Miss Earth 2023

Location and date

On July 18, 2022, in Ho Chi Minh City, Lorraine Schuck, co-founder of the Miss Earth Organization, announced that Miss Earth 2023 would be held in Vietnam for a second time,^[6][7] the first being held in 2010.^[8][9] The pageant will take place at an 8,000-seater theater in Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa,^[10][11][12] On July 21, 2023, the Miss Earth Organization announced that the pageant will take place on December 16, 2023.^[12][13]

However, on September 11, 2023, the Miss Earth Organization announced that the pageant will take place on December 22 instead of December 16, and the venue was relocated to the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in Ho Chi Minh City to accommodate a larger audience.^[14][15]

On October 16, 2023, the Miss Earth Organization announced that the pageant will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from December 1, 2023, to December 22, 2023.^[16][17] The National Costume Competition, which will be held at Nguyen Hue Walking Street on December 2, would serve as the welcoming event of the pageant. The Best Eco Project presentation will be held at the Gem Convention Center on December 4, the Miss Earth 2023 X Fashion Voyage, which are evening gown and swimsuit competitions, will be held at Van Phuc City on December 9, and the Fashionature ecotourism and fashion shoot will be held on December 14.^[18] The talent competition will take place at the Saigon Opera House on December 16.^[18]

Selection of participants

Contestants from eighty-five countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. Four contestants were appointed to their position after being a runner-up of their national pageant, while four were selected to replace the original dethroned winner.^[19][20]

Placements

§ – Voted into the Top 20 by viewers.

Special awards

Welcome Event

On December 13, the organizing committee of Miss Earth 2023 announced Miss Vietnam Đỗ Lan Anh as the recipient of the Best Appearance award for her presence at the Welcome Event held at the Saigon Opera House in Ho Chi Minh City on December 3. The award, determined by global audiences through the social networking platforms of Miss Earth, TNA Entertainment, and strategic technology partner Eventista, also grants double voting points in the People's Choice category on Eventista's voting platform.^[38] The remaining top five contestants for the Best Appearance award included representatives from Cambodia, Mongolia, Myanmar, and the Philippines.^[39]

Best Bikini

From December 16 to 17, 2023, the voting for Best Bikini took place on the social media platform Facebook. Two candidates from the four geographical regions were selected to be among the eight shortlisted candidates in the second round of voting. The winner will have double voting points for the People's Choice Award. Yllana Aduana of the Philippines won.^[40][41]

Best National Costume

The National Costume competition took place in the preliminary competition where the top three from the four geographical regions were selected by the combined scores of the judges and the votes of the public to go to the second round of voting. The winner will have double voting points for the People's Choice Award. Đỗ Thị Lan Anh of Vietnam won.^[44]

Best in Evening Gown