The first edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant was held in 2001 and was won by Catharina Svensson of Denmark. Born on 24th July, 1982, Catherina is professionally a Model and a Lawyer and is married to a Swedish dressage champion, Jan Brink who is a seven-time Swedish dressage champion. At the time of her crowning, the 19-year-old Svensson was a third year law student and a part-time model. She also served as one of the judges in the Miss Earth 2005. She was also the guest of honour and official judge in the final of Miss Earth 2015. Catharina also judged the 2016 edition of Face of Denmark.