Miss Eco International 2016

Miss Eco International 2016
Miss Eco International 2016
	Natalia Carvajal
Date	April 14, 2016
Hosts	Jerry Nayna; Nancy Magdy
Theme	Beauty for Eco
Venue	Great Pyramid of Giza; Giza, Egypt
Broadcaster	Streaming: YouTube
Entrants	54
Placements	16
Debuts	Albania; Algeria; United States; Argentina; Bashkortostan; Belarus; Belgium; Bolivia; Brazil; China; Estonia; Philippines; Finland; Guatemala; Haiti; India; Indonesia; England; Japan; Germany; Kenya; Kyrgyzstan; Colombia; Kosovo; Costa Rica; Belarus; Lebanon; Luxembourg; Malaysia; Mauritius; Moldova; Morocco; Myanmar; Paraguay; Portugal; France; Russia; Rodrigues; Romania; Singapore; Spain; Sweden; Tajikistan; Thailand; Ukraine; Vietnam; Venezuela; Greece;
Withdrawals	Cape Verde; Denmark; Dominican Republic; Fiji; Great Britain; Kazakhstan; Macedonia; Nigeria; Slovenia;
Winner	Natalia Carvajal; Costa Rica
Best National Costume	Sarah Olvah Veron Alhamid (Indonesia)
Photogenic	Anastasia Yakovleva (Bashkortostan)
Best Eco Dress	Leainy Angelith Castillo (Venezuela)

Miss Eco International 2016 formerly Miss Eco Universe 2016 was the second edition of Miss Eco International held on Great Pyramid of Giza in Giza, Egypt on April 14, 2016.^[2]

Patricia Peklar of Slovenia crowned Natalia Carvajal of Costa Rica as her successor at the end of the event.^[3] This marks Costa Rica's first victory at Miss Eco International.^[4]

Pageant

Location and date

On March 29, 2016, Miss Eco International held a press conferences announcing the location and date of final show of the Miss Eco International 2016. The competition took place in Cairo, Egypt's capital, in front of the Great Pyramid of Giza, the oldest and greatest of the three pyramids of Giza on April 15, 2016.

Format

The number of semifinalists in this edition increased from five to sixteen,The preliminary competition, consisting of the miss talent, eco dress segment, national costume, resort wear and closed-door interviews, determined the semifinalists for the pageant. The winner of Best in Eco Dress will automatically advanced to the semifinals. The initial group of semifinalists then competed from which sixteen contestants progressed to the evening gown competition. Subsequently, eight contestants advanced to the question-and-answer round, where the winner and her runners-up were announced.

Selection committee

Pedro Mendes – Swiss model, Mister International 2015
Olga Blanc – Fashion designer
Bushra – Egyptian actress
Dr. Amaal Rezk – Chairwoman of Miss Eco International

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Eco International 2016	Costa Rica – Natalia Carvajal^[5]^[6]
1st Runner-Up	Brazil – Laís Berté
2nd Runner-Up	China – Jiayi Serena Yuan
3rd Runner-Up	Bashkortostan – Anastasia Yakovleva
Top 8	Belarus – Darya Koleychik Chile – Nicole Scott United States – Samantha Hart Mexico – Monica Hernandez
Top 16	Argentina – Naomi Mendes Colombia – Alexandra Herrera Egypt – Kholoud Ezz Indonesia – Olvah Alhamid Netherlands – Laura Ghobrial Portugal – Carolina Liquito Russia – Alena Raeva Venezuela – Leainy Jaimes §

§ – Automatically placed into the Top 16 for winning Best Eco Dress

Special awards


Awards	Candidates
Miss Talent	Costa Rica – Natalia Carvajal
Best Tourism Video Presentation	Nepal – Negma Shrestha
Best in Eco Dress	Venezuela – Leainy Angelith Jaimes Castillo
Miss Congeniality	Kenya – Julia Kenisha Njoroge
Miss Elegance	Egypt – Kholoud Ezz
Miss Fitness	Cuba – Brenda Enriquez
Miss Smile	Japan – Chisato Nagayasu
Miss Photogenic	Bashkortostan – Anastasia Yakolevla
Resort Wear	Bashkortostan – Anastasia Yakolevla
Anti Racism Challenge	Indonesia – Sarah Olvah Veron Alhamid
Miss Digital
Best in National Costume

Best in National Costume


Placement	Candidates
Winner	Indonesia – Syarifah Olvah Bwefar Alhamid
1st Runner-up	Brazil – Laís Berté
2nd Runner-up	Vietnam – Dương Nguyễn Khả Trang
Top 10	Argentina – Claudia Naomi Méndez Colombia – Piedad Alexandra Herrera Avendaño Costa Rica – Natalia Carvajal Sánchez Egypt – Kholod Ezz India – Sophia Singh Myanmar – Nan Seing Lein Kham Venezuela – Leainy Angelith Jaimes Castillo

Miss Talent


Placement	Candidates
Winner	Costa Rica – Natalia Carvajal
1st Runner-up	Mexico – Mónica Fernanda Hernández Reynaga
2nd Runner-up	Haiti – Seydina Allen
Top 5	Cuba – Brenda Estrada Enríquez Philippines – Aurora Asuncion

Best in Eco Dress

Placement	Contestant
Winner	Venezuela – Leainy Angelith Jaimes Castillo
1st Runner-up	Brazil – Laís Berté
2nd Runner-up	Chile – Nicole Sco5t
Top 10	Argentina – Claudia Naomi Méndez Bolivia – Vivian Susana Serrano India – Sophia Singh Mauritius – Varsha Ragoobarsing Myanmar – Nan Seing Lein Kham Netherlands – Laura Ghobrial Thailand – Pisolaya Jarukettikul

Miss Elegance

Placement	Contestant
Winner	Egypt – Kholod Ezz
1st Runner-up	Brazil – Laís Berté
2nd Runner-up	Mexico – Monica Fernanda Hernandez Reynaga
Top 10	Bashkortostan – Anastasia Yakovleva Belarus – Darya Nikolayevna Koleychik Belgium – Isha Frederickx China – Jiayi Serena Yuan Philippines – Aurora Asuncion Ukraine – Marina Oleksandrivna Stelmakh Vietnam – Dương Nguyễn Khả Trang

Resort Wear Competition

Placement	Contestant
Winner	Bashkortostan – Anastasia Yakovleva
1st Runner-up	Argentina – Claudia Naomi Mendez
2nd Runner-up	Belgium – Isha Frederick
Top 10	Brazil – Lais Berté Colombia – Alexandra Herrera Avendaño Haiti – Seydina Allen India – Sophiya Singh Mexico – Mónica Fernanda Hernández Netherlands – Laura Ghobrial Paraguay – Vanessa Noemí Cristaldo

Candidates

54 contestants competed for the title:


Country/Territory	Contestant	Age^[a]	Hometown
Albania	Anxhela Lila	23	Tirana
Algeria	Ines Belkacem	24	Algiers
Argentina	Claudia Naomi Mendez	24	Buenos Aires
Australia	Rachel Alice Hope Guest	19	Sydney
Bashkortostan	Anastasia Yakovleva	27	Ufa
Belarus	Darya Koleychick	24
Belgium	Isha Frederick	19
Bolivia	Vivian Susana Serrano	22
Brazil	Lais Berté	24
Chile	Nicole Scott	25
China	Jiayi Serena Yuan	27
Colombia	Alexandra Herrera Avendaño	27
Costa Rica	Natalia Carvajal	25
Cuba	Brenda Estrada Enriquez	21
Egypt	Kheloud Ezz	26
England	Kate Marie	21
Estonia	Kerstin Marran	22
Finland	Anna Opalko	21
France	Marcie Melissa Monfret	24
Germany	Saskia Klotz	23
Greece	Christina Lazaros	20
Guatemala	Thalía Raquel Carredano	24
Haiti	Seydina Allen	21
India	Sophiya Singh	20
Indonesia	Sarah Olvah Veron Alhamid	25
Japan	Chisato Nagayasu	24
Kenya	Julia Njoroge^[7]	24
Kosovo	Hirka Uglurica	24
Kyrgyzstan	Altinay Muhaitasova	20
Lebanon	Jessica Abi Aad	22
Luxembourg	Chiara Vanderveeren	21
Malaysia	Annatasha Shanty Jeremiah	19
Mauritius	Varsha Ragoobarsing	25
Mexico	Mónica Fernanda Hernández	22
Moldova	Elizaveta Mishina	23
Morocco	Mounia El Merchani	21
Myanmar	Nan Seing Lin Kham	23
Nepal	Nagma Shrestha	24
Netherlands	Laura Ghobrial	19
Paraguay	Vanessa Noemí Cristaldo	20
Philippines	Aurora Asunción	21
Portugal	Carolina Liquito	19
Rodrigues	Emilie Albert	24
Romania	Andrada Butilca	24
Russia	Alena Reava	22
Singapore	Hashiena Jan	23
Spain	Dayana Andreu Martinez	26
Sweden	Matilda Helgstrand	23
Tajikistan	Nasiba Naimkhonova^[8]	19	Dushanbe
Thailand	Pisolaya Jarukeitikul	18	Bangkok
Ukraine	Marina Stelmakh	24
United States	Samantha Joy Hart	27	California
Venezuela	Leainy Angelith Jaimes	19	Caracas
Vietnam	Dương Nguyễn Khả Trang	23	Hà Giang

Notes

^ Ages during the competition

References

^ "Miss Eco Universe 2016: Jerry Nayna as the Master of Ceremony | NewsFeed". NewsFeed. Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
^ "News / Events / MISS ECO UNIVERSE 2016". www.olgablanc.com. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
^ "Natalia Carvajal gana Miss Eco Universe". La Nación (in Spanish). April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
^ "Natalia Carvajal Sánchez crowned Miss Eco Universe 2016". femina.in. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
^ "Natalia Carvajal Sánchez crowned Miss Eco Universe 2016". femina.in. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
^ Repretel (December 31, 1969). "Natalia Carvajal ganó Miss Eco Universe - Repretel". Repretel. Archived from the original on July 7, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
^ "Reigning Miss Eco Universe in Kenya for pageant". The Standard. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
^ "Miss Tajikistan в социальной сети Facebook". Сайты Таджикистана. Retrieved April 24, 2025.

[7] Ages during the competition

[1] "Miss Eco Universe 2016: Jerry Nayna as the Master of Ceremony | NewsFeed". NewsFeed. Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2025.

[2] "News / Events / MISS ECO UNIVERSE 2016". www.olgablanc.com. Retrieved April 24, 2025.

[3] "Natalia Carvajal gana Miss Eco Universe". La Nación (in Spanish). April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2025.

[4] "Natalia Carvajal Sánchez crowned Miss Eco Universe 2016". femina.in. Retrieved April 24, 2025.

[5] "Natalia Carvajal Sánchez crowned Miss Eco Universe 2016". femina.in. Retrieved April 26, 2025.

[6] Repretel (December 31, 1969). "Natalia Carvajal ganó Miss Eco Universe - Repretel". Repretel. Archived from the original on July 7, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2025.

[8] "Reigning Miss Eco Universe in Kenya for pageant". The Standard. Retrieved April 24, 2025.

[9] "Miss Tajikistan в социальной сети Facebook". Сайты Таджикистана. Retrieved April 24, 2025.

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