Miss Teen Earth is an annual international

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based in

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

. The current Miss Teen Earth is Karinne Lino of

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

crowned on November 24, 2024 in

Lima Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

History

The pageant started in

in the year 2012 and was continued in the coming year as well. The Miss Teen Earth contest is an event that promotes the main tourist destinations in Ecuador. (original in Spanish) The contest is the first teen pageant that promotes programs in favor of the environment and visits to children with cancer. The Miss Teen Earth contest was held in the Central American country of

Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...

from 2014 to 2016. During these years the competition was supported by the Mayor of Panama, who gave an important recognition to the pageant, for promoting environmentally beneficial activities, which included a reforestation program at the

Parque Municipal Summit The Parque Municipal Summit (Summit Municipal Park) is a botanical garden with a facility for rescue and wildlife rehabilitation of exotic and native wildlife in central Panama. Many of the animals that arrive at the rescue center that cannot be r ...

, a zoo and tropical botanical garden, refuge of different exotic plants and animals considered endangered.

Environmental Contribution

The Miss Teen Earth pageant has been directly linked to government entities, which is why it has managed large contributions as educational tours and reforestation campaigns, with the support of the Municipality of Panama City and the Ministry of Environment of Panama. (original in Spanish)

Competition

The competition consists of introduction round, national costume, swimsuit, question answer round and

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Winners

¹Judging of the competition took place outside of the normal pageant environment due to the global restrictions on public events and international travel imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The winner was crowned in a live-streamed event.

Countries/territories by number of title wins

List of runners-up

Major beauty pageants

Miss Teen Earth titleholder in the world's major beauty contests as

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References

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External links

Miss Teen Official Site
Beauty pageants in Ecuador Ecuadorian awards International beauty pageants Beauty pageants for youth