Miss Earth 2022, the 22nd edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held tonight at Okada Manila in the Philippines where Mina Sue Choi of South Korea was crowned the new queen. She succeeds and was crowned by Miss Earth 2021 Destiny Wagner of Belize. This year's event marks the return of its live competition following two virtual editions in 2020 and 2021.
The finale show was hosted by Filipino-British television host and automotive journalist James Deakin. Co-hosts included former winners consisting of Miss Earth 2015 Angelia Ong, Miss Earth 2017 Karen Ibasco, and Miss Earth 2019 Nellys Pimentel.
The newly crowned Miss Earth 2022 Mina Sue Choi’s elemental court included –
Miss Earth-Air 2022 – Sheridan Mortlock of Australia
Miss Earth-Water 2022 – Nadeen Ayoub of Palestine
Miss Earth Fire 2022 – Andrea Aguilera of Colombia
Top 8 also included Daphné Nivelles Miss Earth Belgium 2022, Merel Hendriksen Miss Earth Netherlands 2022, Paulina Avilés Miss Earth Puerto Rico 2022, Sakhile Dube Miss Earth Zimbabwe 2022 while Top 12 also included Jéssica Pedroso Miss Earth Brazil 2022, Sheyla Ravelo Miss Earth Cuba 2022, Esther Oluwatosin Ajayi Miss Earth Nigeria 2022, Maria Rosado Miss Earth Portugal 2022.
The contestants, from more than eighty that began their journey in Philippines, who made it to the Top 20 included Sheridan Mortlock Miss Earth Australia 2022, Daphné Nivelles Miss Earth Belgium 2022, Jéssica Pedroso Miss Earth Brazil 2022, Andrea Aguilera Miss Earth Colombia 2022, Sheyla Ravelo Miss Earth Cuba 2022, Anežka Heralecká Miss Earth Czech Republic 2022, Hiwot Kassa Miss Earth Ethiopia 2022, Alannah Larkin Miss Earth Ireland 2022, Diana Andimba Miss Earth Namibia 2022, Merel Hendriksen Miss Earth Netherlands 2022, Esther Oluwatosin Ajayi Miss Earth Nigeria 2022, Lilly Sødal Miss Earth Norway 2022, Nadeen Ayoub Miss Earth Palestine 2022, Jenny Ramp Miss Earth Philippines 2022, Maria Rosado Miss Earth Portugal 2022, Paulina Avilés Miss Earth Puerto Rico 2022, Lea Prstec Miss Earth Slovenia 2022, Mina Sue Choi Miss Earth South Korea 2022, Thach Thu Thao Miss Earth Vietnam 2022 and Sakhile Dube Miss Earth Zimbabwe 2022.
(Photo Credits: Miss Earth Official)
The panel of judges included Executive Director of ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity Dr. Theresa Mundita Lim; Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneur and Made In Space founder Aaron Kemmer; award-winning Filipino television host, news reporter, author, and environmentalist Daphne Oseña-Paez; Managing Director of Mindshare Philippines Abhisek Gupta; Senior Country Officer International Finance Corporation World bank Group Thuy Bui; Cheif Operating Officer of Philippine Stock Exchange Roel Refran; and Miss Earth Executive Vice President Lorraine Schuck.
Congratulations to the newly crowned queen!