Miss Earth Austria is a national Beauty pageant in Austria which was founded in 2011. It is responsible for selecting the country's representative to Miss Earth, which is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness.[1][2][3] Miss Earth Austria also tackles environmental and humanitarian issues and serves to promote environmental awareness and social thinking.

Miss Earth Austria
Formation2011
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersVienna
Location
Membership
Miss Earth
Official language
German
Presidents
Melanie Gassner Kleinitzer
Website[1]

In 2019 Melanie Gassner Kleinitzer became Miss Earth Austria National Director. She is also the 2019's titleholder.

Titleholders

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Bianca Kronsteiner, Miss Earth Austria 2017
 
Kimberly Budinsky, Miss Earth Austria 2016
 
Katia Wagner, Miss Earth Austria 2013
Color key
  •   Declared as Winner
  •   Ended as runner-up
  •   Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   Ended as special awards winner
Year Miss Earth Austria Age Height Hometown Placement at Miss Earth Special awards
2023 Zoe Müller[4] 28 Vienna Unplaced
2022 Katharina Prager[5] 19 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Weitra Unplaced   Talent Competition (Air Group)
2021 Enya Rock 25 Styria Unplaced
2020 Nadine Anna Pfaffeneder[6][7] 19 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Vienna Unplaced
2019 Melanie Gassner 23 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Vienna Unplaced   Talent Competition (Water Group)
2018 Melanie Mader 26 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Vienna Miss Earth - Air 2018   Talent Competition (Water Group)
2017 Bianca Kronsteiner 19 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Linz Unplaced Top 10 Miss Earth Hannah's
2016 Kimberly Budinsky 21 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Baden bei Wien Unplaced
2015 Sophie Totzauer[8] 23 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Vienna Top 8   Darling of the Press
  Tree Planting Activity
  National Costume (Western Europe)
2014 Valerie Huber[9] 18 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Vienna Unplaced   Miss Friendship (Group 1)
2013 Katia Wagner[10] 25 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Vienna Miss Earth - Air 2013   Most Child Friendly (Group 1)
Swimsuit Competition (Top 15)
Talent Competition (Top 15)
2012 Sandra Seidl[11] 24 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Vienna Unplaced   Greenbag Challenge
2011 Elisabeth Hanakamp[12] 20 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Wiener Neustadt Unplaced

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Afghanistan: Anti-Pageant Judges". The New York Times. 2003-10-30. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
  2. ^ "Miss Earth 2004 beauty pageant". China Daily. Reuters. 2004-10-25. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
  3. ^ Enriquez, Amee (2 February 2014). "Philippines: How to make a beauty queen". BBC News. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  4. ^ Dank, Dieter (28 August 2023). "Miss Earth Austria erstmals im Burgenland gekrönt" [Miss Earth Austria crowned for the first time in Burgenland]. Burgenländische Volkszeitung (in German). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Niederösterreicherin zur "Miss Earth Austria" 2022 gekrönt". Kurier (in German). 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  6. ^ Spitzauer, Maximilian (17 September 2020). "Miss Earth Austria: Nadine Pfaffeneder wird Miss Earth Austria 2020 (Nadine Pfaffeneder is Miss Earth Austria 2020)". Meinbezirk.at (in German). Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  7. ^ Weichselbaum, Stefanie (17 September 2020). "Nadine Pfaffeneder ist die neue Miss Earth Austria". kurier.at (in German). Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Die neue Miss Earth Austria 2015 heisst Sophie Totzauer". OTS. 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Valerie Huber is Miss Earth Austria 2014". Archived from the original on 2014-09-25.
  10. ^ "Google Translate". Retrieved 2013-12-07.
  11. ^ "Sandra Seidl is Austria's Miss Earth 2012". Kost-bar.tv. Archived from the original on 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  12. ^ "The Miss Earth Pageant". Archived from the original on February 11, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2014.