Australian Jessica Lane crowned Miss Earth 2024
Jessica Lane from Australia was crowned Miss Earth 2024 on November 9 at Okada Manila in Parañaque City, marking a historic moment as she becomes the first Australian to win this prestigious title since its inception and solidifies Australia's status among the powerhouse countries in beauty pageants. Lane triumphed over 75 other contestants and inherits the crown from Drita Ziri of Albania who won last year.
As Miss Earth, Lane will focus on environmental protection and promoting sustainability initiatives, a core advocacy of the pageant since its inception in 2001.
The event also saw Iceland's Katrín Björg Einarsdóttir crowned as First Runner-Up and South Africa's Zandile Mkhonta named Second Runner-Up.
With this victory, Australia now holds four major beauty pageants titles: Miss Universe (1973), Miss World (2015), Miss International (2016) and Miss Earth (2023).
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