These are the 14 semi-finalists for Miss Earth 2010:
Twenty
year old Miss India, Nicole Faria, was crowned as Miss Earth 2010
Saturday, December 4 at the 10th Miss Earth Pageant held in Vinpearl
Land, Nha Trang, Vietnam.
Miss Earth 2010 Nicole Faria of India
Faria
beat 83 other contestants from around the world to become the second
Asian to win the title. Faria was crowned by outgoing titleholder Miss
Earth 2009, Larissa Ramos of Brazil.
Miss Earth 2009 Larissa Ramos
Faria
also won the Miss Talent, the first special award in the 10th Miss
Earth pageant. She performed a graceful belly dance that combined
Oriental and Middle Eastern style in an event that raised VND100
million, which was donated to the HCM City Red Cross, to support flood
victims in the central region of Vietnam. She wore a shimmering white
and gold outfit and defeated 17 other finalists.
Miss India Nicole Faria also won the Miss Earth Talent Show
The
stunning Indian model, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Slumdog
Millionaire star Freida Pinto, bowled over the judges with her beauty,
grace and intelligence.
Freida Pinto of the Slimdog Millionaire fame
Given
a tough question on whether she would save the air or the water first
during the Q&A session, the 20-year-old undergraduate thoughtfully
said, “Both elements are important to us. But given the choice, I would
save water from being polluted for the children.”
First runner-up, Jennifer Pazmino of Ecuador, won the subsidiary title as Miss Earth Air.
Miss Ecuador Jennifer Pazmiño won the Miss Earth Air title
Thailand’s
Watsaporn Wattanakoon and Puerto Rico’s Yeidy Bosques made it to the
Top 4 and were crowned as Miss Earth Water and Miss Earth Fire
respectively.
Miss Thailand Watsaporn Wattanakoon....Miss Earth Water and Miss Photogenic
Yeidy Bosques of Puerto Rico....now you know why she was crowned Miss Earth Fire
Other finalists included Venezuela, Japan and South Africa.
In the earlier part of the pageant, Miss Guatemala took home the Miss
Friendship Award while Miss Photogenic went to Miss Thailand. Miss
Japan Marina Kishira won the Miss Earth Best in National Costume award
while Miss Guatemala won the Miss Friendship award.
Miss Japan Marina Kishira won the Best in National Costume award.
Miss Guatemala Sue Ellen Castaneda Herrera won the Miss Friendship award.
The
new Miss Earth will also become a spokesperson for the Miss Earth
Foundation, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and other
environmental organizations.
The pageant was hosted by Marie Digby, Jennifer Pham and AXN‘s Sony
Style host Oli Pettigrew. Guest performances were rendered by Ronan
Keating and Vietnamese diva My Linh.
Miss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant promoting
environmental awareness. Along with Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss
International contests, Miss Earth is one of the four largest beauty
pageants in the world in terms of the number of national-level
competitions to participate in the world finals and is one of the most
publicized beauty contests in the world. The reigning titleholders
dedicate their year to promote environmental projects and to address
issues concerning the environment.
These are the 14 semi-finalists for Miss Earth 2010:
Miss Vietnam Luu Thi Diem Huong
Miss Russia Viktoria Chchukina
Miss Venezuela Maria Angela Bonanni
Miss USA Danielle Bounds
Miss Ukraine Oleksandra Nikitina
Miss South Africa Nondyebo Dzingwa
Miss Puerto Rico Yeidy Bosques
Miss Netherlands Desiree van den Berg
Miss Japan Marina Kishira
Miss Italy Ilenia Arnolfo
Miss India Nicole Faria
Miss Ecuador Jennifer Stephanie Pazmino
Miss Thailand Watsaporn Wattanakoon
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