Miss Earth Ecuador (Miss Tierra Ecuador) is one of the official preliminaries to the international Miss Earth beauty pageant, which was established in the Philippines in 2001.[1] The pageant focuses mainly on promoting environmental causes and winners are chosen equally on their physical attributes as well as their understanding and knowledge of the issues affecting the Earth.[2]

Miss Earth Ecuador
Formation2003
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersGuayaquil
Location
MembershipMiss Earth
Official language
Spanish
National Director
María del Carmen de Aguayo (2003-2004)
José Hidalgo (2005–2018)
Katherine Espín (2019–2021)
Oscar Salinas (2022-present)

History

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Ecuador made a debut in Miss Earth 2003.[2] Ecuador's representatives to Miss Earth, an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness, are elected and organized by Diosas Escuela de Misses under the directorship of Jose Hidalgo.[3][4][5][6][7]

In 2005, Cristina Reyes was among the 16 semi-finalists in the Miss Earth 2005 competition, the first time that Ecuador has entered the top 16 in Miss Earth. Andrea Leon, Miss Earth Ecuador 2008 won the Miss Friendship special award in the Miss Earth 2008. Leon was also included in the top 15 of the swimsuit competition, she placed fourth in the evening gown competition, and finalist in the talent competition.[2][8] Jennifer Pazmiño made the highest placement for Ecuador in Miss Earth when she won the Miss Air 2010, one of the elemental court of Miss Earth. She was dethroned later that year when she chose to get married. Viktoria Shchukina from Russia took over the title as Miss Air 2010.[9][10] Finally Ecuador won its first Miss Earth title the following year, in the person of Olga Alava.

In February 2018, Katherine Espin, who won the second Miss Earth crown for Ecuador was appointed as the National Director of Miss Earth Ecuador Organization.[11]

Titleholders

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The following is the list of Miss Ecuador Earth titleholders:[12][13]

Year Miss Earth Ecuador Province City Placement Other awards Ref.
2003 Isabel Cristina Ontaneda Pinto Pichincha Quito [14][15]
2004 Maria Luisa Barrios Landivar Guayas Guayaquil [16][17][18][19]
2005 Cristina Eugenia Reyes Hidalgo Guayas Guayaquil Top 16 [20][21][22]
2006 María Magdalena Stahl Hurtado[23][24][25] Carchi San Gabriel
2007 María Verónica Ochoa Crespo[26][27] Azuay Cuenca
2008 Andrea Carolina León Janzso[28][29][30] El Oro Machala Miss Friendship
2009 Diana Nataly Delgado Balseca[31][32] Manabí Manta
2010 Jennifer Stephanie Pazmiño Saldaña[3][33] Guayas Guayaquil Miss Air (Runner-up) (Resigned) Best in Evening Gown
Top 5 Best in National Costume
2011 Olga Mercedes Álava Vargas Guayas Guayaquil Miss Earth 2011 Miss Runway
2012 Estefanía Andrea Realpe Pérez Pichincha Quito Dethroned
Tatiana Catalina Torres Rojas Azuay Cuenca   M.E Most Fun Beauty
2013 Ana María Weir Yánez Guayas Guayaquil
2014 María José Maza Solórzano Guayas Guayaquil Miss City of Colors
2015 Ángela Maritza Bonilla Zapata Imbabura Urcuquí   Cocktail Wear
2016 Katherine Elizabeth Espín Gómez Cañar La Troncal Miss Earth 2016   Darling Press
  Resort Wear (Group 3)
  Long Gown (Group 3)
  Swimsuit (Group 3)
  National Costume (The Americas)
Miss Phoenix Petroleum
Miss Earth Hannah
Marco Polo: Star of the Night
Miss Rotary Best Body
2017 Lessie Mishel Giler Sánchez Manabí Portoviejo Miss Laus Group
Miss Rotary Club of Makati
Miss Earth-Hannah′s (3rd place)
  Swimsuit (Group 1)
2018 Diana Nicole Valdivieso Ortiz Manabí Portoviejo   National Costume (South America)
2019 Karla Antonella Paz Marín Esmeraldas Esmeraldas   Swimsuit (Water)
2020 Gabriela Yalitza Monsalve Rivera Manabí Calceta
2021 Did not compete
2022 Susan Brigitte Toledo Arízaga Santa Elena Santa Elena   Best in Long Gown (Water)
2023 Naomi Yanim Viteri Flores Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Unplaced
2024 Did not compete


  • In 2010 edition, Jennifer Pazmiño from Ecuador resigned. Viktoria Shchukina from Russia took over the title as Miss Air 2010.
  • In 2012 edition, Estefanía Realpe from Pichincha was dethroned. Tatiana Torres from Azuay took over the title as Miss Earth Ecuador 2012.

Provincial rankings

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Province Total Winning Year(s)
Guayas 6 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
Manabí 2 2009, 2017, 2018, 2020
Azuay 2 2007, 2012*
Pichincha 2 2003, 2012*
Esmeraldas 1 2019
Carchi 1 2006
El Oro 1 2008
Imbabura 1 2015
Cañar 1 2016
Santa Elena 1 2024
Santo Domingo 1 2023

See also

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References

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  3. ^ a b Vida, tierra y diseño, moda a favor del planeta - AGO. 26, 2010 - Familia - Vida. El Universo. Retrieved on 2010-10-23.
  4. ^ > Ecotec y Miss Tierra Ecuador realizar?n minga ecol?gica Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine. elNuevoEmpresario. Retrieved on 2010-10-23.
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  9. ^ Requintina, Robert R. (5 December 2010). "Indian model wins Miss Earth 2010". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  10. ^ "Indian girl crowned Miss Earth 2010". CNN-IBN. 15 December 2010. Archived from the original on 8 December 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
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