Miss Earth 2011
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Miss Earth 2011, the 11th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on December 3, 2011 at the University of the Philippines Theater, inside the campus of the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City, Philippines. Nicole Faria of India crowned her successor Olga Álava of Ecuador at the end of the event. 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.
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.
The three "elemental titles", which have equal ranking, were awarded to Miss Brazil Driely 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.
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Earth 2011 | Ecuador – Olga Álava |
| Miss Earth – Air 2011 | Brazil – Driely Bennettone |
| Miss Earth – Water 2011 | Philippines – Athena Imperial |
| Miss Earth – Fire 2011 | Venezuela – Caroline Medina |
| Top 8 | Bosnia and Herzegovina – Aleksandra Kovačević Crimea – Nina Astrakhantseva Mexico – Casandra Becerra Zimbabwe – Thandi Muringa |
| Top 16 | Japan – Tomoko Maeda Paraguay – Nicole Huber Portugal – Susana Nogueira Slovenia – Rebecca Kim Lekše Sweden – Renate Cerljen Chinese Taipei Taiwan – Cherry Liu Thailand – Niratcha Tungtisanont Ukraine – Kristina Oparina |
Special awards
Major awards
The following special awards were given:
| Awards | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Friendship | Pakistan – Sanober Hussain |
| Miss Photogenic | Chinese Taipei Taiwan – Cherry Liu |
| Miss Talent | South Africa – Dominique Mann |
| Best in National Costume | Japan – Tomoko Maeda |
| Best in Evening Gown | Mexico – Casandra Becerra |
| Best in Swimsuit | Czech Republic – Šárka Cojocarová |
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:
| No. | Judge | Background |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zubin Gandevia | Television producer, chief operating officer of Fox International Channels in Asia Pacific & Middle East |
| 2 | Jean-Pierre Grivory | Perfumer, President Director General at Cofinluxe S.A. in France, creator of the world-famous Salvador Dalí perfumes |
| 3 | Philippe Charriol | Designer, Founder and CEO of the Charriol Group, makers of Philippe Charriol watches |
| 4 | Cong Khe Nguyen | Newspaper editor, Chairperson of Thanh Nien Media Corporation, Director of the Nguyen Thai Binh Scholarship, chairperson and founder of the Vietnam Talent Fund |
| 5 | Jacinto Ng Jr | Entrepreneur, Director of Quantuvis Resources Corp. |
| 6 | Luis Crisologo Singson | Politician, Governor of the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines |
| 7 | Daniele Ponzi | environment specialist of Asian Development Bank |
| 8 | Vivien Tan | Singer from Singapore, Host of Star Asia Travel, an Asia wide travel program for STAR TV |
| 9 | Vivienne Tan | Environment advocate, educator, and social worker |
| 10 | Patrick Durst | Senior forestry officer for Asia and the Pacific of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| 11 | Dave Semerad | Ateneo de Manila University basketball player |
| 12 | Anthony Semerad | Ateneo de Manila University basketball player |
Contestants
84 delegates competed for the title
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aruba | Melissa Laclé | 25 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Oranjestad |
| Australia | Deedee Zibara | 20 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | West Ryde |
| Austria | Elisabeth Hanakamp | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Vienna |
| Bahamas | Kerel Pinder | 26 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Grand Bahama |
| Belgium | Aline Decock[citation needed] | 23 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Brussels |
| Belize | Kimberly Robateau | 22 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Belize City |
| Bolivia | Valeria Avendaño | 23 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | La Paz |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Aleksandra Kovacevic | 21 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Sarajevo |
| Botswana | Messiah Jackson | 24 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Gaborone |
| Brazil | Driely Bennettone | 21 | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | São Paulo |
| Canada | Ashlea Moor[citation needed] | 25 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Lethbridge |
| Chile | Camila Stuardo | 23 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Temuco |
| China | Liu Yujun | 22 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Nanjing |
| Colombia | Andrea DeVivo[citation needed] | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | La Guajira |
| Crimea | Nina Astrakhantseva | 21 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Simferopol |
| Curaçao | Miluska Willems | 24 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Willemstad |
| Czech Republic | Šárka Cojocarová | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Svobodné Heřmanice |
| Denmark | Cecilia Iftikhar | 24 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Kokkedal |
| Dominican Republic | Sarah Féliz[citation needed] | 24 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Neiba |
| Ecuador | Olga Álava[citation needed] | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Guayaquil |
| El Salvador | Anita Puertas | 22 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | San Salvador |
| England | Roxanne Smith | 22 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Birmingham |
| Estonia | Ksenia Lihhatševa | 21 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Tallinn |
| France | Mathilde Florin | 21 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Lille |
| Germany | Manou Volkmer | 18 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Berlin |
| Ghana | Patricia Amoah Anti | 21 | 1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | Accra |
| Guadeloupe | Mitchelle Malezieu | 18 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Basse-Terre |
| Guam | Anna Calvo | 25 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Dededo |
| Guatemala | Ana Luisa Montúfar | 18 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Guatemala City |
| Honduras | Stephany Martínez | 19 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Roatan |
| Hong Kong | Luo Wenxi | 18 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Hong Kong |
| Hungary | Dora Szabó[citation needed] | 24 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Budapest |
| India | Hasleen Kaur | 22 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | New Delhi |
| Indonesia | Inez Elodhia Maharani | 22 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Jakarta |
| Ireland | Rachelle Liggett | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Dublin |
| Israel | Huda Naccache | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Haifa |
| Italy | Angelica Parisi | 23 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Turin |
| Japan | Tomoko Maeda | 24 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Tokyo |
| Kosovo | Nora Asani | 24 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Pristina |
| Latvia | Sanda Mezecka | 26 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Riga |
| Lebanon | Nathaly Farraj | 22 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Beirut |
| Luxembourg | Natascha Bintz | 21 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Luxembourg |
| Macau | Cherry Ng | 24 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Macau |
| Madagascar | Volamiandoha Ratsimiahotrarivo | 18 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Antsirabe |
| Malaysia | Joyce Tay | 24 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Malacca |
| Martinique | Coralie Leplus[citation needed] | 21 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Fort-de-France |
| Mexico | Casandra Becerra | 23 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Guadalajara |
| Nepal | Anupama Aura Gurung | 23 | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Chitwan |
| Netherlands | Jill Duijves | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Diemen |
| New Zealand | Alexandra Scott[citation needed] | 22 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Auckland |
| Nigeria | Munachi Uzoma | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Abuja |
| Northern Ireland | Alixandra Halliday | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Derry |
| Norway | Marion Dyrvik | 22 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Trondheim |
| Pakistan | Sanober Hussain[citation needed] | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Lahore |
| Panama | Marelissa Him | 22 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Panama City |
| Paraguay | Nicole Huber | 21 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Asunción |
| Peru | Maria Gracia Figueroa | 21 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Lima |
| Philippines | Athena Imperial | 24 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Casiguran |
| Portugal | Susana Nogueira | 20 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Lisbon |
| Puerto Rico | Agnes Benítez | 25 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Cataño |
| Romania | Jihan Shanabli | 26 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Bucharest |
| Russia | Alena Kuznetsova | 25 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Moscow |
| Scotland | Amanda Quinn | 25 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Glasgow |
| Singapore | Felicia Orvalla | 23 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Singapore |
| Slovak Republic | Romana Procházková | 23 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Bratislava |
| Slovenia | Rebecca Kim Lekše | 20 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Ljubljana |
| South Africa | Dominique Mann | 25 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Cape Town |
| South Korea | E-seul Kim | 26 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Seoul |
| Spain | Veronica Doblas | 21 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Madrid |
| Sri Lanka | Poojani Wakirigala | 24 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Colombo |
| Sweden | Renate Cerljen | 22 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Staffanstorp |
| Switzerland | Irina de Giorgi | 21 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Zurich |
| Chinese Taipei Taiwan | Cherry Liu | 18 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Taipei |
| Tanzania | Nelly Kamwelu | 19 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Dar Es Salaam |
| Thailand | Niratcha Tungtisanont | 22 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Bangkok |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Melanie George-Sharpe | 24 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Port of Spain |
| Turkey | Merve Saribas | 20 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Istanbul |
| Ukraine | Kristina Oparina[citation needed] | 19 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Kharkiv |
| United States | Nicole Kelley | 22 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Daytona Beach |
| United States Virgin Islands | Kara Williams[citation needed] | 22 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Saint Croix |
| Venezuela | Caroline Medina | 19 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Maracay |
| Vietnam | Phan Thị Mơ | 21 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Tiền Giang |
| Wales | Emma Franklin | 24 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Cardiff |
| Zimbabwe | Thandi Muringa[citation needed] | 23 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Harare |
Notes
Debuts
Returns
- Last competed in 2005: Estonia Portugal
- Last competed in 2007: Belize Trinidad and Tobago United States Virgin Islands
- Last competed in 2009: El Salvador Honduras Hungary Israel Pakistan Paraguay Spain Sweden
Withdrawals
- Cameroon
- Cayman Islands
- Costa Rica
- Egypt
- French Polynesia
- Guyana
- Kenya
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mongolia
- Nicaragua
- Poland
- Samoa
- Serbia
- South Sudan
- Tonga
Did not compete
- Jamaica - Kerry Moxam
Replacement
- Vietnam - Nguyễn Thái Hà has been confirmed as a candidate to represent Vietnam this year. However, one day before leaving, she withdrew because of the family's emergency work. After Trương Thị May - expected representative of Vietnam in Miss Earth 2009 but did not attend because she was injured - refused because she was participating in the drama "Chau sa", supermodel Phạm Ngọc Thạch qualified to participate, Phan Thị Mơ, Top 5 Miss Vietnam World 2010 was granted permission to attend last minute.