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Miss Earth Caguas Victoria Arocho was crowned Miss Earth Puerto Rico 2023 on Sunday, January 29 at the Centro de Bellas Artes de Caguas. The 20-year-old model representing Caguas bested 21 other competitors to win the national title. She succeeds Paulina Avilés — Miss Earth Puerto Rico 2022 and Miss Earth 2022 Top 8 finalist. Rounding out the Top 4 were Miss Earth Rincón Nashaly Muñiz, Miss Earth Fajardo Ashley Melendez, and Miss Earth Cayey Jaimar Cruz. They were named Miss Earth Air, Water, and Fire, respectively. Miss Earth Camuy Lizmarie Rodríguez and Miss Earth Guaynabo Monika Zayas completed the Top 6 finalists. The representatives of Bayamón, María Amador; Isabela, Andrea Arteaga; Loíza, Alondra Martínez; Manatí, Monique Alarcón; Ponce, Cynthia Goenaga; and Villalba, Jovanska Santiago were the rest of the Top 12 semifinalists. Puerto Rico has won the Miss Earth pageant once with Nellys Pimentel in 2019. The new Miss Earth Puerto Rico will now prepare to represent Puerto Rico at

Miss Elegance Franche-Comté Charlotte Brique was crowned Miss Elegance France 2023 (Miss Earth France) in a glittering national final held on Saturday, January 28 in Albi, Tarn. The 24-year-old communications graduate from Belfort bested 21 other competitors to win her national title. She is expected to represent France at Miss Earth 2023 in Vietnam later this year. Miss Elegance Gascogne (Inès Sanchez-Isser), Nord-Pas-de-Calais (Alyssa Verhenne), Alsace (Chrislène Largen), and Midi-Pyrénées (Eva Mariotto) were announced the first, second, third, and fourth runners-up, respectively. Last year's winner who competed in Miss Earth 2022 last November in the Philippines, Alison Carrasco, relinquished her reign and pass the crown to her successor at the end of the event. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Élégance France 2023 (@charlotte.brique) Photos: Johann Augusto / Comité Miss Elégance France,  JooPhotoo  / Instagram

Kentucky's Danielle Mullins was proclaimed Miss Earth USA 2023 at the culmination of the national pageant held on Saturday, January 7 at the Linda Chapin Theater of the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. The 25-year-old professional stylist and makeup artist based in Louisville received her crown and sash from her predecessor Brielle Simmons of Connecticut. Maryland's Shawna Melvin was named Miss Earth USA Air while the representatives of Florida, Natalia Aldarondo, Nebraska, Angel Strong, and Tennessee, Gracie Pfaff were announced Miss Earth USA Water, Fire, and Eco, respectively. Rounding out the Top 12 were Arkansas, District of Columbia, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Washington while the rest of the Top 20 were California, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Ohio and Virginia. The new Miss Earth USA is a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University with a degree in public relations. She will now prepare to represent the USA at th

Vanesa Švédová was crowned Česká Miss Essens 2022 (Miss Universe Czech Republic 2023) in a glittering final on Sunday, December 11 at the O2 Universum in Prague. The 19-year-old model from Přerov is now expected to represent the Czech Republic at the 72nd Miss Universe (Miss Universe 2023) pageant. "Oh my goodness, I still can’t believe y’all really chose me. Thank you all for the votes, for the SMS, to the jury, the audience, the girls, the production for the great care and organization, to everyone who helped me in any way to achieve this," she shared online after winning her title. Rounding out the Top 3 winners were Miss Global Czech Republic 2023 Marie Danči, 25, from Krnov, and Miss Earth Czech Republic 2023 Kristýna Pavlovičová, 20, from Strakonice. They will respectively compete in the Miss Global 2023 and Miss Earth 2023 editions in Vietnam. This year's Česká Miss Essens introduced the reality show "Hledá se Miss" which follows contestants' journey

The interview judges for the upcoming Miss Earth USA and Teen Miss Earth USA 2023 have been officially announced. Meet the distinguished panel of judges: Andreia Gibau - Host, model, Miss Earth USA 2017 and Miss New York USA 2020 Lisa Forbes Cardell - Pageant coach, state pageant director, and Miss Earth USA 2007 Thom Brodeur - Businessman, media personality, and CEO of Queen Beauty Universe Elizabeth Safrit Bull - Former Miss World United States and Miss World 2014 second runner-up Laura Clark - Miss Earth USA National Director The national finals will be taking place from January 4 to 8 in Orlando, Florida. Visit missearthusa.com for ticket reservations. Photo: Miss Earth USA RELATED POST: Miss Earth USA 2023 schedule of events, tickets info

Miss Earth USA 2023 will be held on Saturday, January 7 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida where the reigning queen Brielle Simmons will crown her successor. Hosted by former Miss Earth USA and Miss Earth Water Brittany Ann Payne, the events will take place at the Linda Chapin Theater. The contestants will be accommodated at the Rosen Centre Hotel. For more information on tickets and hotel reservations, visit the official website of Miss Earth USA . Proceeds from the upcoming competition will benefit the Beauties for a Cause USA / B4ACUSA Foundation whose primary focus is to support environmental preservation while empowering women and young girls. In addition to Miss Earth USA, three other divisions will be taking place ⁠— the Mrs USA, Teen Miss Earth USA and ⁠Junior Ambassador. The next Miss Earth USA will be sent to the Miss Earth 2023 pageant which is expected to be held in Vietnam. Here is the official schedule of events: Wednesday, January 4, 2023 Rosen Ce

Dilnaz Tilaeva was crowned Miss Earth Qazaqstan 2022 (Miss Earth Kazakhstan) from a field of 23 competitors during the Miss Qazaqstan 2022 final on Friday, November 18 at the Palace of the Republic in Almaty. The 19-year-old student from Almaty City is pursuing translation studies at Turan University. Talking about her journey to the national competition, she said, "For me, the Miss Kazakhstan contest is an opportunity to express myself, exchange invaluable experience, and also get pleasant emotions from participation." "The most important thing for me is to be a part of the competition, but I will try to represent my city and country in a dignified way," she added. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dilnaz Tilaeva ✈️ (@distewardesss) Dilnaz, who has been wanting to be a stewardess, is passionate about psychology books and cycling, loves evening walks after dinner, and is also into sports especially basketball and volleyball, and danci

Lee Seung-hyun, a 23-year-old economics student at Korea University was crowned Miss Korea 2022 in a glittering final held on Wednesday, October 26 at the Blue Square in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Yoo Si-eun, 25, a student of aviation services, and Kim Go-eun, 22, a student of aviation and aeronautical engineering, were in second and third places, respectively. Out of 54 regional winners, only 30 finalists were selected to take part in the 66th edition of the national pageant. This year's winners are expected to represent Korea at Miss Earth 2023 in Vietnam and Miss International 2023 in Japan. Meet the new Miss Korea: View this post on Instagram A post shared by 이승현 (@is.hyun_) Photos: Miss Korea , Lee Seung-hyun / Instagram RELATED POSTS: Miss International Korea 2022 is Kim Su-jin SPOTLIGHT: Meet Hanna Kim, Miss Universe Korea 2022

Daria Lukonkina has been crowned Beauty of Russia (Krasa Rossii / Краса России) 2022 on Wednesday, October 26 at the Zimny Teatr (Winter Theater) in Sochi. The 19-year-old model and student from Nizhny Novgorod will represent Russia at Miss Earth 2023 in Vietnam. She succeeded last year's winner Ekaterina Velmakina who will go to the Philippines for Miss Earth 2022 this November. Rounding out the Top 6 finalists were Zlata Sokolova, Daria Turysheva, Christina Kim, Alena Klyosova and Milena Vatsik. Pilna Baranchevskaya and Regina Mezentseva and Elizabeth Boyarnikova were awarded Miss Talent, Director's Choice, and Young Beauty, respectively. "I am overwhelmed with emotions, I am very glad that after all this title has become mine, that I will carry it with dignity and pride all my life," said the new Miss Earth Russia after winning the national competition. Founded 26 years ago, Beauty of Russia is one of the oldest beauty competitions in Russia. This year, a total of

Manvin Khera was crowned Miss Earth Malaysia 2023 during the Ratu Wanita Malaya final competition held on Saturday, October 8 at the Evolve Concept Mall in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. The 21-year-old model is now expected to represent Malaysia at the Miss Earth 2023 pageant which will be held in Vietnam. Her predecessor, Kajel Kaur, will compete in Miss Earth 2022 this November in the Philippines. A total of 18 competitors were selected to take part in the inaugural edition of the national pageant. Other winners who will also be sent to various international competitions next year were Miss Face of Humanity Malveen Kaur, Miss Global Malaysia Sunshine Aileen Devi Eric, Miss Eco Malaysia Thanu Shri, Miss Asia Pacific Malaysia Taanusiya Chetty, and Miss Star Malaysia Kash Bhullar. Meet the new Miss Earth Malaysia: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Manvin Khera 🌹 (@manvinkhera) Photos: Pawee Ventura / Missosology, Sallehudin Ahmad / Manvin Khera / Instagram