Miss Teen Earth is an annual international beauty pageant based in Ecuador.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Miss Teen Earth
Formation2011; 13 years ago (2011)
TypeBeauty Pageant
HeadquartersEcuador
Location
Official language
English
CEO Founder
Rodrigo Moreira
Staff25
Websitemissteenearth.tv

The contest is the first teen pageant that promotes programs in favor of the environment and visits to children with cancer.[8]

The Miss Teen Earth contest is an event that promotes the main tourist destinations in Ecuador.[9]

The current Miss Teen Earth is Chloe-Jade Christian of South Africa crowned on November 14, 2023.

History

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The pageant started in Ecuador in the year 2012 and was continued in the coming year as well.

The Miss Teen Earth contest was held in the Central American country of Panama from 2014 to 2016.[10][11]

During these years the competition was supported by the Mayor of Panama, who gave an important recognition to the pageant, for promoting environmentally beneficial activities, which included a reforestation program at the Parque Municipal Summit, a zoo and tropical botanical garden, refuge of different exotic plants and animals considered endangered.[12]

Environmental Contribution

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The Miss Teen Earth pageant has been directly linked to government entities, which is why it has managed large contributions as educational tours and reforestation campaigns, with the support of the Municipality of Panama City and the Ministry of Environment of Panama.[13]

Competition

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The competition consists of introduction round, national costume, swimsuit, question answer round and evening gown.

Winners

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Year Titleholder Represented Age Host Country Venue Date
2023 Chloe-Jade Christian[14]   South Africa 16 Guayaquil, Ecuador Concha Acústica, Parque Samanes November 14, 2023
2022 Yarely Vázquez   Mexico 19 Hotel Oro Verde October 19, 2022
2021 María Laura Mariano da Silva[15]   Brazil 18 Concha Acústica, Parque Samanes October 23, 2021
20201 Evelyn Cartagena[16]   Ecuador 19 Milagro, Ecuador Salón de la Ciudad, GAD Milagro September 19, 2020
2019 Arisbe Cueto Ramírez [17]   Mexico 16 Guayaquil, Ecuador Centro Empresarial Las Cámaras September 1, 2019
2018 Shanty Kanhai Agrela [18][19][20]   Aruba 19 Milagro, Ecuador[21] Parque Central de Milagro September 1, 2018
2017 Emily Garcia [22][23][24][25]   Brazil 16 September 3, 2017
2016 Sarah Levandowski Rock [26][27]   United States 16 Panama City, Panama[28] Continental Hotel & Casino October 1, 2016
2015 María Daniela Cepeda Matamoros[29][30]   Ecuador 19 October 17, 2015
2014 Stella Velez Iandoli[31][32]   Venezuela 13 Hotel El Panamá October 25, 2014
2013 Raisa Nicole Velez Contreras [33][34][35]   Puerto Rico 15 Milagro, Ecuador[36][37][38] Coliseo Edmundo Valdez September 1, 2013
2012 María del Cisne Rivera Álvarez[39]   Ecuador 16 Guayaquil, Ecuador[40] Auditorio Espol Las Peñas September 16, 2012
1Judging of the competition took place outside of the normal pageant environment due to the global restrictions on public events and international travel imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The winner was crowned in a live-streamed event.

Countries by number of title wins

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Country Titles Year(s)
  Ecuador 3 2012, 2015, 2020
  Mexico 2 2019,2022
  Brazil 2017, 2021
  South Africa 1 2023
  Aruba 2018
  Brazil 2017
  United States 2016
  Venezuela 2014
  Puerto Rico 2013

List of runners-up

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Year 2nd place 3rd place 4th place
2023 Ana Santana
  Brazil
Danna Soto
  Ecuador
Jasmin Vasquez
  Mexico
2022 Sadie Proulx
  Canada
Keilani Eybrechts
  Curaçao
Tyla Taylor
  South Africa
2021 Gugulethu Mayisela
  South Africa
Paola Delgado
  Paraguay
Ángeles Rivera
  Peru
2019 Sabrina Alarcón
  Paraguay
Francine Gamboa
  Philippines
Betty Hoyos
  Colombia
2018 Joseane Bonissoni
  Brazil
Zahira Pérez
  Puerto Rico
Bhavna Jain
  India
2017 Leticia Lezcano
  Paraguay
Carla Navarro
  Mexico
Yenny Sanoja
  Venezuela
2016 Allison Roberts
  Mexico
Sayra León
  Ecuador
Patricia Barreto
  Paraguay
2015 Mariannette Torres
  Puerto Rico
Grace Jiménez
  Panama
Ana Ramírez
  Mexico
2014 Mónica Carrillo
  Mexico
Gabriela Nepomuceno
  Brazil
Débora Zamora
  Ecuador
2013 Megan Trenidad
  Curaçao
Iris Carvallo
  Ecuador
Laura Ornano
  Panama
2012 Jhairie Aguilar
  United States
Mónica Serrano
  Puerto Rico
Dahiana Villalona
  Dominican Republic

Major beauty pageants

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Miss Teen Earth titleholder in the world's major beauty contests as Miss Universe.

Year Miss Universe
2017 María Daniela Cepeda Matamoros[41][42][43][44][45]
Miss Universe Ecuador 2017
  Ecuador

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Peruana se luce en Miss Teen Earth 2013". TV Cosmos (in Spanish). August 13, 2013.
  2. ^ "Miss Teen will represent Venezuela in Ecuador" (in Spanish). Globovision. August 8, 2017.
  3. ^ "Looking for Miss Teen Earth 2018 held in Ecuador" (in Spanish). El Nuevo Diario Nicaragua. February 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "Bhavna Jain makes India proud with another title". Millennium Post. September 12, 2018.
  5. ^ "Beautiful bets to beat". Manila Bulletin Philippines. August 10, 2019.
  6. ^ "Celeste Chinatti will represent Uruguay in Miss Teen Earth International 2019" (in Spanish). Net Uruguay. August 26, 2019.
  7. ^ "Miss Teen Perú Earth 2019 desfilará en favor del Amazonas". Andina Agencia Peruana de Noticias (in Spanish). October 2, 2019.
  8. ^ "Bhavna Jain of India Miss Teen Earth Fire visit to the Children Cancer Hospital" (in Hindi). September 8, 2018.
  9. ^ "Morona Santiago hosts to choose the best international typical costume of Miss Teen Earth 2013". turismo.gob.ec. Ecuador: Ministry of Tourism. March 14, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2022. Rodrigo Moreira, the representative of Miss Teen Earth, in the company of Ma. Fernanda González, former Miss Teen Ecuador Earth, visited the Morona Santiago Tourism Department and during his stay he highlighted that the contest is a gallant event that for the second consecutive year promotes the main tourist destinations in Ecuador and this time he visited Macas. (original in Spanish)
  10. ^ "Debora Zamora, runner up at Miss Teen Earth held in Panama". El Universo (in Spanish). November 10, 2014.
  11. ^ "Contestants from around the state gather in El Paso for Miss Texas Earth pageant". KFOX Television. June 16, 2017.
  12. ^ "Summit: exhuberancia de flora y fauna". Diario Critica Panama (in Spanish). February 16, 2005. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011.
  13. ^ "Panama, headquarters of international beauty pageant". milagrocity.com. Ecuador. October 3, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2023. The organization of the international beauty contest led by Rodrigo Moreira, who considers that the care and protection of the environment and sustainable development are issues of the utmost importance, carried out an educational tour and a reforestation campaign in Panama, with the support of the Municipality and the Ministry of Environment. (original in Spanish)
  14. ^ "Newly crowned Miss Teen Earth SA 2023 to focus on environmental issues". IOL South Africa. November 2, 2023. The teenage beauty believes that the beauty pageant and empowerment initiative, which was created to empower young women to actively make a sustainable difference in the fight against the destruction of the plant, is the perfect platform to do this.
  15. ^ "Brazilian is Miss Teen Earth 2021". Pageantopolis. October 24, 2021. The Brazilian Maria Laura Mariano da Silva became the adolescent ambassador for the Environment around the world.
  16. ^ "Evelyn Cartagena is THE NEW MISS TEEN EARTH 2020". Vito TV. September 21, 2020.
  17. ^ "Arisbe Cueto, became the first Miss Teen Earth from Mexico". Miss Teen Earth Organization. December 20, 2019.
  18. ^ "Shanty Kanhai su look impecabel a causa impacto". Focus Magazine Aruba (in Papiamento). September 1, 2018.
  19. ^ "Shanty Kanhai corona como Miss Teen Earth 2018 na Ecuador". Focus Magazine Aruba (in Papiamento). September 2, 2018.
  20. ^ "Shanty Kanhai a conquista corona maximo di Miss Teen Earth International 2018" (in Papiamento). October 25, 2018.
  21. ^ "Oaxaca sede del Certamen Nacional Miss Teen Earth México" [Oaxaca hosts of the Miss Teen Earth Mexico national pageant] (in Spanish). Gobierno de Oaxaca. August 21, 2018.
  22. ^ "Kiah Pastor is the new Miss Teen Belize". The San Pedro Sun. May 30, 2017.
  23. ^ "Londrinense é eleita Miss Teen Terra" [Brasilian wins Miss Teen Earth title] (in Portuguese). Curiosiando.com.br. September 5, 2017.
  24. ^ "Emily Garcia impressiona por semelhança com Megan Fox" [Emily Garcia impresses by her resemblance to Megan Fox]. Globo.com (in Portuguese). August 16, 2019.
  25. ^ "'Miss Teen Earth' Emily Garcia slays in low-cut, sequined bodysuit". Inquisitr.com. January 29, 2020.
  26. ^ "Sarah Levandowski of Texas to Represent the USA at Miss Teen Earth International". Miss Earth United States Organization. August 4, 2016.
  27. ^ "Sarah Levandowski claiming the title of 2016 Miss Teen Earth International in Panama". Miss Earth United States Organization. October 3, 2016.
  28. ^ "Sarah Levandowski Winner of Miss Teen Earth International 2016". Miss Texas Earth United States Organization. October 12, 2016.
  29. ^ "¿Quién es Daniela Cepeda?" [Who is Daniela Cepeda]. Diario Metro Ecuador (in Spanish). April 23, 2017.
  30. ^ "La unión familiar y los niños serán prioridad de Daniela Cepeda" [Family union and children will be Daniela Cepeda's priority]. El Universo (in Spanish). April 24, 2017.
  31. ^ "Panamá será sede de Miss Teen Earth 2014" [Panama will be host country of the 2014 Miss Teen Earth pageant] (in Spanish). PeruBeauties.org. August 15, 2014.
  32. ^ "Venezuela: Una corona Teen per una giovanissima miss di origini italiane" [Venezuela: A Teen crown for a very young miss of Italian origin] (in Italian). AbruzzoTV Italy. October 31, 2014.
  33. ^ "Puerto Rico rumbo a la final de Miss Teen Earth" [Puerto Rico road to Miss Teen Earth in Ecuador]. Metro Puerto Rico (in Spanish). September 1, 2013.
  34. ^ "Raisa Velez de Puerto Rico es Miss Teen Earth 2013" [Puerto Rican Raisa Velez is Miss Teen Earth 2013]. History of Beauty (in Spanish). September 1, 2013.
  35. ^ "Puerto Rico gana Miss Teen Earth International" [Puerto Rico wins Miss Teen Earth International]. bobvarela.com (in Spanish). September 2, 2013.
  36. ^ "Elección Miss Teen Earth Argentina" [Election of Miss Teen Earth Argentina]. Radio Cordial Argentina (in Spanish). August 17, 2013.
  37. ^ "Una correntina electa en Formosa es la flamante Miss Teen Earth Argentina 2013" [From Corrientes the new Miss Teen Earth Argentina 2013]. Radio Siete Argentina (in Spanish). August 22, 2013.
  38. ^ "Iris Carvallo Miss Teen Water" [Iris Carvallo wins Miss Teen Earth Water]. Diario La Hora (in Spanish). September 6, 2013.
  39. ^ "Cuencana gana Miss Teen Earth" [Cisne Rivera wins Miss Teen Earth title]. Diario El Tiempo (in Spanish). September 21, 2012.
  40. ^ "Ecuador sede de Miss Teen Earth 2012" [Ecuador hosts Miss Teen Earth 2012]. Diario La Primera (in Spanish). August 30, 2012.
  41. ^ "Daniela Cepeda del Miss Teen Earth al Miss Universo" (in Spanish). Diario Expreso. 2017.
  42. ^ "Daniela Cepeda una reina con experiencia" (in Spanish). Diario Expreso Ecuador. 2017.
  43. ^ "Daniela Cepeda, preparada para Miss Universo" (in Spanish). Diario La Hora. October 21, 2017.
  44. ^ "Daniela Cepeda: De Guayaquil al universo" (in Spanish). Diario El Universo. 2017.
  45. ^ "La corona del Miss Ecuador regresa a Guayaquil junto a Daniela Cepeda" (in Spanish). Ecuavisa. 2017.
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