Miss Earth elemental queens
Miss Earth uses specific titles and crowns for the runners-up, based upon the four elements of antiquity, calling the 1st runner-up Miss Air, the 2nd runner-up Miss Water, and the 3rd runner-up Miss Fire. To distinguish the runners-up at the international competition from those at the national level, the international edition includes the title "Miss Earth" before the names of each element; for example, "Miss Earth – Air". [1] [2] [3]
This table shows the top-four finalists of each competition, from its inception in 2001.
| Year | Miss Earth (1st Place) | Miss Air (2nd Place) | Miss Water (3rd Place) | Miss Fire (4th Place) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Catharina Svensson  Denmark | Simone Régis [lower-roman 1]  Brazil | Margarita Kravtsova Kazakhstan | Daniela Stucan  Argentina |
| 2002 [lower-roman 2] | Džejla Glavović [lower-roman 3] (Dethroned)  Bosnia and Herzegovina | Slađana Božović (Assumed)  Yugoslavia | Juliana Drossou (Assumed)  Greece | Elina Hurve (Assumed)  Finland |
| Winfred Omwakwe (Assumed)  Kenya | ||||
| 2003 | Dania Prince  Honduras | Priscila Zandoná Brazil | Marianela Zeledón Costa Rica | Marta Matyjasik Poland |
| 2004 | Priscilla Meirelles Brazil | Murielle Celimene Martinique | Kahaya Lusazh Tahiti | Yanina González [lower-roman 4]  Paraguay |
| 2005 | Alexandra Braun  Venezuela | Amell Santana  Dominican Republic | Katarzyna Borowicz Poland | Jovana Marjanović Serbia and Montenegro |
| 2006 | Hil Hernández  Chile | Amruta Patki  India | Cathy Untalan  Philippines | Marianne Puglia  Venezuela |
| 2007 | Jessica Trisko  Canada | Pooja Chitgopekar [lower-roman 5] India | Silvana Santaella Venezuela | Ángela Gómez Spain |
| 2008 | Karla Henry Philippines | Miriam Odemba  Tanzania | Abigail Elizalde  Mexico | Tatiane Alves Brazil |
| 2009 | Larissa Ramos Brazil | Sandra Seifert Philippines | Jessica Barboza Venezuela | Alejandra Echevarria Spain |
| 2010 [lower-roman 6] | Nicole Faria India | Jennifer Pazmiño [lower-greek 1] (Resigned)  Ecuador | Watsaporn Wattanakoon Thailand | Yeidy Bosques  Puerto Rico |
| Viktoria Shchukina [lower-greek 2] (Assumed)  Russia | ||||
| 2011 | Olga Álava Ecuador | Driely Bennettone Brazil | Athena Imperial Philippines | Caroline Medina Venezuela |
| 2012 | Tereza Fajksová  Czech Republic | Stephany Stefanowitz Philippines | Osmariel Villalobos Venezuela | Camilla Brant Brazil |
| 2013 | Alyz Henrich Venezuela | Katia Wagner Austria | Punika Kulsoontornrut [lower-roman 7] [lower-greek 1] (Dethroned) Thailand | Catharina Choi  South Korea |
| 2014 | Jamie Herrell Philippines | Andrea Neu  United States | Maira Rodríguez [lower-roman 8] Venezuela | Anastasia Trusova Russia |
| 2015 | Angelia Ong Philippines | Dayanna Grageda  Australia | Brittany Payne United States | Thiessa Sickert Brazil |
| 2016 [lower-roman 9] | Katherine Espín Ecuador | Michelle Gómez  Colombia | Stephanie de Zorzi [lower-roman 8] Venezuela | Bruna Zanardo [lower-greek 1] (Resigned) Brazil |
| Corrin Stellakis [lower-greek 2] (Assumed) United States | ||||
| 2017 | Karen Ibasco Philippines | Nina Robertson Australia | Juliana Franco Colombia | Lada Akimova Russia |
| 2018 | Nguyễn Phương Khánh  Vietnam | Melanie Mader Austria | Valeria Ayos [lower-roman 10] Colombia | Melissa Flores Mexico |
| 2019 | Nellys Pimentel Puerto Rico | Emanii Davis United States | Klára Vavrušková Czech Republic | Alisa Manyonok Belarus |
| 2020 | Lindsey Coffey United States | Stephany Zreik Venezuela | Roxie Baeyens Philippines | Michala Rubinstein Denmark |
| 2021 | Destiny Wagner  Belize | Marisa Butler United States | Romina Denecken Chile | Jareerat Petsom Thailand |
| 2022 | Mina Sue Choi South Korea | Sheridan Mortlock Australia | Nadeen Ayoub Palestine | Andrea Aguilera Colombia |
| 2023 | Drita Ziri  Albania | Yllana Aduana Philippines | Đỗ Thị Lan Anh Vietnam | Cora Bliault Thailand |
- Table notes
- ↑ In 2001, the title of the 1st runner-up was known as Miss Wind, before it was changed to Miss Air the following year.
- ↑ The original winner of Miss Earth 2002, Džejla Glavović of Bosnia and Herzegovina, was dethroned on May 28, 2003, due to "failure to comply with the stipulations in her contract". Per pageant rules, the original winner of Miss Earth – Air became the new Miss Earth and each subsequent runner-up advanced one position. Winfred Adah Omwakwe of Kenya was formally crowned Miss Earth 2002 on August 7, 2003. Slađana Božović of Yugoslavia became Miss Earth – Air, Juliana Drossou of Greece became Miss Earth – Water, and Elina Hurve of Finland, who was the original 4th runner-up, became Miss Earth – Fire.
- ↑ Dethroned on May 28, 2003, for "failure to comply with the stipulations in her contract". [4]
- ↑ Miss Earth – Fire 2004, Yanina Gonzalez of Paraguay, previously competed at Miss Universe 2004 and achieved the same placement in that competition, 3rd runner-up, the highest placement of a Miss Paraguay. This made her the first Miss Earth titleholder to achieve the same placement in two different international pageants.
- ↑ With Pooja Chitgopekar's 1st runner-up finish in 2007, India became the first country to score back-to-back Miss Earth – Air titles.
- ↑ Miss Earth – Air 2010, Jennifer Pazmiño of Ecuador, was dethroned due to her upcoming marriage in February 2011. Carousel Productions decided that the new Miss Earth – Air 2010 would be Viktoria Shchukina from Russia, who originally placed as a semi-finalist. This was the first time that a semi-finalist was appointed to become the 1st runner-up rather than another finalist. Unlike the 2002 dethronement, there was no movement of other finalists to positions one level higher, so the Water and Fire positions remained the same.
- ↑ Miss Earth – Water 2013, Punika Kulsoontornrut of Thailand, was dethroned due to her participation in the rival pageant Miss International 2014, a violation of her contract with Miss Earth. She finished 2nd runner-up in the latter competition, making her the second Miss Earth titleholder to achieve the same placement in two separate international pageants, after Yanina Gonzalez in 2004.
- 1 2 Miss Earth – Water 2014, Maira Alexandra Rodriguez of Venezuela, joined the competition after Venezuela's original delegate for that year, Stephanie de Zorzi, withdrew due to weight issues. Rodriguez was originally the Venezuelan delegate to Miss Earth 2015. De Zorzi went on to compete in Miss Earth 2016, obtaining the 2nd runner-up position, Miss Earth – Water.
- ↑ With Bruna Zanardo's 3rd runner-up finish in 2016, Brazil became the first country to score back-to-back Miss Earth – Fire titles. However, Zanardo had to resign her title before the end of her reign, and semi-finalist Corrin Stellakis of the United States was declared the new Miss Earth – Fire 2016 on March 8, 2017.
- ↑ With Valeria Ayos's 2nd runner-up finish in 2018, Colombia became the first country to score back-to-back Miss Earth – Water titles.
