TRANSCRIPT: Miss Earth 2025 Top 8 Q&A
The ultimate test of intelligence arrived with the question-and-answer segment at the Miss Earth 2025 pageant.
During the coronation night held on Nov. 5 at Okada Manila, each delegate from the Top 8 drew a card from a bowl and expounded on the single word written on it within 30 seconds.
The selected terms covered a diverse range of topics—from parenting and corruption to the rise of AI—putting the candidates' real-world knowledge to the test.
See how they answered below:
Miss Earth Iceland - Sóldís Vala Ívarsdóttir
Word: Human rights
Our Earth is our all place. We all deserve to be here, and we all deserve rights. We should all come together and take care of our Earth and give back to the Earth what we deserve, because we... together we can... together we can make the Earth greener for tomorrow. Thank you.
Miss Earth Chile - Natalie Briones Mellado
Word: Hope
I do believe that hope is something fundamental in our lives. Hope is the light that guides our path in life. But hope, it also comes from our actions. And that is why I hope for a future where my Earth will be loved and protected by us, the human beings. That is the bigger hope that we can aspire.
Miss Earth Philippines - Joy Barcoma
Word: Law
No one is above the law, and we hope that everyone can hear this message. Every decision that our politicians are making, every policies that our government officials are passing for our people affects the lives of everybody. Social justice, environmental justice is also human justice. And so, we must make sure that every law we pass is a right for every person on earth. Thank you.
Miss Earth Czech Republic - Natálie Puškinová
Word: Parenthood
To me, this is a very specific word because when I was 16 years old, I unfortunately lost my father. He passed away, and this is one thing that changed my life completely.
But I still, till this day, I'm trying to find the strength in me to not only fight for my dreams, to fight what is right, to find the strength, but also to fight for our future, and to fight for our environment. And this is the real I'm studying here today, and I'm pretty sure that my dad is watching me from up there.
Miss Earth Thailand - Waree Ngamkham
Word: Motivation
We have motivation in us, but the most motivation we bring motivation to us as someone who is in front of us. And that person, bring that power motivation for us to move forward. And I believe as a little girl, motivation pushed me forward and made me stand here today as I go and succeed.
Miss Earth Brazil - Laila Frizon
Word: Corruption
Corruption is a bad thing that ever happened in our world, but we need to choose our leaders, because when we have good people in control, we can have a better future for all. So we need to invest in education to educate people to choose our leaders. Thank you.
Miss Earth Ukraine - Mariia Zheliaskova
Word: Artificial Intelligence
I'm actively using ChatGPT and AI, and I constantly think that this is our future, but we need to remember that artificial intelligence will not keep work for all. So I'm here to protect people for artificial intelligence will be coexisting happily with each of us.
Miss Earth Vietnam - Trinh My Anh
Word: Leadership
Leadership is actually a very special word. Without leadership, we cannot act to save the planet with leadership. We can do everything. We can save water. We can collect shaft and reserve. I believe if we reduce, reuse, and recycle, and with the leadership, we can help people and educate children to save the planet and help it greener. Thank you.
