# Miss Teen Earth

Miss Teen Earth is an annual international beauty pageant based in Ecuador.
The current Miss Teen Earth is Karinne Lino of Brazil crowned on November 24, 2024 in Lima, Peru.

## History

The pageant started in Ecuador in the year 2012 and was continued in the coming year as well.
The Miss Teen Earth contest is an event that promotes the main tourist destinations in Ecuador.
The contest is the first teen pageant that promotes programs in favor of the environment and visits to children with cancer.
The Miss Teen Earth contest was held in the Central American country of Panama from 2014 to 2016.
During these years the competition was supported by the Mayor of Panama, who gave an important recognition to the pageant, for promoting environmentally beneficial activities, which included a reforestation program at the Parque Municipal Summit, a zoo and tropical botanical garden, refuge of different exotic plants and animals considered endangered.

## Environmental Contribution

The Miss Teen Earth pageant has been directly linked to government entities, which is why it has managed large contributions as educational tours and reforestation campaigns, with the support of the Municipality of Panama City and the Ministry of Environment of Panama.

## Competition

The competition consists of introduction round, national costume, swimsuit, question answer round and evening gown.

## Winners

| Year | Titleholder | Represented | Age | Host Country | Venue | Date |
| 2024 | Karinne Lino | Brazil | 19 | Lima, Peru | Triax Television | November 24, 2024 |
| 2023 | Chloe-Jade Christian | South Africa | 16 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Concha Acústica, Parque Samanes | November 14, 2023 |
| 2022 | Yarely Vázquez | Mexico | 19 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Hotel Oro Verde | October 19, 2022 |
| 2021 | María Laura Mariano da Silva | Brazil | 18 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Concha Acústica, Parque Samanes | October 23, 2021 |
| 2020$^1$ | Evelyn Cartagena | Ecuador | 19 | Milagro, Ecuador | Salón de la Ciudad, GAD Milagro | September 19, 2020 |
| 2019 | Giovanna Casagrande | Brazil | 19 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Centro Empresarial Las Cámaras | September 1, 2019 |
| 2019 | Arisbe Cueto Ramírez | Mexico | 16 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Centro Empresarial Las Cámaras | September 1, 2019 |
| 2018 | Shanty Kanhai Agrela | Aruba | 19 | Milagro, Ecuador | Parque Central de Milagro | September 1, 2018 |
| 2017 | Emily Garcia | Brazil | 16 | Milagro, Ecuador | Parque Central de Milagro | September 3, 2017 |
| 2016 | Sarah Levandowski Rock | United States | 16 | Panama City, Panama | Continental Hotel & Casino | October 1, 2016 |
| 2015 | María Daniela Cepeda Matamoros | Ecuador | 19 | Panama City, Panama | Continental Hotel & Casino | October 17, 2015 |
| 2014 | Stella Velez Iandoli | Venezuela | 13 | Panama City, Panama | Hotel El Panamá | October 25, 2014 |
| 2013 | Raisa Nicole Velez Contreras | Puerto Rico | 15 | Milagro, Ecuador | Coliseo Edmundo Valdez | September 1, 2013 |
| 2012 | María del Cisne Rivera Álvarez | Ecuador | 16 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Auditorio Espol Las Peñas | September 16, 2012 |

### Countries by number of title wins

| Country | Titles | Year(s) |
| Brazil | 4 | 2017, 2019, 2021, 2024 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 2012, 2015, 2020 |
| Mexico | 2 | 2019, 2022 |
| South Africa | 1 | 2023 |
| Aruba | 1 | 2018 |
| Brazil | 1 | 2017 |
| United States | 1 | 2016 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 2014 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 2013 |

## List of runners-up

| Year | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place |
| 2024 | Sharica Bondesio South Africa | Johanne Zambrano Ecuador | Ariana Toledo Mexico |
| 2023 | Ana Santana Brazil | Danna Soto Ecuador | Jasmin Vasquez Mexico |
| 2022 | Sadie Proulx Canada | Keilani Eybrechts Curaçao | Tyla Taylor South Africa |
| 2021 | Gugulethu Mayisela South Africa | Paola Delgado Paraguay | Ángeles Rivera Peru |
| 2019 | Sabrina Alarcón Paraguay | Francine Gamboa Philippines | Betty Hoyos Colombia |
| 2018 | Joseane Bonissoni Brazil | Zahira Pérez Puerto Rico | Bhavna Jain India |
| 2017 | Leticia Lezcano Paraguay | Carla Navarro Mexico | Yenny Sanoja Venezuela |
| 2016 | Allison Roberts Mexico | Sayra León Ecuador | Patricia Barreto Paraguay |
| 2015 | Mariannette Torres Puerto Rico | Grace Jiménez Panama | Ana Ramírez Mexico |
| 2014 | Mónica Carrillo Mexico | Gabriela Nepomuceno Brazil | Débora Zamora Ecuador |
| 2013 | Megan Trenidad Curaçao | Iris Carvallo Ecuador | Laura Ornano Panama |
| 2012 | Jhairie Aguilar United States | Mónica Serrano Puerto Rico | Dahiana Villalona Dominican Republic |

## Major beauty pageants

Miss Teen Earth titleholder in the world's major beauty contests as Miss Universe.
| Year | Miss Universe |
| 2017 | María Daniela Cepeda Matamoros Miss Universe Ecuador 2017 Ecuador |