Miss Earth 2015 Explained

Entrants:86[1]
Placements:16
Venue:Marx Halle, Vienna, Austria[2]
Date:5 December 2015
Broadcaster:International:
Official broadcaster:
Winner:Angelia Ong
Philippines
Photogenic:Bayartsetseg Altangerel
Mongolia
Congeniality:Skye Celine Baker
Guam
Best National Costume:Sara Guerrero
Guatemala
Before:2014
Next:2016

Miss Earth 2015, the 15th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on 5 December 2015 at Marx Halle in Vienna, Austria. Jamie Herrell of the Philippines crowned her compatriot Angelia Ong as successor at the end of the event. It was the first time the pageant was held in Europe outside of Asia. It was also the first ever back-to-back victory in Miss Earth history.

At the end of the night, Australia got its highest placement to date through Dayanna Grageda's finish as Miss Earth-Air 2015 where she was crowned by Andrea Neu, Miss Earth-Air 2014 from United States; Brittany Payne of United States was crowned Miss Earth-Water 2015, and Thiessa Sickert of Brazil was crowned as Miss Earth-Fire 2015 and she was crowned by Anastasia Trusova, Miss Earth-Fire 2014 from Russia.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

The theme of this year's pageant was the promotion of environmental awareness by focusing on the Climate Change campaign thru the 5R's : Re-think, Reduce, Re-use, Recycle and Respect.[8]

Results

Placements

Placement[9] Contestant
Miss Earth 2015
Miss Earth – Air 2015
Miss Earth – Water 2015
Miss Earth – Fire 2015
Top 8
Top 16

Order of announcements

Top 8

Judges

No. Judge Background
1Dick Gomer Former country director of United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO),
co-owner of Global Water Engineering
2Yasmin Hirth Media and marketing head of Fashion TV
3Norbert Echa International Film maker, Producer and director
4Eva Krsak Fashion designer with 'Just Eve'
5Executive Vice-president of Carousel Productions from the Philippines
6Miss Earth 2001 from Denmark
7Markus Hussler International hotelier and general manager of Hilton Hotels & Resorts from the Philippines
8Nadia Ondrusikova Austrian television producer
9Diana Alano Oyugi Advocate for Women's Empowerment; President of United Nations Women's Guild, Vienna

Pre-pageant activities

Medal tally

Rank Country/Territory Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Panama 3 1 0 4
2 Guatemala 2 2 1 5
3 Mongolia 2 0 1 3
4 Ukraine 2 0 0 2
United States2 0 0 2
5 Austria 1 1 1 3
Netherlands 1 1 1 3
South Africa 1 1 1 3
6 Colombia 1 1 0 2
Malaysia 1 1 0 2
Switzerland 1 1 0 2
7 Chile 1 0 1 2
Croatia 1 0 1 2
1 0 1 2
8 1 0 0 1
Czech Republic 1 0 0 1
Guam 1 0 0 1
Singapore 1 0 0 1
Réunion Island 1 0 0 1
Uganda 1 0 0 1
9 Thailand 0 2 1 3
10 Ghana 0 2 0 2
Portugal 0 2 0 2
11 Dominican Republic 0 1 1 2
0 1 1 2
Philippines 0 1 1 2
0 1 1 2
12 Costa Rica 0 1 0 1
Ecuador 0 1 0 1
Germany 0 1 0 1
New Caledonia 0 1 0 1
Slovenia 0 1 0 1
Spain 0 1 0 1
13 Aruba 0 0 1 1
Australia 0 0 1 1
Belgium 0 0 1 1
Brazil 0 0 1 1
Denmark 0 0 1 1
Egypt 0 0 1 1
Hungary 0 0 1 1
Ireland 0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1

Challenge Events

Best Eco Video

ResultContestant
Winner
Top 4

Photogenic Award (Online Voting)

Result[10] Contestant

Swimsuit Competition

ResultContestant

Miss Friendship

ResultContestant
Group 1
  • - Cristelle Lohembe
Group 2
  • Spain – Dolores Ortega Martinez
Group 3

National Costume Competition

ResultContestant
Africa
  • – Cristelle Lohembe
The Americas
Asia and Oceania
  • – Ho-jeong Han
Eastern Europe
Western Europe

Cocktail Wear Competition

Result Contestant
Batch 1
Batch 2

Charity Givers

ResultContestant

Sports Competition

ResultContestant

Talent Competition

ResultContestant

Evening Gown Competition

ResultContestant
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3

Tree Planting

ResultContestant

Darling of the Press

ResultContestant

Snowman Building Competition

Result Country/Territory
Czech RepublicKarolína Mališová
Maria Chudakova
SwitzerlandCorinne Schädler
UkraineViktoria Orel
Costa RicaAndrea Rojas
MalaysiaDanielle Wong
Netherlands – Leena Asarfi
South AfricaCarla Viktor
CroatiaAna Marija Jurišić
DenmarkTurið Elinborgardóttir
Dominican RepublicAlexandra Parker
EgyptImaj Ahmed Hassan
Special Activity Awards
Awards Contestant
Most Cheerful (during tree planting) FijiShyla Angela Prasad
GuatemalaSara Guerrero
United StatesBrittany Payne

Presenters

Music

Contestants

The following are the 86 delegates who competed for the Miss Earth crown:[1]

Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometown
Argentina Julieta Fernandez 26 Tucumán
Armenia Lilit Martirosyan[11] 26 Yerevan
Aruba Kimberly Wever[12] 21 San Nicolaas
Australia 25 Sydney
Austria Sophie Totzauer[13] 23 Vienna
Bahamas Daronique Young[14] 25 Nassau
Belgium Elizabeth Dwomoh[15] 19 Brussels
Belize Christine Syme[16] 19 San Pedro Town
Bolivia Vinka Nemer[17] 24 La Paz
Bosnia & Herzegovina Adna Obradović[18] 23 Čapljina
Brazil Thiessa Sickert[19] 22 Uberaba
CanadaTatiana Maranhão19Leamington
ChileNatividad Leiva 22Santiago
China Serena Pan[20] 23 Shanghai
ColombiaEstefania Muñoz[21] [22] [23] 22Medellín
Costa Rica Andrea Rojas[24] 23Palmares
Daria Zeleneva 20 Simferopol
Croatia Ana Marija Jurišić 23 Kiseljak
Cyprus Marcella Constantinou 22 Nicosia
Czech Republic 18 Otice
Denmark 20 Tórshavn
Dominican Republic Alexandra Parker[25] 20 Guayacanes
DR Congo Cristelle Lohembe 25 Kinshasa
Ecuador Ángela Bonilla22 Ibarra
Egypt Imaj Ahmed Hassan 22 Cairo
El Salvador Pamela Valdivieso[26] 26 San Salvador
England Katrina Kendall[27] 25London
Fiji Shyla Angela Prasad20 Suva
France Alyssa Wurtz[28] 25 Drusenheim
Germany Melanie Sofia Bauer[29] 21 Halle
Ghana Silvia Commodore22 Accra
Guadeloupe Anais Localmontie 21 Basse-Terre
Guam Skye Celine Baker18 Barrigada
Guatemala 19 Guatemala City
Honduras Nadia Morales 18 Colón
Hungary Dorina Lepp21 Budapest
India Aaital Khosla[30] 20Chandigarh
Indonesia Belinda Pritasari[31] 21 Jakarta
Ireland Joelle Curoe[32] 21 Dublin
Israel Shams Touraani[33] 19 Tel Aviv
ItalyAurora Pianegonda[34] 18 Zanè
Japan Ayano Yamada[35] 24 Gunma Prefecture
Kenya Linda Gatere23 Nairobi
Korea Ho-jeong Han[36] 24 Seoul
Kosovo Kaltrina Neziri[37] 20 Pristina
Lebanon Joudy Hennawi[38] 19 Beirut
Malaysia Danielle Wong[39] [40] 22 Melaka
Malta Alexia Fenech 25 Sliema
Mauritius Katia Moochooram[41] 25 Port Louis
Mexico Gladys Flores22 Puebla
Mongolia 24 Ulaanbaatar
Myanmar 22 Chaungzon
NepalDibyata Vaidya23Kathmandu
Netherlands Leena Asarfi24 Amsterdam
New Caledonia Julia Roquigny 22 Nouméa
New Zealand Anna-Lisa Christiane19 Auckland
Northern Ireland21Derry
Norway Britt Roselyn Rekkedal[42] 23 Fosnavåg
Panama Carmen Jaramillo[43] 20 La Chorrera
Paraguay Andrea Melgarejo 21 Asunción
Peru 20 Pucallpa
PhilippinesAngelia Ong[44] 25 Manila
PolandMagdalena Ho[45] 20Warsaw
PortugalBerth Elouga[46] [47] [48] 21Lisboa
Réunion Island25 Saint-André
Romania Anca Neculaiasa-Pavel 20 Buzau
Russia Maria Chudakova[49] 21 Murmansk
Scotland 21 Hamilton
Singapore Tiara Hadi21 Singapore
Slovak Republic 22 Rožňava
Slovenia Laura Škvorc[50] 21 Zreče
South Africa Carla Viktor[51] 25 Hartbeespoort
SpainDolores Ortega Martinez18Canary Island
Sri Lanka Visna Fernando[52] [53] [54] 24 Negombo
Suriname Giselle Reinbergs[55] 18 Paramaribo
Sweden 19 Halmstad
Switzerland 22 St. Gallen
Thailand 20 Phuket
Trinidad & Tobago 21 Port of Spain
Turkey Şevval Ayvaz 20 Trabzon
Uganda Sandra Akello 19 Kampala
Ukraine Viktoria Orel24 Sumy
Uruguay María Belén Cabrera[56] 20 Paysandú
United States Brittany Payne23 Tehachapi
Venezuela 24 Maracay
Wales 22 Powys

Other Pageant Notes

Debuts

Countries and territories have been confirmed to debut this year:

Returns

Countries and territories which has previously competed and will return this year:

Withdrawals

Did not compete

Designations

Lilit Martirosyan has been appointed as the first Miss Earth Armenia for 2015. She was Top Model of the World for Armenia in 2015.

Sophie Totzauer has been appointed as Miss Earth Austria for 2015 by the national director of Miss Earth Austria, Sina Schmid.

Thiessa Sickert has been appointed as Miss Earth Brazil 2015 by Miss Earth Brazil Organization. She was Miss Universe Brasil 2012 2nd Runner-up.

Estefania Muñoz has been appointed as Miss Earth Colombia 2015 by Miss Earth Colombia Organization. The next Miss Earth Colombia pageant would be held in early 2016.

Daria Zeleneva has been appointed as Miss Earth Crimea for 2015. Crimea appointed Zeleneva as there was no national pageant held and highly possible to be held the following year due to the recent conflict in Crimea.

Ana Marija Jurišić has been appointed as Miss Earth Croatia 2015 by the national director of Miss Earth Croatia. Jurišić competed and won the "No1 Model of the World 2015" competition held in Serbia where she represented Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Marcella Marina Constantinou has been appointed as Miss Earth Cyprus 2015. She won the Star Cyprus 2014 pageant.

Angela Bonilla has been appointed as Miss Earth Ecuador 2015 by its national director, José Hidalgo León. The national pageant for Miss Earth was postponed and would be materialized the next year. Bonilla participated at Miss Ecuador 2015 and Miss World Ecuador 2013 where she both went unplaced.

Imaj Ahmed Hassan has been appointed to represent Egypt by Youssef Spahi, national director of Miss Egypt after the pageant was postponed until spring of the following year. Hassan was a Miss Egypt 2014 Top 10 finalist.

Shyla Angela Prasad has been appointed as Miss Earth Fiji 2015. Shyla was a finalist at Miss World Australia.

Alyssa Wurtz has been appointed as Miss Earth France 2015 by Miss France Organization. She is Miss France 2015 Fourth Runner-up.

Melanie Sofia Bauer has been appointed as Miss Earth Germany 2015 by Sina Schmid, the national director of Miss Earth for Germany. Melanie was a contestant at Miss Earth Austria 2015.

Sara Guerrero has been appointed as Miss Earth Guatemala 2015 by Miss Guatemala Latina. She was Miss International Guatemala 2013.

Joelle Curoe was appointed as Miss Earth Ireland 2015 by the national director. Joelle also competed at Miss Earth Northern Ireland 2015 and finished as Miss Earth – Air 2015.

Shams Touraani has been appointed as Miss Earth Israel 2015 by the Miss Earth director in Israel, Lilac Magazine.

Aurora Pianegonda was appointed by the national director, [Life TV] Channel, as Miss Earth Italy 2015. Aurora is the Miss Lady Veneto 2015.[57]

Kaltrina Neziri has been appointed to represent Kosovo by Agnesa Vuthaj, national director of Miss Earth Kosovo. Neziri was crowned as Miss Earth Kosovo 2014 and was supposed to compete the previous year. However, she was not able to compete because her visa application was denied.

Bayartsetseg Altangerel was appointed as Miss Earth Mongolia 2015 by the national director, Miss Mongolia Tourism Association. Bayartsetseg competed at Miss International 2014. This year, she competed at Miss World Mongolia 2015, and placed 1st Runner-up.

Leena Asarfi has been appointed as Miss Earth Netherlands 2015 by 12 Months of Beauty organization.

Carmen Jaramillo was chosen to compete as Miss Earth Panama 2015 by the national director, Cesar Añel after being granted to him the franchise. Miss Earth Panama would hold its first national pageant for the following year. Carmen is also the Miss Reina Hispanoamericana Panama 2015.

Magdalena Ho was appointed as Miss Earth Poland 2015 by its new national director, Serafina Ogończyk-Mąkowska of Miss Egzotica. Magdalena won as Miss Egzotica 2014.

Anca Neculaiasa-Pavel was appointed as Miss Earth Romania 2015. She was Miss International Romania 2015

Danielle Dolabaille has been appointed as Miss Earth Trinidad and Tobago 2015 after series of casting calls.

Şevval Ayvaz has been appointed as Miss Earth Turkey 2015 by the national director, Elidor Miss Turkey. During the finals night, Sevval was proclaimed as Miss International Turkey but turned out wrong as she finished only as a finalist.

Chavika Watrsang has been appointed as Miss Earth Thailand 2015 by Miss Universe Thailand organization after the said organization got the license back. Chavika is the 1st Runner-up of Miss Universe Thailand 2015.[58]

Replacements

Vinka Nemer Drpic, the Miss World Bolivia 2015 1st runner up, became the Miss Earth Bolivia 2015 after Jazmin Duran withdrew as Miss Earth Bolivia 2015 for health reasons.[59]

Cristelle Lohembe replaced Jessica Bossekota as Miss Earth DR Congo 2015 for undisclosed reasons.

Claudia Martínez was replaced by Pamela Valdivieso for undisclosed reasons. Pamela Valdivieso is the Miss Earth El Salvador 2015 and would have been competed the following year.

Britt Roselyn Rekkedal replaced Dina Nielsen as Miss Earth Norway 2015 for undisclosed reasons.

Andrea Melgarejo replaced Myriam Arévalos as Myriam has been assigned to participate in Miss Universe 2015 after Laura Garcete was dethroned for being pregnant.

Andrea Panocchia was replaced by Dolores Ortega Martinez as Miss Earth Spain 2015 for undisclosed reasons. Martinez is the Miss Earth Spain 2015 First Runner-up.

Sandra Akello replaced the original winner, Pearl Asasira, as Miss Earth Uganda 2015 for undisclosed reasons. Sandra is the Miss Earth Uganda 2015 1st runner up.

Controversies

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miss Earth 2015 Delegates. Miss Earth. www.missearth.tv. 24 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151118155406/http://www.missearth.tv/delegates.php. November 18, 2015.
  2. Web site: Vienna to host Miss Earth 2015. 23 September 2015.
  3. News: Lifestyle: Philippines' Angelia Ong wins Miss Earth 2015. Asia Times. 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151215190942/http://atimes.com/2015/12/lifestyle-philippines-angelia-ong-wins-miss-earth-2015/. 15 December 2015. unfit.
  4. News: Startseite. Zur. Studentin aus Manila ist Miss Earth 2015. 5 December 2015. Die Welt. 2015.
  5. News: Miss Earth 2015: sacre d'Angelia Ong, Miss Philippines. 5 December 2015. BFM TV. 2015.
  6. News: Flores. Helene. Miss Earth 2015 Angelia Ong recalls her pageant journey. 15 December 2015. CNN Philippines. 2015. 22 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222112148/http://cnnphilippines.com/lifestyle/2015/12/15/Miss-Earth-2015-Angelia-Ong-recalls-her-pageant-journey.html. dead.
  7. News: Miss Earth 2015 kazananı Angelia Ong Angelia ong fotoğrafları. 5 December 2015. Haber 61. 2015.
  8. News: Release. Press. Miss Earth 2015 – Crystal Year In Vienna Austria. 7 December 2015. Asian Journal. 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222101754/http://asianjournal.com/entertainment/miss-earth-2015-crystal-year-in-vienna-austria/. 22 December 2015. dead.
  9. Web site: FULL LIST: Winners, Miss Earth 2015 . Rappler . July 24, 2023.
  10. Web site: Miss Earth Most Photogenic Award Winners. Facebook.
  11. News: Гюмрийская красавица Лилит Мартиросян – через тернии в звезды конкурса "Мисс Земля-2015". 2015-10-19. News Armenia. 2015.
  12. misseartharuba.com
  13. News: Die neue Miss Earth Austria 2015 heisst Sophie Totzauer.. 9 September 2015. OTS. 2015.
  14. Miss Bahamas 2015
  15. Web site: Elizabeth Dwomoh is Miss Earth Belgium 2015. Facebook.
  16. Web site: Christine Syme is Miss Earth Belize 2015. Facebook.
  17. Web site: Vinka Nemer is Miss Earth Bolivia 2015. Facebook.
  18. Miss Earth Bosnia & Herzegovina 2015
  19. News: Souza. Valquiria. Miss Terra Brasil 2015 é escolhida pelo coordenador oficial (in Portuguese). 2015-08-28. Look Top Beauty. 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151121171918/http://eventos.looktopbeauty.com/index.asp?c=padrao&modulo=conteudo&url=172. 21 November 2015. dead.
  20. http://www.facebook.com/MissEarthChina
  21. News: Locsin. Joel. Pinay bags Miss Earth 2014 title. 4 May 2019. GMA Network. 29 November 2014.
  22. News: Жигарева. Гертруда . Россиянка получила титул "Мисс огонь" на конкурсе "Мисс Земля". ru. 4 May 2019. Moskovskij Komsomolets. 30 November 2014.
  23. News: Miss Earth 2014 Crown Goes To Miss Philippines. 4 May 2019. Travelers Today. 29 November 2014.
  24. Web site: Miss Earth Costa Rica is Andrea Rojas. Facebook. 27 August 2015.
  25. Web site: Alexandra Parker is Miss Earth Dominican Republic 2015. Facebook.
  26. Miss Earth El Salvador
  27. News: Cumber. Robert. Scientist from Whitton is crowned Miss Earth England. 3 September 2015. Get West London. 2015.
  28. Web site: Miss Earth France is Alyssa Wurtz. Miss France. 28 July 2015.
  29. Web site: Miss Earth Germany 2015 is Melanie Sofia Bauer. Miss Earth Germany.
  30. Web site: Aaital Khosla Miss Earth India 2015. 27 November 2015. 23 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151123224550/http://www.missearth.tv/missindia2015.php. dead.
  31. Web site: Belinda Pritasari is Miss Earth Indonesia 2015.
  32. Web site: Joelle Curoe is Miss Earth Ireland 2015. 27 November 2015. 8 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208072631/http://www.missearth.tv/missireland2015.php. dead.
  33. Web site: Miss Earth Israel 2015 is Shams Touraani. 27 November 2015. 8 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208064406/http://www.missearth.tv/missisrael2015.php. dead.
  34. Web site: Miss Earth 2015 is Aurora Pianegonda. 27 November 2015. 8 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208055130/http://www.missearth.tv/missitaly2015.php. dead.
  35. News: 竹谷. 俊之. ミス・アース日本代表に山田彩乃さん 世界4大ミスコン. Ayano Yamada is Miss Earth Japan 2015. 11 July 2015. Asahi.com. 22 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150822100618/http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASH7C71SCH7CUEHF00H.html. dead.
  36. Web site: Han Ho-jeong will represent Korea at the Miss Earth 2015. Facebook.
  37. Web site: Miss Earth Kosovo 2015 is Kaltrina Neziri.
  38. Web site: Joudy Hennawi is Miss Earth Lebanon 2015. 27 November 2015. 8 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208061013/http://www.missearth.tv/misslebanon2015.php. dead.
  39. News: Wong. Tuck Keong. Towering beauty scoops Miss Malaysia Earth title. 2015-08-12. Ipoh. 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150815024704/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/citynews/ipoh/article/towering-beauty-scoops-miss-malaysia-earth-title/towering-beauty-scoops-miss-malaysia-earth-title. 15 August 2015. dmy-all.
  40. News: Chan. Li Leen. Business student is Miss Malaysia Earth 2015. 2015-08-18. The Star Online. 2015.
  41. Web site: Katia Moochooram will represent Mauritius in Miss Earth 2015. 27 November 2015. 8 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208061104/http://www.missearth.tv/missmauritius2015.php. dead.
  42. missearth.tv
  43. News: ¡Quería renunciar!. 23 October 2015. Dia a Dia. 2015.
  44. Web site: Angelia Ong crowned Miss Philippines Earth 2015. CNN Philippines. 1 June 2015. 16 June 2015. 24 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150724212234/http://cnnphilippines.com/lifestyle/2015/06/01/Angelia-Ong-crowned-Miss-Philippines-Earth-2015.html. dead.
  45. News: Starnawski. Szymon. Miss Earth 2015: Magdalena Ho będzie reprezentować Polskę [ZDJĘCIA]]. 29 September 2015. Polska Times. 2015.
  46. News: Berth Elouga crowned Miss Earth Portugal 2015. 4 May 2019. Miss Queen Portugal.
  47. News: Berth Elouga crowned Miss Queen Portugal. 4 May 2019. Times of India. 27 May 2015.
  48. Web site: Raji. Toyin. Meet Berth Elouga - Miss Queen Portugal 2015 Winner. 4 May 2019. That Beauty Queen. 24 May 2015.
  49. News: Мария Чудакова стала первой вице-мисс "Краса России" (in Russian). 2014-11-20. TV 21. 2014.
  50. Web site: Zrečanka Laura Miss Earth Slovenia 2015. novice.si. 11 September 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150916065427/http://www.novice.si/zrecanka-laura-je-miss-earth-slovenije-2015/. 16 September 2015. dmy-all.
  51. News: Roets. Adriaan. Meet our new Miss Earth South Africa Carla Viktor. 12 September 2015. The Citizen. 2015. 23 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151123102834/http://citizen.co.za/746986/meet-our-new-miss-earth-sa-carla-viktor/. dead.
  52. News: Visna crowned Derana Miss Sri Lanka. 4 May 2019. Adederana. 4 June 2015.
  53. News: Pilapitiya. Purnima. Nature's dazzle. 12 January 2016. The Sunday Times. 7 June 2015.
  54. News: Visna Fernando – Miss Earth Sri Lanka 2015. 4 May 2019. Laska Asia. https://web.archive.org/web/20150612073549/http://laska.asia/entertainment/visna-fernando-miss-earth-sri-lanka-2015/. 12 June 2015.
  55. Web site: Miss Earth Suriname 2015. 27 November 2015. 8 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208080038/http://www.missearth.tv/misssuriname2015.php. dead.
  56. Web site: Miss Earth Uruguay. Facebook. 8 March 2015.
  57. News: La reginetta Aurora splende in piazza È miss Lady Veneto. 2015-09-29. Il Giornale di Vicenza. 2015.
  58. News: Critics cowed: Nothing plastic about beauty queen Nat. 21 July 2015. National Multimedia. 2015.
  59. Web site: Jazmin Duran resigned due to health reasons. Facebook. 17 August 2015.
  60. News: Jacobs. Andrew. Human Rights Advocacy Costs a Canadian Her Shot at Miss World. 27 November 2015. The New York Times. 26 November 2015.
  61. News: Miss Earth India apologises to Nepal for 'hurting sentiments'. 29 November 2015. The Himalayan Times.