Miss Earth 2010


Miss Earth 2010, the 10th 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, 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

Placements

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 Pazmino has relinquished her crown due to marriage to her fiancee in February.

Special awards

Major awards

Minor/Sponsor awards

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 HCM City Red Cross, to support flood victims in the central region.
ResultContestant
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.
    ResultContestant
    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.
    ResultContestant
    Winner
    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.
    ResultContestant
    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.
    ResultContestant
    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

    1. Ecuador
    2. Thailand
    3. Netherlands
    4. Puerto Rico
    5. Russia
    6. Ukraine
    7. Vietnam
    8. South Africa
    9. USA
    10. Italy
    11. Czech Republic
    12. Japan
    13. Venezuela
    14. India

      Top 7

    15. India
    16. Venezuela
    17. Ecuador
    18. South Africa
    19. Puerto Rico
    20. Thailand
    21. Japan

      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: "I will obviously choose sunrise because whenever we see the sunrise, people will think about a new day filled with energy. A new day offers 24 valuable hours to do good things for ourselves and other people." – Nicole Faria, represented India.

    Contestants

    Judges

    Background music

    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 HCM City, Phan Thiet, Hoi An, and Nha Trang. The delegates attended a press conference and various environmental activities in HCM City from 4–13 November. The delegates travelled to Phan Thiet and joined environmental activities and a festival to advertise Vietnam's sports from 15–17 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 17–19 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.