Miss Earth 2022

Miss Earth 2022 was the 22nd Miss Earth pageant, held at the Okada Manila in Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines on 29 November 2022. The competition returned to the Philippines into a standard format for the first time since 2019, after easing travel restrictions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

At the end of the event, Destiny Wagner of Belize crowned Mina Sue Choi of South Korea as Miss Earth 2022. This is the first time South Korea won the Miss Earth pageant. Her elemental court are crowned In the same event: Sheridan Mortlock of Australia as Miss Earth-Air, Nadeen Ayoub of Palestine as Miss Earth-Water, and Andrea Aguilera of Colombia as Miss Earth-Fire.

Contestants from eighty-five countries and territories participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by James Deakin for the sixth consecutive time and anchored by Miss Earth 2015 Angelia Ong, Miss Earth 2017 Karen Ibasco and Miss Earth 2019 Nellys Pimentel.

Location and date


On 19 August 2022, the Miss Earth Organization announced that the pageant will be held in a hybrid format after holding the competition as a virtual pageant for the past two years. The competition has virtual and on-ground activities held in different parts of the Philippines. Following the announcement regarding the holding of the first physical coronation night since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Miss Earth Organization announced on 8 October 2022 that the competition will be held at Okada Manila, Parañaque, Metro Manila on 29 November 2022.

The Swimsuit competition was held in Zamboanga City on 16 November and the grand coronation night on November 29, 2022, which were announced during the virtual competitions.

Selection of participants
Contestants from eighty-five countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. Fourteen of these delegates were appointees to their national titles after being a runner-up of their national pageant or being selected through a casting process, while four were selected to replace the original dethroned winner.

Replacements
Eunike Suwandi, Putri Bumi Indonesia 2021, was originally scheduled to represent Indonesia in the competition. However, Putri Bumi Indonesia lost the franchise to the Mahakarya Duta Pesona Indonesia Organization, who is now in charge of selecting a representative to Miss Earth. Karina Basrewan was appointed to represent Miss Earth through a closed-door selection process. Brielle Simmons, the second runner-up of Miss Earth USA 2022, was appointed to represent the United States after Natalia Salmon, lost the title for unknown reasons. Elizabeth Gasiba, Miss Earth Venezuela 2022, was replaced by Oriana Pablos, third runner-up of Miss Venezuela 2019, due to academic reasons. Chileshe Wakumelo, Miss Earth Zambia 2022, has already competed in some preliminary activities but withdrew due to undisclosed reasons. She was replaced by the first runner-up of Miss Earth Zambia 2019, Joyce Mwansa.

Debuts, returns, and withdrawals
This competition saw the debuts of Burundi, Cabo Verde, and Senegal, and the returns of Albania, Croatia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Haiti, Hong Kong, Iraq, Kosovo, Malta, Mongolia, Namibia, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Romania, Scotland, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, South Korea, South Sudan, Wales, and Zambia. Hong Kong last competed in 2011, Albania in 2013, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kosovo, and Scotland in 2015, Iraq, Namibia, and Palestine in 2016, Ethiopia and Wales in 2017, Haiti, South Korea, Malta, Slovakia, and South Sudan in 2019, and the others in 2020.

Angola, Armenia, Bangladesh, Botswana, Cambodia, Crimea, Denmark, The Gambia, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Italy, Kenya, Latvia, Lebanon, Myanmar, Paraguay, Rwanda, Sweden, Syria, and Ukraine withdrew. Soriyan Hang of Cambodia withdrew due to financial problems. Macarena Tomas of Paraguay withdrew since she exceeded the age limit.

Virtual pre-pageant activities
Miss Earth's virtual pre-pageant activities premiered on Miss Earth's official YouTube channel on 25 October 2022 with the Meet the delegates series. Six competitions took place: Fauna outfit competition, Intelligence preliminary judging, National costume competition, Beauty of Face, Fitness & Form, and the Eco Video presentations.

Delegates were divided into four regions; Asia & Oceania, Europe, Africa and the Americas for Intelligence preliminary judging between November 1 and 4, 2022. For the first time, the Fauna outfit competition was held, which displayed the delegates' creative outfits of the fauna they represent. The grand showcase of the delegates' culture and traditions in the National Costume competition premiered on 6 November 2022. Other preliminary rounds include Miss Earth 2022 Beauty of Face competition and the Miss Earth 2022 Fitness & Form. The Miss Earth 2022 Eco Video presentation divided the delegates via the continental group between November 11 and 14.

Press Presentation
86 delegates were introduced during the Miss Earth 2022 press presentation, held at Okada Manila on November 14, 2022.

Swimsuit Competition
The swimsuit competition was held at the Azzura Beach Resort in Zamboanga City on November 16, 2022. The competition was won by Esther Ajayi of Nigeria for Africa, Andrea Aguilera of Colombia for the Americas, Mina Sue Choi of South Korea for Asia & Oceania, and Liliya Levaya of Belarus for Europe.

Beach Wear Competition
The Beach Wear Competition was held in various places in the Philippines from November 18 to 19, 2022. The competition was won by Mina Sue Choi of South Korea, Daniela Riquelme of Chile, Andrea Aguilera of Colombia, and Jessica Pedroso of Brazil.

Judges

 * Theresa Mundita Lim – Executive Director of ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity
 * Daphne Oseña-Paez – TV Host & Presenter, Host
 * Abhisek Gupta – Managing Director of Mindshare Philippines
 * Thuy Bui – Senior Country Officer International Finance Cooperation World Bank Group
 * Roel Refran – CEO of Philippine Stock Exchange
 * Lorraine Schuck – Founder and Executive Vice President of Miss Earth Organization

Contestants
Eighty-five contestants competed for the title.