# Miss Earth 2022

Miss Earth 2022 was the 22nd edition of the Miss Earth pageant, held at the Okada Manila in Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines, on 29 November 2022. The competition returned to the Philippines into a standard format for the first time since 2019, after easing travel restrictions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
At the end of the event, Destiny Wagner of Belize crowned Mina Sue Choi of South Korea as Miss Earth 2022. This is the first time South Korea won the Miss Earth pageant. Her elemental court are crowned In the same event: Sheridan Mortlock of Australia as Miss Earth-Air, Nadeen Ayoub of Palestine as Miss Earth-Water, and Andrea Aguilera of Colombia as Miss Earth-Fire.
Contestants from eighty-five countries and territories participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by James Deakin for the sixth consecutive time and anchored by Miss Earth 2015 Angelia Ong, Miss Earth 2017 Karen Ibasco and Miss Earth 2019 Nellys Pimentel.

## Background
### Location and date

On 19 August 2022, the Miss Earth Organization announced that the pageant will be held in a hybrid format after holding the competition as a virtual pageant for the past two years. The competition has virtual and on-ground activities held in different parts of the Philippines. Following the announcement regarding the holding of the first physical coronation night since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Miss Earth Organization announced on 8 October 2022 that the competition will be held at Okada Manila, Parañaque, Metro Manila on 29 November 2022.
The Swimsuit competition was held in Zamboanga City on 16 November and the grand coronation night on November 29, 2022, which were announced during the virtual competitions.

### Selection of participants

Contestants from eighty-five countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. Fourteen of these delegates were appointees to their national titles after being a runner-up of their national pageant or being selected through a casting process, while four were selected to replace the original dethroned winner.

#### Replacements

Eunike Suwandi, Putri Bumi Indonesia 2021, was originally scheduled to represent Indonesia in the competition. However, Putri Bumi Indonesia lost the franchise to the Mahakarya Duta Pesona Indonesia Organization, who is now in charge of selecting a representative to Miss Earth. Karina Basrewan was appointed to represent Miss Earth through a closed-door selection process. Brielle Simmons, the second runner-up of Miss Earth USA 2022, was appointed to represent the United States after Natalia Salmon, lost the title for unknown reasons. Elizabeth Gasiba, Miss Earth Venezuela 2022, was replaced by Oriana Pablos, third runner-up of Miss Venezuela 2019, due to academic reasons. Chileshe Wakumelo, Miss Earth Zambia 2022, has already competed in some preliminary activities but withdrew due to undisclosed reasons. She was replaced by the first runner-up of Miss Earth Zambia 2019, Joyce Mwansa.

#### Debuts, returns, and withdrawals

This competition saw the debuts of Burundi, Cabo Verde, and Senegal, and the returns of Albania, Croatia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Haiti, Hong Kong, Iraq, Kosovo, Malta, Mongolia, Namibia, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Romania, Scotland, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, South Korea, South Sudan, Wales, and Zambia. Hong Kong last competed in 2011, Albania in 2013, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kosovo, and Scotland in 2015, Iraq, Namibia, and Palestine in 2016, Ethiopia and Wales in 2017, Haiti, South Korea, Malta, Slovakia, and South Sudan in 2019, and the others in 2020.
Angola, Armenia, Bangladesh, Botswana, Cambodia, Crimea, Denmark, The Gambia, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Italy, Kenya, Latvia, Lebanon, Myanmar, Paraguay, Rwanda, Sweden, Syria, and Ukraine withdrew. Soriyan Hang of Cambodia withdrew due to financial problems. Macarena Tomas of Paraguay withdrew since she exceeded the age limit.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Earth 2022 | South Korea – Mina Sue Choi |
| Miss Earth – Air 2022 | Australia – Sheridan Mortlock |
| Miss Earth – Water 2022 | Palestine – Nadeen M. Ayoub |
| Miss Earth – Fire 2022 | Colombia – Andrea Aguilera |
| Top 8 | Belgium – Daphné Nivelles  Netherlands – Merel Hendriksen  Puerto Rico – Paulina Avilés  Zimbabwe – Sakhile Dube |
| Top 12 | Brazil – Jéssica Pedroso  Cuba – Sheyla Ravelo  Nigeria – Esther Ajayi  Portugal – Maria Rosado |
| Top 20 | Czech Republic – Anežka Heralecká  Ethiopia – Hiwot Kassa  Ireland – Alannah Larkin  Namibia – Diana Andimba  Norway – Lilly Sødal  Philippines – Jenny Ramp  Slovenia – Lea Prstec  Vietnam – Thạch Thu Thảo |

### Special awards

| Awards | Awards | Continental Group | Continental Group | Continental Group | Continental Group |
| Awards | Awards | Africa | Americas | Asia & Oceania | Europe |
| Best Eco Video | Best Eco Video | Diana Andimba Namibia | Andrea Aguilera Colombia | Sareesha Shrestha Nepal | Alannah Larkin Ireland |
| Best Fauna Outfit | Best Fauna Outfit | Esther Ajayi Nigeria | Brielle Simmons United States | Jenny Ramp Philippines | Liliya Levaya Belarus |
| Best National Costume | Best National Costume | Esther Ajayi Nigeria | Indira Pérez Mexico | Karina Basrewan Indonesia | Liliya Levaya Belarus |

#### Other awards

| Awards | Awards | Elemental Group | Elemental Group | Elemental Group | Elemental Group | Ref. |
| Awards | Awards | Air | Eco | Fire | Water | Ref. |
| Miss Congeniality | Miss Congeniality | | | Sheridan Mortlock Australia | Aizhan Chanacheva Kyrgyzstan | |
| Miss Photogenic | Miss Photogenic | | | Andrea Aguilera Colombia | Dajana Šnjegota Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Best in Swim-Wear | Best in Swim-Wear | | | Andrea Aguilera Colombia | | |
| Miss Isla de Romblon 2022 | Miss Isla de Romblon 2022 | | | Sheyla Ravelo Cuba | | |
| Miss Pontefino Estate 2022 | Miss Pontefino Estate 2022 | | | Daphné Nivelles Belgium | | |
| Miss Pontefino Hotel 2022 | Miss Pontefino Hotel 2022 | | | Jessica Cianchino Canada | | |
| Miss Flavor Cartel 2022 | Miss Flavor Cartel 2022 | Paulina Avilés Puerto Rico | | | | |
| Miss Lakeshore 2022 | Miss Lakeshore 2022 | Jenny Ramp Philippines | | | | |
| Miss Mexico Pampanga 2022 | Miss Mexico Pampanga 2022 | Mina Sue Choi South Korea | | | | |
| Best in Cocktail Dress | Best in Cocktail Dress | | | | Sakhile Dube Zimbabwe | |
| Best in Creative Dress | Best in Creative Dress | | | | Thaïs Pausé Réunion | |
| Miss Brookes' Point 2022 | Miss Brookes' Point 2022 | | | | Jéssica Pedroso Brazil | |

## Pre-pageant activities
### Virtual pre-pageant activities

Miss Earth's virtual pre-pageant activities premiered on Miss Earth's official YouTube channel on 25 October 2022 with the Meet the delegates series. Six competitions took place: Fauna outfit competition, Intelligence preliminary judging, National costume competition, Beauty of Face, Fitness & Form, and the Eco Video presentations.
Delegates were divided into four regions; Asia & Oceania, Europe, Africa and the Americas for Intelligence preliminary judging between November 1 and 4, 2022. For the first time, the Fauna outfit competition was held, which displayed the delegates' creative outfits of the fauna they represent. The grand showcase of the delegates' culture and traditions in the National Costume competition premiered on 6 November 2022. Other preliminary rounds include Miss Earth 2022 Beauty of Face competition and the Miss Earth 2022 Fitness & Form. The Miss Earth 2022 Eco Video presentation divided the delegates via the continental group between November 11 and 14.

### Press Presentation

86 delegates were introduced during the Miss Earth 2022 press presentation, held at Okada Manila on November 14, 2022.
| Award | Award | Continental Group | Continental Group | Continental Group | Continental Group |
| Award | Award | Africa | Americas | Asia & Oceania | Europe |
| Darling of the Press | Darling of the Press | Esther Ajayi Nigeria | Andrea Aguilera Colombia | Sheridan Mortlock Australia | Merel Hendriksen Netherlands |

### Swimsuit Competition

The swimsuit competition was held at the Azzura Beach Resort in Zamboanga City on November 16, 2022. The competition was won by Esther Ajayi of Nigeria for Africa, Andrea Aguilera of Colombia for the Americas, Mina Sue Choi of South Korea for Asia & Oceania, and Liliya Levaya of Belarus for Europe.
| Event | Event | Continental Group | Continental Group | Continental Group | Continental Group | Ref. |
| Event | Event | Africa | Americas | Asia & Oceania | Europe | Ref. |
| Swimsuit Competition | Gold | Esther Ajayi Nigeria | Andrea Aguilera Colombia | Mina Sue Choi South Korea | Liliya Levaya Belarus | |
| Swimsuit Competition | Silver | Sakhile Dube Zimbabwe | Sheyla Ravelo Cuba | Sheridan Mortlock Australia | Ekaterina Velmakina Russia | |
| Swimsuit Competition | Bronze | Abuana Nkumu Democratic Republic of the Congo | Daniela Riquelme Chile | Jenny Ramp Philippines | Alannah Larkin Ireland | |

### Beach Wear Competition

The Beach Wear Competition was held in various places in the Philippines from November 18 to 19, 2022. The competition was won by Mina Sue Choi of South Korea, Daniela Riquelme of Chile, Andrea Aguilera of Colombia, and Jessica Pedroso of Brazil.
| Event | Event | Elemental Group | Elemental Group | Elemental Group | Elemental Group | Ref. |
| Event | Event | Air | Eco | Fire | Water | Ref. |
| Beach Wear Competition | Gold | Mina Sue Choi South Korea | Daniela Riquelme Chile | Andrea Aguilera Colombia | Jessica Pedroso Brazil | |
| Beach Wear Competition | Silver | Julia Baryga Poland | Maria Rosado Portugal | Sheyla Ravelo Cuba | Merel Hendriksen Netherlands | |
| Beach Wear Competition | Bronze | Oriana Pablos Venezuela | Chawanphat Kongnim Thailand | Sheridan Mortlock Australia | Brielle Simmons United States | |

### Long Gown Competition

| Event | Event | Elemental Group | Elemental Group | Elemental Group | Elemental Group | Ref. |
| Event | Event | Air | Eco | Fire | Water | Ref. |
| Best in Long Gown | Gold | Mina Sue Choi South Korea | Daniela Riquelme Chile | Sheyla Ravelo Cuba | Susan Toledo Ecuador | |
| Best in Long Gown | Silver | Paulina Avilés Puerto Rico | Maria Rosado Portugal | Gianella Paz Peru | Aya Kohen Spain | |
| Best in Long Gown | Bronze | Jenny Ramp Philippines | Paul Anne Estima Haiti | Andrea Aguilera Colombia | Brielle Simmons United States | |

### Resort Wear Competition

| Event | Event | Elemental Group | Elemental Group | Elemental Group | Elemental Group | Ref. |
| Event | Event | Air | Eco | Fire | Water | Ref. |
| Best in Resort Wear | Gold | Oriana Pablos Venezuela | | | | |
| Best in Resort Wear | Silver | Paulina Avilés Puerto Rico | | | | |
| Best in Resort Wear | Bronze | Mina Sue Choi South Korea | | | | |

### Talent Competition

| Event | Event | Elemental Group | Elemental Group | Elemental Group | Elemental Group | Ref. |
| Event | Event | Air | Eco | Fire | Water | Ref. |
| Best in Talent | Gold | Ekaterina Velmakina Russia | Esther Ajayi Nigeria | Sheyla Ravelo Cuba | Alannah Larkin Ireland | [58][59][60] [61][62][63] [64][65][66] [67][68][69] |
| Best in Talent | Silver | Simran Madan New Zealand | Nandin Sergelen Mongolia | Valerie Solis Panama | Sakhile Dube Zimbabwe | [58][59][60] [61][62][63] [64][65][66] [67][68][69] |
| Best in Talent | Bronze | Katharina Prager Austria | Maria Rosado Portugal | Alison Carrasco France | Lea Prstec Slovenia | [58][59][60] [61][62][63] [64][65][66] [67][68][69] |

## Judges

* Theresa Mundita Lim – Executive Director of ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity
* Daphne Oseña-Paez – TV Host & Presenter, Host
* Abhisek Gupta – Managing Director of Mindshare Philippines
* Thuy Bui – Senior Country Officer International Finance Cooperation World Bank Group
* Roel Refran – CEO of Philippine Stock Exchange
* Lorraine Schuck – Founder and Executive Vice President of Miss Earth Organization

## Contestants

Eighty-five contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown | Continental Group | Elemental Group |
| Albania | Rigelsa Cybi | 25 | Tirana | Europe | Water |
| Argentina | Sofía Martinoli | 23 | Berisso | Americas | Air |
| Australia | Sheridan Mortlock | 22 | Paddington | Asia & Oceania | Fire |
| Austria | Katharina Prager | 19 | Weitra | Europe | Air |
| Belarus | Liliya Levaya | 25 | Minsk | Europe | Eco |
| Belgium | Daphné Nivelles | 22 | Sint-Truiden | Europe | Fire |
| Belize | Simone Sleeuw | 24 | Caye Caulker | Americas | Air |
| Bolivia | Fabiane Valdivia | 23 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Americas | Eco |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Dajana Šnjegota | 19 | Srbac | Europe | Water |
| Brazil | Jéssica Pedroso | 23 | Piracicaba | Americas | Water |
| Bulgaria | Anjelina Nateva | 26 | Sofia | Europe | Fire |
| Burundi | Lauria Nishimwe | 21 | Bujumbura | Africa | Air |
| Cabo Verde | Tayrine da Veiga | 24 | Tarrafal | Africa | Water |
| Cameroon | Prandy Noella | 22 | Douala | Africa | Fire |
| Canada | Jessica Cianchino | 23 | Markham | Americas | Fire |
| Chile | Daniela Riquelme | 22 | Los Ángeles | Americas | Eco |
| China | Wang Shiqi | 21 | Shanghai | Asia & Oceania | Water |
| Colombia | Andrea Aguilera | 25 | Medellín | Americas | Fire |
| Croatia | Patricia Hanžek | 20 | Osijek | Europe | Fire |
| Cuba | Sheyla Ravelo | 22 | San Antonio de los Baños | Americas | Fire |
| Czech Republic | Anežka Heralecká | 20 | Jihlava | Europe | Fire |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Abuana Nkumu | 28 | Kinshasa | Africa | Eco |
| Dominican Republic | Nieves Marcano | 26 | María Trinidad Sánchez | Americas | Water |
| Ecuador | Susan Toledo | 22 | Santa Elena | Americas | Water |
| England | Beth Rice | 27 | Suffolk | Europe | Air |
| Estonia | Liisi Tammoja | 20 | Pärnu | Europe | Air |
| Ethiopia | Hiwot Kassa | 23 | Addis Ababa | Africa | Fire |
| France | Alison Carrasco | 26 | Toulouse | Europe | Fire |
| Ghana | Eunice Nkeyasen | 23 | Nkwanta | Africa | Fire |
| Greece | Georgia Nastou | 25 | Athens | Europe | Fire |
| Haiti | Paul Anne Estima | 21 | Port-au-Prince | Americas | Eco |
| Hong Kong | Alison Cheung | 28 | Yau Tsim Mong | Asia & Oceania | Fire |
| India | Vanshika Parmar | 18 | Shimla | Asia & Oceania | Eco |
| Indonesia | Karina Basrewan | 26 | Jakarta | Asia & Oceania | Fire |
| Iran | Mahrou Ahmadi | 23 | Tehran | Asia & Oceania | Air |
| Iraq | Jihan Majid | 20 | Wasit | Asia & Oceania | Eco |
| Ireland | Alannah Larkin | 18 | Eyrecourt | Europe | Water |
| Japan | Manae Matsumoto | 25 | Saitama | Asia & Oceania | Fire |
| Kosovo | Vonesa Alijaj | 25 | Gjakovë | Europe | Eco |
| Kyrgyzstan | Aizhan Chanacheva | 23 | Naryn | Asia & Oceania | Water |
| Laos | Jintana Khidaphone | 24 | Vientiane | Asia & Oceania | Air |
| Malaysia | Kajel Kaur | 27 | Ipoh | Asia & Oceania | Water |
| Malta | Kim Pelham | 25 | St. Julian's | Europe | Water |
| Mauritius | Jodie Pyndiah | 23 | Mahébourg | Africa | Fire |
| Mexico | Indira Pérez | 23 | Veracruz | Americas | Eco |
| Mongolia | Nandin Sergelen | 18 | Ulaanbaatar | Asia & Oceania | Eco |
| Montenegro | Anđela Drašković | 22 | Podgorica | Europe | Eco |
| Namibia | Diana Andimba | 23 | Windhoek | Africa | Eco |
| Nepal | Sareesha Shrestha | 26 | Lalitpur | Asia & Oceania | Fire |
| Netherlands | Merel Hendriksen | 24 | Kesteren | Europe | Water |
| New Zealand | Simran Madan | 21 | Auckland | Asia & Oceania | Air |
| Nigeria | Esther Oluwatosin Ajayi | 27 | Ekiti | Africa | Eco |
| North Macedonia | Anđela Jakimovska | 26 | Skopje | Europe | Eco |
| Norway | Lilly Sødal | 19 | Kristiansand | Europe | Air |
| Pakistan | Anniqa Jamal Iqbal | 21 | Karachi | Asia & Oceania | Water |
| Palestine | Nadeen Ayoub | 27 | Ramallah | Asia & Oceania | Water |
| Panama | Valerie Solis | 19 | Panama City | Americas | Fire |
| Peru | Gianella Paz | 23 | Callao | Americas | Fire |
| Philippines | Jenny Ramp | 19 | Santa Ignacia | Asia & Oceania | Air |
| Poland | Julia Baryga | 20 | Łódź | Europe | Air |
| Portugal | Maria Rosado | 21 | Ourém | Europe | Eco |
| Puerto Rico | Paulina Avilés | 23 | Carolina | Americas | Air |
| Réunion | Thaïs Pausé | 18 | Saint-Denis | Africa | Water |
| Romania | Aura Dosoftei | 27 | Bucharest | Europe | Eco |
| Russia | Ekaterina Velmakina | 19 | Moscow | Europe | Air |
| Scotland | Marcie Reid | 27 | Glasgow | Europe | Eco |
| Senegal | Camilla Diagné | 25 | Dakar | Africa | Eco |
| Serbia | Milica Krstović | 19 | Belgrade | Europe | Air |
| Sierra Leone | Shalom John | 28 | Freetown | Africa | Air |
| Singapore | Charmaine Ng | 24 | Toa Payoh | Asia & Oceania | Fire |
| Slovakia | Karolína Michalčíková | 23 | Trenčín | Europe | Fire |
| Slovenia | Lea Prstec | 21 | Ptuj | Europe | Water |
| South Africa | Ziphozethu Sithebe | 23 | Durban | Africa | Air |
| South Korea | Mina Sue Choi | 23 | Incheon | Asia & Oceania | Air |
| South Sudan | Melang Kuol | 22 | Abyei | Africa | Air |
| Spain | Aya Kohen | 21 | Seville | Europe | Water |
| Sri Lanka | Udani Senanayake | 21 | Colombo | Asia & Oceania | Fire |
| Thailand | Chawanphat Kongnim | 26 | Lopburi | Asia & Oceania | Eco |
| Uganda | Caroline Ngabire | 25 | Kyambogo | Africa | Eco |
| United States | Brielle Simmons | 21 | Fort Washington | Americas | Water |
| Venezuela | Oriana Pablos | 25 | Caracas | Americas | Air |
| Vietnam | Thạch Thu Thảo | 22 | Trà Vinh | Asia & Oceania | Water |
| Wales | Shereen Brogan | 24 | Cardiff | Europe | Fire |
| Zambia | Joyce Mwansa | 26 | Lusaka | Africa | Air |
| Zimbabwe | Sakhile Dube | 25 | Harare | Africa | Water |