# Miss Earth 2021

Miss Earth 2021 was the 21st edition of the Miss Earth pageant, held in various locations virtually on November 21, 2021, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
At the end of the event, Lindsey Coffey of the United States was succeeded by Destiny Wagner of Belize. This was the first time Belize had won this pageant, and any of the Big Four beauty pageants.

## Background
### Location and date

The pageant was held virtually for the second year, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. Lorraine Schuck, executive vice-president of Carousel Productions said: "The safety of all delegates, production staff, and the general public remains paramount to the organization and will, in no way, put anyone involved in the event at risk." The pageant was confirmed to take place on November 21, 2021.

### Selection of participants

Contestants from 80 countries and territories were selected to compete in the competition. Contestants were appointed to their position after being a runner-up of their national contest or being selected through a casting process. Four contestants were selected as replacements for original winners.
Enya Rock, the first runner-up of Miss Earth Austria 2021, was appointed to represent Austria after Klaudia Bleimer, the original winner, could not fulfill her duties due to work commitments. Bleimer was given the Miss Earth Air Austria title instead. Destiny Wagner was appointed as Miss Earth Belize 2021 after Aarti Sooknandan withdraw. Alice Li replaced Laura Pastor, Miss Earth Canada 2021, as she said that she would fit better in a live pageant than virtual one. Anastasia Almyasheva replaced Miss Earth Russia Albina Koroleva who withdrew for undisclosed reasons.
The 2021 edition saw the debuts of Gambia, Iran, and Laos, and the return of Angola, Belize, Botswana, Bulgaria, Crimea, Cuba, the Czech Republic, England, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Malaysia, Nepal, North Macedonia, Rwanda, and Ukraine. Bulgaria last competed in Miss Earth 2004, North Macedonia last competed in Miss Earth 2006 as Macedonia, Latvia last competed in Miss Earth 2014, Angola and Kyrgyzstan last competed in Miss Earth 2017, Belize and Cuba last competed in Miss Earth 2018, while the others last competed in Miss Earth 2019. Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Finland, Germany, Guyana, Iceland, Jamaica, Moldova, Mongolia, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Sierra Leone, Uruguay, the United States Virgin Islands, and Zambia withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.
Nine contestants from the original 89 contestants were absent from the final night after competing in the preliminary competitions. They were Lune Aminata Coulibaly of Côte d'Ivoire, Ana Brajčić of Croatia, Tamnica Kedir Zeynu of Ethiopia, Jissel Rivera of Honduras, Sima Mohamed of Iraq, Odella Flomo of Liberia, Miriam Abdou Saleye of Niger, Jelena Vukcevic of Switzerland, and Chilekwa Kalunga of Zambia.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Earth 2021 | Belize – Destiny Wagner |
| Miss Earth – Air 2021 | United States – Marisa Butler |
| Miss Earth – Water 2021 | Chile – Romina Denecken |
| Miss Earth – Fire 2021 | Thailand – Jareerat Petsom § |
| Top 8 | Netherlands – Saartje Langstraat §  Philippines – Naelah Alshorbaji  Russia – Anastasia Almyasheva  Venezuela – María Daniela Velasco |
| Top 20 | Belarus – Maria Perviy  Belgium – Selena Ali  Botswana – Mosa Dolly Balesamang  Colombia – Paulina Ruiz ∞  Czech Republic – Adéla Štroffeková  Denmark – Cecilie Dissing  Ghana – Nylla Amparbeng  Indonesia – Monica Khonado  Malaysia – Nisha Thayananthan  New Zealand – Eva Louise Wilson  Nigeria – Christine-Telfer Edet Ugah §  South Africa – Nompumelelo Maduna |
§ – Advanced into the Top 20 via Best Eco-Video award
∞ – Voted into the Top 20 by viewers

## Pre-pageant activities
### Medalists

| Event | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Beachwear Competition | Beachwear Competition | María Daniela Velasco Venezuela | Jareerat Petsom Thailand | Flora Veloso Argentina |
| Casual Chic Competition | Casual Chic Competition | Cristina Mariel Ríos Puerto Rico | Anastasia Almyasheva Russia | Paulina Ruiz Colombia |
| Sportswear Competition | Sportswear Competition | Jareerat Petsom Thailand | Saartje Langstraat Netherlands | Marisa Butler United States |
| Long Gown Competition | Long Gown Competition | Naelah Alshorbaji Philippines | Nisha Thayananthan Malaysia | Cristina Mariel Ríos Puerto Rico |
| Talent | Creative | Adéla Štroffeková Czech Republic | Saartje Langstraat Netherlands | Romina Denecken Chile |
| Talent | Singing | Marisa Butler United States | Umme Zamilatun Naima Bangladesh | Paulina Ruiz Colombia |
| Talent | Dancing | Marina Fernandez Spain | Cecilie Dissing Denmark | Konatsu Yoshida Japan |
| Best Eco-Video | Africa | Christine-Telfer Edet Ugah Nigeria |
| Best Eco-Video | Asia & Oceania | Jareerat Petsom Thailand |
| Best Eco-Video | Europe | Saartje Langstraat Netherlands |
| Best Eco-Video | Americas | María Daniela Velasco Venezuela |
| Voter's choice | Voter's choice | Paulina Ruiz Colombia |

## Selection committee

It included:
* Amel Rose
* Allan Wu – host of The Amazing Race Asia and The Amazing Race China.
* Adrienne Janic
* Davonna Finley – vlogger (The Sovereign)
* Lorraine Schuck – Carousel Vice President

## Contestants

80 contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown | Continental Group |
| Angola | Jurelma de Jesus Paz | 22 | Luanda | Africa |
| Argentina | Flora Veloso | 21 | Posadas | Americas |
| Armenia | Marina Shukuryan | 23 | Yerevan | Europe |
| Australia | Phoebe Soegiono | 23 | Sydney | Asia & Oceania |
| Austria | Enya Rock | 25 | Styria | Europe |
| Bangladesh | Umme Zamilatun Naima | 24 | Sylhet | Asia & Oceania |
| Belarus | Maria Perviy | 24 | Minsk | Europe |
| Belgium | Selena Ali | 24 | Antwerp | Europe |
| Belize | Destiny Wagner | 25 | Punta Gorda | Americas |
| Bolivia | Sarah Teran | 22 | Cochabamba | Americas |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Ines Radončić | 23 | Sarajevo | Europe |
| Botswana | Mosa Dolly Balesamang | 27 | Moshupa | Africa |
| Brazil | Cássia Adriane Araújo | 21 | Belém do Pará | Americas |
| Bulgaria | Yuliia Pavlikova | 28 | Kerch | Europe |
| Cambodia | Dam Sopheaksindy | 26 | Pursat | Asia & Oceania |
| Cameroon | Raïssa Mandeng | 23 | Douala | Africa |
| Canada | Alice Li | 27 | Toronto | Americas |
| Chile | Romina Denecken | 20 | Colina | Americas |
| China | Xue Hui | 22 | Beijing | Asia & Oceania |
| Colombia | Paulina Ruiz | 26 | Bogotá | Americas |
| Crimea | Ksenia Salata | 25 | Simferopol | Europe |
| Cuba | Cynthia Linnet Lau | 25 | Holguín | Americas |
| Czech Republic | Adéla Štroffeková | 19 | Prague | Europe |
| Denmark | Cecilie Dissing | 21 | Copenhagen | Europe |
| Dominican Republic | Nicole Franco | 27 | Santo Domingo | Americas |
| England | Kate Marie | 27 | Coventry | Europe |
| Estonia | Eliise Randmaa | 21 | Kirna | Europe |
| France | Amélie Gigan | 21 | Saint-Pierre | Europe |
| Gambia | Bintou Jawara | 21 | Banjul | Africa |
| Ghana | Nylla Oforiwaa Amparbeng | 27 | Accra | Africa |
| Greece | Katerina Psychou | 20 | Athens | Europe |
| Guadeloupe | Stessy Roche | 22 | Le Gosier | Americas |
| Guatemala | Mariela Aldana | 25 | Guatemala City | Americas |
| India | Rashmi Madhuri | 27 | Bangalore | Asia & Oceania |
| Indonesia | Monica Khonado | 25 | Manado | Asia & Oceania |
| Iran | Hima Zaker | 27 | Mashhad | Asia & Oceania |
| Ireland | Bronwyn O’ Connell | 27 | Dublin | Europe |
| Italy | Federica Rizza | 22 | Formia | Europe |
| Japan | Konatsu Yoshida | 26 | Hokkaido | Asia & Oceania |
| Kenya | Stacey Chumba | 21 | Nairobi | Africa |
| Kyrgyzstan | Ekaterina Zabolotnova | 26 | Bishkek | Asia & Oceania |
| Laos | Roungfa Lattanasamay | 23 | Vientiane | Asia & Oceania |
| Latvia | Liene Leitane | 23 | Riga | Europe |
| Lebanon | Tatyana Alwan | 18 | Beirut | Asia & Oceania |
| Malaysia | Nisha Thayananthan | 28 | Seremban | Asia & Oceania |
| Mauritius | Krishma Ramdawa | 28 | Port Louis | Africa |
| Mexico | Natalia Durán | 24 | Nuevo Laredo | Americas |
| Montenegro | Andrijana Nina Delibašić | 20 | Podgorica | Europe |
| Myanmar | Linn Htet Htet Kyaw | 22 | Myitkyina | Asia & Oceania |
| Nepal | Supriya Shrestha | 24 | Kathmandu | Asia & Oceania |
| Netherlands | Saartje Langstraat | 21 | Bergschenhoek | Europe |
| New Zealand | Eva Wilson | 25 | Tauranga | Asia & Oceania |
| Nigeria | Christine-Telfer Edet Ugah | 23 | Cross River | Africa |
| North Macedonia | Ana Brzanova | 21 | Gevgelija | Europe |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Crystal Fiona Rio | 18 | Saipan | Asia & Oceania |
| Norway | Madeline Denice Olsen | 27 | Vinterbro | Europe |
| Panama | Jillyan Chue | 25 | Colón | Americas |
| Paraguay | Evelyn Andrade | 24 | Canindeyú | Americas |
| Peru | Briggitte Corrales | 26 | Lima | Americas |
| Philippines | Naelah Alshorbaji | 23 | Parañaque | Asia & Oceania |
| Portugal | Gabriella Rodriguez | 22 | Paredes de Coura | Europe |
| Puerto Rico | Cristina Mariel Ríos | 19 | San Sebastián | Americas |
| Réunion | Mathilde Grondin | 20 | Saint-Joseph | Africa |
| Russia | Anastasia Almyasheva | 19 | Moscow | Europe |
| Rwanda | Josine Ngirinshuti | 21 | Kigali | Africa |
| Serbia | Djina Radovac | 21 | Ruma | Europe |
| Singapore | Ruth d'Almeida | 20 | Singapore | Asia & Oceania |
| Slovenia | Asja Bonnie Pivk | 21 | Strahinj | Europe |
| South Africa | Nompumelelo Maduna | 26 | Johannesburg | Africa |
| Spain | Marina Fernandez | 28 | Sabadell | Europe |
| Sri Lanka | Diandra Soysa | 22 | Colombo | Asia & Oceania |
| Sweden | Linn Bjurström Salonen | 24 | Stockholm | Europe |
| Syria | Sanaa Atia | 23 | Tartus | Asia & Oceania |
| Thailand | Jareerat Petsom | 28 | Chumphon | Asia & Oceania |
| Uganda | Ahlam Ismail | 24 | Soroti | Africa |
| Ukraine | Marina Litvin | 20 | Zaporizhzhia | Europe |
| United States | Marisa Butler | 27 | Standish | Americas |
| Venezuela | María Daniela Velasco | 28 | Caracas | Americas |
| Vietnam | Nguyễn Thị Vân Anh | 26 | Hưng Yên | Asia & Oceania |
| Zimbabwe | Jemima Mandemwa | 21 | Bulawayo | Africa |