Philippines's Angelia Ong is Miss Earth 2015

The Philippines wins the Miss Earth pageant for the second year in a row. 

MANILA, Philippines - It's a back to back win for the Philippines.

Philippines' Angelia Ong is named Miss Earth 2015 pageant, held at the Marx Halle in Vienna, Austria on Saturday (Sunday, Philippine).

25-year-old Ong succeeds fellow Filipina Jamie Herrell to become the new Miss Earth.

Australia's Dayanna Grageda is name Miss Earth - Air (first runner-up), USA's Brittany Payne is Miss Earth (second runner-up) - Water and Brazil's Thiessa Sickert is Miss Earth - Fire (third runner-up).

With Ong's win, The Philippines has the Miss Earth title three times; Karla Henry won the title in 2008 and Herrell in 2014.

This is also the first back-to-back win in the history of Miss Earth since it started in 2001. 

The Miss Earth pageant is considered as among the world's four largest beauty pageants, along with the Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International.

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