Miss Earth 2010
Introduction '''Miss Earth 2010''', the 10th anniversary of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on 4 December 2010 at the Vinpearl Land Amphitheater in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Larissa Ramos of Brazil crowned her successor Nicole Faria of India at the end of the event. She was the first Miss Earth from India.Eighty-four contestants from various countries and territories competed for the Miss Earth 2010 title. The event was broadcast live by STAR World, VTV, ABS-CBN, Studio 23, The Filipino Channel, and other partner networks.The Miss Earth winner serves as the spokesperson for the Miss Earth Foundation, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and other environmental organizations.The event was hosted by Oli Pettigrew, host of AXN's Sony Style program, along with Marie Digby and Jennifer Pham with Boyzone lead singer Ronan Keating as the guest performer. Vietnamese singer Mỹ Linh performed during the show.
Results Miss Earth 2010 participating countries and territories and results===Placements=== Placement Contestant '''Miss Earth 2010'''* '''''' – '''Nicole Faria''' Miss Earth – Air 2010*  – Jennifer Pazmiño (resigned)*  – Victoria Shchukina (assumed) Miss Earth – Water 2010*  – Watsaporn Wattanakoon Miss Earth – Fire 2010*  – Yeidy Bosques Top 7*  – Marina Kishira*  – Nondyebo Dzingwa*  – Mariángela Bonanni Top 14*  – Carmen Justová*  – Ilenia Arnolfo*  – Desiree van den Berg*  – Valentyna Zhytnyk*  – Danielle Bounds*  – Lưu Thị Diễm Hương''Note: Starting this year, there was no "runner-up" in Miss Earth. Instead the titles of Miss Air, Miss Water, and Miss Fire are bestowed on the next three contestants with highest scores after the Miss Earth winner. In this case, the titles went to Miss Ecuador, Jennifer Pazmiño, Miss Thailand, Watsaporn Wattanakoon and Miss Puerto Rico, Yeidy Bosques, respectively. ''''Note: The Carousel Productions has confirmed that Victoria Schukina is the new Miss Earth Air 2010 after Jennifer Pazmiño (The original Miss Earth Air 2010 of Ecuador) has relinquished her crown due to marriage to her fiancee in February 2011. ''===Special awards=======Major awards==== Awards  Contestant '''Best in Swimsuit'''  '''''' – Lưu Thị Diễm Hương '''Best in Evening Gown'''  '''''' – Jennifer Pazmiño '''Best in National Costume'''  '''''' – Marina Kishira '''Best in Talent'''  '''''' – '''Nicole Faria''' '''Miss Photogenic'''  '''''' – Watsaporn Wattanakoon '''Miss Friendship'''  '''''' – Sue Ellen Castañeda====Minor/Sponsor awards==== Awards  Contestant '''Best in Aodai'''  '''''' – Tijana Rakic '''Miss Vietnam Airlines'''  '''''' – Lưu Thị Diễm Hương '''Miss Diamond Place'''  '''''' – '''Nicole Faria''' '''Miss Earth Sea-Links City Resort'''  '''''' – Marina Kishira '''Miss Saigon Elegance'''  '''''' – Tijana Rakic '''Miss PNJ'''  '''''' – Jennifer Pazmiño '''Miss CanDeluxe'''  '''''' – Lưu Thị Diễm Hương====Talent competition====The talent competition took place in Ho Chi Minh City on 9 November 2010.Nicole Faria from India won the Miss Earth Talent 2010 after beating 17 other finalists. The event raised VND100 million, which was donated to the Ho Chi Minh City Red Cross, to support flood victims in the central region. Result Contestant '''Winner'''* '''''' – '''Nicole Faria''' '''Top 5'''* '''''' – Anastasiya Sienina* '''''' – Marina Kishira* '''''' – Maricelle Rani Wong* '''''' – Lưu Thị Diễm Hương '''Top 18'''* '''''' – Ema Golijanin* '''''' – Onalenna Gaopalelwe* '''''' – Luisa de Almeida Lopes* '''''' – Sandra Marie Lees* '''''' – Naiomie Jean Santos* '''''' – Sue Ellen Castañeda* '''''' – Soyini Fraser* '''''' – Alesha Gallen* '''''' – Ilenia Arnolfo* '''''' – Kai Ayanna McDonald* '''''' – Nondyebo Dzingwa* '''''' – Watsaporn Wattanakoon* '''''' – Glena Lavemai''Note: At that night, Miss Vietnam won a sponsor award which is Miss Vietnam Airlines while Miss India won Miss Diamond Place. ''====Best in National Costume====The National Costume competition took place at the Sea-Links Resort in Phan Thiết on 13 November 2010.Marina Kishira, from Japan, won the ''Best in National Costume'' at Miss Earth 2010 after beating other contestants. Result Contestant '''Winner'''* '''''' – Marina Kishira '''Top 5'''* '''''' – Luisa de Almeida Lopes* '''''' – Jennifer Pazmiño* '''''' – Claudia Lopez Mollinedo* '''''' – Nondyebo Dzingwa''Note: At that night, Miss Japan also won a sponsor award which is Miss Earth Sea-Links City Resort. ''====Miss Aodai====The Miss Aodai was held on 17 November 2010 in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa. Result Contestant '''Winner'''* '''''' – Tijana Rakic '''Top 5'''* '''''' – Liu Hsing-Jung* '''''' – Gui-joo Lee* '''''' – Junieth Rosales* '''''' – Psyche Resus''Note: At that night, Miss Serbia also won a sponsor award which is Miss Saigon Elegance. ''====Best in Evening Gown====The Best in Evening Gown was held on 17 November 2010 in Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa. Result Contestant '''Winner'''* '''''' – Jennifer Pazmiño '''Top 5'''* '''''' – Luisa de Almeida Lopes* '''''' – Carmen Justová* '''''' – Watsaporn Wattanakoon* '''''' – Mariángela Bonanni''Note: At that night, Miss Ecuador also won a sponsor award which is Miss PNJ. ''====Best in Swimsuit====The Best in Swimsuit was held on 20 November 2010 in Phu Yen. Miss Vietnam Lưu Thị Diễm Hương won the Best in Swimsuit. Result Contestant '''Winner'''* '''''' – Lưu Thị Diễm Hương '''Top 5'''* '''''' – Luisa de Almeida Lopes* '''''' – Jennifer Pazmiño* '''''' – Iman Kerigo* '''''' – Mariangela Bonanni''Note: At that night, Miss Vietnam won a sponsor award which is Miss CanDeluxe. ''====Order of announcements========Top 14====# # # # # # # # # # # # # #====Top 7====# # # # # # #
Winning answer For the 10th anniversary of the contest, Top 7 will meet the questions of conduct from the previous year's competitions. Miss Earth 2010 drew a question in the behavioral contest of Miss Earth 2002: "For you, what is more important: sunrise or sunset? "'''Answer of Miss Earth 2010''':
Contestants  Country  Contestant  Age  Height  Hometown ''''''  Kelly Louise Maguire  24    Sydney ''''''  Aquelle Plakaris  24    Nassau ''''''  Melissa Vingerhoed  18    Etterbeek ''''''  Yovana O'Brien  19    Santa Cruz ''''''  Ema Golijanin  18    Sarajevo ''''''  Onalenna Gaopalelwe  20    Serowe ''''''  Luisa de Almeida Lopes  20    Porto de Galinhas ''''''  Estelle Essame 26    Yaoundé ''''''  Summer Anne Ross  26    Toronto ''''''  Samantha Widmer  19    George Town ''''''  Pamela Soprani  23    Santiago ''''''  Zhao Shenqianhui  19    Beijing ''''''  Liu Hsing-Jung  25    Taipei ''''''  Diana Marin  22    Cali ''''''  Allyson Alfaro  20    San José ''''''  Anastasiya Sienina  19    Simferopol ''''''  Norayla Francisco  25    Willemstad ''''''  Carmen Justová  19    Sokolov ''''''  Sandra Vester  25    Copenhagen ''''''  Wisleidy Osorio  21    Samana ''''''  Jennifer Pazmiño  22    Guayaquil ''''''  Doaa Hakam  22    Cairo ''''''  Sandra Marie Lees  25    Birmingham ''''''  Fanny Vauzanges  25    Paris ''''''  Mihiatea Ruta  24    Papeete ''''''  Reingard Hageman  25    Schwerin ''''''  Golda Dayi  18    Accra ''''''  Maïté Elso  23    Les Abymes ''''''  Naiomie Jean Santos  18    Asan ''''''  Sue Ellen Castañeda  24    Guatemala City ''''''  Soyini Fraser  20    Georgetown ''''''  Zheng Xiaoyue  19    Hong Kong ''''''  '''Nicole Faria''' 20    Bangalore ''''''  Jessica Aurelia Tji  24    Jakarta ''''''  Alesha Gallen  24    Donegal ''''''  Ilenia Arnolfo  26    Cuneo ''''''  Kai Ayanna McDonald  24    Kingston ''''''  Marina Kishira  23    Chiba ''''''  Miano Isabell Wangui  22    Njoro ''''''  Gui-joo Lee 20    Jeollabuk-do ''''''  Morena Taraku  18    Peje ''''''  Eva Caune  22    Riga ''''''  Jihane Nehme  26    Beirut ''''''  Laureta Bardoniqi  18    Bettembourg ''''''  Yi Tong Sun  23    Macau ''''''  Alexandra Randrianarivel  23    Antananarivo ''''''  Appey Rowena Januin  18    Kota Kinabalu ''''''  Christine Mifsud  19    Valletta ''''''  Christine Garçon  22    Le Vauclin ''''''  Anne-Lise Ramooloo  21    Port Louis ''''''  Claudia Lopez Mollinedo  18    Teapa ''''''  Bayaarkhuu Gantogoo  24    Ömnögovi ''''''  Sahana Bajracharya  21     Kathmandu ''''''  Desirée van den Berg  23    Santpoort ''''''  Lisa Davids  20    North Shore ''''''  Junieth Raquel Rosales  21    Managua ''''''  Inara Isaiah  18    Bayelsa ''''''  Judith Keys  18    Belfast ''''''  Iman Kerigo  18    Kløfta ''''''  Nicole Morrell  20    Panama City ''''''  Silvana Vásquez  22    Lima ''''''  Psyche Resus  22    Infanta ''''''  Beata Polakowska  24    Ostrów Mazowiecka ''''''  Yeidy Bosques  22    Mayagüez ''''''  Andreea Capsuc  19    Bucharest ''''''  Viktoria Shchukina  22    Moscow ''''''  Faaselega Oloapu  25    Apia ''''''  Cora Buchanan  24    Edinburgh ''''''  Tijana Rakic  23    Kruševac ''''''  Maricelle Rani Wong  20    Singapore ''''''  Tímea Szaboová  20    Bratislava ''''''  Ines Draganovič  19    Ljubljana ''''''  Nondyebo Dzingwa  24    Roodepoort ''''''  Atong Demach  22    Juba ''''''  Liza Andrea Küster  24    Bern ''''''  Rose Shayo  21    Dodoma ''''''  Watsaporn Wattanakoon  23    Chiang Rai ''''''  Glena Lavemai  19    Nukualofa ''''''  Döndü Şahin  24    Nuremberg ''''''  Valentina Zhytnyk  18    Kharkiv ''''''  Danielle Bounds  25    Kansas City ''''''  Mariángela Bonanni  22    San Cristóbal ''''''  Lưu Thị Diễm Hương  20    Ho Chi Minh City ''''''  Louise Hinder  19    Swansea
Judges  No. Judge  Background 1  Ella Bella  Founder of Generation Earth 2  Nenad Bratic  Architecture 3  Marie J.Y.E. Collart  Hollywood Actress 4  Rachel Grant   Hollywood Actress 5  Karla Henry  Miss Earth 2008 from Philippines 6  Michael Jeffrey Rosenthal  Fashion Photographer 7  Eddy Tan  President of STAR World 8  Chau Sanh Pham  Head of the Culture, External Relations and UNESCO under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietna 9  Thanh Dai Hoang  Editor-in-chief of Thoi Trang Tre Magazine 10  Nhu Quynh Nguyen  Fashion Designer
Background music * '''Opening''': Mash-up of "Only Girl (In the World)" by Rihanna, and "Some Chords" by Deadmau5* '''"Trống cơm"''' by Mặt trời mới (Live performance)* "'''Lời mẹ hát"''' (English version) by Mỹ Linh (Live performance)* '''"The Way You Make Me Feel"''' by Ronan Keating (Live performance)* '''"When You Say Nothing at All"''' by Ronan Keating (Live performance)
Schedules Miss Earth 2010 was held in Vietnam. The announcement was made in a ceremony at the Legend Saigon Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 28 January 2010.The delegates from various countries arrived in Vietnam on 4 November 2010 and participated in a range of activities covering Ho Chi Minh City, Phan Thiet, Hoi An, and Nha Trang. The delegates attended a press conference and various environmental activities in Ho Chi Minh City from 4–13 November. The delegates travelled to Phan Thiet and joined environmental activities and a festival to advertise Vietnam's sports from 15 to 17 November. In the ancient town of Hoi An, they competed in Miss Ao Dai, attended the Earth Hour and the Lantern Festival, to call for fuel saving and natural resource protection from 17 to 19 November. The delegates went back to Nha Trang for charity works, cycling, street cleaning, met with the local residents to talk about environmental protection and participate in various environmental activities, and prepared for the finale night. * '''In Ho Chi Minh City''': ( 7–11 November)** 7 Nov.: 28 The delegates officially started the activities in Vietnam as the first medication dispensing charity, and also visited Saigon river, and then the Aodai fashion fitting. ** 8 Nov.: Meet and Greet with the organizers, the delegates also visited the Da Phuoc Waste treatment – Binh Chanh and Trung Nguyen coffee. ** 9 Nov.: Miss Talent Competition** 10 Nov.: Press Presentation – the delegates attended the first official press conference at the White Palace (City) and participated in charity, gifts auction to raise funds for charity. ** 11 Nov.: At 6 pm, Gala Dinner which was broadcast live on VTV3 and HTV7 (Ho Chi Minh City Television). * '''In Central Vietnam''': (12 November – 4 December)** 12 Nov.: Provincial tour at Phan Thiet (Binh Thuan) The delegates engaged in environmental protection; attended the Golf Business Review; evening welcome party for the candidates. ** 13 Nov.: '''National Costume Competition''' – At 9 am, 84 contestants rehearsed for the national costumes competition and competed on the same day at 6.30 pm, and then the delegates listened to the public address through the Image Beauty, Beauty and auction Friendly items. ** 17 Nov.: '''Miss Aodai''' and '''Best in Evening Gown''' were held in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa. ** 20 Nov.: '''Best in Swimsuit''' was held in Phu Yen. ** 4 Dec.: '''Final night''' – At 8pm (GMT +7), Miss Earth 2010 final night was held in Vinpearl, Nha Trang. Broadcast live on VTV1 and VTV4, ABS-CBN, The Filipino Channel (Philippines), STAR World.
Notes ===Debuts===* ''''''* ''''''* ''''''===Returns===*Last competed in 2005:** ''''''** ''''''*Last competed in 2006:** ''''''** ''''''** ''''''** ''''''** ''''''*Last competed in 2007:** ''''''** ''''''** ''''''*Last competed in 2008:** ''''''** ''''''** ''''''** ''''''** ''''''** ''''''===Replacements===* '''''' – Jessica Van Moorleghem was replaced by Melissa Vingerhoed due to personal reasons. * '''''' – Aline Bruch was replaced by Luisa de Almeida Lopes. * '''''' – Ding Wenyuan was replaced by Zhao Shenqianhui. * '''''' – Alejandra Alvarez was replaced by Allyson Alfaro. * '''''' – Christelle Demaison was replaced by Fanny Vauzanges due to family emergency. * '''''' – Anna Julia Hagen was replaced by Reingard Hagemann because of her studies. * '''''' – Liza Elly Purnamasari was replaced by Jessica Aurelia Tji. * '''''' – Andreea Dorobantiu was replaced by Andreea Capsuc. * '''''' – Okelsandra Nikitina was replaced by Valentina Zhytnyk.===Designations===* '''''' – Anastasiya Sienina was appointed to represent the autonomous territory. She was the 2nd Runner-up of Miss Ukraine 2010. * '''''' – Tijana Rakić was appointed to represent Serbia. She entered Top 5 Miss Serbia 2010. * '''''' – Mariángela Bonanni was appointed as Miss Earth Venezuela 2009 by Osmel Sousa, the president of Miss Venezuela Organization after the organization took over the franchise from Sambil Model Venezuela Organization. She was the 1st Runner-up of Miss Venezuela 2009. * '''''' – Lưu Thị Diễm Hương was appointed to represent Vietnam this year. She was Miss Vietnam World 2010.===Did not compete===* '''''' – Isolina Boero* '''''' – Kinley Yangden* '''''' – Sarai Calderón* '''''' – Taliko Shubitidze* '''''' – Dilrufa Mohamed* '''''' – Pierra Akewro===Withdrawals===* ''''''* ''''''* '''''' – No national pageant held* ''''''* ''''''* '''''' – Original contestant Jennifer Kalo ended up competing at Miss World 2010 due to Agnes Dobo injury. * ''''''* ''''''* ''''''* ''''''* '''''' – Lack of funding and sponsorship* '''''' – No national pageant held; lack of funding and sponsorship
References
External links * *  Miss Earth 2010 official website*  Special page for Miss Earth 2010 on VnExpress*  Miss Earth Foundation website