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Miss Earth 2023 was the 23rd Miss Earth pageant held at Vạn Phúc City in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on 22 December 2023.

Drita Ziri of Albania won and was crowned by Mina Sue Choi of South Korea. It is the first time Albania has won the pageant, and its first crown in the Big Four international beauty pageants. At 18, Ziri became the youngest winner of Miss Earth. Crowned in the same event are Yllana Aduana of the Philippines as Miss Earth-Air, Đỗ Thị Lan Anh of Vietnam as Miss Earth-Water, and Cora Bliault of Thailand as Miss Earth-Fire.

Contestants from ninety-one countries and territories participated, marking the highest turnout of any Miss Earth edition to date, which was hosted by Jeannie Mai for the first time, along with Miss Earth 2017 Karen Ibasco. Barbadian singer Shontelle, and Vietnamese singers Jaykii, MONO (singer), and Sara Luu also performed.

The competition also featured the debut of the Long Beach Pearl crown, which is made of gold and eighty-seven pearls and gemstones.

Location and date
On 18 July 2022 in Ho Chi Minh City, Lorraine Schuck, co-founder of the Miss Earth Organization, announced that Miss Earth 2023 would be held in Vietnam for a second time, the first being held in 2010. The pageant will take place at an 8,000-seater theater in Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa, On 21 July 2023, the Miss Earth Organization announced that the pageant will take place on 16 December 2023.

However, on 11 September 2023, the Miss Earth Organization announced that the pageant will take place on 22 December instead of 16 December, and the venue was relocated to the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in Ho Chi Minh City to accommodate a larger audience.

On 16 October 2023, the Miss Earth Organization announced that the pageant will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from 1 December 2023 to 22 December 2023. The National Costume Competition, which will be held at Nguyen Hue Walking Street on 2 December, would serve as the welcoming event of the pageant. The Best Eco Project presentation will be held at the Gem Convention Center on 4 December, the Miss Earth 2023 X Fashion Voyage, which are evening gown and swimsuit competitions, will be held at Van Phuc City on 9 December, and the Fashionature ecotourism and fashion shoot will be held on 14 December. The talent competition will take place at the Saigon Opera House on 16 December.

Selection of participants
Contestants from ninety-one countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. Four contestants were appointed to their position after being a runner-up of their national pageant.

Replacements
Tina Krulanović was appointed to represent Montenegro since Vladjana Jovetić, the original representative, relinquished the title due to personal reasons. Andjela Vanevski, Miss Balkana 2023, was appointed to represent Serbia since Jelena Petrović, the original representative, relinquished the title due to personal reasons. Belindé Schreuder, the first runner-up of Miss Earth South Africa 2023, was appointed to represent her country since the original winner, Zabelo Hlabisa, exceeded the age limit. Cassandra Peters, first runner-up of Miss Earth Liberia 2023, was appointed as Miss Earth Liberia 2023, since the original Miss Earth Liberia 2023, Salafana Geraldine Scott relinquished her title due to personal reasons.

Debuts, returns, and withdrawals
This edition marked the debut of Equatorial Guinea and the returns of Armenia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Denmark, Germany, Honduras, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Myanmar, the Northern Mariana Islands, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, and the United States Virgin Islands. Madagascar last competed in 2014; Trinidad and Tobago last competed in 2018; Kazakhstan last competed in 2019; Honduras, Jamaica, and the United States Virgin Islands last competed in 2020; while the others last competed in 2021.

Sera Volavola of Fiji and Coumba Sande of Senegal withdrew due to undisclosed reasons. Burundi, Cabo Verde, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Estonia, Hong Kong, Iran, Iraq, Malta, North Macedonia, Scotland, Slovakia, and Uganda withdrew after their respective organizations failed to appoint a delegate, or hold a national competition.

Placements
§ – Voted into the Top 20 by viewers

Contestants
Ninety-one contestants competed for the title.