The 14-year-old beauty based in Sandton became the first-ever South African to win the international title. She succeeded last year’s winner Cherisha Chanda from India.

Anna Hoang of Vietnam was named first runner-up while Anthea Tofani of Indonesia, Anouck van Heerden of the Netherlands, and Phoebe Huang of China were the second, third, and fourth runners-up, respectively.

This year’s competition marked the fifth edition of the Miss Eco Teen pageant.

The new Miss Eco Teen is a talented dancer, model, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. She advocates for youth empowerment and the environment.

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Cherisha Chanda comes from a business family and has constantly been active with her environmental activities and her charitable works to uplift the needy. She has been an active speaker at World Environment Events. She was also the speaker at World Environment Conference held by Act Now along with United Nations Environment Programme.

At the of the event finale, the delegate from Philippines, Francesca Beatriz McLelland was named the first princess while Mia Alvillar of the USA, Arianna Victoria of Spain, and Malak Badr of England were the first second, third and fourth princesses, respectively.

Cherisha Chanda of India was crowned the winner, succeeding Vietnam’s Vu Huyèn Diệu.