Filipina beauty Yllana Aduana, beyond the spotlight at the finale of Miss Earth 2023, create an unwavering mark at the finale night where she almost clinched the coveted crown winning the second spot, Miss Earth-Air 2023. Albania’s Drita Ziri impressed the jury a little more and won the Miss Earth 2023 crown.
Ever since her arrival in Vietnam, Yllana Aduana made her mark at the pageant with unshakeable confidence and impeccable style. The highlight of her journey was also the preliminary competition where she flaunted the blue gown adorned with recycled zippers to promote sustainability.
Being a front-runner for the crown, Yllana moved with determination and grace at the international contest. Aduana is probably one of the strongest and most eloquent delegates pageantry has ever seen. At the finale night, Yllana conquered the Q/A rounds, both of them, with her content and eloquence. At the Top 8 Q/A round, she answered confidently to the question on what age should a child be allowed to access social media.
Yllana did not disappoint and undeniably gave the best response at the Top 4 Q/A round as well. The question was, “An official at a recent climate conference was quoted as saying there is no science behind coals for the phaseout of fossil fuels. Do you agree with this? Why or why not?”
Aduana’s response was the most impactful and for sure the strongest one as she spoke, “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.”
Although she was awarded Miss Earth-Air 2023 crown and could not win, Aduana’s journey is only redirected as she is made for even bigger things. Aduana can obviously join other platforms in the future, such as Miss Universe Philippines and become crossover delegate in the future.
Yllana’s journey stands as a testament to resilience, echoing the sentiment of millions of Filipino fans all around the world. Congratulations to Yllana Aduana for becoming such a strong mirror of determination and perseverance for beauty pageant aspirants all around the world.