Miss Earth India
{{Short description|Indian national beauty pageant}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Miss Earth India
| image =
| image_border =
| size = 20th
| caption = Logo of Miss Earth India
| formation = 2010
| type = Beauty pageant
| headquarters = New Delhi
| location = India
| membership = Miss Earth
| key_people = Deepak Agarwal (National Director){{cite news |title= Miss Divine Beauty {{!}} 2019 Ref:Business Standard |newspaper=Business Standard India |date=2 September 2019 |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/miss-divine-beauty-celebrated-the-power-of-womanhood-at-the-grand-finale-event-119090200738_1.html |language=en}}{{cite web |title= Rashmi Madhuri crowned {{!}} 2021 Ref:gulfnews|url=https://www.gulfnews.com/amp/world/asia/india/rashmi-madhuri-crowned-miss-earth-india-2021-1.1634201734519 |language=en}}
| language = English
| website = {{URL|https://www.divinebeautygroup.com/}}
}}
Miss Earth India or Miss India Earth is a title given to the Indian woman who represents India at Miss Earth,{{cite news|title=Miss Earth India pageant to be held in Delhi|url=http://www.oneindia.com/india/miss-earth-india-pageant-be-held-delhi-2004285.html|access-date=28 March 2016|publisher=Oneindia, Greynium Information Technologies Pvt. Ltd.|date=5 February 2016}}{{cite news|title=Delhi to host Miss Earth India to support Beti Bachao Beti Padhao|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/fashion-and-trends/delhi-to-host-miss-earth-india-to-support-beti-bachao-beti-padhao/story-xN77zwqj7eRyEJIXDqrAhI.html|access-date=28 March 2016|work=Hindustan Times|date=5 February 2016}} an annual, international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness.{{cite news|title=Afghanistan: Anti-Pageant Judges|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B07E3DC1430F933A05753C1A9659C8B63&scp=1&sq=miss%20earth%20vida%20samadzai&st=cse|first=World News|last=New York Times| work=The New York Times |date=30 October 2003|access-date=3 January 2009}}{{cite news|title=Miss Earth 2004 beauty pageant|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-10/25/content_385531.htm|work=China Daily|agency=Reuters|date=25 October 2004|access-date=23 October 2007}}{{cite news|last=Enriquez|first=Amee|title=Philippines: How to make a beauty queen|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25550425|access-date=3 February 2014|publisher=BBC News|date=2 February 2014}} The current national pageant which chooses the Indian representative for Miss Earth is Miss Divine Beauty of India.
History
File:Nicole Faria Yaariyan Promotion.jpg 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.
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200704091922.htm |title=The Hindu News Update Service |work=The Hindu |date=9 April 2007 |access-date=17 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629035631/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200704091922.htm |archive-date=29 June 2011 }}{{cite news|title=No runners-up in Miss India contest; all 3 winners are equal|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_no-runners-up-in-miss-india-contest-all-3-winners-are-equal_1089789 |access-date=1 March 2012|newspaper=Daily News and Analysis and Press Trust of India|date=9 April 2007}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://missindiamagazine.com/sushmita-sen-at-the-helm-of-miss-universe-india-pageant/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402101246/http://missindiamagazine.com/sushmita-sen-at-the-helm-of-miss-universe-india-pageant/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=2 April 2015|title=Former Miss Universe, Sushmita Sen, now at the helm of Miss Universe India|work=Miss India Magazine|access-date=13 March 2015}}
India did well at the Miss Earth debut in 2001, when Shamita Singha was one of the Top 10 finalists.{{cite news|last=Lo|first=Ricardo F.|title=In fairness to Sherilyn|url=http://www.philstar.com/funfare/Article.aspx?articleId=138037&publicationSubCategoryId=70|access-date=11 June 2011|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=27 October 2001}}{{cite news|title=Miss Earth History |url=http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/earth.htm |publisher=Pageantopolis |first=Donald |last=West |date=18 December 2007 |access-date=12 January 2010 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071216024953/http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/earth.htm |archive-date=16 December 2007 }} 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.[http://www.missearth.tv/index.php The 10th Miss Earth Pageant]{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_nicole-faria-s-family-not-surprised-by-miss-earth-win_1477001|title=Nicole Faria's family not surprised by Miss Earth win |work=Daily News and Analysis |date= 5 December 2010 |access-date=5 December 2010}} In addition to the main title, Faria was chosen as Miss Talent (the 10th pageant's first special award).{{Cite web |url=http://www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn/Culture_Art/2010/11/87077/ |title=SGGP English Edition- Indian contestant wins Miss Earth talent competition |access-date=9 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123041451/http://www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn/Culture_Art/2010/11/87077/ |archive-date=23 November 2010 |url-status=dead }} 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.[http://english.vovnews.vn/Home/Indian-beauty-crowned-Miss-Earth-Talent-2010/201011/121261.vov VOVNEWS.VN | Indian beauty crowned Miss Earth Talent 2010 – Indian beauty crowned Miss Earth Talent 2010] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113235235/http://english.vovnews.vn/Home/Indian-beauty-crowned-Miss-Earth-Talent-2010/201011/121261.vov |date=13 November 2010 }} 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.{{cite news|title=Down to Earth|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/weekend/inside.asp?xfile=/data/weekend/2011/October/weekend_October17.xml§ion=weekend|access-date=21 February 2012|newspaper=Khaleej Times|date=7 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225023321/http://khaleejtimes.com/weekend/inside.asp?xfile=/data/weekend/2011/October/weekend_October17.xml§ion=weekend|archive-date=25 December 2011|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|last=Newswire|first=Traffiq|title=International Beauty Queen Creates Global Steering Committee to Solve Bangalore, India Water Crisis|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/international-beauty-queen-creates-global-steering-committee-to-solve-bangalore-india-water-crisis-2011-12-02|access-date=21 February 2012|newspaper=MarketWatch|date=2 December 2011}}
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.{{cite news|title=Noyonita Lodh crowned Miss Diva Universe|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/noyonita-lodh-crowned-miss-diva-universe/articleshow/44887674.cms|access-date=20 October 2014|newspaper=The Economic Times|year=2014}}
=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.
={{anchor|2016: Miss Earth India 2016}}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.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}
={{anchor|2018: Glamanand Supermodel India - 2018}}2018: Glamanand Supermodel India=
Glamanand Supermodel India sent India's representative to Miss Earth 2018, which was held in the Philippines.
=2019–present: Miss Divine Beauty=
Miss 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
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Titleholder !Title !Home !Venue |
| 2024
| Gauri Gothankar | Divine Miss Earth India 2024 | Golden Tulip Suites, Gurgaon |
| 2023
| Divine Miss Earth India 2023 | Jawaharlal Nehru Auditorium, New Delhi |
| 2022
| Vanshika Parmar | Divine Miss Earth India 2022 | Jawaharlal Nehru Auditorium, New Delhi |
| 2021
| Rashmi Madhuri | Divine Miss Earth India 2021 | Welcom Hotel, New Delhi |
| 2020
| Tanvi Kharote | Divine Miss Earth India 2020 | Virtual Pageant |
| 2019 |
| 2018
| Devika Vaid{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/beauty-pageants/foreign-pageants/devika-vaid-crowned-miss-india-earth-2018/videoshow/65886261.cms|title = Devika Vaid crowned Miss India Earth 2018 | Beauty Pageants - Times of India Videos|website = The Times of India}} |
| 2017
| Kempinski Ambience Hotel, New Delhi |
| 2016
| Kempinski Ambience Hotel, New Delhi |
| 2015
| Glamanand Supermodel India 2015 | Courtyard Marriott Hotel, Gurgaon, Haryana |
{{anchor|Representatives to Miss Earth}}Miss Earth representatives
;Color key
{{plainlist|
- {{Color box|gold|border=silver}} : Declared as Winner
- {{Color box|#FFFF33|border=silver}} : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
- {{Color box|#FFFACD|border=silver}} : Ended as one of the Finlaist/Semi-finalists
- {{Color box|#FADADD|border=silver}} : Unplaced but given special award(s)
}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; line-height:20px; font-size:90%; width:100%;" |
| rowspan="2" | Year
! rowspan="2" | Delegate ! rowspan="2" | State ! colspan="2" | Placement & Performance |
|---|
| | Placements
! | {{nowrap|Special award(s)}} |
| style="background:#FFFACD;"
| 2001 | Top 10 | style="background:;" | {{collapsible list| | title = 3 Special Awards | titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;font-size: 90% |
|
| 2002
| Unplaced | |
| 2003
| Shweta Vijay | Kerala | Unplaced | |
| style="background:#FFFACD;"
| 2004 | Jyoti Brahmin | Top 16 | |
| 2005
| Unplaced | |
| style="background-color:#FFFF33;"
| 2006 | Miss Air (1st Runner-Up) | style="background:;" | {{collapsible list| | title = 1 Special Award | titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;font-size: 90% |
|
| style="background-color:#FFFF33;"
| 2007 | Miss Air (1st Runner-Up) | |
| 2008
| Gujarat | Unplaced | |
| style="background:#FFFACD;"
| 2009 | Top 16 | |
| style="background-color:gold;"
| 2010 | text-align:center;"| Miss Earth 2010 | style="background:;" | {{collapsible list| | title = 2 Special Awards | titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;font-size: 90% |
|
| 2011
| New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| style="background-color:#FADADD;"
| 2012 | Unplaced | style="background:;" | {{collapsible list| | title = 12 Special Awards | titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;font-size: 90% |
|
| style="background-color:#FADADD;"
| 2013 | Unplaced | style="background:;" | {{collapsible list| | title = 5 Special Awards | titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;font-size: 90% |
|
| style="background-color:#FADADD;"
| 2014 | New Delhi | Unplaced | style="background:;" | {{collapsible list| | title = 8 Special Awards | titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;font-size: 90% |
|
| style="background-color:#FADADD;"
| 2015 | Unplaced | style="background:;" | {{collapsible list| | title = 2 Special Awards | titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;font-size: 90% |
|
| 2016
| Unplaced | |
| style="background-color:#FADADD;"
| 2017 | Shaan Suhas Kumar | Unplaced | style="background:;" | {{collapsible list| | title = 2 Special Awards | titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;font-size: 90% |
|
| style="background-color:#FADADD;"
| 2018 | Nishi Bhardwaj | Unplaced | style="background:;" | {{collapsible list| | title = 1 Special Award | titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;font-size: 90% |
|
| style="background-color:#FADADD;"
| 2019 | Unplaced | style="background:;" | {{collapsible list| | title = 3 Special Awards | titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;font-size: 90% |
|
| 2020
| Tanvi Kharote | Unplaced | |
| 2021
| Rashmi Madhuri | Unplaced | |
| 2022
| Vanshika Parmar | Unplaced | |
| style="background:#FFFACD;"
| 2023 | Top 20 | |
| 2024
| Unplaced | |
{{anchor|Winners' Gallery|Miss Earth|Elemental Queens|Other titleholders}}Gallery
File:Shamita Singha at the launch of Spanish women's brand 'Vinegar' in Hyderabad.jpg|alt=A smiling Shamita Singha|Shamita Singha, Miss India Earth 2001
File:Niharika Singh - Flickr - Strange Sadhu™ Films.jpg|alt=Black-and-white photo of Niharika Singh|Niharika Singh, Miss India Earth 2005
File:Amruta sndt fashion show.jpg|alt=Amruta Patki, in a costume|Amruta Patki, 1st Runner-up Miss Earth 2006
File:MissIndiaEarth2007 (Pooja Chitgopekar).jpg|alt=Pooja Chitgopekar onstage between two men|Pooja Chitgopekar, 1st Runner-up Miss Earth 2007
File:Nicole Faria at the First look launch of 'Yaariyan'.jpg|Nicole Faria, Miss Earth 2010
File:SobhitaDhulipalaMeerut.jpg|alt=Sobhita Dhulipala, wearing a tiara|Sobhita Dhulipala, Miss India Earth 2013
File:Alankrita Sahai at the launch of Himesh Reshammiya & Lulia Vantur’s album ‘Aap Se Mausiiquii’ (cropped).jpg|alt=A smiling Alankrita Sahai|Alankrita Sahai, Miss India Earth 2014
File:Devika Vaid 1.jpg|Devika Vaid, Miss India Earth 2018
Notes
- 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.{{cite web | url=https://www.voodly.in/nishi-bhardwaj-represent-india-miss-earth/ | title=Voodly.in }}
- 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
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.divinebeautygroup.com/ Miss Divine Beauty]
{{Miss Earth India}}
{{Beauty pageants in India}}
{{Miss Earth countries and territories}}
Category:Beauty pageants in India