Ang pambato ng Albania na si Drita Ziri ang nanalo at kinoronahang Miss Earth 2023.
Idinaos ang 23rd edition ng Miss Earth ngayong Biyernes ng gabi, December 22, 2023, sa Van Phúc City sa Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Dinaig ni Drita ang 84 pang kandidata mula sa iba't ibang panig ng mundo, kabilang na rito ang pambato ng Pilipinas na si Yllana Aduana na kinoronahang Miss Earth Air.
Read: Details you need to know about Miss Earth 2023
Bukod kay Yllana, kabilang din sa elemental court o top placers sina Miss Earth Water Do Thi Lan Anh ng Vietnam.
Habang Miss Earth Fire naman si Cora Bliault ng Thailand.
Si Miss Earth 2022 Mina Sue Choi ng Korea ang nagpasa ng korona sa Albanian beauty queen na si Drita.
Read: Yllana Aduana dons Maria Makiling-inspired costume for Miss Earth 2023 preliminaries
Bago magtapat sa apat na kandidata sa final question-and-answer round ay masusing pinili ang judges ang Top 20, Top 12, at Top 8.
Narito ang listahan ng mga nakapasok sa Top 8:
- Miss Earth Netherlands
- Miss Earth Brazil
- Miss Earth Vietnam
- Miss Earth Kazakhstan
- Miss Earth Philippines
- Miss Earth Albania
- Miss Earth Thailand
- Miss Earth Russia
Top 12
- Miss Earth Vietnam
- Miss Earth Brazil
- Miss Earth South Africa
- Miss Earth Venezuela
- MIss Earth Netherlands
- Miss Earth Philippines
- Miss Earth Albania
- Miss Earth Puerto Rico
- Miss Earth Indonesia
- Miss Earth Thailand
- Miss Earth Russia
- Miss Earth Kazakhstan
Top 20
- Miss Earth Netherlands
- Miss Earth Thailand
- Miss Earth Belgium
- Miss Earth South Africa
- Miss Earth Philippines
- Miss Earth Bulgaria
- Miss Earth India
- Miss Earth Puerto Rico
- Miss Earth Albania
- Miss Earth Zimbabwe
- Miss Earth Brazil
- Miss Earth Canada
- Miss Earth England
- Miss Earth Mauritius
- Miss Earth Russia
- Miss Earth USA
- Miss Earth Kazakhstan
- Miss Earth Venezuela
- Miss Earth Vietnam
- Miss Earth Indonesia
Special Awards:
- Best Apperance - Miss Earth Thailand
- Best Bikini - Miss Earth Philippines
- Best National Costume - Miss Earth Vietnam
- Miss People's Choice - Miss Earth Indonesia
- Best in Evening Gown - Miss Earth Kazakhstan
- Best in Talent - Miss Earth New Zealand
- Best Eco Project - Team Europe
FULL TRANSCRIPT: WINNING ANSWER
Dalawang beses na sumalang sa Q&A portion ang apat na finalist. Una ay nang mapasama sila sa Top 8 at ang final question-and-answer round kung saan sila nagkatalu-talo nang sagutin nila ang iisang tanong.
Narito ang final question at ang sagot nina Miss Earth Albania, Miss Earth Philippines, Miss Earth Vietnam, at Miss Earth Thailand.
Question: "An official at a recent climate conference was quoted as saying there is no science behind calls for the phaseout of fossil fuels. Do you agree with this? Why or why not?"
DRITA ZIRI OF ALBANIA (MISS EARTH 2023)
Answer: "I do believe that a lot is happening to our earth right now, regarding also this problem. It's because of people, it's because of unawareness, it's because of not thinking that they do have the impact to do the undoing, to actually make progress in this world. I believe that if we can plant the seed of love we're going to carry all the other values we need to have -- persistence, consistency, determination, and actually passion for caring for our earth. I have passion about our advocacy, that's why I am here in front of you today."
YLLANA ADUANA OF THE PHILIPPINES (MISS EARTH AIR 2023)
Answer: "As someone who is from the medical field, I do believe that everything roots from science. And I think that the greatest gift that we have in this generation is the sophisticated technical installations that we have, and so there is science in the phaseout of fossil fuels. But one thing that we can also agree on is we can always live the zero-waste and sustainable lifestyle. I've always been practicing it because sustainability will always ensure the stability in our future. And if we can master the transferability skills from a just phaseout, then we will have a greener and more sustainable future."
DO THI LAN ANH OF VIETNAM (MISS EARTH WATER 2023)
Answer: "I believe that in order to have a more sustainable future, we must experiment with nature as well as humanity. And I believe that with anything that comes into our lives, we can achieve it through science or through our own humane society as one whole community of our planet earth."
CORA BLIAULT OF THAILAND (MISS EARTH FIRE 2023)
Answer: "I believe if the right eyes and ears are on the right thing like green energy and alternative from fossil fuels, I believe we can make a difference in combating the emissions we are giving out to our planet, and helping our planet becoming a better place by investing and educating people about the green alternatives there is."