# Miss Earth 2017

Miss Earth 2017 was the 17th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Bay City, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines, on November 4, 2017.
Katherine Espín of Ecuador crowned Karen Ibasco of the Philippines as her successor at the end of the event. Ibasco's crowning marks the fourth time the Philippines won the Miss Earth title—the most in the pageant's history.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Earth 2017 | Philippines – Karen Ibasco |
| Miss Earth – Air 2017 | Australia – Nina Robertson |
| Miss Earth – Water 2017 | Colombia – Juliana Franco |
| Miss Earth – Fire 2017 | Russia – Lada Akimova |
| Top 8 | Czech Republic – Iva Uchytilová  Netherlands – Faith Landman  Thailand – Paweensuda Drouin  Venezuela – Ninoska Vásquez |
| Top 16 | Angola – Ermelinda De Matos  Bosnia and Herzegovina – Jelena Karagić  Cameroon – Angèle Kossinda  Guatemala – Maria José Castañeda  Switzerland – Sarah Laura Peyrel  Tonga – Diamond Langi  United States – Andreia Gibau  Vietnam – Lê Thị Hà Thu |
NOTE (*): For this year's pageant, there were no first, second and third runners-up. Instead, the non-winning elemental queens were of equal ranking (they are all runners-up), with each being eligible to replace the winner if it were necessary. Therefore, first, second and third before the word runner-up here is only formal.

## Preliminary rounds
### Figure and form

| Result | Delegate |
| Top 16 | Australia – Nina Robertson  Bosnia and Herzegovina – Jelena Karagić  Brazil – Yasmin Engelke  Canada – Jacqueline Marsh  Netherlands – Faith Landman  Panama – Erika Parker  Philippines – Karen Ibasco  Poland – Dominika Szymańska  Puerto Rico – Karla Aponte  Russia – Lada Akimova  Switzerland – Sarah Laura Peyrel  Thailand – Paweensuda Drouin  United States – Andreia Gibau  Venezuela – Ninoska Vásquez  Vietnam – Lê Thị Hà Thu  Wales – Sophie Bettridge |

### Beauty of face and poise

| Result | Delegate |
| Top 16 | Australia – Nina Robertson  Bolivia – Giancarla Fernández  Bosnia and Herzegovina – Jelena Karagić  Colombia – Juliana Franco  Costa Rica – Fernanda Rodríguez  Ecuador – Lessie Giler  Honduras – Valeria Cardona  Israel – Elian Qupty  Netherlands – Faith Landman  Russia – Lada Akimova  Serbia – Marija Nikić  Switzerland – Sarah Laura Peyrel  Thailand – Paweensuda Drouin  Tonga – Diamond Langi  Ukraine – Diana Mironenko  Venezuela – Ninoska Vásquez |

### Intelligence and environmental awareness

| Result | Delegate |
| Top 16 | Australia – Nina Robertson  Belize – Iris Salguero  Colombia – Juliana Franco  Costa Rica – Fernanda Rodríguez  Czech Republic – Iva Uchytilová  Denmark – Sabrina Jovanović  England – Charlotte Brooke  Guatemala – María José Castañeda  India – Shaan Suhas Kumar  Indonesia – Michelle Alriani  Netherlands – Faith Landman  Philippines – Karen Ibasco  Switzerland – Sarah Laura Peyrel  Thailand – Paweensuda Drouin  Tonga – Diamond Langi  United States – Andreia Gibau |

## Pre-pageant activities
### Medalists

| Event | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Press Presentation (Darling of the Press) | Press Presentation (Darling of the Press) | Karen Ibasco Philippines | Paweensuda Drouin Thailand | Abigail Chama Zambia |
| Miss Photogenic (On-line Voting) | Miss Photogenic (On-line Voting) | Lê Thị Hà Thu Vietnam | Juliana Franco Colombia | Ninoska Vásquez Venezuela |
| Best in Eco-Beauty Video Presentation | Best in Eco-Beauty Video Presentation | Karla Aponte Puerto Rico | Tugs-Amgalan Mongolia | Angèle Kossinda Cameroon |
| Swimsuit Competition |
| Swimsuit Competition | Group 1 | Nina Robertson Australia | Ninoska Vásquez Venezuela | Lessie Giler Ecuador |
| Swimsuit Competition | Group 2 | Karen Ibasco Philippines | Karen Rojas Peru | Lada Akimova Russia |
| Swimsuit Competition | Group 3 | Karla Aponte Puerto Rico | Sarah Peyrel Switzerland | Andreia Gibau United States |
| Talent Competition |
| Talent Competition | Group 1 | Elena Trifonova Crimea | MaJo Castañeda Guatemala | Sophie Bettridge Wales |
| Talent Competition | Group 2 | Lada Akimova Russia | Elsa Antoun Lebanon | Amelie Zhao Chinese Taipei |
| Talent Competition | Group 3 | Artemis Charalambous Cyprus | Mona Taio Cook Islands | Lê Thị Hà Thu Vietnam |
| Resorts Wear Competition |
| Resorts Wear Competition | Group 1 | Ninoska Vásquez Venezuela | Faith Landman Netherlands Dominika Szymańska Poland | Valeria Cardona Honduras Sophie Bettridge Wales |
| Resorts Wear Competition | Group 2 | Lada Akimova Russia | Karen Ibasco Philippines | Karen Rojas Peru |
| Resorts Wear Competition | Group 3 | Lê Thị Hà Thu Vietnam | Andreia Gibau USA | Diana Mironenko Ukraine |
| Long Gown Competition |
| Long Gown Competition | Group 1 | Ninoska Vásquez Venezuela | Paweensuda Drouin Thailand | Faith Landman Netherlands Erika Parker Panama |
| Long Gown Competition | Group 2 | Karen Rojas Peru | Fernanda Rodríguez Costa Rica Karen Ibasco Philippines | Eucharia Akani Nigeria |
| Long Gown Competition | Group 3 | Karla Aponte Puerto Rico | Karen Bustos Mexico | Lê Thị Hà Thu Vietnam |
| Miss Friendship |
| Miss Friendship | Group 1 | Hannah Lee South Korea | Ismatu Daramy Sierra Leone | Camilla Fogestedt Sweden |
| Miss Friendship | Group 2 | Yasuyo Saito Japan | Ainara De Santamaría Spain | Karen Rojas Peru |
| Miss Friendship | Group 3 | Diamond Langi Tonga | Sarah Peyrel Switzerland | Shaan Suhas Kumar India |
| National Costume Competition |
| National Costume Competition | South America | Giancarla Fernández Bolivia | Ninoska Vásquez Venezuela | Valeria Ivasiuten Paraguay |
| National Costume Competition | Asia Pacific | Karen Ibasco Philippines | Paweensuda Drouin Thailand | Yasuyo Saito Japan |
| National Costume Competition | North America | MaJo Castañeda Guatemala | Jacqueline Marsh Canada | Íngrid Franco Dominican Republic |
| National Costume Competition | Africa | Maud Fadi Ghana | Ermelinda De Matos Angola | Angèle Kossinda Cameroon |
| National Costume Competition | Western Europe | Glória Silva Portugal | Fabiana Barra Italy | Sophie Bettridge Wales |
| National Costume Competition | Eastern Europe | Lada Akimova Russia | Artemis Charalambous Cyprus | Sara Gavranič Slovenia |

### Special awards

| Award | Delegate |
| Miss Earth Eco-Warrior ( medal event) | Vietnam – Lê Thị Hà Thu |
| Miss IPPCA | Thailand – Paweensuda Drouin |
| Miss JACMI | Puerto Rico – Karla Victoria Aponte |
| Miss Laus Group | Ecuador – Lessie Giler |
| Miss Pontefino Hotel | Ukraine – Diana Mironenko |
| Miss Pontefino Estates | Northern Ireland – Maire Lynch |
| Miss Rotary Club of Makati | Ecuador – Lessie Giler |
| Miss Charmulets | Colombia – Juliana Franco |
| Miss Versailles | Netherlands – Faith Landman |
| Miss Gotesco | Netherlands – Faith Landman |

### Miss Earth Hannah's

A special mini-pageant was held on October 14 at Hannah's Beach Resort and Convention Center, Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte. Ten selected candidates competed in aswimsuit competition, long gown competition and question and answer portion. Here are the results:

#### Miss Earth Hannah's 2017

* Thailand – Paweensuda Drouin

#### 1st Runner-Up

* Venezuela – Ninoska Vásquez

#### 2nd Runner-Up

* Ecuador – Lessie Giler Sanchez

#### Best in Swimsuit

* Venezuela – Ninoska Vásquez

#### Best in Long Gown

* Thailand – Paweensuda Drouin

#### Other Delegates

* Austria – Bianca Kronsteiner
* Czech Republic – Iva Uchytilová
* Guatemala – Maria José Castañeda
* Israel – Elian Qupty
* South Korea – Hannah Lee
* Sweden – Camilla Fogestedt
* Uganda – Josephine Mutesi

## Contestants

Listed below are the 85 delegates that have competed for the title:
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown | Group |
| Angola | Ermelinda De Matos | 23 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Luanda | 2 |
| Argentina | Fiorela Hengemühler | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | L.N. Alem | 3 |
| Australia | Nina Robertson | 21 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Melbourne | 1 |
| Austria | Bianca Kronsteiner | 19 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Linz | 1 |
| Bahamas | Brittania Alexa Mitchell | 22 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Abaco | 3 |
| Belarus | Polli Cannabis | 22 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Minsk | 2 |
| Belgium | Lauralyn Vermeersch | 26 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Smetlede | 2 |
| Belize | Iris Salguero | 21 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | San Pedro | 2 |
| Bolivia | Giancarla Fernández | 18 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Santa Cruz | 3 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Jelena Karagić | 23 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Banjaluka | 3 |
| Brazil | Yasmin Engelke | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Belém | 3 |
| Cambodia | Em Kunthong | 18 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Sihanoukville | 3 |
| Cameroon | Angèle Kossinda | 24 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Douala | 2 |
| Canada | Jacqueline Marsh | 22 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Thunder Bay | 2 |
| Chile | Sofía Manzur | 20 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | La Calera | 2 |
| China | Mei Zhan | 25 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Yunnan | 3 |
| Chinese Taipei | Amelie Zhao | 26 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Taipei | 2 |
| Colombia | Juliana Franco | 24 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Villavicencio | 2 |
| Cook Islands | Mona Taio | 22 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Arorangi | 3 |
| Costa Rica | Fernanda Rodríguez | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Quesada | 2 |
| Crimea | Elena Trifonova | 18 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Sevastopol | 1 |
| Croatia | Bonita Kristić | 25 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Zagreb | 3 |
| Cyprus | Artemis Charalambous | 21 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Limassol | 3 |
| Czech Republic | Iva Uchytilová | 19 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Chrudim | 1 |
| Denmark | Sabrina Jovanović | 24 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Copenhagen | 1 |
| Dominican Republic | Íngrid Franco | 21 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Santo Domingo | 2 |
| Ecuador | Lessie Giler | 18 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Portoviejo | 1 |
| England | Charlotte Brooke | 25 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Wokingham | 2 |
| Ethiopia | Mekdalawit Mequanent | 19 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Addis Ababa | 1 |
| France | Melissa Strugen | 20 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | France | 2 |
| Ghana | Maud Fadi | 25 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Accra | 3 |
| Guadeloupe | Morganne Nestar | 20 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Les Abymes | 3 |
| Guatemala | María José Castañeda | 18 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Guatemala City | 1 |
| Honduras | Valeria Cardona | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Tegucigalpa | 1 |
| Hungary | Viktória Viczián | 20 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Budapest | 2 |
| India | Shaan Suhas Kumar | 26 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Bhopal | 3 |
| Indonesia | Michelle Alriani | 20 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Bandung | 1 |
| Israel | Elian Qupty | 24 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Nazareth | 1 |
| Italy | Fabiana Enrica Barra | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Cornedo Vicentino | 3 |
| Japan | Yasuyo Saito | 21 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Fukuoka | 2 |
| South Korea | Hannah Lee | 20 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Geoje | 1 |
| Kyrgyzstan | Begimai Nazarova | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Bishkek | 2 |
| Lebanon | Elsa Antoun | 25 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Beirut | 2 |
| Malaysia | Cherish Ng | 23 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Tanjung Tokong | 3 |
| Malta | Christie Refalo | 26 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Luqa | 3 |
| Mauritius | Yanishta Gopaul | 19 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Rose Hill | 2 |
| Mexico | Karen Bustos | 19 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | San Luis Potosi | 3 |
| Moldova | Veronica Buzovoi | 21 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Chişinau | 1 |
| Mongolia | Tugs-Amgalan Batjargal | 26 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Ulaanbaatar | 1 |
| Myanmar | Tin Sandar Myo | 26 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Yangon | 2 |
| Nepal | Rojina Shrestha | 24 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Kathmandu | 2 |
| Netherlands | Faith Landman | 20 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Gouda | 1 |
| New Zealand | Abbigail Sturgin | 20 | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Auckland | 1 |
| Nigeria | Eucharia Akani | 19 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Lagos | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | Maire Lynch | 19 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Derry | 3 |
| Pakistan | Ramina Ashfaque | 24 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Karachi | 2 |
| Panama | Erika Parker | 23 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Colón | 1 |
| Paraguay | Valeria Ivasiuten | 22 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Itapua | 1 |
| Peru | Karen Rojas | 24 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Moyobamba | 2 |
| Philippines | Karen Ibasco | 26 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Manila | 2 |
| Poland | Dominika Szymańska | 22 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Warsaw | 1 |
| Portugal | Glória Silva | 20 | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Póvoa de Varzim | 3 |
| Puerto Rico | Karla Victoria Aponte | 19 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | San Juan | 3 |
| Réunion Island | Emma Lauret | 19 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Saint-Leu | 3 |
| Russia | Lada Akimova | 18 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Yekaterinburg | 2 |
| Rwanda | Uwase Hirwa Honorine | 24 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Kigali | 3 |
| Samoa | Olivia Howman | 24 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Apia | 2 |
| Serbia | Marija Nikić | 18 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Zrenjanin | 3 |
| Sierra Leone | Ismatu Daramy | 26 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Freetown | 1 |
| Singapore | Elizabeth Camilia Lee | 26 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Singapore | 1 |
| Slovenia | Sara Gavranič | 21 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Postojna | 2 |
| Spain | Ainara de Santamaría | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Argoños | 2 |
| Sri Lanka | Shyama Dahanayaka | 23 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Kurunagala | 3 |
| Sweden | Camilla Fogestedt | 25 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Kungsbacka | 1 |
| Switzerland | Sarah Laura Peyrel | 21 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Bern | 3 |
| Thailand | Paweensuda Drouin | 23 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Bangkok | 1 |
| Tonga | Diamond Langi | 25 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Nukuʻalofa | 3 |
| Uganda | Josephine Mutesi | 24 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Iganga | 1 |
| Ukraine | Diana Mironenko | 23 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Odesa | 3 |
| United States | Andreia Gibau | 22 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Brockton | 3 |
| United States Virgin Islands | Kaylee Carlberg | 26 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Lincoln | 1 |
| Venezuela | Ninoska Vásquez | 25 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Barquisimeto | 1 |
| Vietnam | Lê Thị Hà Thu | 25 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Thừa Thiên - Huế | 3 |
| Wales | Sophie Bettridge | 22 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Tredegar | 1 |
| Zambia | Abigail Chama | 26 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Lusaka | 3 |