Miss Earth Ethiopia
Miss Earth Ethiopia is the official title given to Ethiopia's delegate to the Miss Earth pageant. The reigning titleholders dedicate their year to promote environmental projects and to address issues concerning the environment.[1]
| Motto | Beauties for a Cause |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2001 |
| Type | Beauty Pageant |
| Headquarters | Addis Ababa |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss Earth |
Official language | Amharic, Oromo |
Franchise Holder | Beauties of Africa Inc. |
Key people | Andy A. Abulime |
History
The first year Ethiopia sent a representative to Miss Earth was in 2001 with Nardos Tiluhan Wondemu as the first Miss Earth Ethiopia titleholder.[2]
In 2003 the Miss Earth Ethiopia franchise was obtained by Beauties of Africa Inc, owned by Andy A. Abulime. Miss Earth Ethiopia 2003 Yodit Getahun participated in Miss Earth 2003 and won the Miss Friendship special award. Getahun was later dethroned and replaced by Muna Kidane-Mariam.[3]
From 2003-2008, the Ethiopian representative to Miss Earth was usually the winner of Miss Universe Ethiopia or from the Miss Millennium Queen pageant.
Ethiopia failed to attend the Miss Earth pageant in 2002, 2005, 2009, and 2010.
Delegates
| Year | Name | Age | Height | National Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Nardos Tiluhan Wondemu[2][4] | Miss Earth Ethiopia 2001 | ||
| 2002 | Did not participate | |||
| 2003 | Yodit Getahun | Miss Ethiopia World 2003 | ||
| 2004 | Ferehiyewot Abebe Merkuriya | 19 | 1.77m | Miss Universe Ethiopia 2004 |
| 2005 | Did not participate | |||
| 2006 | Dina Fekadu | 20 | 1.76m | Miss Universe Ethiopia 2006 |
| 2007 | Nardos Desta | 19 | 1.76m | Miss Millennium World 2007 |
| 2008 | Kidan Tesfahun | 24 | 1.80m | Miss Millennium Queen 2007 |
| 2009 | Did not participate | |||
| 2010 | Rahel Debebe[5][6] (did not participate) | 25 | 1.78m | Miss Earth Ethiopia 2010 |
| 2011 | Did not participate | |||
| 2012 | Did not participate | |||
| 2013 | Did not participate | |||
| 2014 | Did not participate | |||
| 2015 | TBA | |||
References
- News Online, Reuters (2004-10-08). "Contestants of Miss Earth 2004 beauty pageant". The Tribune India. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
- Castro Barawid, Rachel (12 October 2001). "35 beauties vying for Miss Earth". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- Cruz, Marinel R. (4 May 2004). "Crowd favorite to plant trees during her reign". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- Soul, John (2001-10-28). "Miss Earth 2001". Woman of the Earth News. Archived from the original on 2010-04-05. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- "Kenya:Wins Elite Model Look Competition". All Africa. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- Murua, James (23 September 2011). "Nairobi student wins Elite Model Look competition ". The Star. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2011.