Noa Claus was crowned Miss Beauty of the Netherlands 2023 aka Miss Earth Netherlands 2023 at the finale of the national pageant held on Saturday, 1st July 2023 at Studio 21 in Hilversum. Noa Claus will now prepare to represent the Netherlands at Miss Earth 2023 in Vietnam later this year.
Noa Claus is 20 years of age and a restaurant employee from Enschede, Overijssel who bested 11 other contestants to win the national title. Noa succeeds and was crowned by Miss Earth Netherlands 2022 Merel Hendriksen.
Along with Noa, Sasha Verhoef of Zuid-Holland, Yentl Felter of Utrecht, Caitlin de Jong of Friesland, and Sara Balic of Limburg were adjudged as the first, second, third, and fourth runners-up, respectively.
Also at the finale, Mevy Lumamuly, also from Overijssel, was crowned Miss Teen of the Netherlands 2023 who is now expected to compete in Miss Teen International 2024. Her runners-up included Janey Descendre of Gelderland, Anouck van Heerden of Noord-Brabant, Sophia Lettinga of Friesland, and Noa Passon of Utrecht who were adjudged first, second, third and fourth runners-up respectively.
For the first time in its history, both winners of the pageant came from the same province. The Dutch actor Juvat Westendorp hosted the finale along with former titleholder Nikki Prein and reigning Miss Grand Netherlands Marit Beets.
Congratulations!