Miss Earth India or Miss India Earth is a title given to the Indian woman who represents India at Miss Earth,[3][4] an annual, international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness.[5][6][7] The current national pageant which chooses the Indian representative for Miss Earth is Miss Divine Beauty of India.
| Formation | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | New Delhi |
| Location | |
| Membership | Miss Earth |
Official language | Hindi, English |
Key people | Deepak Agarwal (National Director)[1][2] |
| Website | www |
History
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2001–2014: Femina Miss India and Miss Diva
editIndia 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.
From 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.[8][9] 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.[10]
India did well at the Miss Earth debut in 2001, when Shamita Singha was one of the Top 10 finalists.[11][12] The country has become a strong contender for Miss Earth; Jyoti Brahmin of West Bengal and Shriya Kishore of Maharashtra made the Top 16 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.[13][14] In addition to the main title, Faria was chosen as Miss Talent (the 10th pageant's first special award).[15] She performed a belly dance combining Oriental and Middle Eastern styles in a performance which raised ₫100 million, which was donated to the Ho Chi Minh City Red Cross to aid flood victims in central Vietnam.[16] 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.[17][18]
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.[19]
2015: Glamanand Supermodel India
editGlamanand 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
editIn 2016, the Miss Earth franchise of was obtained by Cheryl Hansen. The audition had 37 finalists from Bangalore and New Delhi screenings.[citation needed]
2018: Glamanand Supermodel India
editGlamanand Supermodel India sent India's representative to Miss Earth 2018, which was held in the Philippines.
2019–present: Miss Divine Beauty
editMiss Divine Beauty Pageant acquired the rights to send India's representatives to the Miss Earth pageant in 2019. Tejaswini Manogna, one of the contest winners, was crowned Miss Earth India 2019. Tanvi Kharote was crowned Miss Divine Beauty 2020 (held virtually).
Priyan Sain was crowned Miss Divine Beauty 2023, earning the right to represent India at Miss Earth 2023. She successfully placed in the Top 20, ending India's 12-year unplacement streak since Nicole Faria's historic win at Miss Earth 2010.
Titleholders
edit| Year | Titleholder | Title | Home | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Gauri Gothankar | Divine Miss Earth India 2024 | Maharashtra | Golden Tulip Suites, Gurgaon |
| 2023 | Priyan Sain | Divine Miss Earth India 2023 | Rajasthan | Jawaharlal Nehru Auditorium, New Delhi |
| 2022 | Vanshika Parmar | Divine Miss Earth India 2022 | Himachal Pradesh | Jawaharlal Nehru Auditorium, New Delhi |
| 2021 | Rashmi Madhuri | Divine Miss Earth India 2021 | Karnataka | Welcom Hotel, New Delhi |
| 2020 | Tanvi Kharote | Divine Miss Earth India 2020 | Maharashtra | Virtual Pageant |
| 2019 | Tejaswini Manogna | Divine Miss Earth India 2019 | Telangana | Kingdom of Dreams, Gurgaon |
| 2018 | Devika Vaid[20] | 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
edit- Color key
- : Declared as Winner
- : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
- : Ended as one of the Finlaist/Semi-finalists
- : Unplaced but given special award(s)
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 2001 | Shamita Singha | Maharashtra | Top 10 | 3 Special Awards
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| 2002 | Reshmi Ghosh | West Bengal | Unplaced | |
| 2003 | Shweta Vijay | Kerala | Unplaced | |
| 2004 | Jyoti Brahmin | West Bengal | Top 16 | |
| 2005 | Niharika Singh | Uttarakhand | Unplaced | |
| 2006 | Amruta Patki | Maharashtra | Miss Air (1st Runner-Up) | 1 Special Award
|
| 2007 | Pooja Chitgopekar | Karnataka | Miss Air (1st Runner-Up) | |
| 2008 | Tanvi Vyas | Gujarat | Unplaced | |
| 2009 | Shriya Kishore | Maharashtra | Top 16 | |
| 2010 | Nicole Faria | Karnataka | Miss Earth 2010 | 2 Special Awards
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| 2011 | Hasleen Kaur | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 2012 | Prachi Mishra | Uttar Pradesh | Unplaced | 12 Special Awards
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| 2013 | Sobhita Dhulipala | Andhra Pradesh | Unplaced | 5 Special Awards
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| 2014 | Alankrita Sahai | New Delhi | Unplaced | 8 Special Awards
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| 2015 | Aaital Khosla | Chandigarh | Unplaced | 2 Special Awards
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| 2016 | Rashi Yadav | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 2017 | Shaan Suhas Kumar | Madhya Pradesh | Unplaced | 2 Special Awards
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| 2018 | Nishi Bhardwaj | New Delhi | Unplaced | 1 Special Award
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| 2019 | Tejaswini Manogna | Telangana | Unplaced | 3 Special Awards
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| 2020 | Tanvi Kharote | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 2021 | Rashmi Madhuri | Karnataka | Unplaced | |
| 2022 | Vanshika Parmar | Himachal Pradesh | Unplaced | |
| 2023 | Priyan Sain | Rajasthan | Top 20 | |
| 2024 | Gauri Gothankar | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
Gallery
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Shamita Singha, Miss India Earth 2001 -
Niharika Singh, Miss India Earth 2005 -
Amruta Patki, 1st Runner-up Miss Earth 2006 -
Pooja Chitgopekar, 1st Runner-up Miss Earth 2007 -
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Sobhita Dhulipala, Miss India Earth 2013 -
Alankrita Sahai, Miss India Earth 2014 -
Devika Vaid, Miss India Earth 2018
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Notes
edit- 2018 - Devika Vaid was originally crowned Miss Earth India 2018 by the Glamanand Supermodel India Organization. However, due to an injury, Nishi Bhardwaj was sent to represent India at the Miss Earth 2018 pageant.[21]
- 2017 - No national pageant was held in 2017. Shaan Suhas Kumar, the reigning Miss Earth India Air 2016, was appointed as Miss Earth India 2017 by the national director Cheryl Hansen.
References
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- ^ "Former Miss Universe, Sushmita Sen, now at the helm of Miss Universe India". Miss India Magazine. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ^ Lo, Ricardo F. (27 October 2001). "In fairness to Sherilyn". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ^ West, Donald (18 December 2007). "Miss Earth History". Pageantopolis. Archived from the original on 16 December 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
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- ^ "Nicole Faria's family not surprised by Miss Earth win". Daily News and Analysis. 5 December 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ "SGGP English Edition- Indian contestant wins Miss Earth talent competition". Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ^ VOVNEWS.VN | Indian beauty crowned Miss Earth Talent 2010 – Indian beauty crowned Miss Earth Talent 2010 Archived 13 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Down to Earth". Khaleej Times. 7 October 2011. Archived from the original on 25 December 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ Newswire, Traffiq (2 December 2011). "International Beauty Queen Creates Global Steering Committee to Solve Bangalore, India Water Crisis". MarketWatch. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ "Noyonita Lodh crowned Miss Diva Universe". The Economic Times. 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
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