CAIRO — The Miss Eco International 2022 beauty pageant in Cairo brought together contestants from across the world — including Russia and Ukraine. Kathleen Paton from the Philippines was crowned March 17 as Miss Eco International 2022.
The beauty pageant is designed to promote ecotourism in Egypt and the contestants in this year's eighth edition visited tourist attractions and archaeological sites across Egypt, including Luxor and the Great Processional Way (El-Kebash Road), the city of Hurghada, Cairo’s Great Pyramid and the Great Sphinx of Giza. Egypt's Tourism Ministry sponsored the events to promote Egyptian tourist attractions.