Miss Earth 2015
Miss Earth 2015, the 15th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on 5 December 2015 at Marx Halle in Vienna, Austria. Jamie Herrell of the Philippines crowned her compatriot Angelia Ong as successor at the end of the event. It was the first time the pageant was held in Europe outside of Asia. It was also the first ever back-to-back victory in Miss Earth history.
| Miss Earth 2015 | |
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| Date | 5 December 2015 |
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| Venue | Marx Halle, Vienna, Austria |
| Broadcaster | International: Official broadcaster: |
| Entrants | 86 |
| Placements | 16 |
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| Winner | Angelia Ong Philippines |
| Congeniality | Skye Celine Baker Guam |
| Best National Costume | Sara Guerrero Guatemala |
| Photogenic | Bayartsetseg Altangerel Mongolia |
At the end of the night, Australia got its highest placement to date through Dayanna Grageda's finish as Miss Earth-Air 2015 where she was crowned by Andrea Neu, Miss Earth-Air 2014 from United States; Brittany Payne of United States was crowned Miss Earth-Water 2015, and Thiessa Sickert of Brazil was crowned as Miss Earth-Fire 2015 and she was crowned by Anastasia Trusova, Miss Earth-Fire 2014 from Russia.
The theme of this year's pageant was the promotion of environmental awareness by focusing on the Climate Change campaign thru the 5R's : Re-think, Reduce, Re-use, Recycle and Respect.