Miss Earth 2012

:{{Color box|#008000}} Miss Earth

:{{Color box|#FFFF33}} Miss Earth – Air

:{{Color box|#00FFFF}} Miss Earth – Water

:{{Color box|#FF0000}} Miss Earth – Fire

:{{Color box|#FF00FF}} Top 8

:{{Color box|#FFA500}} Top 16

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The Trivia Challenge was held on 4 November 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/MissEarthPageant |title=Miss Earth Pageant |publisher=Facebook |access-date=6 November 2012}}

The "Walk with Miss Earth Campaign" was held on the 4, 6, 7 and 8 November 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.missearth.tv/news.php |title=The Miss Earth Pageant |publisher=Missearth.tv |access-date=6 November 2012}}

The "Liter of Light Project Campaign" was held on 6, 8 and 10 November 2012 in San Juan. The project promotes the use of plastic bottles with water as an alternative bulb. The following candidates were hailed as "The Fastest Learners" in making the project.{{cite web|author=Miss Earth PageantPhotosTimelineAbout |url=https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.377034132381318.94669.136088479809219&type=1 |title=Liter of Light Project in San Juan |publisher=Facebook |date=7 November 2012 |access-date=13 November 2012}}

The Environmental Seminar was held on 7 November 2012 at the Bulwagang Ninoy, Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife in Diliman, Quezon City. The following candidates were chosen with the "Best Participation":{{cite web|author=Miss Earth PageantPhotosTimelineAbout |url=https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.377399665678098.94738.136088479809219&type=1 |title=Dinner Party @ Buddha Bar |publisher=Facebook |date=7 November 2012 |access-date=13 November 2012}}

At the same event, the following candidates were chosen as the "Most Sociable":

The Miss Earth Greenbag Challenge was held at the Mall of Asia in Pasay, Philippines on 8 November 2012. The activity promotes the use of reusable bags. The following groups of candidates emerged as winners:{{cite web|author=Miss Earth PageantPhotosTimelineAbout |url=https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.377916918959706.94862.136088479809219&type=3 |title=Greenbag Challenge @ SM Mall of Asia! |publisher=Facebook |date=9 November 2012 |access-date=13 November 2012}}

The Resorts Wear competition was held on 9, 13 and 17 November 2012.{{cite web|author=Miss Earth PageantPhotosTimelineAbout |url=https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.377931975624867.94866.136088479809219&type=1 |title=Resorts Wear Competition @ Pontefino Hotel (Group 2) |publisher=Facebook |date=9 November 2012 |access-date=13 November 2012}}

The following contestants were chosen as Eco-Ambassadors:{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/MissEarthPageant?ref=stream |title=Miss Earth Pageant |publisher=Facebook |access-date=13 November 2012}}

The swimsuit competition" was held on 10 and 14 November 2012. The winners were:{{cite web|author=Miss Earth PageantPhotosTimelineAbout |url=https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.378321768919221.94951.136088479809219&type=1 |title=Swimsuit Competition (Group 2) @ Golden Sunset |publisher=Facebook |access-date=13 November 2012}}

Miss Earth Russia, Natalia Pereverzeva, has been heavily criticized for posing topless and for being the cover girl of the Russian Playboy's May 2011 issue (about six months before when she was crowned new Miss Earth Russia 2012). The 24 year old model and former finance specialist, then sporting a blonde hair, appeared to have her hands covering her private parts and did a double breast exposure. Pereverzeva kept mum about the topless photos when asked by media.

She stated, "I don’t think that’s a good question for Miss Earth. Real beauty should be not only natural beauty but the beauty should come from the inside". Her fellow candidates have mixed reactions regarding the issue.

However, the organizers of the Miss Earth contest came to the defense of the Russian beauty, saying Pereverzeva did not violate moral standards.

They also said Pereverzeva's Playboy pictorial was not as daring as the Playboy spread of another European contest who was not allowed to participate in the pageant.

"We cannot enforce our own cultural standards on candidates from other countries. Since Miss Earth is a global endeavor, Miss Russia was chosen through a legitimate official process in her country," Lorraine Schuck, Miss Earth executive vice president, said in a statement.{{cite web | url=https://archive.today/20130120230832/http://beta.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/11/12/12/miss-russias-topless-playboy-photos-spark-debate | title=Miss Russia's topless Playboy photos spark debate | ABS-CBN News }}

Barely after a week, Miss Russia made the international headlines once again by provoking an outrage in her motherland by calling it "a beggar" and "my poor long-suffering country, mercilessly torn to pieces by greedy, dishonest, unbelieving people".{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/9687920/Russias-Miss-Earth-contestant-in-extraordinary-rant-against-country.html |title=Russia's Miss Earth contestant in extraordinary rant against country |date=November 19, 2012 |publisher=Telegraph |access-date=2012-11-25}} The source of the outrage came from a response to a standard question about what made her proud of her country and what she could promote about it, asked of all contestants of Miss Earth which has been stated in the pageant's official website.{{cite web|url=http://www.missearth.tv/delegates_russia.php |title=MISS RUSSIA : Natalia Pereverzeva |publisher=Missearth.tv |access-date=2012-11-25}}

Pereverzeva began by praising her country, saying it was, "a kind cow with very big eyes, funny horns and always chewing its mouth; oh, what sweet milk she gives!"{{cite web |url=http://www.thegloss.com/2012/11/20/beauty/miss-earth-russia-natalia-pereverzeva-424/ |title=Miss Russia Contestant Natalia Pereverzeva Says Super Weird Stuff About Russia At Miss Earth Contest TheGloss |website=www.thegloss.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130803002450/http://www.thegloss.com/2012/11/20/beauty/miss-earth-russia-natalia-pereverzeva-424/ |archive-date=2013-08-03}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/natalia-pereverzeva-miss-earth-rant-2012-11|title = Russian Beauty Queen Gives a Brutal Takedown of Her Country|website = Business Insider}}{{cite web |url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/what-about-world-peace-miss-earth-hopeful-natalia-pereverzeva-wages-war-on-beggar-russia/story-e6frfmqi-1226520351550 |title=What about world peace? Miss Earth hopeful Natalia Pereverzeva wages war on 'beggar' Russia {{!}} News.com.au |website=www.news.com.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120100436/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/what-about-world-peace-miss-earth-hopeful-natalia-pereverzeva-wages-war-on-beggar-russia/story-e6frfmqi-1226520351550 |archive-date=2012-11-20}}

But, veering off message, she added: "My Russia is a beggar. My Russia cannot help her elderly and orphans. From it, bleeding, like from a sinking ship, engineers, doctors, teachers are fleeing, because they have nothing to live on. My Russia – it is an endless Caucasian war."[https://archive.today/20130130041045/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-11-20/news/35241322_1_miss-earth-beauty-pageant-contestant articles.nydailynews.com]

The stinging indictment, published in full on the pageant's website, caused a furore in Russia.{{cite web|agency=Reuters|url=https://news.yahoo.com/russian-beauty-queen-criticizes-life-under-putin-174911062.html |title=Russian beauty queen criticizes life under Putin - Yahoo! News |publisher=News.yahoo.com |date=2012-11-20 |access-date=2012-11-25}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/11/20/111-Russia-is-a-beggar-says-Miss-Earth-entrant-Natalia-Pereverzeva.html|title = Russia is a 'beggar', says Miss Earth entrant Natalia Pereverzeva}}

The "Miss Earth 2012 Sponsored Swimsuit Parade" was held on 9 November 2012. The winners are:

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• Last competed in 2004:
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• Last competed in 2007:
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• Last competed in 2008:
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• Last competed in 2009:
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• Last competed in 2010:
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• {{flagu|Kenya}}
• {{flagu|Malta}}
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• {{flagu|Hungary}} – Alexandra Kocsis
• {{flagu|Peru}} – Miluska Huaroto
• {{noflag|Turks & Caicos}} – Carlisa Williams

• {{flagu|Chinese Taipei}} – Tien-Jung Kuo was replaced by Jen-Ling Lu for undisclosed reason.
• {{flagu|Dominican Republic}} – Alba Aquino could not compete due to a dispute and was dismissed; replaced by Rocío Castellanos.
• {{flagu|Ecuador}} – Estefanía Realpe was replaced by Tatiana Torres after the original winner was dethroned.
• {{flagu|Guadeloupe|local}} – Feh Rosseau Nyamndi was replaced by Sherina Vanderkoeelen for undisclosed reason.
• {{flagu|Lebanon}} – Eliane khawand was replaced by Patricia Geagea for undisclosed reason.
• {{flagu|Mongolia}} – Uyanga Ochirbat was replaced by Battsetseg Turbat for undisclosed reason.
• {{flagu|Spain}} – Joanna Guianolini was replaced by Nathalia Moreira.

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