Palestine debuted in one of the Big Four pageants in 2016 via Miss Earth when Nathalie Rantissi represented Palestine with the approval of Mahmoud Abbas , the President of the State of Palestine and Palestinian National Authority , where she made a courtesy call at the Moukata Palace prior to her departure to participate in the pageant . However , Miss Palestine refused to wear a bikini in the grand final of Miss Earth 2016 . Also in the 2016 edition of the pageant , Miss Iraq Organization sent Susan Amer Sulaimani as Iraq 's first representative since 1972 in Big Four pageants to participate in Miss Earth 2016 . However she was the only one who wore a dress instead of a bikini during the pageant 's press-conference . In the 2017 pageant , Miss Rwanda Honorine Hirwa Uwase appeared in the swimsuit competition wearing a gown , maintaining a long-held Rwanda tradition of not wearing bikinis in public
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Miss Earth 2017
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