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Miss Earth 2010

Miss Earth 2010
Nicole Faria
Date4 December 2010
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueVinpearl Land Amphitheater, Nha Trang, Vietnam
Broadcaster
Entrants84
Placements14
Debuts
Withdrawals
  • Albania
  • Argentina
  • Cuba
  • El Salvador
  • Gabon
  • Georgia
  • Greece
  • Honduras
  • Hungary
  • Israel
  • Pakistan
  • Paraguay
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Turks and Caicos
Returns
  • Bolivia
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Cameroon
  • Cayman Islands
  • Chile
  • Curaçao
  • Egypt
  • Germany
  • Ireland
  • Mauritius
  • Mongolia
  • Nicaragua
  • Norway
  • Romania
  • Vietnam
WinnerNicole Faria
India
CongenialitySue Ellen Castañeda, Guatemala
Best National CostumeMarina Kishira, Japan
PhotogenicWatsaporn Wattanakoon, Thailand
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Miss Earth 2010 was the 10th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, held at the Vinpearl Land Amphitheater in Nha Trang, Vietnam, on December 4, 2010.[1]

Larissa Ramos of Brazil crowned Nicole Faria of India as her successor at the end of the event. She was the first Miss Earth from India.[2][3]

Eighty-four contestants from various countries and territories competed for the Miss Earth 2010 title.[4] The event was broadcast live by STAR World, VTV, ABS-CBN, Studio 23, The Filipino Channel, and other partner networks.[5]

The Miss Earth winner serves as the spokesperson for the Miss Earth Foundation, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and other environmental organizations.[6]

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.[7][8] Vietnamese singer Mỹ Linh performed during the show.

Results

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Participating countries, territories and results

Placements

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Placement Contestant
Miss Earth 2010
Miss Earth – Air 2010
Miss Earth – Water 2010
  •  Thailand – Watsaporn Wattanakoon
Miss Earth – Fire 2010
Top 7
  •  Japan – Marina Kishira
  •  South Africa – Nondyebo Dzingwa
  •  Venezuela – Mariángela Bonanni
Top 14
  •  Czech Republic – Carmen Justová
  •  Italy – Ilenia Arnolfo
  •  Netherlands – Desiree van den Berg
  •  Russia – Victoria Shchukina ∞
  •  Ukraine – Valentyna Zhytnyk
  •  United States – Danielle Bounds
  •  Vietnam – Luu Thi Diem Huong

Note:
∞ – Pazmiño resigned as Miss Earth Air 2010. Due to protocol, one of the finalists, Victoria Shchukina, assumed the Miss Earth Air title.
; 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.[4]

Special awards

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Major awards

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Awards Contestant
Miss Friendship
  •  Guatemala – Sue Ellen Castañeda
Miss Photogenic
  •  Thailand – Watsaporn Wattanakoon
Miss Talent
Best in National Costume
  •  Japan – Marina Kishira
Best in Evening Gown
Best in Swimsuit

Minor/Sponsor awards

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Awards Contestant
Miss CanDeluxe
Miss Diamond Place
Miss Earth Sea-Links City Resort
  •  Japan – Marina Kishira
Miss PNJ
Miss Saigon Elegance
  •  Serbia – Tijana Rakic
Miss Vietnam Airlines
Best in Ao dai
  •  Serbia – Tijana Rakic

Talent competition

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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.[9][10]

Result Contestant
Winner
Top 5
Top 18
  •  Bosnia and Herzegovina – Ema Golijanin
  •  Botswana – Onalenna Gaopalelwe
  •  Brazil – Luisa de Almeida Lopes
  •  England – Sandra Marie Lees
  •  Guam – Naiomie Jean Santos
  •  Guatemala – Sue Ellen Castañeda
  •  Guyana – Soyini Fraser
  •  Ireland – Alesha Gallen
  •  Italy – Ilenia Arnolfo
  •  Jamaica – Kai Ayanna McDonald
  •  South Africa – Nondyebo Dzingwa
  •  Thailand – Watsaporn Wattanakoon
  •  Tonga – 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

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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.[11][12]

Result Contestant
Winner
  •  Japan – Marina Kishira
Top 5
  •  Brazil – Luisa de Almeida Lopes
  •  Ecuador – Jennifer Pazmiño
  •  Mexico – Claudia Lopez Mollinedo
  •  South Africa – Nondyebo Dzingwa

Note: At that night, Miss Japan also won a sponsor award which is Miss Earth Sea-Links City Resort.

Miss Aodai

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The Miss Aodai was held on 17 November 2010 in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa.[13][14]

Result Contestant
Winner
Top 5
  •  Chinese Taipei – Liu Hsing-Jung
  •  South Korea – Gui-joo Lee
  •  Nicaragua – Junieth Rosales
  •  Philippines – Psyche Resus

Note: At that night, Miss Serbia also won a sponsor award which is Miss Saigon Elegance.

Best in Evening Gown

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The Best in Evening Gown was held on 17 November 2010 in Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa.[15]

Result Contestant
Winner
Top 5
  •  Brazil – Luisa de Almeida Lopes
  •  Czech Republic – Carmen Justová
  •  Thailand – Watsaporn Wattanakoon
  •  Venezuela – Mariángela Bonanni

Note: At that night, Miss Ecuador also won a sponsor award which is Miss PNJ.

Best in Swimsuit

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The Best in Swimsuit was held on 20 November 2010 in Phu Yen.[16][17] Miss Vietnam Lưu Thị Diễm Hương won the Best in Swimsuit.[18][19]

Result Contestant
Winner
Top 5

Note: At that night, Miss Vietnam won a sponsor award which is Miss CanDeluxe.

Winning answer

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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?"[20]

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.[20]

Contestants

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Country/Terr. Contestant Age Height Hometown
 Australia Kelly Louise Maguire 24 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Sydney
 Bahamas Aquelle Plakaris 24 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Nassau
 Belgium Melissa Vingerhoed 18 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Etterbeek
 Bolivia Yovana O'Brien 19 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Santa Cruz
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Ema Golijanin 18 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Sarajevo
 Botswana Onalenna Gaopalelwe 20 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Serowe
 Brazil Luisa de Almeida Lopes 20 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Porto de Galinhas
 Cameroon Estelle Essame 26 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Yaoundé
 Canada Summer Anne Ross 26 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Toronto
 Cayman Islands Samantha Widmer 19 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) George Town
 Chile Pamela Soprani 23 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Santiago
 China Zhao Shenqianhui 19 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Beijing
 Chinese Taipei Liu Hsing-Jung 25 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Taipei
 Colombia Diana Marin 22 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Cali
 Costa Rica Allyson Alfaro 20 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) San José
 Crimea Anastasiya Sienina 19 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Simferopol
 Curaçao Norayla Francisco 25 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Willemstad
 Czech Republic Carmen Justová 19 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Sokolov
 Denmark Sandra Vester 25 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) Copenhagen
 Dominican Republic Wisleidy Osorio 21 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Samana
 Ecuador Jennifer Pazmiño 22 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Guayaquil
 Egypt Doaa Hakam 22 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) Cairo
 England Sandra Marie Lees 25 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Birmingham
 France Fanny Vauzanges 25 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Paris
 French Polynesia Mihiatea Ruta 24 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Papeete
 Germany Reingard Hageman 25 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Schwerin
 Ghana Golda Dayi 18 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Accra
 Guadeloupe Maïté Elso[21] 23 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Les Abymes
 Guam Naiomie Jean Santos 18 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Asan
 Guatemala Sue Ellen Castañeda 24 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Guatemala City
 Guyana Soyini Fraser 20 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Georgetown
 Hong Kong Zheng Xiaoyue 19 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Hong Kong
 India Nicole Faria 20 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Bangalore
 Indonesia Jessica Aurelia Tji 24 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Jakarta
 Ireland Alesha Gallen 24 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Donegal
 Italy Ilenia Arnolfo 26 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Cuneo
 Jamaica Kai Ayanna McDonald 24 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Kingston
 Japan Marina Kishira 23 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Chiba
 Kenya Miano Isabell Wangui 22 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Njoro
 South Korea Gui-joo Lee 20 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Jeollabuk-do
 Kosovo Morena Taraku 18 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Peje
 Latvia Eva Caune 22 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Riga
 Lebanon Jihane Nehme 26 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Beirut
 Luxembourg Laureta Bardoniqi 18 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Bettembourg
 Macau Yi Tong Sun 23 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) Macau
 Madagascar Alexandra Randrianarivel 23 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Antananarivo
 Malaysia Appey Rowena Januin 18 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Kota Kinabalu
 Malta Christine Mifsud 19 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Valletta
 Martinique Christine Garçon[22][23][24] 22 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Le Vauclin
 Mauritius Anne-Lise Ramooloo 21 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Port Louis
 Mexico Claudia Lopez Mollinedo 18 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Teapa
 Mongolia Bayaarkhuu Gantogoo 24 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Ömnögovi
   Nepal Sahana Bajracharya 21 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Kathmandu
 Netherlands Desirée van den Berg 23 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Santpoort
 New Zealand Lisa Davids 20 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) North Shore
 Nicaragua Junieth Raquel Rosales 21 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Managua
 Nigeria Inara Isaiah 18 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Bayelsa
 Northern Ireland Judith Keys 18 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Belfast
 Norway Iman Kerigo 18 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Kløfta
 Panama Nicole Morrell 20 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Panama City
 Peru Silvana Vásquez 22 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Lima
 Philippines Psyche Resus[25][26] 22 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Infanta
 Poland Beata Polakowska 24 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Ostrów Mazowiecka
 Puerto Rico Yeidy Bosques 22 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Mayagüez
 Romania Andreea Capsuc 19 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Bucharest
 Russia Viktoria Shchukina 22 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Moscow
 Samoa Faaselega Oloapu 25 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Apia
 Scotland Cora Buchanan 24 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Edinburgh
 Serbia Tijana Rakic 23 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Kruševac
 Singapore Maricelle Rani Wong 20 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) Singapore
 Slovak Republic Tímea Szaboová 20 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Bratislava
 Slovenia Ines Draganovič 19 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Ljubljana
 South Africa Nondyebo Dzingwa 24 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Roodepoort
 South Sudan Atong Demach 22 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Juba
  Switzerland Liza Andrea Küster 24 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Bern
 Tanzania Rose Shayo 21 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Dodoma
 Thailand Watsaporn Wattanakoon 23 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Chiang Rai
 Tonga Glena Lavemai 19 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Nukualofa
 Turkey Döndü Şahin 24 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Nuremberg
 Ukraine Valentina Zhytnyk 18 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Kharkiv
 United States Danielle Bounds 25 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Kansas City
 Venezuela Mariángela Bonanni 22 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) San Cristóbal
 Vietnam Luu Thi Diem Huong 20 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Ho Chi Minh City
 Wales Louise Hinder 19 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Swansea

Judges

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No. Judge Background
1 Ella Bella Founder of Generation Earth[27]
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

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Schedules

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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.[5]

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.[29][30]

Notes

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Debuts

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Returns

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  • Last competed in 2005:
    •  Mauritius[33]
    •  Mongolia
  • Last competed in 2006:
    •  Cayman Islands
    •  Chile
    •  Curaçao
    •  Egypt
    •  Ireland
  • Last competed in 2007:
    •  Cameroon
    •  Norway
    •  Vietnam
  • Last competed in 2008:
    •  Bolivia
    •  Bosnia and Herzegovina
    •  Botswana
    •  Germany
    •  Nicaragua
    •  Romania

Replacements

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Designations

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Did not compete

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  •  Argentina – Isolina Boero
  •  Bhutan – Kinley Yangden
  •  El Salvador – Sarai Calderón
  •  Georgia – Taliko Shubitidze
  •  Sri Lanka – Dilrufa Mohamed
  •  Uganda – Pierra Akewro

Withdrawals

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