Date 3 December 2011 Placements 16 | Entrants 84 | |
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Presenters Jason Godfrey, Sonia Couling Venue University of the Philippines Theater, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines Broadcaster ABS-CBN, Studio 23, The Filipino Channel, STAR World, Channel V, VTV | ||
Miss Earth 2011 was held on 3 December 2011 at the University of the Philippines Theater in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. The show was aired live by Channel V at 8:00 pm, while Star World broadcast on Sunday, 4 December at 6:00 pm, ABS-CBN and Studio 23 broadcast on the same day at 10:30 pm. There was also a delayed telecast of the show on The Filipino Channel and on the television stations of other participating countries.
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The pageant was originally scheduled to be held at the Impact, Muang Thong Thani in Bangkok, Thailand, however the pageant organizers decided to move the pageant back to the Philippines due to the 2011 Thailand floods.
Miss Earth 2010, Nicole Faria of India, crowned her successor Olga Álava of Ecuador as Miss Earth 2011 at the end of the event.
The three "elemental titles", which have equal ranking, were awarded to Miss Brazil Drielly Bennettone as Miss Earth-Air 2011, Miss Philippines Athena Imperial as Miss Earth-Water 2011 title, and Caroline Medina of Venezuela as Miss Earth-Fire 2011.
Special awards
The following special awards were given:
Winning answer
Final Question in Miss Earth 2011: "Why the candidates chose education as the environmental initiative that world leaders should prioritize?"
Answer of Miss Earth 2011: "Education is the best solution for the environment because children are those who have to preserve the Earth for future generations." – Olga Álava, represented Ecuador.
Judges
The board of judges during the final competition were consisted of the following personalities: