States – Andreia Gibau Venezuela – Ninoska Vásquez Vietnam – Lê Thị Hà Thu Wales – Sophie Bettridge

Beauty of face and poise

Result	Delegate
Top 16	Australia – Nina Robertson Bolivia – Giancarla Fernández Bosnia and Herzegovina – Jelena Karagić Colombia – Juliana Franco Costa Rica – Fernanda Rodríguez Ecuador – Lessie Giler Honduras – Valeria Cardona Israel – Elian Qupty Netherlands – Faith Landman Russia – Lada Akimova Serbia – Marija Nikić Switzerland – Sarah Laura Peyrel Thailand – Paweensuda Drouin Tonga – Diamond Langi Ukraine – Diana Mironenko Venezuela – Ninoska Vásquez

Intelligence and environmental awareness

Result	Delegate
Top 16	Australia – Nina Robertson Belize – Iris Salguero Colombia – Juliana Franco Costa Rica – Fernanda Rodríguez Czech Republic – Iva Uchytilová Denmark – Sabrina Jovanović England – Charlotte Brooke Guatemala – María José Castañeda India – Shaan Suhas Kumar Indonesia – Michelle Alriani Netherlands – Faith Landman Philippines – Karen Ibasco Switzerland – Sarah Laura Peyrel Thailand – Paweensuda Drouin Tonga – Diamond Langi United States – Andreia Gibau

Pre-pageant activities

Medalists

Event		Gold	Silver	Bronze
Press Presentation (Darling of the Press)		Karen Ibasco Philippines	Paweensuda Drouin Thailand	Abigail Chama Zambia

Miss Photogenic (On-line Voting)		Lê Thị Hà Thu Vietnam	Juliana Franco Colombia	Ninoska Vásquez Venezuela

Best in Eco-Beauty Video Presentation		Karla Aponte Puerto Rico	Tugs-Amgalan Mongolia	Angèle Kossinda Cameroon

Swimsuit Competition
	Group 1	Nina Robertson Australia	Ninoska Vásquez Venezuela	Lessie Giler Ecuador
	Group 2	Karen Ibasco Philippines	Karen Rojas Peru	Lada Akimova Russia
	Group 3	Karla Aponte Puerto Rico	Sarah Peyrel Switzerland	Andreia Gibau United States

Talent Competition
	Group 1	Elena Trifonova Crimea	MaJo Castañeda Guatemala	Sophie Bettridge Wales
	Group 2	Lada Akimova Russia	Elsa Antoun Lebanon	Amelie Zhao Chinese Taipei
	Group 3	Artemis Charalambous Cyprus	Mona Taio Cook Islands	Lê Thị Hà Thu Vietnam

Resorts Wear Competition
	Group 1	Ninoska Vásquez Venezuela	Faith Landman Netherlands Dominika Szymańska Poland	Valeria Cardona Honduras Sophie Bettridge Wales
	Group 2	Lada Akimova Russia	Karen Ibasco Philippines	Karen Rojas Peru
	Group 3	Lê Thị Hà Thu Vietnam	Andreia Gibau USA	Diana Mironenko Ukraine

Long Gown Competition
	Group 1	Ninoska Vásquez Venezuela	Paweensuda Drouin Thailand	Faith Landman Netherlands Erika Parker Panama
	Group 2	Karen Rojas Peru	Fernanda Rodríguez Costa Rica Karen Ibasco Philippines	Eucharia Akani Nigeria
	Group 3	Karla Aponte Puerto Rico	Karen Bustos Mexico	Lê Thị Hà Thu Vietnam

Miss Friendship
	Group 1	Hannah Lee South Korea	Ismatu Daramy Sierra Leone	Camilla Fogestedt Sweden
	Group 2	Yasuyo Saito Japan	Ainara De Santamaría Spain	Karen Rojas Peru
	Group 3	Diamond Langi Tonga	Sarah Peyrel Switzerland	Shaan Suhas Kumar India

National Costume Competition
	South America	Giancarla Fernández Bolivia	Ninoska Vásquez Venezuela	Valeria Ivasiuten Paraguay
	Asia Pacific	Karen Ibasco Philippines	Paweensuda Drouin Thailand	Yasuyo Saito Japan
	North America	MaJo Castañeda Guatemala	Jacqueline Marsh Canada	Íngrid Franco Dominican Republic
	Africa	Maud Fadi Ghana	Ermelinda De Matos Angola	Angèle Kossinda Cameroon
	Western Europe	Glória Silva Portugal	Fabiana Barra Italy	Sophie Bettridge Wales
	Eastern Europe	Lada Akimova Russia	Artemis Charalambous Cyprus	Sara Gavranič Slovenia

Special awards

Award	Delegate
Miss Earth Eco-Warrior ( medal event)	Vietnam – Lê Thị Hà Thu
Miss IPPCA	Thailand – Paweensuda Drouin
Miss JACMI	Puerto Rico – Karla Victoria Aponte
Miss Laus Group	Ecuador – Lessie Giler
Miss Pontefino Hotel	Ukraine – Diana Mironenko
Miss Pontefino Estates	Northern Ireland – Maire Lynch
Miss Rotary Club of Makati	Ecuador – Lessie Giler
Miss Charmulets	Colombia – Juliana Franco
Miss Versailles	Netherlands – Faith Landman
Miss Gotesco	Netherlands – Faith Landman

Miss Earth Hannah's

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

Miss Earth Hannah's 2017

Thailand – Paweensuda Drouin

1st Runner-Up

Venezuela – Ninoska Vásquez

2nd Runner-Up

Ecuador – Lessie Giler Sanchez

Best in Swimsuit

Venezuela – Ninoska Vásquez

Best in Long Gown

Thailand – Paweensuda Drouin

Other Delegates

Austria – Bianca Kronsteiner
Czech Republic – Iva Uchytilová
Guatemala – Maria José Castañeda
Israel – Elian Qupty
South Korea – Hannah Lee
Sweden – Camilla Fogestedt
Uganda – Josephine Mutesi

Contestants

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

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

Notes

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

Returns

Last competed in 2005:

Cambodia

Last competed in 2008:

Ethiopia
Rwanda

Last competed in 2010:

Cameroon

Last competed in 2014:

Puerto Rico
Samoa
Tonga
US Virgin Islands

Last competed in 2015:

Costa Rica
Crimea
France
Honduras
Spain

Withdrawals

Iraq
Kenya
Macau
Namibia
Palestine
Romania
Slovak Republic
Suriname
Uruguay
Zimbabwe

Replacements

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

Did not compete

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

Broadcasters

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

References

^ Adina, Armin P. "Miss Earth 2017 hopes to boost image of Philippines abroad". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
^ "A WIN FOR THE PHL: Karen Ibasco is Miss Earth 2017". GMA News Online. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
^ "FULL LIST: Winners, Miss Earth 2017". Rappler. 4 November 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
^ Miss Earth 2017: Announcement of Winners. Rappler (video). 5 November 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
^ Villano, Alexa (31 October 2017). "IN PHOTOS: Meet the candidates of Miss Earth 2017". Rappler. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
^ "Miss Earth 2017 Heroines". Facebook. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
^ Ribeiro, José. "Ermelinda Matos consternada com as mortes". Jornal de Angola. Archived from the original on 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
^ "Iris Salguero represents Belize in Miss Earth Pageant". The San Pedro Sun. 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
^ "Ninoska Vásquez es Miss Tierra Venezuela 2017". El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2017-08-20.

External links

Official website

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

[1] Adina, Armin P. "Miss Earth 2017 hopes to boost image of Philippines abroad". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2017-10-30.

[2] "A WIN FOR THE PHL: Karen Ibasco is Miss Earth 2017". GMA News Online. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 2023-04-15.

[3] "FULL LIST: Winners, Miss Earth 2017". Rappler. 4 November 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

[4] Miss Earth 2017: Announcement of Winners. Rappler (video). 5 November 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2017.

[5] Villano, Alexa (31 October 2017). "IN PHOTOS: Meet the candidates of Miss Earth 2017". Rappler. Retrieved 11 May 2018.

[6] "Miss Earth 2017 Heroines". Facebook. Retrieved 11 May 2018.

[8] Ribeiro, José. "Ermelinda Matos consternada com as mortes". Jornal de Angola. Archived from the original on 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2017-10-30.

[9] "Iris Salguero represents Belize in Miss Earth Pageant". The San Pedro Sun. 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2017-10-30.

[10] "Ninoska Vásquez es Miss Tierra Venezuela 2017". El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2017-08-20.

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