The organization of Miss Earth had opted for a virtual ceremony to crown the next Miss Earth 2020 due to the rise in the cases of the coronavirus in the countries. The competition will begin on 21st September 2020 and the grand finale will be held on 29th November 2020. Miss Earth 2019 Nellys Pimentel of Puerto Rico will pass on her crown to her successor at the end of the event finale.

The organization has recently revealed a schedule which mentions the number of activities that the delegates who are representing their respective countries would be taking part in to win the title. At present, there are only 40 confirmed participants with many more to yet to be appointed or crowned. The organizers have decided to ship the sashes to the contestants who will be vying for the title.

This year's theme, "Eco Angels" is to emphasize the delegates' role as guardians of nature and lifestyle innovators in the new normal during the COVID-19 pandemic. When the organizers decided to take the online mode of hosting the competition, there were a lot of speculations whether the pageant should be held in the time of crises or not but Lorraine Shuck, head of Carousel Productions and management company of Miss Earth stated, "It is more embarrassing not to continue because we are an advocacy-driven pageant for environmental protection.” Under this pageant "new normal," the candidates will also undergo the question-and-answer portion through teleconference.

You can check the entire schedule here –