Miss Earth 2016

16th Miss Earth pageant

Miss Earth 2016

Katherine Espín, Miss Earth 2016

Date| October 29, 2016
Presenters|

* Marc Saw Nelson
* Rovilson Fernandez

Entertainment|

* 4th Impact

Venue| Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines
Broadcaster|

* Star World
* The Filipino Channel
* ABS-CBN
* Rappler
* SKTV1

Entrants| 83
Placements| 16
Debuts|

* Iraq
* Kyrgyzstan
* Palestine

Withdrawals|

* Armenia
* Aruba
* Costa Rica
* Crimea
* DR Congo
* Egypt
* El Salvador
* Fiji
* France
* Germany
* Honduras
* Ireland
* Kosovo
* New Caledonia
* Norway
* Scotland
* Spain
* Trinidad & Tobago
* Turkey

Returns|

* Chinese Taipei
* Cook Islands
* Haiti
* Macau SAR China
* Moldova
* Namibia
* Nigeria
* Pakistan
* Serbia
* Sierra Leone
* Vietnam
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

Winner| Katherine Espín
Ecuador
Congeniality| Candisha Rolle
Bahamas
Photogenic| Nguyễn Thị Lệ Nam Em
Vietnam

<- 2015

2017 ->

Miss Earth 2016, the 16th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, with the theme "Empowered to make a Change", was held on October 29, 2016, at the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. 83 contestants from all over the world competed for the title. Angelia Ong of the Philippines crowned her successor Katherine Espín of Ecuador at the end of the event[1][2][3][4] becoming the second Ecuadorian woman to win the title of Miss Earth and the first since Olga Álava in 2011.[5][6]

This year's edition also features the newly polished and modified crown created by Florida-based jeweler, Ramona Haar. The crown's original design from the 2009 edition of the pageant to enhance the crown's general appearance and to have an intimate fit to the head of the winner. The confirmation was announced by Miss Earth Organization through their official Facebook account on 30 June 2016.[7]

## Results[edit]

Five candidates for Miss Earth 2016 visit Guimaras. Left to right: Chantae Chanice Guy: Belize; Brunella Fossa: Peru; Nan Khine Shwe Wahwin: Myanmar; Klaudia Parsberg: Denmark; Corrin Stellakis: USA

### Placements[edit]

Placement[8] | Contestant

|

Miss Earth 2016 |

* Ecuador – Katherine Espín

Miss Earth – Air 2016  |

* Colombia – Michelle Gómez

Miss Earth – Water 2016  |

* Venezuela – Stephanie de Zorzi

Miss Earth – Fire 2016  |

* Brazil – Bruna Zanardo (Resigned)

* United States – Corrin Stellakis (Assumed)

Top 8  |

* Russia – Aleksandra Cherepanová
* Sweden – Cloie Syquia Skarne
* Vietnam – Nguyễn Thị Lệ Nam Em

Top 16  |

* Australia – Lyndl Kean
* England – Luissa Burton
* Italy – Denise Frigo
* South Korea – Chae-yeung Lee
* Macau – Clover Zhu
* Mexico – Itzel Paola Astudillo
* Northern Ireland – Julieann McStravick
* South Africa – Nozipho Magagula

### Awards[edit]

Result[8] | Delegate

|

Best Eco-Beauty Video |

* Moldova – Tatiana Ovcinicová

Miss Eco-Warrior |

* Wales – Charlotte Hitchman

## Venue[edit]

Mall of Asia Arena, the venue of Miss Earth 2016

### Coronation Show[edit]

On 30 August 2016, Miss Earth announced through their official Facebook page that the 2016 edition of the pageant took place on October 29 at the Mall of Asia Arena – an indoor arena located at the Bay City in Pasay, Metro Manila. This is the 14th time for the Philippines and 11th time for Metro Manila to host the pageant. This year's edition also marks 1st time for MOA Arena to stage the pageant finals.[9]

### Official Hotel Residences[edit]

* Century Park Hotel, Manila
* Diamond Hotel Philippines
* Oakwood Premier Joy~Nostalg Center, Manila

## Pre-Pageant Activities[edit]

### Medal Tally[edit]

To sort this table by delegate, total medal count, or any other column, click on the  icon next to the column title.

Miss Earth 2016 Medal TableRank| Delegate| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Ecuador (ECU)| 3| 1| 1| 5
2|  Mexico (MEX)| 3| 0| 1| 4
3|  Vietnam (VIE)| 1| 2| 0| 3
4|  Russia (RUS)| 1| 1| 1| 3
5|  England (ENG)| 1| 0| 1| 2
United States (USA)| 1| 0| 1| 2
7|  Australia (AUS)| 1| 0| 0| 1
Bahamas (BAH)| 1| 0| 0| 1
Cook Islands (COK)| 1| 0| 0| 1
Lebanon (LIB)| 1| 0| 0| 1
Mongolia (MGL)| 1| 0| 0| 1
Pakistan (PAK)| 1| 0| 0| 1
Philippines (PHI)| 1| 0| 0| 1
Slovenia (SLO)| 1| 0| 0| 1
Thailand (THA)| 1| 0| 0| 1
Uganda (UGA)| 1| 0| 0| 1
Wales| 1| 0| 0| 1
18|  Venezuela (VEN)| 0| 1| 2| 3
19|  Bolivia (BOL)| 0| 1| 1| 2
Myanmar (MYA)| 0| 1| 1| 2
Singapore (SIN)| 0| 1| 1| 2
Sweden (SWE)| 0| 1| 1| 2
Uruguay (URU)| 0| 1| 1| 2
24|  Brazil (BRA)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Czech Republic (CZE)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Italy (ITA)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Nepal (NEP)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Panama (PAN)| 0| 1| 0| 1
South Africa (RSA)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Ukraine (UKR)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Zimbabwe (ZIM)| 0| 1| 0| 1
32|  Colombia (COL)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Croatia (CRO)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Haiti (HAI)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Hungary (HUN)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Indonesia (INA)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Macau (MAC)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Nigeria (NGR)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Slovakia (SVK)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (40 entries)| 21| 18| 21| 60

### Challenge Events[edit]

Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Press Presentation (Darling of the Press) |  Ecuador – Katherine Espín

* * *

Philippines – Imelda Schweighart |  Venezuela – Stephanie de Zorzi |  United States – Corrin Stellakis
Miss Photogenic |  Vietnam – Nguyễn Thị Lệ Nam Em  |  Myanmar – Nan Khine Shwe Wahwin  |  Venezuela – Stephanie de Zorzi
Miss Friendship |  Bahamas – Candisha Rolle  |  Singapore – Manuela Bruntraeger  |  Myanmar – Nan Khine Shwe Wahwin
Eco-Tourism & Environmental Conference: Continental Team Competition | Team Africa | Team South America | Team Europe
Long Gown Competition
Group 1 |  Mexico – Itzel Astudillo  |  Vietnam – Nguyễn Thị Lệ Nam Em  |  Bolivia – Eliana Pamela Villegas
Group 2 |  Russia – Aleksandra Cherepanová  |  Italy – Denise Frigo  |  Sweden – Cloie Skarne
Group 3 |  Ecuador – Katherine Espín |  Panama – Virginia Hernández |  Singapore – Manuela Bruntraeger
Resorts Wear Competition
Group 1 |  Australia – Lyndl Kean  |  Ukraine – Alena Belová  |  Mexico – Itzel Astudillo
Group 2 |  Lebanon – Carole Kahwagi  |  Nepal – Roshni Khatri  |  Russia – Aleksandra Cherepanová
Group 3 |  Ecuador – Katherine Espín |  Uruguay – Valeria Barrios  |  Venezuela – Stephanie de Zorzi
Swimsuit Competition
Group 1 |  Mexico – Itzel Astudillo  |  Brazil – Bruna Zanardo  |  Croatia – Nera Torlak
Group 2 |  United States – Corrin Stellakis  |  Russia – Aleksandra Cherepanová |  Colombia – Michelle Gómez
Group 3 |  Wales – Charlotte Hitchman  |  Ecuador – Katherine Espín |  Uruguay – Valeria Barrios

* * *

Slovak Republic – Kristína Šulová
Talent Competition
Group 1 |  Cook Islands – Allanah Herman - Edgar  |  Vietnam – Nguyễn Thị Lệ Nam Em  |  Macau – Clover Zhu
Group 2 |  Pakistan – Anzhelika Tahir

* * *

Slovenia – Maja Ana Strnad  |  Zimbabwe – Sharon Enkromelle  |  England – Luissa Burton
Group 3 |  Mongolia – Enkhbor Azbileg  |  Czech Republic – Kristýna Kubíčková  |  Haiti – Valierie Alcide
National Costume Competition
Africa |  Uganda – Priscilla Achieng  |  South Africa – Nozipho Magagula |  Nigeria – Chioma Precious Obiadi
Americas |  Mexico – Itzel Astudillo  |  Bolivia – Eliana Villegas |  Ecuador – Katherine Espín
Asia and Oceania |  Thailand – Atcharee Buakhiao  |  Japan – Ami Hachiya  |  Indonesia – Luisa Andrea Soemitha
Europe |  England – Luissa Burton  |  Sweden – Cloie Skarne  |  Kyrgyzstan – Begim Almasbeková

* * *

Hungary – Eszter Oczella

### Sponsor Awards[edit]

Award | Delegate

|

Miss Gubat |

* Bolivia – Eliana Villegas

Miss Boardwalk |

* Colombia – Michelle Gómez

Marco Polo: Star of the Night |

* Ecuador – Katherine Espín

Miss Phoenix Petroleum |

* Ecuador – Katherine Espín

Miss Bulusan |

* Macau – Clover Zhu

Miss Irosin |

* Mexico – Itzel Astudillo

Miss Prieto Diaz |

* Northern Ireland – Julieann McStravick

Miss Rotary Best Body |

* Ecuador – Katherine Espín

Miss Boracay Body |

* Colombia – Michelle Gómez

Best in Resorts Wear by Jhong Sudlon |

* Denmark – Klaudia Parsberg

Miss Mövenpick Resort & Spa Boracay |

* Sweden – Cloie Skarne

Miss Earth Yoshinoya |

* Mexico – Itzel Astudillo

Miss Earth R.O.X. |

* Bosnia & Herzegovina – Ivana Perišić

Miss Versailles |

* Macau – Clover Zhu

Miss Glutamax |

* Mexico – Itzel Astudillo

Miss Ysa |

* Mexico – Itzel Astudillo

Face of the Century |

* Sweden – Cloie Skarne

### Miss Earth-Hannah's[edit]

A special mini-pageant was held on October 8 at Hannah's Beach Resort and Convention Center, Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte. Ten selected candidates competed in evening gown competition, swimsuit competition and question and answer portion. Here are the results:[10]

Result | Delegate

|

Miss Earth-Hannah's 2016 |

* Ecuador – Katherine Espín

1st Runner-Up |

* United States – Corrin Stellakis

2nd Runner-Up |

* Philippines – Imelda Schweighart

Best in Swimsuit |

* United States – Corrin Stellakis

Best in Long Gown |

* Ecuador – Katherine Espín

Other Delegates |

* Colombia – Michelle Gómez
* Guadeloupe – Méghan Monrose
* South Korea – Chae-Yeung Lee
* Mexico – Itzel Astudillo
* New Zealand – Janelle Nicholas-Wright
* Suriname – Svetoisckia Brunswijk
* Vietnam – Nguyễn Thị Lệ Nam Em

### Miss Earth-Barcelona[edit]

A special fashion show was held on October 17 at Barcelona Ruins Park, Barcelona, Sorsogon. 27 selected candidates (Group 1) competed in long gowns made by a Filipino designer. Here are the results:[11]

Result | Delegate

|

2016 Miss Earth-Barcelona |

* Bosnia & Herzegovina – Ivana Perišić

Best in Long Gown |

* Northern Ireland – Julieann McStravick

Best in Production Number |

* Mexico – Itzel Astudillo

## Delegates[edit]

The following are the 83 delegates who competed for the Miss Earth crown:[12][13]

Country/Territory | Delegate | Age | Height[notes 1] | Hometown

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Argentina | Lara Bochle | 21 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Carlos Pellegrini
Australia | Lyndl Kean[14] | 26 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Woronora
Austria | Kimberly Budinsky[15][16][17][18][19] | 21 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Baden bei Wien
Bahamas | Candisha Rolle[20] | 23 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Nassau
Belgium | Fenne Verrecas[21][22][23] | 19 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Bruges
Belize | Chantae Chanice Guy[24] | 24 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Belmopan
Bolivia | Eliana Pamela Villegas[25][26][27][28] | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Cochabamba
Bosnia & Herzegovina | Ivana Perišić[29] | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Banja Luka
Brazil | Bruna Zanardo[30][31] | 24 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Laranjal Paulista
Canada | Tamara Jemuovic[32][33][34] | 22 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Toronto
Chile | Tiare Fuentes[35][36] | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Puerto Varas
China | Xiaohan Gang[37] | 20 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Baoshan
Chinese Taipei | Joanne Peng | 21 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Taipei
Colombia | Michelle Gómez[38][39][40][41] | 24 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Sumapaz
Cook Islands | Allanah Herman-Edgar[42][43][44][45] | 22 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Titikaveka
Croatia | Nera Torlak | 18 | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | Baška Voda
Cyprus | María Cósta | 24 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Nicosia
Czech Republic | Kristýna Kubíčková | 18 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Ostrava
Denmark | Klaudia Parsberg[46] | 25 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Vejle
Dominican Republic | Nicole Jimeno | 22 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Valverde
Ecuador | Katherine Espín | 24 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | La Troncal
England | Luissa Burton | 26 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Worcestershire
Ghana | Deborah Eyram Dodor | 21 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Kaneshie
Guadeloupe | Méghan Monrose | 22 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Saint-Claude
Guam | Gloria Asunción Nelson | 19 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Barrigada
Guatemala | Stephanie Sical | 21 | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Quetzaltenango
Haiti | Valierie Alcide | 21 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Pétion-Ville
Hungary | Eszter Oczella | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Budapest
India | Rashi Yadav | 21 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | New Delhi
Indonesia | Luisa Andrea Soemitha | 21 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Semarang
Iraq | Suzan Amer Sulaimani | 21 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Sulaymaniyah
Israel | Meera Kahli | 20 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Tarshiha
Italy | Denise Frigo | 22 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Roana
Japan | Ami Hachiya | 24 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Tokyo
Kenya | Grace Wanene | 23 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Laikipia
Korea | Chae-Yeung Lee | 19 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Seoul
Kyrgyzstan | Begim Almasbeková | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Bishkek
Lebanon | Carole Kahwagi | 22 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Zgharta
Macau | Clover Zhu
(Zhu Tian Le) | 20 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Shanghai, China
Malaysia | Venisa Judah | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Sandakan
Malta | Natalya Galdes | 22 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Sliema
Mauritius | Amber Korimdun | 21 | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Pamplemousses District
Mexico | Itzel Paola Astudillo | 21 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Moldova | Tatiana Ovcinicová | 18 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Chisinau
Mongolia | Enkhbor Azbileg | 24 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Ulaanbaatar
Myanmar | Nan Khine Shwe Wahwin | 18 | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Kayin
Namibia | Elize Shakalela | 25 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Tsumeb
Nepal | Roshni Khatri | 20 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Lalitpur
Netherlands | Deborah van Hemert | 21 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Heinkenszand
New Zealand | Janelle Nicholas-Wright | 25 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |

Auckland

Nigeria | Chioma Precious Obiadi | 21 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Awka
Northern Ireland | Julieann McStravick | 19 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Stoneyford
Pakistan | Anzhelika Tahir | 22 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Sheikhupura
Palestine | Natalie Rantissi | 18 | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Ramallah
Panama | Virginia Hernández[47][48] | 26 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |

Panama City

Paraguay | Vanessa Alexandra Ramirez | 21 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Areguá
Peru | Brunella Fossa Palma | 25 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Piura
Philippines | Imelda Schweighart[49][50][51][52] | 21 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Puerto Princesa
Poland | Magdalena Kucharska | 24 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Brzozowa
Portugal | Alexandra Marcenco | 18 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Sintra
Réunion Island | Méli Shèryam Gastrin | 22 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Saint-Louis
Romania | Crina Stîncă | 26 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Briceni
Russia | Aleksandra Cherepanová | 19 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Vladivostok
Serbia | Teodora Janković | 18 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Kaludjerica
Sierra Leone | Josephine Kamara | 23 | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |

Freetown

Singapore | Manuela Bruntraeger[53] | 23 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |

Singapore City

Slovak Republic | Kristína Šulová | 22 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Banská Bystrica
Slovenia | Maja Ana Strnad | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Ljubljana
South Africa | Nozipho Magagula[54][55][56][57] | 21 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Irene
Sri Lanka | Dimanthi Edirirathna | 20 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Colombo
Suriname | Svetoisckia Brunswijk | 19 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Paramaribo
Sweden | Cloie Syquia Skarne[58][59][60][61] | 22 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Djursholm
Switzerland | Manuela Oppikofer[62][63] | 25 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Lausanne
Thailand | Atcharee Buakhiao | 20 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Chiang Mai
Uganda | Priscilla Achieng | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Tororo
Ukraine | Alena Belová | 21 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |

Vinnytsia

Uruguay | Valeria Barrios | 21 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Salto
United States | Corrin Stellakis | 19 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Bridgeport
Venezuela | Stephanie de Zorzi[64][65][66][67] | 23 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Turmero
Vietnam | Nguyễn Thị Lệ Nam Em | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Tiền Giang
Wales | Charlotte Hitchman | 19 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Neath
Zambia | Katrina Ketty Kabaso | 25 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Lusaka
Zimbabwe | Sharon Enkromelle Andrew | 22 | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Harare

### Notes[edit]

1. ^ As listed in the candidates' respective profile in the Miss Earth website.

### Groups[edit]

Groups  | Delegates

|

Group 1
Argentina |  Australia |  Bahamas |  Belgium |  Bolivia
Bosnia & Herzegovina |  Brazil |  Cook Islands |  Croatia |  Ghana
Guadeloupe |  Guam |  India |  Kyrgyzstan |  Macau
Malaysia |  Malta |  Mexico |  Namibia |  Northern Ireland
Portugal |  Réunion |  Suriname |  Switzerland |  Ukraine
Vietnam |  Zambia |
Group 2
Belize |  Chile |  Chinese Taipei |  Colombia |  Cyprus
Denmark |  Dominican Republic |  England |  Hungary |  Iraq
Italy |  Japan |  Lebanon |  Mauritius |  Moldova
Myanmar |  Nepal |  New Zealand |  Nigeria |  Pakistan
Palestine |  Peru |  Romania |  Russia |  Slovenia
Sri Lanka |  Sweden |  USA |  Zimbabwe |
Group 3
Austria |  Canada |  China |  Czech Republic |  Ecuador
Guatemala |  Haiti |  Indonesia |  Israel |  Kenya
South Korea |  Mongolia |  Netherlands |  Panama |  Paraguay
Philippines |  Poland |  Serbia |  Sierra Leone |  Singapore
Slovak Republic |  South Africa |  Thailand |  Uganda |  Uruguay
Venezuela |  Wales |

## Notes[edit]

### Debuts[edit]

* Iraq
* Kyrgyzstan
* Palestine

### Returns[edit]

Last competed in 2012:

* Cook Islands
* Moldova
* Vietnam

Last competed in 2013:

* Macau
* Serbia
* Sierra Leone

Last competed in 2014:

* Chinese Taipei
* Haiti
* Namibia
* Nigeria
* Pakistan
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

### Withdrawals[edit]

* Aruba
* Crimea
* DR Congo
* El Salvador
* Egypt
* Fiji
* France
* Honduras
* Ireland
* Norway
* Scotland
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Turkey

### Did not compete[edit]

* Armenia – Mariam Melyan
* Bulgaria – Ines Petrová
* Costa Rica – Brenda Muñoz
* Germany – Lena Bröder
* Kosovo – Andina Pura
* New Caledonia – Camille Sirot
* Spain – Nazaret Lamarca López

### Designations[edit]

* Belize – Chantae Chanice Guy was appointed as Miss Earth Belize 2016 by Michael Arnold the franchise holder of Miss Earth in Belize.
* Brazil – Bruna Zanardo was appointed as Miss Earth Brazil 2016 by Look Top Beauty Events, the franchise holder of Miss Earth in Brazil.
* Croatia \- Nera Torlak was appointed as Miss Earth Croatia 2016 by Drago Gavranovic. Torlak was crowned as Miss Earth BiH Fire 2016, giving her the right to represent Croatia.
* Ecuador – Katherine Elizabeth Espín was appointed as Miss Earth Ecuador 2016 by Diosas Escuela de Misses, the franchise holder of Miss Earth in Ecuador.
* Iraq – Suzan Amer was appointed as Miss Earth Iraq 2016 by Iraqi Beauty Pageants, the franchise holder of Miss Earth in Iraq. She finished 2nd runner up at Miss Iraq 2015.
* Kenya – Grace Wanene was appointed as Miss Earth Kenya 2016 by Miss Kenya Organization, the organization responsible in sending Kenyan representative to Miss Earth.
* Kyrgyzstan – Begim Almasbeková was crowned as Miss Earth Kyrgyzstan 2016 through her 2nd runner up finish at Miss Kyrgyzstan 2016.
* Mongolia – Enkhbor Azbileg was appointed as Miss Earth Mongolia 2016 by Miss Mongolia Tourism Association, the Franchise Holder of Miss Earth in Mongolia.
* Panama – Virginia Hernandez was appointed as Miss Earth Panamá 2016 by Justine Pasek and Cesar Anel Rodríguez, the national directors of Miss Earth in Panamá.
* Poland – Magdalena Kucharska was appointed as Miss Earth Poland 2016 by Serafina Makowska of Miss Egzotica, the franchise holder of Miss Earth in Poland.
* Suriname – Svetoisckia Brunswijk was appointed as Miss Earth Suriname 2016 by Tropical Beauties Suriname, the franchise holder of Miss Earth in Suriname.
* Thailand – Atcharee Buakhiao was crowned as Miss Earth Thailand 2016 through her 1st runner up finish at Miss Universe Thailand 2016 pageant. She also garnered the most number of special awards during the pageant finals.
* Venezuela – Stephanie de Zorzi was chosen as Miss Earth Venezuela 2016 at a casting call organized by Alyz Henrich, Miss Earth 2013, the new national director of Miss Earth Venezuela pageant. de Zorzi was Miss Earth Venezuela 2013 but replaced by Maira Alexandra Rodriguez.
* Vietnam – Nguyễn Thị Lệ Nam Em was appointed as Miss Earth Vietnam 2016 by Helios Media, the National Director of Miss Earth in Vietnam after Miss Vietnam 2014 Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên declined to compete when she was invited. Nam Em was one of the Top 38 of Miss Vietnam 2014, Top 10 of Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 and she crowned Miss Mekong Delta 2015.

### Replacements[edit]

* Denmark – Alexandria Eissinger was replaced by Klaudia Parsberg, the 1st runner-up of Face of Denmark 2015 due to personal reasons.
* Réunion – Elsa Técher, the winner of Miss Earth Réunion Island 2016 was replaced by Méli Shèryam Gastrin, Miss Earth Water Réunion 2016 for undisclosed reasons.

## International Broadcasters[edit]

* Worldwide Livestream: Rappler
* Afghanistan: Star World
* Australia: The Filipino Channel
* Bangladesh: Star World
* Canada: The Filipino Channel
* China: Star World
* Colombia: Canal Uno
* Hong Kong: Star World
* Hungary: The Filipino Channel
* India: Star World
* Indonesia: Star World
* Japan: The Filipino Channel
* Macau: Star World
* Malaysia: Star World
* Maldives: Star World
* Middle East and North Africa: Star World
* Myanmar: Star World
* Nepal: Star World
* Netherlands: The Filipino Channel
* Pakistan: Star World
* Papua New Guinea: Star World
* Philippines: ABS-CBN, Star World
* Singapore: Star World
* Sri Lanka: Star World
* Suriname: SCCN Channel 17
* Taiwan: Star World
* Thailand: Star World
* USA: The Filipino Channel
* Vietnam: Star World

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* Guam (2019)
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* Niue (2007)
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* Tahiti (2014)
* Tokelau (2005)
* Papua New Guinea (2019)
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