Yllana Aduana, 25, of Siniloan, Laguna, Philippines almost won Miss Earth 2023. She is a licensed medical laboratory scientist, a model and a former flight attendant.
When Aduana represented Siniloan at Miss Philippines Earth 2021 on August 8, 2021, she finished in the Top 10. On November 28, 2021, she won Miss FIT Philippines 2021 in Las Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines.
On July 31, 2022, Aduana represented Laguna at Binibining Pilipinas 2022 in Quezon City, Metro Manila and finished in the Top 12. On April 29, 2023, she represented Siniloan at Miss Philippines Earth 2023 in Toledo, Cebu, Philippines and won the title.
Hosted by James Deakin and Huỳnh Thị Thuỳ Dung, the Miss Earth 2023 coronation night was held at Vạn Phúc City in Hiệp Bình Phước, Thủ Đức, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on December 22, 2023. Including Aduana, a total of 85 women competed for the title.
The Top 4 candidates were given the same question. Deakin asked, “An official at a recent climate conference was quoted as saying there is no science behind coals for the phaseout of fossil fuels. Do you agree with this? Why or why not?”
“As someone who is from the medical field, I do believe that everything roots from science,” Aduana answered. “And I think that the greatest gift that we have in this generation is the sophisticated technical installations that we have and so there is science in the phaseout of fossil fuels.”
“But one thing that we can also agree on is we can always live the zero-waste and sustainable lifestyle,” Miss Earth Philippines 2023 continued. “I’ve always been practicing it because sustainability will always ensure the stability in our future and if we can master the transferability skills from a just phaseout, then we will have a greener and more sustainable future.”
It was Drita Ziri, 23, of Albania who won the Miss Earth 2023 crown. Aduana finished second and was crowned Miss Earth-Air 2023 while Đỗ Thị Lan Anh, 26, of Vietnam finished third and was crowned Miss Earth-Water 2023.
Finishing fourth was Miss Earth-Fire 2023 Cora Bliault, 19, of Thailand. After finishing in the Top 8, Morgana Carlos, 27, of Brazil, Dilnaz Tilaeva, 19, of Kazakhstan, Noa Claus, 21, of the Netherlands and Daria Lukonkina, 19, of Russia were named the four runners-up.
Shontelle, Jaykii, Mono and Sara Luu performed during the event. There were 10 members in the panel of judges including Miss Earth 2015 Angelia Ong and TNA Entertainment director Truong Ngoc Anh.
CONAN Daily 