Miss Earth 2010


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.
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.
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

Special awards

Major awards

AwardsContestant
Miss FriendshipGuatemala

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 Ho Chi Minh City Red Cross, to support flood victims in the central region.
ResultContestant
WinnerIndia

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
WinnerJapan

Miss Aodai

The Miss Aodai was held on 17 November 2010 in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa.
ResultContestant
WinnerSerbia

Best in Evening Gown

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

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
WinnerVietnam

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:

Background music

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 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.
  • In Ho Chi Minh City:
  • * 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 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.
  • In Central Vietnam:
  • * 12 Nov.: Provincial tour at Phan Thiet 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, Miss Earth 2010 final night was held in Vinpearl, Nha Trang. Broadcast live on VTV1 and VTV4, ABS-CBN, The Filipino Channel, STAR World.

Debuts

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Returns

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Replacements

  • – Jessica Van Moorleghem was replaced by Melissa Vingerhoed for personal reasons.
  • – Aline Bruch was replaced by Luisa de Almeida Lopes.
  • – Ding Wenyuan was replaced by Zhao Shenqianhui.
  • – Alejandra Alvarez was replaced by Allyson Alfaro.
  • – Christelle Demaison was replaced by Fanny Vauzanges due to family emergency.
  • – Anna Julia Hagen was replaced by Reingard Hagemann because of her studies.
  • – Liza Elly Purnamasari was replaced by Jessica Aurelia Tji.
  • – Andreea Dorobantiu was replaced by Andreea Capsuc.
  • – Okelsandra Nikitina was replaced by Valentina Zhytnyk.

Designations

Did not compete

  • – Isolina Boero
  • – Kinley Yangden
  • – Sarai Calderón
  • – Taliko Shubitidze
  • – Dilrufa Mohamed
  • – Pierra Akewro

Withdrawals

  • – No national pageant held
  • – Original contestant Jennifer Kalo ended up competing at Miss World 2010 due to Agnes Dobo injury.
  • – Lack of funding and sponsorship
  • – No national pageant held; lack of funding and sponsorship