The Miss Earth Botswana is a

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that was first held in 2006, with winner will be competing at the

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pageant. This pageant is not related to the

Miss Universe Botswana Miss Universe Botswana is a beauty pageant that was first held in 1999, with winner competing in the Miss Universe pageant. History 1999–2004 The first ever Miss Universe Botswana pageant was held at the Grand Palm Hotel Casino Resort in th ...

Miss Botswana Miss Botswana is a national beauty pageant in Botswana. History Botswana pageantry runs parallel with the history of the country. Even though there had been beauty contests conducted in various villages around the country in the early 1960s, ...

The pageant

Botswana made its debut at Miss Earth in 2006. The winner is involved in numerous environmental education initiatives, with more emphasis on educating the general public about the importance of a cleaner and safer environment and involved in tree planting, road safety campaigns, and taking part in the commemoration of environmentally related days such as

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. Traditionally, the winner of Miss Earth Botswana represents the country at

. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age), a runner-up is sent. The pageant is based in

Gaborone Gaborone ( , , ) is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 246,325 based on the 2022 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana. Its agglomeration is home to 421,907 inhabitants at the 2011 census. Gaboron ...

and organized by its Country Director, Tebogo Moagi and Publicity Officer, Beatrice Barrows. Botswana did not compete in 2009 and 2013. Miss Earth Botswana 2009, Tumisang Sebina, was unable to compete in the international pageant since she did not meet the Miss Earth minimum height requirement. This caused organisers to change the local pageant rules that exclude anyone below the required height, ensuring that Botswana would be represented internationally.

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Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label=Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahar ...

Recurring events established in 2006 2006 establishments in Botswana Botswana awards

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