List of Miss Earth elemental titleholders

This is an overview of the top finalists of the Miss Earth competition.

Miss Earth elemental titleholders

Miss Earth uses specific titles and crowns for the runners-up, based upon the four elements of antiquity, calling the 1st runner-up Miss Air, the 2nd runner-up Miss Water, and the 3rd runner-up Miss Fire. To distinguish the runners-up at the international competition from those at the national level, the international edition includes the title "Miss Earth" before the names of each element; for example, "Miss Earth – Air".^[1]^[2]^[3]

This table shows the top-four finalists of each competition, from its inception in 2001.

Year	Miss Earth (1st Place)	Miss Air (2nd Place)	Miss Water (3rd Place)	Miss Fire (4th Place)
2001	Catharina Svensson Denmark	Simone Régis^[i] Brazil	Margarita Kravtsova Kazakhstan	Daniela Stucan Argentina
2002^[ii]	Džejla Glavović^[iii] (Dethroned) Bosnia and Herzegovina	Slađana Božović (Assumed) Yugoslavia	Juliana Drossou (Assumed) Greece	Elina Hurve (Assumed) Finland
2002^[ii]	Winfred Omwakwe (Assumed) Kenya	Slađana Božović (Assumed) Yugoslavia	Juliana Drossou (Assumed) Greece	Elina Hurve (Assumed) Finland
2003	Dania Prince Honduras	Priscila Zandoná Brazil	Marianela Zeledón Costa Rica	Marta Matyjasik Poland
2004	Priscilla Meirelles Brazil	Murielle Celimene Martinique	Kahaya Lusazh Tahiti	Yanina González^[iv] Paraguay
2005	Alexandra Braun Venezuela	Amell Santana Dominican Republic	Katarzyna Borowicz Poland	Jovana Marjanović Serbia and Montenegro
2006	Hil Hernández Chile	Amruta Patki India	Cathy Untalan Philippines	Marianne Puglia Venezuela
2007	Jessica Trisko Canada	Pooja Chitgopekar^[v] India	Silvana Santaella Venezuela	Ángela Gómez Spain
2008	Karla Henry Philippines	Miriam Odemba Tanzania	Abigail Elizalde Mexico	Tatiane Alves Brazil
2009	Larissa Ramos Brazil	Sandra Seifert Philippines	Jessica Barboza Venezuela	Alejandra Echevarria Spain
2010^[vi]	Nicole Faria India	Jennifer Pazmiño^[α] (Resigned) Ecuador	Watsaporn Wattanakoon Thailand	Yeidy Bosques Puerto Rico
2010^[vi]	Nicole Faria India	Viktoria Shchukina^[β] (Assumed) Russia	Watsaporn Wattanakoon Thailand	Yeidy Bosques Puerto Rico
2011	Olga Álava Ecuador	Driely Bennettone Brazil	Athena Imperial Philippines	Caroline Medina Venezuela
2012	Tereza Fajksová Czech Republic	Stephany Stefanowitz Philippines	Osmariel Villalobos Venezuela	Camilla Brant Brazil
2013	Alyz Henrich Venezuela	Katia Wagner Austria	Punika Kulsoontornrut^[vii]^[α] (Dethroned) Thailand	Catharina Choi South Korea
2014	Jamie Herrell Philippines	Andrea Neu United States	Maira Rodríguez^[viii] Venezuela	Anastasia Trusova Russia
2015	Angelia Ong Philippines	Dayanna Grageda Australia	Brittany Payne United States	Thiessa Sickert Brazil
2016^[ix]	Katherine Espín Ecuador	Michelle Gómez Colombia	Stephanie de Zorzi^[viii] Venezuela	Bruna Zanardo^[α] (Resigned) Brazil
2016^[ix]	Katherine Espín Ecuador	Michelle Gómez Colombia	Stephanie de Zorzi^[viii] Venezuela	Corrin Stellakis^[β] (Assumed) United States
2017	Karen Ibasco Philippines	Nina Robertson Australia	Juliana Franco Colombia	Lada Akimova Russia
2018	Nguyễn Phương Khánh Vietnam	Melanie Mader Austria	Valeria Ayos^[x] Colombia	Melissa Flores Mexico
2019	Nellys Pimentel Puerto Rico	Emanii Davis United States	Klára Vavrušková Czech Republic	Alisa Manyonok Belarus
2020	Lindsey Coffey United States	Stephany Zreik Venezuela	Roxie Baeyens Philippines	Michala Rubinstein Denmark
2021	Destiny Wagner Belize	Marisa Butler United States	Romina Denecken Chile	Jareerat Petsom Thailand
2022	Mina Sue Choi South Korea	Sheridan Mortlock Australia	Nadeen Ayoub Palestine	Andrea Aguilera Colombia
2023	Drita Ziri Albania	Yllana Aduana Philippines	Đỗ Thị Lan Anh Vietnam	Cora Bliault Thailand

Table notes

^ In 2001, the title of the 1st runner-up was known as Miss Wind, before it was changed to Miss Air the following year.
^ The original winner of Miss Earth 2002, Džejla Glavović of Bosnia and Herzegovina, was dethroned on May 28, 2003, due to "failure to comply with the stipulations in her contract". Per pageant rules, the original winner of Miss Earth – Air became the new Miss Earth and each subsequent runner-up advanced one position. Winfred Adah Omwakwe of Kenya was formally crowned Miss Earth 2002 on August 7, 2003. Slađana Božović of Yugoslavia became Miss Earth – Air, Juliana Drossou of Greece became Miss Earth – Water, and Elina Hurve of Finland, who was the original 4th runner-up, became Miss Earth – Fire.
^ Dethroned on May 28, 2003, for "failure to comply with the stipulations in her contract".^[4]
^ Miss Earth – Fire 2004, Yanina Gonzalez of Paraguay, previously competed at Miss Universe 2004 and achieved the same placement in that competition, 3rd runner-up, the highest placement of a Miss Paraguay. This made her the first Miss Earth titleholder to achieve the same placement in two different international pageants.
^ With Pooja Chitgopekar's 1st runner-up finish in 2007, India became the first country to score back-to-back Miss Earth – Air titles.
^ Miss Earth – Air 2010, Jennifer Pazmiño of Ecuador, was dethroned due to her upcoming marriage in February 2011. Carousel Productions decided that the new Miss Earth – Air 2010 would be Viktoria Shchukina from Russia, who originally placed as a semi-finalist. This was the first time that a semi-finalist was appointed to become the 1st runner-up rather than another finalist. Unlike the 2002 dethronement, there was no movement of other finalists to positions one level higher, so the Water and Fire positions remained the same.
^ Miss Earth – Water 2013, Punika Kulsoontornrut of Thailand, was dethroned due to her participation in the rival pageant Miss International 2014, a violation of her contract with Miss Earth. She finished 2nd runner-up in the latter competition, making her the second Miss Earth titleholder to achieve the same placement in two separate international pageants, after Yanina Gonzalez in 2004.
^ a b Miss Earth – Water 2014, Maira Alexandra Rodriguez of Venezuela, joined the competition after Venezuela's original delegate for that year, Stephanie de Zorzi, withdrew due to weight issues. Rodriguez was originally the Venezuelan delegate to Miss Earth 2015. De Zorzi went on to compete in Miss Earth 2016, obtaining the 2nd runner-up position, Miss Earth – Water.
^ With Bruna Zanardo's 3rd runner-up finish in 2016, Brazil became the first country to score back-to-back Miss Earth – Fire titles. However, Zanardo had to resign her title before the end of her reign, and semi-finalist Corrin Stellakis of the United States was declared the new Miss Earth – Fire 2016 on March 8, 2017.
^ With Valeria Ayos's 2nd runner-up finish in 2018, Colombia became the first country to score back-to-back Miss Earth – Water titles.

Runners-up

In the 2023 edition of the pageant, a new runner-up format was introduced. Unlike in previous years, the top 8 finalists who did not make it to the top 4 were announced as runners-up with equal placements.^[5]

	Countries/Territories/States
2023	List Brazil ― Morgana Carlos Kazakhstan ― Dilnaz Tilaeva Netherlands ― Noa Claus Russia ― Daria Lukonkina

Countries/Territories by number of finalists

Miss Air

Countries by number of wins

The Miss Air of each edition of Miss Earth is the second placer behind the candidate who is crowned as Miss Earth (first placer). In some cases, she shall take over the title of Miss Earth, if:

The outgoing titleholder cannot fulfill her duties. This could happen and may result to resignation, giving up the title, or dethronement
The titleholder is dethroned due to deeds that violate the organization's policies. This has only happened in 2002.

The second-place finisher being designated as Miss Air has been awarded twenty-three times (2001–2023).

This table lists the number of Miss Air titles by country. There are some special considerations:

As Kenya took over the Miss Earth title in 2002, the Miss Air position was taken by Yugoslavia after the succession took place.
After Ecuador resigned the Miss Air title in 2010, the position was taken by Russia (Top 14 semifinalist).

The current Miss Air is Yllana Aduana from the Philippines, as for the edition that took place on December 22, 2023, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Country or territory	Titles	Year(s)
Philippines	3	2009, 2012, 2023
Australia		2015, 2017, 2022
United States		2014, 2019, 2021
Brazil		2001, 2003, 2011
Austria	2	2013, 2018
India	2	2006, 2007
Venezuela	1	2020
Colombia		2016
Russia		2010
Tanzania		2008
Dominican Republic		2005
Martinique		2004
Yugoslavia		2002

Continents by number of wins

Continent or region	Titles	Years
Asia	5	2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2023
North America		2004, 2005, 2014, 2019, 2021
South America		2001, 2003, 2011, 2016, 2020
Europe	4	2002, 2010, 2013, 2018
Oceania	3	2015, 2017, 2022
Africa	1	2008

Up position change

Country or territory	Titles	Years
Kenya	1	2002

Continent or region	Titles	Years
Africa	1	2002

Assumed wins

Titles assumed following resignations.

Country or territory	Titles	Years
Russia	1	2010
Yugoslavia	1	2002

Continent or region	Titles	Years
Europe	2	2002, 2010

Resigned wins

Country or territory	Titles	Years
Ecuador	1	2010

Continent or region	Titles	Years
South America	1	2010

Miss Water

Countries by number of wins

The Miss Water of each edition of Miss Earth is the third placer behind the candidate who is crowned as Miss Earth (first placer) and Miss Air (second placer).

The third-place finisher being designated as Miss Water has been awarded twenty-three times (2001–2023).

This table lists the number of Miss Water titles by country. There are some special considerations:

As Yugoslavia took over the Miss Air title in 2002, the Miss Water position was taken by Greece after the succession took place.
After Thailand was dethroned the Miss Water title in 2013, it is unknown if the position was taken by another candidate.

The current Miss Water is Đỗ Thị Lan Anh from Vietnam, as for the edition that took place on December 22, 2023, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Country or territory	Titles	Year(s)
Venezuela	5	2007, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016
Philippines	3	2006, 2011, 2020
Colombia	2	2017, 2018
Vietnam	1	2023
Palestine		2022
Chile		2021
Czech Republic		2019
United States		2015
Thailand		2010
Mexico		2008
Poland		2005
Tahiti		2004
Costa Rica		2003
Greece		2002
Kazakhstan		2001

Continentes by number of wins

Continent or region	Titles	Years
South America	8	2007, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021
Asia	7	2001, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2020, 2022, 2023
Europe	3	2002, 2005, 2019
North America	3	2003, 2008, 2015
Oceania	1	2004
Africa	0

Up position change

Country or territory	Titles	Years
Yugoslavia	1	2002

Continent or region	Titles	Years
Europe	1	2002

Assumed wins

Country or territory	Titles	Years
Greece	1	2002

Continent or region	Titles	Years
Europe	1	2002

Dethroned wins

Country or territory	Titles	Years
Thailand	1	2013

Continent or region	Titles	Years
Asia	1	2013

Miss Fire

Countries by number of wins

The Miss Fire of each edition of Miss Earth is the fourth placer behind the candidate who is crowned as Miss Earth (first placer), Miss Air (second placer) and Miss Water (third placer).

The fourth-place finisher being designated as Miss Fire has been awarded twenty-three times (2001–2023).

This table lists the number of Miss Fire titles by country. There are some special considerations:

As Greece took over the Miss Water title in 2002, the Miss Fire position was taken by Finland (Top 10 semifinalist), after the succession took place.
After Brazil resigned the Miss Fire title in 2016, the position was taken by United States (Top 8 finalist).

The current Miss Fire is Cora Bliault from Thailand, as for the edition that took place on December 22, 2023, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Country or territory	Titles	Year(s)
Brazil	3	2008, 2012, 2015
Thailand	2	2021, 2023
Russia		2014, 2017
Venezuela		2006, 2011
Spain		2007, 2009
Colombia	1	2022
Denmark		2020
Belarus		2019
Mexico		2018
United States		2016
South Korea		2013
Puerto Rico		2010
Serbia and Montenegro		2005
Paraguay		2004
Poland		2003
Finland		2002
Argentina		2001

Continentes by number of wins

Continent or region	Titles	Years
Europe	9	2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020
South America	8	2001, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2022
Asia	3	2013, 2021, 2023
North America	3	2010, 2016, 2018
Oceania	0
Africa	0

Up position change

Country or territory	Titles	Years
Greece	1	2002

Continent or region	Titles	Years
Europe	1	2002

Assumed wins

Country or territory	Titles	Years
United States	1	2016
Finland	1	2002

Continent or region	Titles	Years
North America	1	2016
Europe	1	2002

Resigned wins

Country or territory	Titles	Years
Brazil	1	2016

Continent or region	Titles	Years
South America	1	2016

Notes for the previous three tables

^ a b c Title lost due to dethronement or resignation.
^ a b Title assumed following a dethronement or resignation.

Miss Earth runners-up and finalists table position

Country or territory	X	Miss Earth (1st Place)	Miss Air (2nd Place)	Miss Water (3rd Place)	Miss Fire (4th Place)
Philippines	10	4 (2008, 2014, 2015, 2017)	3 (2009, 2012, 2023)	3 (2006, 2011, 2020)	×
Brazil	9	2 (2004, 2009)	3 (2001, 2003, 2011)	×	3 (2008, 2012, 2015, ~~2016~~^[I])
Venezuela	10	2 (2005, 2013)	1 (2020)	5 (2007, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016)	2 (2006, 2011)
Ecuador	3	2 (2011, 2016)	× (~~2010~~^[II])	×	×
United States	5	1 (2020)	3 (2014, 2019, 2021)	1 (2015)	1 (2016)
India	3	1 (2010)	2 (2006, 2007)	×	×
Vietnam	2	1 (2018)	×	1 (2023)	×
Czech Republic	2	1 (2012)	×	1 (2019)	×
Chile	2	1 (2006)	×	1 (2021)	×
South Korea	2	1 (2022)	×	×	1 (2013)
Puerto Rico	2	1 (2019)	×	×	1 (2010)
Denmark	2	1 (2001)	×	×	1 (2020)
Albania	1	1 (2023)	×	×	×
Belize	1	1 (2021)	×	×	×
Canada	1	1 (2007)	×	×	×
Honduras	1	1 (2003)	×	×	×
Kenya	1	1 (2002)	× (~~2002~~)	×	×
Australia	3	×	3 (2015, 2017, 2022)	×	×
Austria	2	×	2 (2013, 2018)	×	×
Colombia	4	×	1 (2016)	2 (2017, 2018)	1 (2022)
Russia	2	×	1 (2010)	×	2 (2014, 2017)
Tanzania	1	×	1 (2008)	×	×
Dominican Republic	1	×	1 (2005)	×	×
Martinique	1	×	1 (2004)	×	×
Yugoslavia	1	×	1 (2002)	× (~~2002~~)	×
Thailand	4	×	×	1 (2010, 2013^[III])	2 (2021, 2023)
Mexico	2	×	×	1 (2008)	1 (2018)
Poland	2	×	×	1 (2005)	1 (2003)
Palestine	1	×	×	1 (2022)	×
Tahiti	1	×	×	1 (2004)	×
Costa Rica	1	×	×	1 (2003)	×
Greece	1	×	×	1 (2002)	× (~~2002~~)
Kazakhstan	1	×	×	1 (2001)	×
Spain	2	×	×	×	2 (2007, 2009)
Belarus	1	×	×	×	1 (2019)
Serbia and Montenegro	1	×	×	×	1 (2005)
Paraguay	1	×	×	×	1 (2004)
Finland	0	×	×	×	1 (2002)
Argentina	1	×	×	×	1 (2001)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	× (~~2002~~^[IV])	×	×	×
Total	88	22	22	22	22

The country/territory who assumed a position is indicated in bold
The country/territory who was dethroned, resigned or originally held the position is indicated in striketrough
The country/territory who was dethroned, resigned or originally held the position but was not replaced is indicated underlined

Notes

^ Despite resigned the Miss Fire title, statistically the placement is taken into account.
^ Despite resigned the Miss Air title, statistically the placement is taken into account.
^ Despite the dethronement of the Miss Water title, statistically the placement is taken into account.
^ Despite the dethronement of the Miss Earth title, statistically the placement is taken into account.

References

^ Palmero, Paul. "Miss Earth Semi-Finalists". Pageant Almanac. Archived from the original on July 15, 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Palmero, Paul. "Miss Earth Former Titleholders". Pageant Almanac. Archived from the original on July 15, 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ West, Donald. "Miss Earth". Pageantopolis. Archived from the original on December 16, 2007. Retrieved July 25, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Lo, Ricardo (May 29, 2003). "Miss Earth dethroned!". Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2009.
^ Bolledo, Jairo; Reyes, Juno (December 22, 2023). "Albania's Drita Ziri is Miss Earth 2023". Rappler. Retrieved January 8, 2024.

External links

Official website
Miss Earth Foundation website

[4] In 2001, the title of the 1st runner-up was known as Miss Wind, before it was changed to Miss Air the following year.

[5] The original winner of Miss Earth 2002, Džejla Glavović of Bosnia and Herzegovina, was dethroned on May 28, 2003, due to "failure to comply with the stipulations in her contract". Per pageant rules, the original winner of Miss Earth – Air became the new Miss Earth and each subsequent runner-up advanced one position. Winfred Adah Omwakwe of Kenya was formally crowned Miss Earth 2002 on August 7, 2003. Slađana Božović of Yugoslavia became Miss Earth – Air, Juliana Drossou of Greece became Miss Earth – Water, and Elina Hurve of Finland, who was the original 4th runner-up, became Miss Earth – Fire.

[7] Dethroned on May 28, 2003, for "failure to comply with the stipulations in her contract".^[4]

[8] Miss Earth – Fire 2004, Yanina Gonzalez of Paraguay, previously competed at Miss Universe 2004 and achieved the same placement in that competition, 3rd runner-up, the highest placement of a Miss Paraguay. This made her the first Miss Earth titleholder to achieve the same placement in two different international pageants.

[9] With Pooja Chitgopekar's 1st runner-up finish in 2007, India became the first country to score back-to-back Miss Earth – Air titles.

[10] Miss Earth – Air 2010, Jennifer Pazmiño of Ecuador, was dethroned due to her upcoming marriage in February 2011. Carousel Productions decided that the new Miss Earth – Air 2010 would be Viktoria Shchukina from Russia, who originally placed as a semi-finalist. This was the first time that a semi-finalist was appointed to become the 1st runner-up rather than another finalist. Unlike the 2002 dethronement, there was no movement of other finalists to positions one level higher, so the Water and Fire positions remained the same.

[13] Miss Earth – Water 2013, Punika Kulsoontornrut of Thailand, was dethroned due to her participation in the rival pageant Miss International 2014, a violation of her contract with Miss Earth. She finished 2nd runner-up in the latter competition, making her the second Miss Earth titleholder to achieve the same placement in two separate international pageants, after Yanina Gonzalez in 2004.

[MARandSDZ-14] Miss Earth – Water 2014, Maira Alexandra Rodriguez of Venezuela, joined the competition after Venezuela's original delegate for that year, Stephanie de Zorzi, withdrew due to weight issues. Rodriguez was originally the Venezuelan delegate to Miss Earth 2015. De Zorzi went on to compete in Miss Earth 2016, obtaining the 2nd runner-up position, Miss Earth – Water.

[15] With Bruna Zanardo's 3rd runner-up finish in 2016, Brazil became the first country to score back-to-back Miss Earth – Fire titles. However, Zanardo had to resign her title before the end of her reign, and semi-finalist Corrin Stellakis of the United States was declared the new Miss Earth – Fire 2016 on March 8, 2017.

[16] With Valeria Ayos's 2nd runner-up finish in 2018, Colombia became the first country to score back-to-back Miss Earth – Water titles.

[lost-11] Title lost due to dethronement or resignation.

[gained-12] Title assumed following a dethronement or resignation.

[MF-18] Despite resigned the Miss Fire title, statistically the placement is taken into account.

[MA-19] Despite resigned the Miss Air title, statistically the placement is taken into account.

[MW-20] Despite the dethronement of the Miss Water title, statistically the placement is taken into account.

[ME-21] Despite the dethronement of the Miss Earth title, statistically the placement is taken into account.

[1] Palmero, Paul. "Miss Earth Semi-Finalists". Pageant Almanac. Archived from the original on July 15, 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[2] Palmero, Paul. "Miss Earth Former Titleholders". Pageant Almanac. Archived from the original on July 15, 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[West-3] West, Donald. "Miss Earth". Pageantopolis. Archived from the original on December 16, 2007. Retrieved July 25, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[6] Lo, Ricardo (May 29, 2003). "Miss Earth dethroned!". Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2009.

[17] Bolledo, Jairo; Reyes, Juno (December 22, 2023). "Albania's Drita Ziri is Miss Earth 2023". Rappler. Retrieved January 8, 2024.

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v t e Miss Earth titleholders
2000s	Catharina Svensson (2001) Džejla Glavović / Winfred Omwakwe (2002) Dania Prince (2003) Priscilla Meirelles (2004) Alexandra Braun (2005) Hil Hernández (2006) Jessica Trisko (2007) Karla Henry (2008) Larissa Ramos (2009)
2010s	Nicole Faria (2010) Olga Álava (2011) Tereza Fajksová (2012) Alyz Henrich (2013) Jamie Herrell (2014) Angelia Ong (2015) Katherine Espín (2016) Karen Ibasco (2017) Nguyễn Phương Khánh (2018) Nellys Pimentel (2019)
2020s	Lindsey Coffey (2020) Destiny Wagner (2021) Mina Sue Choi (2022) Drita Ziri (2023)

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