Miss Earth 2018 was the 18th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Bay City, Pasay, Metro Manila, the Philippines, on November 3, 2018.
Karen Ibasco of the Philippines crowned her successor Nguyễn Phương Khánh of Vietnam at the end of the event. This is the first time Vietnam won the Miss Earth pageant, one of the Big Four International Beauty Pageants.
In August 2019, the Miss Earth 2018 winners and the Armed Forces of the Philippines conducted an outreach program for the welfare of the senior citizens and persons with disabilities admitted at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center in the Philippines.
Results Placements Placement Contestant Miss Earth 2018 – Nguyễn Phương Khánh Miss Earth – Air 2018 – Melanie Mader Miss Earth – Water 2018 – Valeria Ayos Miss Earth – Fire 2018 – Melissa Flores § Top 8 – Sofia Pavan – Celeste Cortesi – Telma Madeira – Diana Silva Top 12 – Antonia Figueroa – Margaretha de Jong – Danijela Burjan – Margo Fargo Top 18 – Sayonara Veras – Belvy Naa – Mio Tanaka – Katarina Seckovic – Priya Sigdel § – Denisse Andor
(§) – Placed in the Top 18 are two spots chosen by the People and Judges for the Best Eco-Video (1) and Best Eco-Social Media (1) Awardees
Background On July 26, 2018, it was announced through Miss Earth Organization's social media accounts that the pageant will be held in the Philippines again from October 6 to November 3.
The live telecast of the pageant's coronation night will be held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay for the third consecutive year.
On October 20, 2018, Miss Earth announced on their Facebook page that they will have this year's Eco-Video and Eco-Media Award winners, automatic fast-tracks to the Top 18. Two candidates will earn two spots through the preliminary panel of judges and by the votes of social media.
Pre Pageant Activities
Medalists Event style="width:23%;" style="width:23%;" style="width:23%;" National Costume CompetitionAsia & Oceania Nguyễn Phương Khánh Nirada Chetsadapriyakun Celeste Cortesi North & Central America Melissa Flores Diana Lemos Lisa HayetSouth America Xamiera Kippins Diana Valdivieso Jessica RussoAfrica Alma Nancy Sesay Margret Konie Maristella OkpalaWestern Europe Carolina Jane de Ferreira Telma Madeira Sofia PavanEastern Europe Nina Jovanović Ksenia Sarina Katarina Šećković Evening Gown CompetitionAIR Group Danijela Burjan Celeste Cortesi Jessica RussoWATER Group Nguyễn Phương Khánh Sofia Pavan Guo YamengFIRE Group Nirada Chetsadapriyakun Gabriela Franceschini Denisse Andor Swimsuit CompetitionAIR Group Telma Madeira Celeste Cortesi Danijela BurjanWATER Group Melissa Flores Nguyễn Phương Khánh Nađa PepićFIRE Group Diana Silva Gabriela Franceschini Carolina Jane de Ferreira Resort Wear CompetitionAIR Group Celeste Cortesi Valeria Ayos Nishi BhardwajWATER Group Melissa Flores Christie van Schalkwyk Nađa Pepić Sofia Pavan FIRE Group Diana Silva Margaretha de Jong Carolina Jane de Ferreira Talent CompetitionAIR Group Danijela Burjan Afeya Jeffrey Antonia FigueroaWATER Group Melanie Mader Xamiera Kippins Krystal XamairyFIRE Group Daria Kartyshova Priya Sigdel Nirada Chetsadapriyakun
Local Special Awards
Award Delegate Miss Earth Goes Plastic Free 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up – Maristella Okpala – Ratu Vashti Annisa – Margo Fargo Darling of the Press – Emma Sheedy Goddess of Albay 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up – Telma Madeira – Celeste Cortesi – Danijela Burjan Best in Terno 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up – Telma Madeira – Celeste Cortesi – Jessica Russo
Sponsor's Awards
Award Delegate Miss Brisa Marina – Gabriela Franceschini Miss CBNC Choice Award – Carolina Jane de Ferreira Miss Coral Bay Nickel Corporation Choice Award – Carolina Jane de Ferreira Miss Earth JACMI – Melissa Flores Miss Ever Bilena - Ratu Vashti Annisa Miss People's Choice City Ambassadress – Ratu Vashti AnnisaMiss Psalmstre New Placenta – Ratu Vashti Annisa – Sayonara Veras – Melissa Flores Miss Pontefino Estates – Sayonara Veras Miss Pontefino Hotel – Krystal Xamairy Miss Puerto Princesa Agutaya Club – Margo Fargo Miss Puerto Princesa Centro Hotel – Nguyễn Phương Khánh Miss Robig Builders – Nguyễn Phương Khánh Miss Ruj Beauty Care & Spa – Nguyễn Phương Khánh Miss Sharp Award – Christie van Schalkwyk Miss Sponsor of DV Boer Farm Ambassadress – Priya Sigdel Miss Sponsor of Facial Cleanse Ambassadress – Emma Sheedy Miss Sponsor of Forever Living Ambassadress – Belvy NaaMiss Sponsor of Infinity Closet – Jessica Russo Miss Wellness Lumiere Skin & Spa – Carolina Jane de Ferreira Miss Visit Laus Auto Group – Carolina Jane de Ferreira Miss Junca Beauty 2018 – Abbey-Anne Gyles-Brown
Contestants 87 contestants competed for the title. Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown Group Argentina Dolores Cardoso 23 Arrecifes FIRE Armenia Sona Danielyan 22 Yerevan FIRE Australia Monique Shippen 25 Sydney FIRE Austria Melanie Mader 26 Vienna WATER Bahamas Samia Lauryn McClain 18 Nassau WATER Belarus Anastasia Schipanova 26 Minsk AIR Belgium Faye Bulcke 21 Zonnebeke AIR Belize Renae Martinez 21 Belize City AIR Bolivia Karen Quispe 20 Bermejo FIRE Bosnia and Herzegovina Nađa Pepić 18 Banja Luka WATER Brazil Sayonara Veras 25 Olinda WATER CambodiaKeo Senglyhour 20 Phnom Penh WATER Cameroon Audrey Monkam 23 Buea AIR Chile Antonia Figueroa 23 La Serena AIR China Guo Yameng 21 Beijing WATER Colombia Valeria Ayos 24 Cartagena AIR Costa Rica Arianna Medrano 19 Puntarenas AIR Ksenia Sarina 25 Simferopol AIR Croatia Michelle Korenić 20 Zagreb WATER Cuba Monica Aguilar 19 Camagüey AIR Curaçao Alexandra Atalita 24 Willemstad FIRE Cyprus María Armenáki 18 Ayia Napa WATER Czech Republic Tereza Křivánková 24 Prague FIRE Denmark Kamilla Bang 19 Horsens FIRE Dominican Republic Gabriela Franceschini 26 Santo Domingo FIRE Ecuador Diana Valdivieso 20 Portoviejo WATER Egypt Lamia Fathi 24 Cairo WATER England Abbey-Anne Gyles-Brown 20 Northampton AIR Allison Dernard 25 Marseille AIR Germany Maren Tschinkel 20 Ravensburg FIRE Ghana Belvy Naa 25 Accra AIR Greece Chrysa Androutsopoulou 24 Patras FIRE Orlane Dorocant 20 Gourbeyre WATER Guam Emma Sheedy 18 Yigo AIR Guatemala Lisa Hayet 24 Mixco WATER Guyana Xamiera Kippins 23 Georgetown WATER Haiti Falance Benjamin 26 Port-au-Prince AIR Honduras Diana Palma 21 Danlí FIRE Hungary Réka Lukács 25 Budapest AIR IndiaNishi Bhardwaj 23 New Delhi AIR Indonesia Ratu Vashti Annisa 23 Tangerang WATER Ireland Sarah Carr 24 Downings AIR Israel Dana Zreik 20 Olesh WATER Italy Sofia Pavan 19 Padua WATER Japan Mio Tanaka 24 Komatsu AIR Liberia Joicet Jartu Foday 23 Monrovia WATER Malaysia Jasmine Yeo 25 Kuching FIRE Malta Yanika Azzopardi 22 Mosta WATER Mauritius Kirty Sujeewon 26 Fond du Sac AIR Mexico Melissa Flores 20 Venustiano Carranza WATER Moldova Dumitrița Izbișciuc 18 Chișinău AIR Montenegro Katarina Šećković 24 Bijelo Polje FIRE Myanmar Chaw Yupar Thet 24 Yangon AIR Nepal Priya Sigdel 23 Kathmandu FIRE Netherlands Margaretha de Jong 21 Tytsjerksteradiel FIRE New Zealand Jzayla Hughey 22 Auckland WATER Nigeria Maristella Okpala 25 Enugu FIRE Northern Ireland Christie van Schalkwyk 24 Carrickfergus WATER Panama Diana Lemos 20 La Chorrera FIRE Paraguay Larissa Domínguez 22 Asunción WATER Peru Jessica Russo 22 Lima AIR Philippines Celeste Cortesi 20 Pasay AIR Poland Aleksandra Grysz 22 Kraków FIRE Portugal Telma Madeira 18 Porto AIR Puerto Rico Krystal Xamairy 18 Arecibo WATER Réunion Alexia Aupin 18 Saint-Joseph WATER Denisse Andor 23 Bistrița FIRE Russia Daria Kartyshova 24 Nizhny Novgorod FIRE RwandaAnastasie Umutoniwase 19 Kigali FIRE Samoa Rebecca Sang-Yum 20 Apia AIR Serbia Nina Jovanović 18 Požarevac WATER Sierra Leone Alma Nancy Sesa 19 Port Loko FIRE Singapore Kara Dong 19 Singapore City FIRE Slovenia Danijela Burjan 22 Zreče AIR South Africa Margo Fargo 26 Heidedal FIRE South Korea Su-hyun Song 25 Daegu FIRE Spain Carolina Jane de Ferreira 22 Cantabria FIRE Sri Lanka Nathasha Fernando 21 Matara WATER Sweden Yasmine Mindru 19 Gothenburg FIRE Thailand Nirada Chetsadapriyakun 26 Amnat Charoen FIRE Maria Otulao Aholelei 21 Nukuʻalofa WATER Trinidad and Tobago Afeya Jeffrey 26 Point Fortin AIR Ukraine Anastasiia Kryvokhyzha 23 Kyiv WATER United StatesYashvi Aware 25 College Park FIRE VenezuelaDiana Silva 21 Caracas FIRE Vietnam Nguyễn Phương Khánh 23 Bến Tre WATER Zambia Margret Konie 21 Lusaka AIR
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Returns
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Replacements – Faye Bulcke was appointed Miss Earth Belgium 2018 by Ken Stevens (national director of Miss Earth Belgium) as a replacement to Mayke Aendekerk, who cannot compete to the pageant for personal reasons. Bulcke was crowned 2nd runner-up at the Miss Exclusive 2016 pageant. The winner of Miss Exclusive pageant usually competes at Miss Earth. – Karen Jenifer Quispe Nava was appointed Miss Earth Bolivia 2018 by Promociones Gloria as a replacement to Ilssen Olmos Ferrufino, who was reportedly rejected by Miss Earth Organization for not meeting the age requirements of the pageant. Quispe was crowned Virreina Miss World Bolivia 2018. Olmos will compete in Miss Supranational 2018 pageant instead. – Nishi Bharadwaj has been appointed as Miss Earth India 2018 by Glamanand Supermodel India Organization as a replacement to the original title holder of Miss Earth India 2018 Devika Vaid. The original winner suffered with an injury making her unable to compete at the forthcoming Miss Earth 2018.
Designations – Margo Fargo was appointed as Miss Earth South Africa 2018. The appointment was due to conflict of schedules with Miss Earth South Africa 2018 pageant and the Miss Earth 2018 pageant arrival. Fargo previously worked as Miss Earth South Africa Ambassador in 2014 and recently competed for Miss South Africa 2018, where she placed in the Top 12. – Nirada Chetsadapriyakun was appointed as Miss Earth Thailand 2018 by Pawina Bumrungrot, National Director of ERM Marketing Co., Ltd., Thailand. Nirada was the 2nd Runner-up of Miss All Nations Thailand 2017.
Withdrawals During the contest – Jaime Vandenberg participated in some the preliminary activities in Manila but she decided to withdraw before the coronation night after accusing one of the Filipino food sponsors of sexual harassment during a dinner at the Manila Yacht Club. – Salwa Akar was dethroned the title "Miss Earth Lebanon 2018" by the Miss Lebanon Organization after her photo with Miss Israel appeared in the media. She returned to her hometown afterwards.
Before the contest
Controversies Lebanon and Israel conflict Miss Lebanon 2018, Salwa Akar received international press attention when she was stripped of her title in Lebanon, while participating in Miss Earth 2018 pageant after she posted a photo in Facebook with her arm around Miss Israel's Dana Zreik and making peace signs. Lebanon and Israel are in a long-standing state of war. As a result, she was unable to continue her participation in the Miss Earth pageant. In a press release, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s spokesman Ofir Gendelman reacted on Akar’s dethronement and condemned the "Lebanese apartheid."
Sexual harassment allegations On November 7–8, 2018, Jaime Vandenberg of Canada, Abbey-Anne Gyles-Brown of England, and Emma Sheedy of Guam accused one of the Filipino food sponsors of sexual harassment during a dinner at the Manila Yacht Club, claiming that he asked them for sexual favors in exchange for the crown or an advancement in the pageant. Sheedy had identified the sponsor as Amado S. Cruz, who is president of a car rental company and CEO of a construction company. The Manila Yacht Club officials clarified that Cruz is not a member and could have just been sponsored by another member. The pageant officials indicated that Cruz was not one of the major sponsors of the pageant and just sponsored for an evening meal.