MISS EARTH 2017 | Contestants - Online Entertainment Today

Miss Earth is an annual international environmental-themed beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Along with its rivals Miss World and Miss Universe, Miss Earth is one of the three largest beauty pageants in the world in terms of the number of national-level competitions to participate in the world finals. The reigning titleholders dedicate their year to promote specific projects and often address issues concerning the environment and other global issues through school tours, tree planting activities, street campaigns, coastal clean ups, speaking engagements, shopping mall tours, media guesting, environmental fairs, storytelling programs to children, eco-fashion shows, and other environmental activities.

The Miss Earth winner is the spokesperson for the Miss Earth Foundation, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and other environmental organizations. The Miss Earth Foundation also works with the environmental departments and ministries of participating countries, various private sectors and corporations, as well as Greenpeace and the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF).

The current Miss Earth is Katherine Espín of Ecuador.

This year, close to 90 contestants from all over the world will gather in the Philippines to compete for the coveted title.

Here are some of the stunning contestants of this years' Miss Earth from their official website (missearth.tv).