# Miss Earth 2012

Miss Earth 2012 was the 12th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, held at the Versailles Palace in Las Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines, on November 24, 2012.
Olga Álava of Ecuador crowned Tereza Fajksová of the Czech Republic as her successor at the end of the event.

## Results

    Miss Earth
    Miss Earth – Air
    Miss Earth – Water
    Miss Earth – Fire
    Top 8
    Top 16

### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Earth 2012 | Czech Republic – Tereza Fajksová |
| Miss Earth – Air 2012 | Philippines – Stephany Stefanowitz |
| Miss Earth – Water 2012 | Venezuela – Osmariel Villalobos |
| Miss Earth – Fire 2012 | Brazil – Camila Brant |
| Top 8 | Nepal – Nagma Shrestha  Russia – Natalia Pereverzeva  South Africa – Tamerin Jardine  United States – Siria Bojorquez |
| Top 16 | Costa Rica – Fabiana Granados  Germany – Nel-Linda Zublewitz  Italy – Giulia Capuani  Japan – Megumi Noda  Mexico – Paola Aguilar Concha  Poland – Justyna Rajczyk  Scotland – Sara Pender  South Korea – Sara Kim |

### Special awards

| Result | Contestant |
| Darling of the Press | Philippines – Stephany Stefanowitz |

### Challenge Events
#### M.E. Trivia Challenge

The Trivia Challenge was held on 4 November 2012.
| Result | Contestant |
| Robinsons Place Dasmariñas, Cavite ||
| 1st | South Africa – Tamerin Jardine |
| 2nd | United States – Siria Bojorquez |
| 3rd | Philippines – Stephany Stefanowitz |
| Robinsons Pioneer Forum Edsa, Mandaluyong ||
| 1st | Wales – Zoë Kinsella |
| 2nd | Pakistan – Zanib Naveed |
| 3rd | India – Prachi Mishra |

#### Walk with M.E.

The "Walk with Miss Earth Campaign" was held on the 4, 6, 7 and 8 November 2012.
| Result | Contestant |
| Luneta Park, Manila ||
| 1st | South Africa – Tamerin Jardine |
| 2nd | Netherlands – Shauny Bult  Nepal – Nagma Shrestha |
| 3rd | Denmark – Belinda Jensen  US Virgin Islands – Carolyn Whitney Carter |
| SM North EDSA, Quezon City ||
| 1st | Canada – Valerie Remillard |
| 2nd | Belgium – Madina Hamidi |
| 3rd | Australia – Jenna Seymour |
| SM Mall of Asia, Pasay ||
| 1st | Dominican Republic – Rocio Castellanos |
| 2nd | Spain – Nathalia Moreira |
| 3rd | Russia – Natalia Pereverzeva |

#### Liter of Light Project Campaign

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.
| Result | Contestant |
| Group 1 ||
| 1st | Puerto Rico – Darla Pacheco |
| 2nd | New Zealand – Gloria Ofa Blake |
| 3rd | Botswana – Lorraine Ditsebe |
| Group 3 ||
| 1st | Germany – Nel-Linda Zublewitz |
| 2nd | Moldova – Aliona Chitoroaga |
| 3rd | Honduras – Odily Alvarenga |

#### Environmental Seminar

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":
| Result | Contestant |
| 1st | South Africa – Tamerin Jardine |
| 2nd | United States – Siria Bojorquez |
| 3rd | New Zealand – Gloria Ofa Blake |
At the same event, the following candidates were chosen as the "Most Sociable":
| Result | Contestant |
| 1st | Guam – Sarah Filush |
| 2nd | Italy – Giulia Capuani |
| 3rd | Singapore – Phoebe Tan |

#### M.E. Greenbag Challenge

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:
| Result | Contestant |
| 1st | Australia – Jenna Seymour  Belgium – Madina Hamidi  Belize – Jessel Lauriano |
| 2nd | Austria – Sandra Seidl  Bosnia and Herzegovina – Zerina Sirbegovic  Botswana – Lorraine Ditsebe |
| 3rd | Singapore – Phoebe Tan  Slovak Republic – Martina Grešová  South Africa – Tamerin Jardine |

#### Resorts Wear competition

The Resorts Wear competition was held on 9, 13 and 17 November 2012.
| Result | Contestant |
| Lingayen, Pangasinan (Group 1) ||
| 1st | Puerto Rico – Darla Pacheco |
| 2nd | Czech Republic – Tereza Fajksová |
| 3rd | Mongolia – Battsetseg Turbat |
| Pontefino Hotel (Group 2) ||
| 1st | Venezuela – Osmariel Villalobos |
| 2nd | Turkey – İlknur Melis Durası |
| 3rd | India – Prachi Mishra |
| Legazpi, Philippines (Group 3) ||
| 1st | Germany – Nel-Linda Zublewitz |
| 2nd | Wales – Zoë Kinsella |
| 3rd | Thailand – Waratthaya Wongchayaporn |

#### M.E. Eco-Ambassadress

The following contestants were chosen as Eco-Ambassadors:
| Result | Contestant |
| Hamilo Coast, Pico de Loro (Group 3) ||
| 1st | Germany – Nel-Linda Zublewitz |
| 2nd | South Sudan – Rachael Angeth |
| 3rd | Ukraine – Ievgeniia Prokopenko |

#### Miss Earth Official Swimsuit Competition

The swimsuit competition" was held on 10 and 14 November 2012. The winners were:
| Result | Contestant |
| Puerto Princesa (Group 1) ||
| 1st | Puerto Rico – Darla Pacheco |
| 2nd | Philippines – Stephany Stefanowitz |
| 3rd | South Africa – Tamerin Jardine |
| Golden Sunset Resort, Calatagan, Batangas (Group 2) ||
| 1st | India – Prachi Mishra |
| 2nd | Venezuela – Osmariel Villalobos |
| 3rd | United States – Siria Bojorquez |
| Northwoods, Bulacan (Group 3) ||
| 1st | Paraguay – Alexandra Fretes |
| 2nd | Norway – Nina Fjalestad |
| 3rd | Argentina – Tatiana Bischof |

## Controversies

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.
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". 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.
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!"
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."
The stinging indictment, published in full on the pageant's website, caused a furore in Russia.
| Result | Contestant |
| Robinsons Starmills, Pampanga (Group 1) ||
| 1st | Puerto Rico – Darli Pacheco |
| 2nd | South Africa – Tamerin Jardine |
| 3rd | Chinese Taipei – Jen-Ling Lu |
| Enchanted Kingdom, Sta. Rosa, Laguna (Group 2) ||
| 1st | Turkey – İlknur Melis Durası |
| 2nd | Guadeloupe – Sherina van der Koelen |
| 3rd | Spain – Nathalia Moreira |
| Dilinger's Bar, Makati (Group 3) ||
| 1st | Malaysia – Deviyah Daranee |
| 2nd | Malta – Yasmin Falzon |
| 3rd | Honduras – Odily Alvarenga |

### M.E. Sponsored Swimsuit Parade

The "Miss Earth 2012 Sponsored Swimsuit Parade" was held on 9 November 2012. The winners are:
| Result | Contestant |
| Hamilo Coast, Pico de Loro (Group 3) ||
| 1st | Paraguay – Alexandra Fretes |
| 2nd | Norway – Nina Fjalestad |
| 3rd | Dominican Republic – Rocio Castellanos |

## Contestants

| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Height | Weight | Hometown | Group |
| Argentina | Tatiana Bischof | 18 | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m) | 132 lb (60 kg) | Resistencia | 3 |
| Australia | Jenna Seymour | 21 | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | 125 lb (57 kg) | Glenmore Park | 2 |
| Austria | Sandra Seidl | 24 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 105 lb (48 kg) | Vienna | 1 |
| Bahamas | Brooke Sherman | 22 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 120 lb (54 kg) | Freeport | 2 |
| Belgium | Madina Hamidi | 25 | 5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (1.69 m) | 110 lb (50 kg) | Antwerp | 2 |
| Belize | Jessel Lauriano | 24 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 124 lb (56 kg) | Belize City | 2 |
| Bolivia | Dayana Dorado | 18 | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 119 lb (54 kg) | Beni | 3 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | Zerina Sirbegovic | 21 | 5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (1.69 m) | 114 lb (52 kg) | Srebrenik | 1 |
| Botswana | Lorraine Ditsebe | 19 | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | 118 lb (54 kg) | Mochudi | 1 |
| Brazil | Camila Brant | 22 | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 130 lb (59 kg) | Patos de Minas | 1 |
| Canada | Valerie Remillard | 24 | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 107 lb (49 kg) | Saint-Félix-de-Valois | 2 |
| China | Jin Rong | 25 | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 114 lb (52 kg) | Beijing | 2 |
| Chinese Taipei | Lu Jen-Ling | 23 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 121 lb (55 kg) | Taipei | 1 |
| Colombia | Cindy Kohn-Cybulkiewicz | 25 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 125 lb (57 kg) | Maicao | 1 |
| Cook Islands | Teuira Napa | 19 | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m) | 125 lb (57 kg) | Avarua | 1 |
| Costa Rica | Fabiana Granados | 22 | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m) | 114 lb (52 kg) | Hojancha | 2 |
| Crimea | Liudmyla Kuzmina | 24 | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 118 lb (54 kg) | Kyiv | 1 |
| Czech Republic | Tereza Fajksová | 23 | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 125 lb (57 kg) | Ivančice | 1 |
| Denmark | Belinda Jensen | 22 | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 134 lb (61 kg) | Tølløse | 1 |
| Dominican Republic | Rocio Castellanos | 25 | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 135 lb (61 kg) | Santiago de los Caballeros | 3 |
| Ecuador | Tatiana Torres | 25 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 120 lb (54 kg) | Cuenca | 1 |
| El Salvador | Yaritza Rivera | 18 | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 130 lb (59 kg) | San Vicente | 1 |
| England | Zahida Begum | 18 | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | 115 lb (52 kg) | Northumberland | 1 |
| Fiji | Esther Foss | 21 | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 141 lb (64 kg) | Suva | 3 |
| Finland | Kristiina Airi | 19 | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m) | 118 lb (54 kg) | Helsinki | 1 |
| Germany | Nel-Linda Zublewitz | 19 | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m) | 140 lb (64 kg) | Bünde | 3 |
| Guadeloupe | Sherina van der Koelen | 19 | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m) | 129 lb (59 kg) | Pointe à Pitre | 2 |
| Guam | Sarah Filush | 24 | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | 113 lb (51 kg) | Piti | 2 |
| Guatemala | Stefany Miranda | 23 | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m) | 115 lb (52 kg) | Guatemala City | 3 |
| Honduras | Odily Alvarenga | 22 | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | 109 lb (49 kg) | San Pedro Sula | 3 |
| India | Prachi Mishra | 24 | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m) | 110 lb (50 kg) | Uttar Pradesh | 2 |
| Indonesia | Chelsy Liven | 24 | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m) | 132 lb (60 kg) | Tangerang | 1 |
| Italy | Giulia Capuani | 22 | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 123 lb (56 kg) | Milan | 3 |
| Japan | Megumi Noda | 25 | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m) | 114 lb (52 kg) | Shiga | 1 |
| Kenya | Fiona Konchellah | 23 | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m) | 123 lb (56 kg) | Nairobi | 3 |
| Kosovo | Ajshe Babatinca | 18 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 121 lb (55 kg) | Pristina | 2 |
| Lebanon | Patricia Geagea | 21 | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | 125 lb (57 kg) | Beirut | 2 |
| Malaysia | Deviyah Daranee | 21 | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 110 lb (50 kg) | Kuala Lumpur | 3 |
| Malta | Yasmin Falzon | 21 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 107 lb (49 kg) | Valletta | 3 |
| Mexico | Paola Aguilar Concha | 20 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 114 lb (52 kg) | Yucatan | 3 |
| Moldova | Aliona Chitoroaga | 24 | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m) | 116 lb (53 kg) | Chișinău | 3 |
| Mongolia | Battsetseg Turbat | 21 | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 121 lb (55 kg) | Ulan Bator | 1 |
| Nepal | Nagma Shrestha | 21 | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 132 lb (60 kg) | Kathmandu | 2 |
| Netherlands | Shauny Bult | 21 | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 134 lb (61 kg) | Boxtel | 2 |
| New Zealand | Gloria Ofa Blake | 20 | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 115 lb (52 kg) | Auckland | 1 |
| Nicaragua | Braxis Álvarez | 25 | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m) | 120 lb (54 kg) | Río San Juan | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | Ciara Walker | 20 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 110 lb (50 kg) | Derry | 2 |
| Norway | Nina Fjalestad | 19 | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m) | 110 lb (50 kg) | Asker | 3 |
| Pakistan | Zanib Naveed | 25 | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 113 lb (51 kg) | Lahore | 3 |
| Panama | Ana Lorena Ibáñez | 26 | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m) | 120 lb (54 kg) | Penonomé | 2 |
| Paraguay | Alexandra Fretes | 24 | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 132 lb (60 kg) | Asunción | 3 |
| Philippines | Stephany Stefanowitz | 22 | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 125 lb (57 kg) | Quezon City | 1 |
| Poland | Justyna Rajczyk | 20 | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 110 lb (50 kg) | Poznań | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | Darli Pacheco | 23 | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 135 lb (61 kg) | Toa Baja | 1 |
| Réunion Island | Aïsha Valy | 22 | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m) | 110 lb (50 kg) | Entre-Deux | 1 |
| Romania | Iulia Monica Dumitrescu | 20 | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | 114 lb (52 kg) | Cluj-Napoca | 3 |
| Russia | Natalia Pereverzeva | 24 | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m) | 110 lb (50 kg) | Kursk | 3 |
| Scotland | Sara Pender | 22 | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 133 lb (60 kg) | Lanarkshire | 2 |
| Singapore | Phoebe Tan | 24 | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 121 lb (55 kg) | Singapore | 1 |
| Slovak Republic | Martina Grešov | 26 | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m) | 110 lb (50 kg) | Humenné | 1 |
| Slovenia | Anjeza Barbatovci | 21 | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m) | 119 lb (54 kg) | Ljubljana | 3 |
| South Africa | Tamerin Jardine | 25 | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m) | 120 lb (54 kg) | Sandton | 1 |
| South Korea | Sara Kim | 24 | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 121 lb (55 kg) | Seoul | 2 |
| South Sudan | Rachael Angeth | 21 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 143 lb (65 kg) | Juba | 3 |
| Spain | Nathalia Moreira | 20 | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 121 lb (55 kg) | Madrid | 2 |
| Sri Lanka | Chathurika Ariyawansha | 25 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 99 lb (45 kg) | Colombo | 3 |
| Sweden | Camilla Hansson | 23 | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m) | 117 lb (53 kg) | Stockholm | 2 |
| Switzerland | Lea Sara Wittwer | 21 | 5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (1.66 m) | 119 lb (54 kg) | Bern | 1 |
| Tanzania | Bahati Chando | 20 | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | 110 lb (50 kg) | Dar es Salaam | 2 |
| Thailand | Waratthaya Wongchayaporn | 19 | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m) | 103 lb (47 kg) | Songkhla | 3 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | Amryl Nurse | 22 | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 134 lb (61 kg) | Chickland | 1 |
| Turkey | İlknur Melis Durası | 22 | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 130 lb (59 kg) | Istanbul | 2 |
| Ukraine | Yevhenya Prokopenko | 25 | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 116 lb (53 kg) | Sumy | 3 |
| Uruguay | Cynthia Kutscher | 22 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 118 lb (54 kg) | Salto | 2 |
| United States | Siria Bojorquez | 19 | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 126 lb (57 kg) | El Paso | 2 |
| US Virgin Islands | Carolyn Whitney Carter | 22 | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 105 lb (48 kg) | Christiansted | 2 |
| Venezuela | Osmariel Villalobos | 24 | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m) | 118 lb (54 kg) | Maracaibo | 2 |
| Vietnam | Đỗ Hoàng Anh | 18 | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m) | 130 lb (59 kg) | Ha Noi | 3 |
| Wales | Zoë Kinsella | 20 | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | 110 lb (50 kg) | Cardiff | 3 |
| Zimbabwe | Dimitra Markou | 18 | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m) | 114 lb (52 kg) | Bulawayo | 2 |