Drita Ziri from Albania surpassed 84 different contestants to win the title of Miss Earth 2023 on the pageant’s closing spherical in Ho Chi Minh Metropolis on Friday.
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Miss Earth 2022 Mina Sue Choi (L) crowns Drita Ziri in the course of the pageant’s closing evening on Dec. 22, 2023. Photograph by Crew Kieng Can |
The second her title was introduced on stage the ultimate evening, Ziri lined her face, displaying how moved she was by the achievement.
The viewers discovered her victory convincing and it aligned with predictions from the wonder pageant web site Missosology, which had foreseen the Albanian contestant taking the title earlier than the finals.
The brand new queen, who stands 1.73 meters tall, is presently a Tourism Administration scholar and a TV host. She was beforehand the second runner-up on the Miss Globe 2022 contest. Her engagement in quite a few social actions, together with a breast most cancers consciousness marketing campaign, has turn out to be her calling card.
She carried out nicely all through the three-week competitors in Vietnam, and she or he exhibited confidence within the finals throughout varied performances and an English Q&A section.
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Miss Earth 2023 Drita Ziri in the course of the pageant’s Q&A portion on Dec. 22, 2023. Photograph: Crew Kieng Can |
Yllana Marie Aduan from the Philippines was topped Miss Air, whereas Do Thi Lan Anh from Vietnam was named Miss Water, and Cora Blialt from Thailand grew to become Miss Fireplace. These titles are equal to the primary, second, and third runners-up, respectively.
Anh additionally gained the Greatest Look award for essentially the most spectacular look on the Welcome Occasion, together with Greatest Nationwide Costume.
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(From L) Miss Fireplace Cora Blialt, Miss Earth Drita Ziri, Miss Air Yllana Marie Aduan, and Miss Water Do Thi Lan Anh. Photograph by Crew Kieng Can |
The pageant’s closing evening lasted three hours and was hosted by British MC James Deakin and Miss Vietnam 2016 runner-up Huynh Thi Thuy Dung. Barbadian singer Shontelle and Vietnamese artists Mono, Sara Luu, Jaykii, and Johnny Duong contributed to enlivening the night with musical performances.
The 2023 Miss Earth pageant, which came about in Vietnam from the tip of November, noticed contestants interact in varied actions in Ho Chi Minh Metropolis. The semi-finals had been then held in Da Lat on Dec. 16 earlier than the ultimate evening. This marks the second time Miss Earth has been held in Vietnam, the primary being within the south-central coastal province of Khanh Hoa in 2010.