Drita Ziri

Ziri was born on 26 May 2005,{{cite instagram|user=missearth|postid=C7bPEtRRQql|title=Happy 19th [Birthday] to the Queen @drita_ziri. May your day be just as special as you are.|date=26 May 2024}} and raised in Fushë-Krujë, Albania. Her father, Blerim Ziri, is a referee for the Albanian Football Association.{{cite web|url=https://sot.com.al/gossip/nje-prej-femrave-me-te-bukura-shqiptare-vajza-e-arbitrit-te-njohur-fiton--i631468|title=Një prej femrave më të bukura shqiptare, vajza e arbitrit të njohur fiton “Miss Earth” (Video)|trans-title=One of the most beautiful Albanian women, the daughter of a well-known referee, wins "Miss Earth" (Video)|website=Gazeta Sot|date=22 December 2023|language=sq|access-date=7 June 2024}} At the age of three, she began studying ballet in Tirana but later abandoned it following an injury. She has also expressed her interest and involvement in acting, sports, contemporary dance, modeling, foreign languages, and science.{{cite web|first=Ylli|last=Përmeti|url=https://www.shqiperiajone.org/lajmi-kryesor-vendi/drita-ziri-bukuria-vezulluese-shqiptare-qe-gatitet-te-mbroje-jeten-e-tokes|title=Drita Ziri: bukuria vezulluese shqiptare që gatitet të mbrojë jetën e Tokës|trans-title=Drita Ziri: The shining Albanian beauty ready to defend the life of Earth|website=ShqiperiaJone.org|date=2 March 2024|language=sq|access-date=7 June 2024}} She is currently a tourism management student and speaks Albanian, English, Italian, French, and Spanish fluently.{{cite web|first=Dung|last=Hoàng|url=https://vnexpress.net/sac-voc-tan-hoa-hau-trai-dat-2023-4692468.html|title=Sắc vóc tân Hoa hậu Trái đất 2023|trans-title=The appearance of the new Miss Earth 2023|website=VnExpress|date=23 December 2023|language=vi|access-date=7 June 2024}}

In 2023, Ziri hosted the Miss Globe 2023 pageant{{cite web|title=The Miss Globe 2023 - WORLD FINAL|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn0WrqNQ_aI&t=992s|website=YouTube |publisher=The Miss Globe|date=18 November 2023|access-date=7 June 2024}} and Netët e Klipit Shqiptar (Nights of the Albanian Clip), both produced by the Deliart Association.

Ziri participated in, and won Miss Shqipëria 2022, on 3 July 2022, in Himarë, Albania. She was crowned by the outgoing queen, Anxhela Peristeri, earning her the right to represent Albania at Miss Globe 2022.{{cite web|date=July 4, 2022|title=Kjo është "Miss Shqipëria 2022"|url=https://www.epokaere.com/kjo-eshte-miss-shqiperia-2022/|access-date=2023-12-24|website=Epoka Ere|language=sq|archive-date=2023-12-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224053859/https://www.epokaere.com/kjo-eshte-miss-shqiperia-2022/|trans-title=This is Miss Albania 2022|url-status=live}}

Ziri competed in Miss Globe 2022 on 21 October 2022, in Tirana, Albania reaching second runner-up. She also won Miss Bikini and Miss Photogenic, by public vote.{{cite web |date=October 16, 2022 |title=Dominican Republic bet is The Miss Globe 2022 winner; PH's Chelsea Fernandez in Top 15 |url=https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/469418/dominican-republic-bet-is-the-miss-globe-2022-winner-phs-chelsea-fernandez-in-top-15 |access-date=2023-12-24 |website=Cebu Daily News |language=en}}

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Ziri was appointed as Miss Earth Albania 2023 by the Deliart Association. She represented her country at Miss Earth 2023 and won, on 22 December 2023, in Van Phuc City, Thủ Đức, Vietnam. She was crowned by the outgoing Miss Earth 2022, Mina Sue Choi from South Korea.{{cite web |date=December 23, 2023 |title=Albanian beauty crowned Miss Earth 2023 |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/culture/albanian-beauty-crowned-miss-earth-2023-4692571.html |access-date=2023-12-24 |website=VnExpress International |language=en |archive-date=2023-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231227041729/https://e.vnexpress.net/news/culture/albanian-beauty-crowned-miss-earth-2023-4692571.html |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |last=Licsi |first=Ayie |date=December 22, 2023 |title=Drita Ziri of Albania is Miss Earth 2023 |url=https://philstarlife.com/news-and-views/435263-drita-ziri-albania-miss-earth-2023? |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222211346/https://philstarlife.com/news-and-views/435263-drita-ziri-albania-miss-earth-2023 |archive-date=22 December 2023 |accessdate=22 December 2023 |website=Philstar Life}}{{Cite web |url=https://kabarwonosobo.pikiran-rakyat.com/gaya/amp/pr-1567506014/hasil-miss-earth-2023-drita-ziri-dari-albania-juara-cindy-inanto-wakil-indonesia-dapat-gelar-apa?page=all|title=HASIL MISS EARTH 2023, Drita Ziri dari Albania Juara, Cindy Inanto Wakil Indonesia Dapat Gelar Apa?|trans-title=MISS EARTH 2023 RESULTS, Drita Ziri from Albania Wins, Cindy Inanto Indonesian Representative, What Title does She Get?|last= |first=|date=22 December 2023|website=|publisher=|language=id|access-date=21 August 2024|quote=}} Ziri is the first Albanian to win the title, as well as the first to win one of the Big Four international beauty pageants.{{Cite news|last=Adina|first=Armin P.|date=December 22, 2023|title=Miss Earth 2023 is Drita Ziri from Albania|url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/533064/miss-earth-2023-is-drita-ziri-from-albania|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222161338/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/533064/miss-earth-2023-is-drita-ziri-from-albania|archive-date=22 December 2023|accessdate=22 December 2023|newspaper=INQUIRER.net}}{{cite web|last=Licsi|first=Ayie|date=22 December 2023|title=Drita Ziri of Albania is Miss Earth 2023|url=https://philstarlife.com/news-and-views/435263-drita-ziri-albania-miss-earth-2023|access-date=7 June 2024|website=PhilSTAR Life}}{{Cite journal|title=Miss Earth 2023, the Albanian Drita Ziri is crowned the most beautiful of the Earth (PHOTO) |url=https://www.voxnews.al/english/lifestyle/miss-earth-2023-shqiptarja-drita-ziri-kurorezohet-me-e-bukura-e-tokes--i55261|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222211919/https://www.voxnews.al/english/lifestyle/miss-earth-2023-shqiptarja-drita-ziri-kurorezohet-me-e-bukura-e-tokes--i55261|archive-date=22 December 2023|website=Vox News|accessdate=22 December 2023}} Winning the pageant at age 18, she also became the youngest contestant to win the pageant, surpassing the inaugural titleholder Catharina Svensson from Denmark, who won in 2001 at the age of 19.{{Cite web|date=22 December 2023|title=Sukses historik i Shqipërisë, 18-vjeçarja Drita Ziri shpallet "Miss Earth 2023"|trans-title=Albania's historic success, 18-year-old Drita Ziri is declared "Miss Earth 2023"|url=https://kohajone.com/sukses-historik-i-shqiperise-18-vjecarja-drita-ziri-shpallet-miss-earth-2023/|access-date=2023-12-27|website=Koha Jonë|language=sq|archive-date=2023-12-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225235606/https://kohajone.com/sukses-historik-i-shqiperise-18-vjecarja-drita-ziri-shpallet-miss-earth-2023/|url-status=live}} Xhesika Pengili succeeded her as Miss Earth Albania 2024.

On 9 November 2024, Ziri crowned Jessica Lane of Australia as her successor at Okada Manila in the Philippines. Where Miss Earth 2024 was held.

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|Miss World={{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Krystyna Pyszková

|Miss International={{flagicon|Venezuela}} Andrea Rubio

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