Miss Earth 2016

Miss Earth 2016
Katherine Espín
DateOctober 29, 2016
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueMall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines
Broadcaster
Entrants83
Placements16
Debuts
Withdrawals
  • Armenia
  • Aruba
  • Congo DR
  • Costa Rica
  • Crimea
  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
  • Fiji
  • France
  • Germany
  • Honduras
  • Ireland
  • Kosovo
  • New Caledonia
  • Norway
  • Scotland
  • Spain
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Turkey
Returns
  • Republic of China
  • Cook Islands
  • Haiti
  • Macau
  • Moldova
  • Namibia
  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
  • Serbia
  • Sierra Leone
  • Vietnam
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
WinnerKatherine Espín
Ecuador
CongenialityCandisha Rolle, Bahamas
PhotogenicNguyễn Thị Lệ Nam Em, Vietnam
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Miss Earth 2016, the 16th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, with the theme "Empowered to make a Change", was held on October 29, 2016, at the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. 83 contestants from all over the world competed for the title. Angelia Ong of the Philippines crowned her successor Katherine Espín of Ecuador at the end of the event[1][2][3][4] becoming the second Ecuadorian woman to win the title of Miss Earth and the first since Olga Álava in 2011.[5][6]

This year's edition also features the newly polished and modified crown created by Florida-based jeweler, Ramona Haar. The crown's original design from the 2009 edition of the pageant to enhance the crown's general appearance and to have an intimate fit to the head of the winner. The confirmation was announced by Miss Earth Organization through their official Facebook account on 30 June 2016.[7]

  1. ^ Adina, Armin P. (29 October 2016). "Ecuador wins 2016 Miss Earth pageant". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Miss Earth 2016: Miss Ecuador wins beauty pageant; crowning ceremony in photos". ibtimes.co.in. International Business Times. 29 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Ecuatoriana Katherine Espín ganó el Miss Earth 2016 en Filipinas". El Universo. 29 October 2016. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  4. ^ Heyer, Daisy (30 October 2016). "Ecuador wint Miss Earth, Nederland grijpt mis". Metro. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  5. ^ Concepcion, Eton B. (1 November 2016). "It's take 2 for Ecuador in Miss Earth". The Standard. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  6. ^ Dumaual, Mario (1 November 2016). "Miss Earth 2016 denies undergoing plastic surgery". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Newly polished and modified Miss Earth Crown". Miss Earth's Official Facebook Page. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.