Zisser won the Miss Earth New Zealand 2013 competition , an annual beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness . She was awarded the title after the original winner could n't compete due to schedule complications . Zisser was to represent New Zealand in the Miss Earth 2013 final on 7 December in the Philippines . However , she was diagnosed with food poisoning a week before the final and withdrew from the competition . Zisser continued to be involved in environmental programmes in New Zealand over her reigning year
Miss Earth 2013
Miss Earth 2013
Nela Zisser