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Date
  
4 December 2010

Entrants
  
84

Entertainment
  
Ronan Keating, Mỹ Linh

Miss Earth 2010

Presenters
  
Marie Digby, Oli Pettigrew, Jennifer Pham

Venue
  
Vinpearl Land Amphitheater, Nha Trang, Vietnam

Broadcaster
  
VTV, ABS-CBN, Studio 23, The Filipino Channel, STAR World

Miss Earth 2010, the tenth edition of Miss Earth pageant, was held on 4 December 2010 at the Vinpearl Land in Nha Trang, Vietnam.

Contents

Eighty-four contestants from various countries and territories competed for the Miss Earth 2010 title. At the conclusion of the competition, outgoing titleholder Miss Earth 2009, Larissa Ramos of Brazil crowned her successor Nicole Faria of India. She is the first Miss Earth from India. 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 diva Mỹ Linh performed her latest English single during the show.

Placements

Note: Unlike other pageants, there was no "runner-up" in Miss Earth 2010. 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 (The original Miss Earth Air 2010 of Ecuador) has relinquished her crown due to marriage to her fiancee in February.

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. Miss India performed a graceful belly dance that combined Oriental and Middle Eastern style. The event raised VND100 million, which was donated to the HCM City Red Cross, to support flood victims in the central region.

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.

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.

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

Best in Long Gown

The Best in Long Gown was held on 17 November 2010 in Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa.

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. At the show, Miss Earth's organizing board offered Phu Yen Province People's Committee VND500 million (US$25,000) to support flood victims. Miss Vietnam Lưu Thị Diễm Hương won the Best in Swimsuit.

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

Winning answer

Final Question in Miss Earth 2010: "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.

Judges

  • Ella Bella – Founder of Generation Earth
  • Nenad Bratic – Architecture
  • Marie J.Y.E. Collart – Hollywood Actress
  • Rachel Grant – Hollywood Actress
  • Karla Henry – Miss Earth 2008 from Philippines
  • Michael Jeffrey Rosenthal – Fashion Photographer
  • Eddy Tan – President of STAR World
  • Phạm Châu Sanh – Head of the Culture, External Relations and UNESCO under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam
  • Hoàng Đại Thanh – Editor-in-chief of Thời Trang Trẻ Magazine
  • Nguyễn Quỳnh Như – 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 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, and met with the local residents to talk about environmental protection and participated in various environmental activities, and in preparation 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.
  • References

    Miss Earth 2010 Wikipedia