Miss Earth India 2016

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{{Infobox beauty pageant

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| caption = Miss Earth India 2016

| venue = Ramada Gurgaon Central, Delhi, India

| date = October 3, 2016

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| entrants = 21

| broadcaster = Colors (TV channel), Zoom (TV channel)

| winner =Rashi Rao

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| theme= Beauty & Brain - Cause & Care

| before = 2015

| next = 2017

|placements=4}}

The second running of the Miss Earth India beauty pageant as an independent pageant was held in September 2016. It sought to support the causes of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao and Green India.{{Cite web |date=2016-02-05 |title=Delhi to host Miss Earth India to support Beti Bachao Beti Padhao |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/fashion-and-trends/delhi-to-host-miss-earth-india-to-support-beti-bachao-beti-padhao/story-xN77zwqj7eRyEJIXDqrAhI.html |access-date=2023-09-30 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}} The winner represented India at the Miss Earth 2016 competition.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-delhi-to-host-this-year-s-miss-earth-india-pageant-2174715|title = Delhi to host this year's Miss Earth India pageant}}{{cite web |url=http://stylewhack.com/entertainment/miss-earth-india-2016/ |title=Miss Earth India 2016 – A Pageant Contest or A Tormenting Farce? |website=stylewhack.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013144750/http://stylewhack.com/entertainment/miss-earth-india-2016/ |archive-date=2016-10-13}} {{cite web |url=http://www.fireflydaily.com/pageant-scam-revealed/ |title=Shocking: Contestant Reveals How Miss Earth India 2016 Was A Total Scam {{!}} Firefly Daily |website=www.fireflydaily.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013220235/http://www.fireflydaily.com/pageant-scam-revealed/ |archive-date=2016-10-13}}