PH bet Yllana Aduana is Miss Earth-Air 2023
The Philippines' bet Yllana Marie Aduana is Miss Earth-Air 2023!
The Filipina beauty from Laguna raised the flag of the Philippines at the 23rd edition of Miss Earth held in Vietnam on Dec. 22. The event ended with Drita Ziri from Albania winning the much-coveted crown.
Aside from Aduana, the elemental court is composed of Thailand's Cora Bliault as Miss Earth-Fire and Vietnam's Đỗ Thị Lan Anh as Miss Earth-Water.
The runners-up are Noa Claus from the Netherlands, Morgana Carlos from Brazil, Dilnaz Tilaeva from Kazakhstan, and Daria Lukonkina from Russia.
During the first question-and-answer portion, Aduana was asked: “At what age do you think a child should be given access to social media?”
“I believe that social media can truly present itself very disparately but in accordance to how people use it. I believe that when a child is parented by their parents to practice responsible cyber-citizenship, in which he would know when to click, what to read, and who to trust online, then no matter what the age is, it should be validated and should be accepted with the proper guidance,” she answered.
In the final question-and-answer portion, the ladies were all asked whether they agree on how there is no science behind calls for the phaseout of fossil fuels.
“As someone who is from the medical field, I do believe that everything roots from science, and I think that the greatest gift that we have in this generation is the sophisticated, technical installations that we have, and so there is science in the phaseout of fossil fuels,” Aduana said.
“But one thing that we can also agree on is we can always live the zero waste in a sustainable lifestyle. I’ve always been practicing it because sustainability will always ensure the stability in our future, and if we can master the transferability skills... then we will have a greener and a more sustainable future,” she added.
Prior to this, Aduana was able to turn heads in the swimsuit segment as she stunned the runway in an angelic two-piece bikini that showed off her curves.
Philippines’ Yllana Aduana makes it to the top 20 of #MissEarth2023.
— PhilSTAR L!fe (@philstarlife) December 22, 2023
📷: Screenshot from Miss Earth Official YouTube pic.twitter.com/yN40un8wa9
For the evening gown portion, she dazzled in an emerald gown bedazzled with sparkling gems. The ensemble was made even more stunning by a backpiece that seems to resemble a flower, which she then removed to raise above her head to cap off her walk.
GREEN GODDESS✨
— PhilSTAR L!fe (@philstarlife) December 22, 2023
Check out Yllana Aduana's performance during the evening gown portion of #MissEarth2023.
📹: Miss Earth Official YouTube pic.twitter.com/dLeIeSOrf9
Despite not winning the crown, Aduana was a strong contender throughout her journey for the crown, having placed in the Top 12 of the national costume competition as well as being hailed the winner of Best Bikini.
Should she have won, it would have been the Philippines’ fifth Miss Earth crown, following Karen Ibasco’s victory in 2017. Other Filipinas who brought home the crown are Karla Henry in 2008, followed by Jamie Herell in 2014, and Angelia Ong in 2015.
Aduana is a graduate of Centro Escolar University and has been working as a licensed medical laboratory scientist and model.
She founded the non-profit organization Edukasyon for Every Juan, which "promotes inclusive quality education" to children and students by providing them with free resource materials and activities.