Katherine Espín

• Beauty Pageant: Miss Earth
• Edition: 17th
• Date: November 4, 2017
• Venue: Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines
• Number of Contestants: 86
• Host: James Deakin
• Performers: Iskandar Widjaja, Shontelle

PREVIOUS WINNERS

• Miss Earth 2016: Miss Ecuador Katherine Espin
• Miss Earth-Air 2016: Miss Colombia Michelle Gomez
• Miss Earth-Water 2016: Miss Venezuela Stephanie de Zorzi
• Miss Earth-Fire 2016: Miss Brazil Bruna Zanardo

*Miss Brazil Zanardo resigned and was replaced by Miss USA Corrin Stellakis. 

PRELIMINARY COMPETITION MINI-PAGEANT 

• Date: October 14, 2017
• Venue: Hannah’s Beach Resort and Convention Center, Pagudpug, Ilocos Norte

WINNERS

• Miss Earth-Hannah’s: Miss Thailand Paweensuda Drouin
• First Runner-up: Miss Venezuela Ninoska Vasquez
• Second Runner-up: Miss Ecuador Lessie Giler Sanchez

SPONSORS’ AWARDS

• Miss IPPCA: Miss Thailand Paweensuda Drouin
• Miss JACMI: Miss Puerto Rico Karla Victoria Aponte
• Miss Laus Group: Miss Ecuador Lessie Giler
• Miss Pontefino Hotel: Miss India Diana Mironenko
• Miss Pontefino Estates: Miss Northern Ireland Maire Lynch
• Miss Rotary Club of Makati: Miss Ecuador Lessie Giler
• Miss Charmulets: Miss Colombia Juliana Franco
• Miss Versailles: Miss Netherlands Faith Landman

SPECIAL AWARDS

• Miss Earth Warrior: Miss Vietnam Le Thi Ha Thu
• Darling of the Press: Miss Philippines Karen Ibasco
• Miss Photogenic: Miss Vietnam Le Thi Ha Thu
• Best in Eco-Video: Miss Puerto Rico Karla Victoria Aponte
• Swimsuit Competition gold winners: Miss Australia Nina Robertson, Miss Philippines Karen Ibasco, Miss Puerto Rico Karla Victoria Aponte
• Talent Competition gold winners: Miss Crimea Yelena Trifonova, Miss Russia Lada Akimova, Miss Cyprus Artemis Charalambous
• Resorts Wear Competition gold winners: Miss Venezuela Ninoska Vasquez, Miss Russia Lada Akimova, Miss Vietnam Le Thi Ha Thu
• Long Gown Competition gold winners: Miss Venezuela Ninoska Vasquez, Miss Peru Karen Rojas, Miss Puerto Rico Karla Victoria Aponte
• Miss Friendship gold winners: Miss Korea Hanna Lee, Miss Japan Yasuko Saito, Miss Tonga Diamond Langi
• National Costume Competition gold winners: Miss Bolivia Giancarla Fernandez (South America), Miss Philippines Karen Ibasco (Asia Pacific), Miss Guatemala Maria Jose Castaneda (North America), Miss Ghana Maud Fadi (Africa), Miss Portugal Gloria Silva (Western Europe), Miss Russia Lada Akimova (Eastern Europe)

TOP 16

(in order of announcement)

1. Miss Thailand Paweensuda Drouin
2. Miss USA Andreia Gibau
3. Miss Russia Lada Akimova
4. Miss Tonga Diamond Langi
5. Miss Colombia Juliana Franco
6. Miss Angola Ermelinda De Matos
7. Miss Guatemala Maria Jose Castaneda
8. Miss Vietnam Le Thi Ha Thu
9. Miss Switzerland Sarah Laura Peyrel
10. Miss Bosnia and Herzegovina Lela Karagic
11. Miss Australia Nina Robertson
12. Miss Philippines Karen Ibasco
13. Miss Venezuela Ninoska Vasquez
14. Miss Netherlands Faith Landman
15. Miss Cameroon Verucha Kossinda
16. Miss Czech Republic Iva Uchytilova

TOP 8

(in order of announcement)

1. Miss Australia Nina Robertson
2. Miss Philippines Karen Ibasco
3. Miss Thailand Paweensuda Drouin
4. Miss Venezuela Ninoska Vasquez
5. Miss Colombia Juliana Franco
6. Miss Czech Republic Iva Uchytilova
7. Miss Netherlands Faith Landman
8. Miss Russia Lada Akimova

TOP 4

(in order of announcement)

1. Miss Colombia Juliana Franco
2. Miss Australia Nina Robertson
3. Miss Philippines Karen Ibasco
4. Miss Russia Lada Akimova

WINNERS

(in order of announcement)

• Miss Earth-Air 2017: Miss Australia Nina Robertson
• Miss Earth-Fire 2017: Miss Russia Lada Akimova
• Miss Earth-Water 2017:  Miss Colombia Juliana Franco
• Miss Earth 2017: Miss Philippines Karen Ibasco

Miss Earth 2017 Karen Ibasco (YouTube/Rappler)