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| Type | International beauty pageant |
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| Headquarters | Cairo, Egypt |
| First edition | 2015 |
| Most recent edition | 2025 |
| Current titleholder | Alexie Brooks Philippines |
Parent organization | Ecospire |
Founder & Owner | Dr. Amaal Rezk |
| Language | English |
| Website | missecointernational |
Miss Eco International is an annual international beauty pageant established in 2015. The competition features participants from various countries and territories and is held with a focus on environmental awareness and tourism promotion. The event is hosted inEgypt and emphasizes themes related to ecological sustainability and environmental advocacy.[1]
The current titleholder ofMiss Eco International 2025 isAlexie Brooks of thePhilippines. She was crowned on April 19, 2025 in Hilton in Alexandria, Egypt.[2]
Originally called asMiss Eco Queen, the beauty competition Miss Eco International debuted in 2015. In an attempt to become more well-known, it rebranded itself asMiss Eco Universe in 2016 and attracted over fifty applicants. It rebranded itself asMiss Eco International in 2017, and for weeks, contestants vie for the title and crown.[3]
Miss Eco International is a global beauty contest that was started by the media production business "Belleza de Eco." Its primary goals are to promote tourism globally and raise awareness of the value of protecting the environment. It is set up as a globally recognized event that unites applicants from all communities and cultural backgrounds. Raising awareness of their nation's cultural heritage, environmental resources, and global commitment is the candidates' main objective.[4]
However, the competition's primary goal is to choose an ecotourism image that may represent the industry in marketing campaigns, promote environmental tourism globally, and show the public how to use environmental resources responsibly. Through the candidates' sharing of experiences, it also advances the idea of saving the earth, both environmentally and culturally. They also provide special attention to the mental, physical, and spiritual health of each candidate, who represents a nation.
First edition and former names of Miss Eco International.
| Year | Titleholders | Runner-ups | Venue | Participants | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |||||
| 2015 | Patricia Peklar Slovenia |  NetherlandsTalisa Wolters |  AustraliaNadine Roberts |  ChileCatalina Cáceres Ríos |  MexicoYareli Carrillo Salas | Alexandria, Egypt | 9 | [5] |
| 2016 | Natalia Carvajal Sanchez Costa Rica |  BrazilMaria Laís Werner Berté |  ChinaSerena Yuan Jiayi |  BashkortostanAnastasiya Yevgenievna | – | Cairo, Egypt | 54 | [6] |
The event ended up changing its name from the 2017 edition onwards:
| Year | Miss Eco International | Runner-ups | Venue | Participants | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |||||
| 2017 |  CanadaAmber Lynn Bernachi |  PakistanAnzhelika Rublevska Tahir |  BelgiumFenne Christine Verrecas |  VietnamNguyễn Thị Thành |  BelarusAnastasiya Leonidovna Kaptsiuh | Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | 56 | [7] |
| 2018 |  PhilippinesCynthia Magpatoc Thomalla |  IndonesiaAstira Intan Vernadeina |  PeruKelin Poldy Rivera Kroll | Vietnam Nguyen Thu Dung | Costa Rica Glennys Dayana Medina Segura | Alexandria, Egypt | 52 | [8] |
| 2019 | Peru Rashia Suheyn Cipriani Noriega[a] | Philippines Maureen Ann Montagne[b] |  USAElizabeth Jordan |  UkraineDiana Voliakova |  MalaysiaAmy Nur Tinie Abdul Aziz[c] | Cairo, Egypt | 54 | [9] |
| 2020 Cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||
| 2021 |  South AfricaGizzelle Mandy Uys | Philippines Kelley Day | USA Alexandria Kelly |  VenezuelaSteffanía Rodríguez Vivas | Costa Rica Kristell Angelik Ruiz Freeman | Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | 39 | [10] |
| 2022 | Philippines Kathleen Joy Paton | Belgium Chloë Reweghs | USA Jesaura Peralta |  SpainLucía Morales Cano | Malaysia Prasana Shri | Cairo, Egypt | 40 | [11] |
| 2023 | Vietnam Nguyễn Thanh Hà |  NigeriaNnena Odum |  MauritiusYuvna Rinishta Gookool |  CambodiaSokhavatey Ratana |  EcuadorGenesis Guerrero | 40 | [12] | |
| 2024 | Ukraine Angelina Usanova | Philippines Chantal Elise Schmidt | Canada Nikita Dani | Brazil Fabiane Goia | Indonesia Valerie Avril | 42 | [13] | |
| 2025 | Philippines Alexie Mae Caimoso Brooks | Indonesia Yulinar Fitrani | Ukraine Yelyzaveta Adamska | USA Cynthia Murillo |  United KingdomVictoria Repollo Inglis | Alexandria, Egypt | 36 | [14] |