Miss Earth India

Miss Earth India or Miss India Earth is a title given to the Indian woman who represents India in the Miss Earth[2][3] Pageant, an annual, international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness.[4][5][6] The current national pageant which chooses the Indian representative for Miss Earth is Miss Divine Beauty of India.

Miss Earth India
MottoBeauty and Brain – Cause and Care
Formation2010
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersDelhi
Location
Membership
Miss Earth
Official language
Hindi, English
Key people
Deepak Agarwal (National Director)[1]
Websitewww.divinebeautygroup.com

History
Miss Earth 2010 Nicole Faria promoting her Bollywood film "Yaariyan"

2001–2014: Femina Miss India and Miss Diva

India has participated in the Miss Earth pageant since its inception in 2001. From 2001 to 2013, India's representatives at Miss Earth were selected by Femina Miss India (a beauty pageant founded in 1964). Femina Miss India is sponsored by Femina, a women's magazine published by the Times Group.

In 2002, the third winner of Femina Miss India was changed from Miss India Asia Pacific International to Femina Miss India-Earth to designate India's representative to the new Miss Earth pageant, and a finalist was sent to Miss International. From 2007 to 2009, three winners went to Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss Earth.[7][8] In 2010, I Am She - Miss Universe India acquired the rights to send India's representatives to the Miss Universe pageant. The first winner at Femina Miss India was designated to participate in Miss World, the second winner to Miss Earth, and the third winner to Miss International. In 2013, the Times Group regained the rights to send India's representatives to Miss Universe and launched a new pageant for Miss Universe (Miss Diva). The following year, Miss Earth India received the second title at the Miss Diva pageant.[9]

India did well at the Miss Earth debut in 2001, when Shamita Singha was one of the top ten finalists.[10][11] The country has become a strong contender for Miss Earth; Jyoti Brahmin of West Bengal and Shriya Kishore of Maharashtra made the semi-finals in 2004 and 2009, respectively (both years were won by Brazil). In 2006 and 2007, Amruta Patki and Pooja Chitgopekar were Miss Air (first runners-up).

In 2010, Nicole Faria won the Miss Earth crown for India.[12][13] In addition to the main title, Faria was chosen as Miss Talent (the 10th pageant's first special award).[14] She performed a belly dance combining Oriental and Middle Eastern styles in a performance which raised ₫100 million, which was donated to the HCM City Red Cross to aid flood victims in central Vietnam.[15] As a Miss Earth winner, Faria addressed the problems of Bangalore's lakes. The lakes have rapidly disappeared in the past 30 years (from 270-300 lakes to about 80) due to industrial development. The remaining 80 lakes have been severely polluted by human and industrial waste.[16][17]

In 2014, Femina Miss India's sister pageant (Miss Diva) sent India's representative to Miss Earth. The Miss Diva pageant, established in 2013, is also owned by the Times Group. The titleholder, Alankrita Sahai won on 14 October 2014.[18]

2015: Glamanand Supermodel India

Glamanand Supermodel India Beauty Pageant chairman Nikhil Anand acquired the rights to send India's delegates to the Miss Earth pageant in 2015, and the winner of the Glamanand Supermodel India 2015 contest was crowned Miss Earth India. In 2016, Glamanand lost the rights.

2016: Cheryl Hansen

In 2016, the Miss Earth franchise of was obtained by Cheryl Hansen. The audition had 37 finalists from Bangalore and New Delhi screenings.

2018: Glamanand Supermodel India

Glamanand Supermodel India sent India's representative to Miss Earth 2018, which was held in the Philippines.

2019: Miss Divine Beauty
Miss Earth India 2019

Miss Divine Beauty Pageant acquired the rights to send India's delegates to the Miss Earth pageant in 2019, and one of the winner of the contest "Tejaswini Manogna" was crowned Miss Earth India 2019 .

Titleholders
Year Titleholder Title Home Venue
2019 Tejaswini Manogna Divine Miss Earth India 2019 Telangana Kingdom of Dreams, Gurgaon
2018 Devika Vaid[19] Glamanand Supermodel India 2018 New Delhi Kingdom of Dreams, Gurgaon
2017 Shaan Suhas Kumar Miss Earth India 2017 Madhya Pradesh Kempinski Ambience Hotel, New Delhi
2016 Rashi Yadav Miss Earth India 2016 New Delhi Kempinski Ambience Hotel, New Delhi
2015 Aaital Khosla Glamanand Supermodel India 2015 Chandigarh Courtyard Marriott Hotel, Gurgaon, Haryana

Miss Earth representatives
  •      Winner
  •      Runner-up
  •      Finalist or semi-finalist
  •      Unplaced.
Year Miss Earth India Home Placement Special award(s)
2020 TBA TBA TBA
2019 Tejaswini Manogna Telangana Unplaced
Talent (Water)
Long Gown (Water)

Globe's Choice Award

2018 Nishi Bhardwaj New Delhi Unplaced
Resort wear (Air Group)
2017 Shaan Suhas Kumar Madhya Pradesh Unplaced
Miss Friendship (group 3)
Intelligence and Environmental Awareness (top 16)
2016 Rashi Yadav New Delhi Unplaced
2015 Aaital Khosla Chandigarh Unplaced
Cooking Challenge
Speech at United Nations
2014 Alankrita Sahai New Delhi Unplaced
Miss Eco – Beauty – Top 10
Miss Earth Pagudpud
Miss Hannah's Beach Resort Best in Casual Wear
Best Evening Gown
Miss Photogenic
Beauty for a Cause
Best in Swimsuit
Best National Costume
2013 Sobhita Dhulipala Andhra Pradesh Unplaced
Miss Photogenic
Miss Eco Beauty
Miss Ever Bilena
Miss Talent – Top 15
Best in Resort Wear – Top 15
2012 Prachi Mishra Uttar Pradesh Unplaced
Miss Friendship
Miss Congeniality
Best in Swimsuit
Best in Resort Wear
Miss MyPhone
Miss Advance Placenta
I Love My Planet School Campaign
Evening Gown Competition
Miss Photogenic
Press Presentation
Trivia Challenge
Resorts Wear competition (Group 3)
2011 Hasleen Kaur New Delhi Unplaced
2010 Nicole Faria Karnataka Miss Earth 2010 Miss Talent
Miss Diamond Place
2009 Shriya Kishore Maharashtra Top 16
2008 Tanvi Vyas Gujarat Unplaced
2007 Pooja Chitgopekar Karnataka Miss Air (1st Runner-up)
2006 Amruta Patki Maharashtra Miss Air (1st Runner-up) Best in Long Gown
2005 Niharika Singh Uttarakhand Unplaced
2004 Jyoti Brahmin West Bengal Top 16
2003 Shweta Vijay Kerala Unplaced
2002 Reshmi Ghosh West Bengal Unplaced
2001 Shamita Singha Maharashtra Top 10 Best in National Costume

Notes
  • 2019 - The reigning Miss Earth India 2019 is Tejaswini Manogna. She was Crowned at National Beauty pageant Miss Divine Beauty 2019.
  • 2018 - Devika Vaid was crowned as Miss Earth India 2018 by Glamanand Supermodel India Organization. Nishi Bhardwaj was sent as a replacement to the original title holder of Miss Earth India 2018 Devika Vaid for the pageant. The original winner suffered with an injury making her unable to compete at the forthcoming Miss Earth 2018.[20]
  • 2017 - No national pageant was held in the year 2017. Shaan Suhas kumar, Miss Earth India Air 2016 was appointed as Miss Earth India 2017 by the national director Cheryl Hansen.
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