MANILA, Philippines — Filipina earth warrior Karen Ibasco was hailed as this year's Miss Earth after outshining 84 other candidates. Miss Earth 2016 Katherine Espin of Ecuador passed on the crown to the 26-year-old beauty from Manila during the coronation night held at Mall of Asia Arena Saturday night. Australia's Nina Robertson, Russia's Lada Akimova, Colombia's Juliana Franco are this year's Miss Air, Miss Fire and Miss Water, respectively. Ibasco became the fourth Filipina to be crowned as Miss Earth since the pageant began in 2001. According to its website, Miss Earth pageant is an international environmental event channeling the pageant industry as an effective tool to promote environmental awareness.

Source: Philippine Star November 04, 2017 16:07 UTC