The reigning titleholders dedicate their year to promote environmental projects and to address issues concerning the environment.
[1] The first year Ethiopia sent a representative to Miss Earth was in 2001 with Nardos Tiluhan Wondemu as the first Miss Earth Ethiopia titleholder.
[2] In 2003 the Miss Earth Ethiopia franchise was obtained by Beauties of Africa Inc, owned by Andy A. Abulime.
Getahun was later dethroned and replaced by Muna Kidane-Mariam.
Ethiopia failed to attend the Miss Earth pageant in 2002, 2005, 2009, and 2010.