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The Miss Philippines Earth 2023 Swimsuit Competition was held on Wednesday, April 19 at the Municipal Plaza of Talakag, Bukidnon. Yllana Marie Aduana of Siniloan, Laguna won the gold medal while Sha’uri Livori of the Filipino Community of Melbourne, Australia, and Kerri Reilley of Mangatarem, Pangasinan were awarded the silver and bronze, respectively. A frontrunner for the crown, the 24-year-old model and actress also previously earned several awards — Bukidnon's Banog Banog Festival Creative Wings Competition (winner), Talent Competition (silver), and Darling of the Press (gold). View this post on Instagram A post shared by Yllana Marie Aduana (@yanaaduana) The final competition of the 23rd Miss Philippines Earth pageant will be held at the Toledo City Sports Center in Toledo, Cebu, Philippines on April 29. Photos: Konan Tuadles (MAVIS studio) / Talakag Tourism, Lemuel Inocencio Abejuro / Yllana Marie Aduana / Instagram RELATED POSTS: Miss Philippines Earth 2

The Miss Philippines Earth 2023 Talent Competition was held on Sunday, April 16 at The Royal Care Venue in the "City of Stars" Quezon City. Kerri Reilly of Mangatarem, Pangasinan bagged the gold medal for her breathtaking aerial hoop dance performance. The representatives of San Pascual, Batangas, Jeica Czaverika Dimatatac, and Siniloan, Laguna, Yllana Marie Aduana, were awarded the silver and bronze, respectively. A total of 12 out of 29 beauties vying for this year's national title showcased their talents during the event. Meet the winners: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Philippines Earth (@missphilearth) The 23rd Miss Philippines Earth edition will be held on April 30 at the Toledo Sports Center in Toledo, Cebu. Photos: Miss Philippines Earth RELATED POSTS: Miss Philippines Earth 2023: Meet the 29 contestants Miss Philippines Earth 2023: Meet the darlings of the press

Miss Nepal 2023, the 27th edition of the Miss Nepal pageant presented by Dabur Vatika will be held on May 27 at the Godavari Sunrise Convention Center in Lalitpur. Following rounds of auditions across all provinces of the country, a total of 24 contestants were officially sashed last March 31 by The Hidden Treasure Director Diwakar Rajkarnikar at Park Village Resort, Budalinkantha. Three new titleholders will be crowned by outgoing queens Miss Nepal World 2022 Priyanka Rani Joshi, Miss Nepal Earth 2022 Sareesha Shrestha, and Miss Nepal International 2022 Nancy Khadka at the culmination of this year's event. Their respective successors will go on to represent Nepal at international competitions — Miss World 2024, Miss Earth 2023 (Vietnam), and Miss International 2023 (Japan) pageants. The grand coronation show of Miss Nepal 2023 will be broadcast exclusively on Kantipur Television (KTV) and live streaming on the pageant's official YouTube channel. Meet the 24 contestants:

Miss Philippines Earth 2023, the 23rd edition of Carousel Production's national competition for the Miss Earth pageant, will be held on Saturday, April 29 in Toledo, Cebu. The theme for this year's event dedicated to environmental protection and preservation of Mother Earth is "ME Loves 20TREE." A total of 29  beauties for cause representing various municipalities, cities, provinces, and overseas Filipino communities have been chosen to vie for the crown. One of them will succeed last year's winner Jenny Ramp of Santa Ignacia, Tarlac, and represent the Philippines at Miss Earth 2023 in Vietnam later this year. Who will be the next Miss Philippines Earth? Meet the contestants: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Philippines Earth (@missphilearth) Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur - Patricia Nicole Yap Balayan, Batangas - Meri Lasil Relevo Brooke's Point, Palawan   - Veronica Sinajon Fil-Com California, USA - Nicolle Lagera Carrasc

The Miss Philippines Earth 2023 official press presentation was held on Monday, April 3 at the Lime Beach Club Manila in Lime Resort Manila. A total of 30 contestants vying for this year's Miss Philippines Earth title strutted in their official sashes and swimsuits as they were presented to the members of the media at the poolside area of the resort. Sponsored by HANA Shampoo, the pre-pageant event culminated with the announcement of the Top 3 winners for the Darling of the Press and the Top 10 HANA Beauties. Miss Siniloan, Laguna (Yllana Marie Aduana), Miss Fil-Com California, USA (Nicolle Lagera), and Miss Balayan, Batangas (Meri Lasil Relevo) were respectively announced as the gold, silver, and bronze medalists for the Darling of the Press. The Top 10 HANA Beauties consisted of Patricia Nicole Yap (Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur), Chrystel Mae (Carrascal, Surigao del Sur), Ma. Cristina Tallador (Iloilo City), Kerri Reilly (Mangatarem, Pangasinan), Sha'uri Livori (Melbourne, Austr

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

The 60th Miss Malta grand final took place last January 8 at Hilton Malta in St. Julians where a total of 30 finalists competed for the crowns at stake Anne Camilleri, a 24-year-old artificial intelligence graduate who represented Sliema, was crowned Miss Malta 2023. She is a software developer and is originally from Balzan. "It’s such a surreal moment for me, I am truly grateful," she told Lovin Malta in relation to winning her national title. It has yet to be confirmed if the new Miss Malta will be sent to the Miss Earth 2023 edition which is expected to be held in Vietnam later this year. The winner from 2021 who represented Malta at Miss Earth 2022 in the Philippines, Kim Pelham, relinquished her reign by passing the crown to her successor at the end of the final show. Rounding out the Top 5 winners were the Miss Republic of Malta Jade Schembri, Miss Tourism of Malta Laura Bujis, Miss Grand Malta Kylie Marie Micallef, and Top Model Malta 2023 Donna Borg. Meet the new Mal

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