MANILA, Philippines — Yllana Marie Aduana from Siniloan, Laguna is crowned Miss Philippines Earth 2023 on April 29 at the Toledo City Sports Center in Cebu.
The 24-year-old model bested 27 other candidates and was crowned by outgoing Miss Philippines Earth 2022 Jenny Ramp.
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Other winners were Kerri Reilly (Miss Philippines Earth-Air), Jemimah Joy Zabala (Miss Philippines Earth-Water), Sha’uri Livori (Miss Philippines-Fire) and Athena Auxillo (Miss Philippines-Ecotourism).
The Top 5 candidates were asked: "What do you think people in the future would say about your generation?"
"I would definitely say that our generation, although misconstrued as very ardent, I would have to say that we use our voice for a reason, and that is to always speak up for the things that we know are right, and for the things that we know we deserve, that is why we are very ardent about it," Aduana answered.
"And that is why I am also conducting colloquiums on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and their interconnectedness to the nature in the hopes to precipitate people's eco-consciousness because our future [are] the linebackers and pioneers of environmental amelioration, and we should always take advantage of it at all costs," she added.
Aduana will try to win the country's fifth Miss Earth crown when she competes in the international pageant in Vietnam later this year.
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