# Miss Earth 2015

Miss Earth 2015 was the 15th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, held at the Marx Halle in Vienna, Austria, on December 5, 2015.
Jamie Herrell of the Philippines crowned her compatriot Angelia Ong as her successor at the end of the event. It was the first time the pageant was held in Europe and outside of Asia. It was also the first ever back-to-back victory in Miss Earth history.
The theme of this year's pageant was the promotion of environmental awareness by focusing on the Climate Change campaign thru the 5R's : Re-think, Reduce, Re-use, Recycle and Respect.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Earth 2015 | Philippines – Angelia Ong |
| Miss Earth – Air 2015 | Australia – Dayanna Grageda |
| Miss Earth – Water 2015 | United States – Brittany Payne |
| Miss Earth – Fire 2015 | Brazil – Thiessa Sickert |
| Top 8 | Austria – Sophie Totzauer  Chile – Natividad Leiva  Colombia – Estefania Muñoz  Venezuela – Andrea Rosales |
| Top 16 | Czech Republic – Karolína Mališová  France – Alyssa Wurtz  Guam – Skye Celine Baker  Hungary – Dorina Lepp  Mauritius – Katia Moochooram  Mongolia – Bayartsetseg Altangerel  Scotland – Amy Meisak  Ukraine – Viktoria Orel |

## Pre-pageant activities
### Medal tally

| Rank | Country/Territory | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Panama | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Guatemala | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Mongolia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Austria | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | South Africa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Colombia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Chile | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Crimea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Guam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Singapore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Réunion Island | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Uganda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Thailand | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Ghana | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Portugal | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Philippines | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | New Caledonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Aruba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Ireland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Kosovo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Scotland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

### Challenge Events
#### Best Eco Video

| Result | Contestant |
| Winner | United States – Brittany Payne |
| Top 4 | Belgium - Elizabeth Dwomoh  France – Alyssa Wurtz  Mongolia - Bayartsetseg Altangerel |

#### Photogenic Award (Online Voting)

* Contestant
* Mongolia – Bayartsetseg Altangerel
* Venezuela – Andrea Rosales
* Thailand – Chavika Watrsang

#### Swimsuit Competition

* Contestant
* Colombia – Estefania Muñoz
* Guatemala – Sara Guerrero
* Brazil – Thiessa Sickert

#### Miss Friendship

| Result | Contestant |
| Group 1 ||
| | Guam – Skye Celine Baker |
| | DR Congo - Cristelle Lohembe |
| | Aruba – Kimberly Wever |
| Group 2 ||
| | Réunion Island – Jade Soune-Seyne |
| | Spain – Dolores Ortega Martinez |
| | Netherlands – Leena Asarfi |
| Group 3 ||
| | Singapore – Tiara Hadi |
| | Philippines – Angelia Ong |
| | Belgium – Elizabeth Dwomoh |

#### National Costume Competition

| Result | Contestant |
| Africa ||
| | Uganda – Sandra Akello |
| | Ghana – Silvia Commodore |
| | DR Congo – Cristelle Lohembe |
| The Americas ||
| | Guatemala – Sara Guerrero |
| | Panama – Carmen Jaramillo |
| | Venezuela – Andrea Rosales |
| Asia and Oceania ||
| | Malaysia – Danielle Wong |
| | Thailand – Chavika Watrsang |
| | South Korea – Ho-jeong Han |
| Eastern Europe ||
| | Ukraine – Viktoria Orel |
| | Slovenia – Laura Škvorc |
| | Hungary – Dorina Lepp |
| Western Europe ||
| | Netherlands – Leena Asarfi |
| | Austria – Sophie Totzauer |
| | Ireland – Joelle Curoe |

#### Cocktail Wear Competition

| Result | Contestant |
| Batch 1 ||
| | Guatemala – Sara Guerrero |
| | Dominican Republic – Alexandra Parker |
| | Chile – Natividad Leiva |
| Batch 2 ||
| | Panama – Carmen Jaramillo |
| | Ecuador – Ángela Bonilla |
| | Mongolia – Bayartsetseg Altangerel |

#### Charity Givers

* Contestant
* United States – Brittany Payne
* Switzerland – Corinne Schädler
* Australia – Dayanna Grageda

#### Sports Competition

* Contestant
* Panama – Carmen Jaramillo
* Portugal – Berth Elouga
* South Africa – Carla Viktor

#### Talent Competition

* Contestant
* South Africa – Carla Viktor
* Portugal – Berth Elouga
* Guatemala – Sara Guerrero

#### Evening Gown Competition

| Result | Contestant |
| Group 1 ||
| | Chile – Natividad Leiva |
| | Colombia – Estefania Muñoz |
| | Kosovo – Kaltrina Neziri |
| Group 2 ||
| | Mongolia – Bayartsetseg Altangerel |
| | New Caledonia – Julia Roquigny |
| | Russia – Maria Chudakova |
| Group 3 ||
| | Panama – Carmen Jaramillo |
| | Thailand – Chavika Watrsang |
| | Philippines – Angelia Ong |

#### Tree Planting

* Contestant
* Croatia – Ana Marija Jurišić
* Ghana – Silvia Commodore
* Austria – Sophie Totzauer

#### Darling of the Press

* Contestant
* Austria – Sophie Totzauer
* Germany – Melanie Sofia Bauer
* Scotland – Amy Meisak

#### Snowman Building Competition

* Country/Territory
* Czech Republic – Karolína Mališová
* Russia – Maria Chudakova
* Switzerland – Corinne Schädler
* Ukraine – Viktoria Orel
* Costa Rica – Andrea Rojas
* Malaysia – Danielle Wong
* Netherlands – Leena Asarfi
* South Africa – Carla Viktor
* Croatia – Ana Marija Jurišić
* Denmark – Turið Elinborgardóttir
* Dominican Republic – Alexandra Parker
* Egypt – Imaj Ahmed Hassan

##### Special Activity Awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Most Cheerful (during tree planting) | Fiji – Shyla Angela Prasad |
| Most Cheerful (during tree planting) | Guatemala – Sara Guerrero |
| Most Cheerful (during tree planting) | United States – Brittany Payne |

## Presenters

* Oli Pettigrew
* Joey Mead-King
* Katia Wagner (Miss Earth - Air 2013)

## Music

* Opening: "Flawless" (Remix) by Beyoncé
* Top 16 Announcement: "Confident" (Instrument) by Demi Lovato
* Swimsuit Competition: "Sparks" (The Golden Pony Remix) by Hilary Duff
* Evening Gown Competition: "Lean On" (Violin cover) by Major Lazer and DJ Snake ft. MØ
* Top 8 Announcement: "Masterpiece" (Instrument) by Jessie J

## Contestants

The following are the 86 delegates who competed for the Miss Earth crown:
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
| Argentina | Julieta Fernandez | 26 | Tucumán |
| Armenia | Lilit Martirosyan | 26 | Yerevan |
| Aruba | Kimberly Wever | 21 | San Nicolaas |
| Australia | Dayanna Grageda | 25 | Sydney |
| Austria | Sophie Totzauer | 23 | Vienna |
| Bahamas | Daronique Young | 25 | Nassau |
| Belgium | Elizabeth Dwomoh | 19 | Brussels |
| Belize | Christine Syme | 19 | San Pedro Town |
| Bolivia | Vinka Nemer | 24 | La Paz |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | Adna Obradović | 23 | Čapljina |
| Brazil | Thiessa Sickert | 22 | Uberaba |
| Canada | Tatiana Maranhão | 19 | Leamington |
| Chile | Natividad Leiva | 22 | Santiago |
| China | Serena Pan | 23 | Shanghai |
| Colombia | Estefania Muñoz | 22 | Medellín |
| Costa Rica | Andrea Rojas | 23 | Palmares |
| Crimea | Daria Zeleneva | 20 | Simferopol |
| Croatia | Ana Marija Jurišić | 23 | Kiseljak |
| Cyprus | Marcella Constantinou | 22 | Nicosia |
| Czech Republic | Karolína Mališová | 18 | Otice |
| Denmark | Turið Elinborgardóttir | 20 | Tórshavn |
| Dominican Republic | Alexandra Parker | 20 | Guayacanes |
| DR Congo | Cristelle Lohembe | 25 | Kinshasa |
| Ecuador | Ángela Bonilla | 22 | Ibarra |
| Egypt | Imaj Ahmed Hassan | 22 | Cairo |
| El Salvador | Pamela Valdivieso | 26 | San Salvador |
| England | Katrina Kendall | 25 | London |
| Fiji | Shyla Angela Prasad | 20 | Suva |
| France | Alyssa Wurtz | 25 | Drusenheim |
| Germany | Melanie Sofia Bauer | 21 | Halle |
| Ghana | Silvia Commodore | 22 | Accra |
| Guadeloupe | Anais Localmontie | 21 | Basse-Terre |
| Guam | Skye Celine Baker | 18 | Barrigada |
| Guatemala | Sara Guerrero | 19 | Guatemala City |
| Honduras | Nadia Morales | 18 | Colón |
| Hungary | Dorina Lepp | 21 | Budapest |
| India | Aaital Khosla | 20 | Chandigarh |
| Indonesia | Belinda Pritasari | 21 | Jakarta |
| Ireland | Joelle Curoe | 21 | Dublin |
| Israel | Shams Touraani | 19 | Tel Aviv |
| Italy | Aurora Pianegonda | 18 | Zanè |
| Japan | Ayano Yamada | 24 | Gunma Prefecture |
| Kenya | Linda Gatere | 23 | Nairobi |
| Korea | Ho-jeong Han | 24 | Seoul |
| Kosovo | Kaltrina Neziri | 20 | Pristina |
| Lebanon | Joudy Hennawi | 19 | Beirut |
| Malaysia | Danielle Wong | 22 | Melaka |
| Malta | Alexia Fenech | 25 | Sliema |
| Mauritius | Katia Moochooram | 25 | Port Louis |
| Mexico | Gladys Flores | 22 | Puebla |
| Mongolia | Bayartsetseg Altangerel | 24 | Ulaanbaatar |
| Myanmar | Eaint Myat Chal | 22 | Chaungzon |
| Nepal | Dibyata Vaidya | 23 | Kathmandu |
| Netherlands | Leena Asarfi | 24 | Amsterdam |
| New Caledonia | Julia Roquigny | 22 | Nouméa |
| New Zealand | Anna-Lisa Christiane | 19 | Auckland |
| Northern Ireland | Dearbhlá Walsh | 21 | Derry |
| Norway | Britt Roselyn Rekkedal | 23 | Fosnavåg |
| Panama | Carmen Jaramillo | 20 | La Chorrera |
| Paraguay | Andrea Melgarejo | 21 | Asunción |
| Peru | Zully Barrantes | 20 | Pucallpa |
| Philippines | Angelia Ong | 25 | Manila |
| Poland | Magdalena Ho | 20 | Warsaw |
| Portugal | Berth Elouga | 21 | Lisbon |
| Réunion Island | Jade Soune-Seyne | 25 | Saint-André |
| Romania | Anca Neculaiasa-Pavel | 20 | Buzau |
| Russia | Maria Chudakova | 21 | Murmansk |
| Scotland | Amy Meisak | 21 | Hamilton |
| Singapore | Tiara Hadi | 21 | Singapore |
| Slovak Republic | Anita Polgáriová | 22 | Rožňava |
| Slovenia | Laura Škvorc | 21 | Zreče |
| South Africa | Carla Viktor | 25 | Hartbeespoort |
| Spain | Dolores Ortega Martinez | 18 | Canary Island |
| Sri Lanka | Visna Fernando | 24 | Negombo |
| Suriname | Giselle Reinbergs | 18 | Paramaribo |
| Sweden | Maria Taipaleenmäki | 19 | Halmstad |
| Switzerland | Corinne Schädler | 22 | St. Gallen |
| Thailand | Chavika Watrsang | 20 | Phuket |
| Trinidad & Tobago | Danielle Dolabaille | 21 | Port of Spain |
| Turkey | Şevval Ayvaz | 20 | Trabzon |
| Uganda | Sandra Akello | 19 | Kampala |
| Ukraine | Viktoria Orel | 24 | Sumy |
| Uruguay | María Belén Cabrera | 20 | Paysandú |
| United States | Brittany Payne | 23 | Tehachapi |
| Venezuela | Andrea Rosales | 24 | Maracay |
| Wales | Lara Stephen | 22 | Powys |

## Other Pageant Notes
### Debuts

Countries and territories have been confirmed to debut this year:
* Armenia
* New Caledonia

### Returns

Countries and territories which has previously competed and will return this year:
* Last competed in 2003:
** Cyprus
* Last competed in 2008:
** DR Congo
** Suriname
** Uganda
* Last competed in 2011:
** Aruba
** Ireland
* Last competed in 2012:
** Argentina
** Honduras
** Malta
** Uruguay
* Last competed in 2013:
** Bahamas
** Belize
** Costa Rica
** Crimea
** France
** Guadeloupe
** Kosovo
** Norway
** Trinidad and Tobago
** Turkey
** Wales

### Withdrawals

* Botswana
* Chinese Taipei
* Curaçao
* Gabon
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Kazakhstan
* Latvia
* Madagascar
* Namibia
* Nigeria
* Pakistan
* Puerto Rico
* Samoa
* St.Lucia
* Tahiti
* Tanzania
* Tonga
* US Virgin Islands
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

### Did not compete

* Chinese Taipei: Wen-Yin Ting
* Rwanda: Erica Urwibutso

### Designations

* Armenia: Lilit Martirosyan has been appointed as the first Miss Earth Armenia for 2015. She was Top Model of the World for Armenia in 2015.
* Austria: Sophie Totzauer has been appointed as Miss Earth Austria for 2015 by the national director of Miss Earth Austria, Sina Schmid.
* Brazil: Thiessa Sickert has been appointed as Miss Earth Brazil 2015 by Miss Earth Brazil Organization. She was Miss Universe Brasil 2012 2nd Runner-up.
* Colombia: Estefania Muñoz has been appointed as Miss Earth Colombia 2015 by Miss Earth Colombia Organization. The next Miss Earth Colombia pageant would be held in early 2016.
* Crimea: Daria Zeleneva has been appointed as Miss Earth Crimea for 2015. Crimea appointed Zeleneva as there was no national pageant held and highly possible to be held the following year due to the recent conflict in Crimea.
* Croatia: Ana Marija Jurišić has been appointed as Miss Earth Croatia 2015 by the national director of Miss Earth Croatia. Jurišić competed and won the "No1 Model of the World 2015" competition held in Serbia where she represented Bosnia and Herzegovina.
* Cyprus: Marcella Marina Constantinou has been appointed as Miss Earth Cyprus 2015. She won the Star Cyprus 2014 pageant.
* Ecuador: Angela Bonilla has been appointed as Miss Earth Ecuador 2015 by its national director, José Hidalgo León. The national pageant for Miss Earth was postponed and would be materialized the next year. Bonilla participated at Miss Ecuador 2015 and Miss World Ecuador 2013 where she both went unplaced.
* Egypt: Imaj Ahmed Hassan has been appointed to represent Egypt by Youssef Spahi, national director of Miss Egypt after the pageant was postponed until spring of the following year. Hassan was a Miss Egypt 2014 Top 10 finalist.
* Fiji: Shyla Angela Prasad has been appointed as Miss Earth Fiji 2015. Shyla was a finalist at Miss World Australia.
* France: Alyssa Wurtz has been appointed as Miss Earth France 2015 by Miss France Organization. She is Miss France 2015 Fourth Runner-up.
* Germany: Melanie Sofia Bauer has been appointed as Miss Earth Germany 2015 by Sina Schmid, the national director of Miss Earth for Germany. Melanie was a contestant at Miss Earth Austria 2015.
* Guatemala: Sara Guerrero has been appointed as Miss Earth Guatemala 2015 by Miss Guatemala Latina. She was Miss International Guatemala 2013.
* Ireland: Joelle Curoe was appointed as Miss Earth Ireland 2015 by the national director. Joelle also competed at Miss Earth Northern Ireland 2015 and finished as Miss Earth – Air 2015.
* Israel: Shams Touraani has been appointed as Miss Earth Israel 2015 by the Miss Earth director in Israel, Lilac Magazine.
* Italy: Aurora Pianegonda was appointed by the national director, Channel, as Miss Earth Italy 2015. Aurora is the Miss Lady Veneto 2015.
* Kosovo: Kaltrina Neziri has been appointed to represent Kosovo by Agnesa Vuthaj, national director of Miss Earth Kosovo. Neziri was crowned as Miss Earth Kosovo 2014 and was supposed to compete the previous year. However, she was not able to compete because her visa application was denied.
* Mongolia: Bayartsetseg Altangerel was appointed as Miss Earth Mongolia 2015 by the national director, Miss Mongolia Tourism Association. Bayartsetseg competed at Miss International 2014. This year, she competed at Miss World Mongolia 2015, and placed 1st Runner-up.
* Netherlands: Leena Asarfi has been appointed as Miss Earth Netherlands 2015 by 12 Months of Beauty organization.
* Panama: Carmen Jaramillo was chosen to compete as Miss Earth Panama 2015 by the national director, Cesar Añel after being granted to him the franchise. Miss Earth Panama would hold its first national pageant for the following year. Carmen is also the Miss Reina Hispanoamericana Panama 2015.
* Poland: Magdalena Ho was appointed as Miss Earth Poland 2015 by its new national director, Serafina Ogończyk-Mąkowska of Miss Egzotica. Magdalena won as Miss Egzotica 2014.
* Romania: Anca Neculaiasa-Pavel was appointed as Miss Earth Romania 2015. She was Miss International Romania 2015
* Trinidad and Tobago: Danielle Dolabaille has been appointed as Miss Earth Trinidad and Tobago 2015 after series of casting calls.
* Turkey: Şevval Ayvaz has been appointed as Miss Earth Turkey 2015 by the national director, Elidor Miss Turkey. During the finals night, Sevval was proclaimed as Miss International Turkey but turned out wrong as she finished only as a finalist.
* Thailand: Chavika Watrsang has been appointed as Miss Earth Thailand 2015 by Miss Universe Thailand organization after the said organization got the license back. Chavika is the 1st Runner-up of Miss Universe Thailand 2015.

### Replacements

* Bolivia: Vinka Nemer Drpic, the Miss World Bolivia 2015 1st runner up, became the Miss Earth Bolivia 2015 after Jazmin Duran withdrew as Miss Earth Bolivia 2015 for health reasons.
* DR Congo: Cristelle Lohembe replaced Jessica Bossekota as Miss Earth DR Congo 2015 for undisclosed reasons.
* El Salvador: Claudia Martínez was replaced by Pamela Valdivieso for undisclosed reasons. Pamela Valdivieso is the Miss Earth El Salvador 2015 and would have been competed the following year.
* Norway: Britt Roselyn Rekkedal replaced Dina Nielsen as Miss Earth Norway 2015 for undisclosed reasons.
* Paraguay: Andrea Melgarejo replaced Myriam Arévalos as Myriam has been assigned to participate in Miss Universe 2015 after Laura Garcete was dethroned for being pregnant.
* Spain: Andrea Panocchia was replaced by Dolores Ortega Martinez as Miss Earth Spain 2015 for undisclosed reasons. Martinez is the Miss Earth Spain 2015 First Runner-up.
* Uganda: Sandra Akello replaced the original winner, Pearl Asasira, as Miss Earth Uganda 2015 for undisclosed reasons. Sandra is the Miss Earth Uganda 2015 1st runner up.

## Controversies

* Miss Taiwan R.O.C. Wen-Yin Ting was ejected from the competition due to her refusal to exchange her initial sash that said "Taiwan R.O.C." for one that said "Chinese Taipei" after China pressured the organization to make the change.
* Miss Earth India Aaital Khosla has garnered a lot of negative criticism after Miss Earth India's eco-video showed parts of Nepalese landscapes as one of her own nation. The video showcased the hills and mountain ranges including Mount Everest and the traffic scenes of Nepal's cities. It also indicated that the Miss Earth India organization failed to cross check the facts, plagiarized the video clips, completing the eco-video in haste without any prior responsibility. Amid much criticism, Miss Earth India Organization, owned by Glamanand Super Model India, together with Aaital Khosla then apologized to the Nepalese citizens and the world.