# Miss Earth 2011

Miss Earth 2011, the 11th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on December 3, 2011 at the University of the Philippines Theater, inside the campus of the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City, Philippines. Nicole Faria of India crowned her successor Olga Álava of Ecuador at the end of the event. The show was aired live by Channel V at 8:00 pm, while Star World broadcast on Sunday, 4 December at 6:00 pm, ABS-CBN and Studio 23 broadcast on the same day at 10:30 pm. There was also a delayed telecast of the show on The Filipino Channel and on the television stations of other participating countries.
The pageant was originally scheduled to be held at the Impact, Muang Thong Thani in Bangkok, Thailand, however the pageant organizers decided to move the pageant back to the Philippines due to the 2011 Thailand floods.
The three "elemental titles", which have equal ranking, were awarded to Miss Brazil Driely Bennettone as Miss Earth-Air 2011, Miss Philippines Athena Imperial as Miss Earth-Water 2011 title, and Caroline Medina of Venezuela as Miss Earth-Fire 2011.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Earth 2011 | Ecuador – Olga Álava |
| Miss Earth – Air 2011 | Brazil – Driely Bennettone |
| Miss Earth – Water 2011 | Philippines – Athena Imperial |
| Miss Earth – Fire 2011 | Venezuela – Caroline Medina |
| Top 8 | Bosnia and Herzegovina – Aleksandra Kovačević  Crimea – Nina Astrakhantseva  Mexico – Casandra Becerra  Zimbabwe – Thandi Muringa |
| Top 16 | Chinese Taipei – Cherry Liu  Japan – Tomoko Maeda  Paraguay – Nicole Huber  Portugal – Susana Nogueira  Slovenia – Rebecca Kim Lekše  Sweden – Renate Cerljen  Thailand – Niratcha Tungtisanont  Ukraine – Kristina Oparina |

### Special awards
#### Major awards

The following special awards were given:
| Awards | Contestant |
| Miss Friendship | Pakistan – Sanober Hussain |
| Miss Photogenic | Chinese Taipei – Cherry Liu |
| Miss Talent | South Africa – Dominique Mann |
| Best in National Costume | Japan – Tomoko Maeda |
| Best in Evening Gown | Mexico – Casandra Becerra |
| Best in Swimsuit | Czech Republic – Šárka Cojocarová |

### Order of announcements
## Winning answer

Final Question in Miss Earth 2011: "Why the candidates chose education as the environmental initiative that world leaders should prioritize?"
Answer of Miss Earth 2011: "Education is the best solution for the environment because children are those who have to preserve the Earth for future generations." – Olga Álava, represented Ecuador.

## Background music

* Opening: "The Beautiful People" by Christina Aguilera and "Papi" by Jennifer Lopez
* Swimswit Competition: "Sexy and I Know It" by LMFAO
* Evening Gown Competition: "Sunshiner (A)" by Matthew Cang
* Final Look: "Just the Way You Are" of Bruno Mars (by Christian Bautista) (Live)

## Judges

The board of judges during the final competition were consisted of the following personalities:
| No. | Judge | Background |
| 1 | Zubin Gandevia | Television producer, chief operating officer of Fox International Channels in Asia Pacific & Middle East |
| 2 | Jean-Pierre Grivory | Perfumer, President Director General at Cofinluxe S.A. in France, creator of the world-famous Salvador Dalí perfumes |
| 3 | Philippe Charriol | Designer, Founder and CEO of the Charriol Group, makers of Philippe Charriol watches |
| 4 | Cong Khe Nguyen | Newspaper editor, Chairperson of Thanh Nien Media Corporation, Director of the Nguyen Thai Binh Scholarship, chairperson and founder of the Vietnam Talent Fund |
| 5 | Jacinto Ng Jr | Entrepreneur, Director of Quantuvis Resources Corp. |
| 6 | Luis Crisologo Singson | Politician, Governor of the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines |
| 7 | Daniele Ponzi | environment specialist of Asian Development Bank |
| 8 | Vivien Tan | Singer from Singapore, Host of Star Asia Travel, an Asia wide travel program for STAR TV |
| 9 | Vivienne Tan | Environment advocate, educator, and social worker |
| 10 | Patrick Durst | Senior forestry officer for Asia and the Pacific of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| 11 | Dave Semerad | Ateneo de Manila University basketball player |
| 12 | Anthony Semerad | Ateneo de Manila University basketball player |

## Contestants

84 delegates competed for the title
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
| Aruba | Melissa Laclé | 25 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Oranjestad |
| Australia | Deedee Zibara | 20 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | West Ryde |
| Austria | Elisabeth Hanakamp | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Vienna |
| Bahamas | Kerel Pinder | 26 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Grand Bahama |
| Belgium | Aline Decock | 23 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Brussels |
| Belize | Kimberly Robateau | 22 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Belize City |
| Bolivia | Valeria Avendaño | 23 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | La Paz |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Aleksandra Kovacevic | 21 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Sarajevo |
| Botswana | Messiah Jackson | 24 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Gaborone |
| Brazil | Driely Bennettone | 21 | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | São Paulo |
| Canada | Ashlea Moor | 25 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Lethbridge |
| Chile | Camila Stuardo | 23 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Temuco |
| China | Liu Yujun | 22 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Nanjing |
| Chinese Taipei | Cherry Liu | 18 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Taipei |
| Colombia | Andrea DeVivo | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | La Guajira |
| Crimea | Nina Astrakhantseva | 21 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Simferopol |
| Curaçao | Miluska Willems | 24 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Willemstad |
| Czech Republic | Šárka Cojocarová | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Svobodné Heřmanice |
| Denmark | Cecilia Iftikhar | 24 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Kokkedal |
| Dominican Republic | Sarah Féliz | 24 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Neiba |
| Ecuador | Olga Álava | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Guayaquil |
| El Salvador | Anita Puertas | 22 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | San Salvador |
| England | Roxanne Smith | 22 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Birmingham |
| Estonia | Ksenia Lihhatševa | 21 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Tallinn |
| France | Mathilde Florin | 21 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Lille |
| Germany | Manou Volkmer | 18 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Berlin |
| Ghana | Patricia Amoah Anti | 21 | 1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | Accra |
| Guadeloupe | Mitchelle Malezieu | 18 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Basse-Terre |
| Guam | Anna Calvo | 25 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Dededo |
| Guatemala | Ana Luisa Montúfar | 18 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Guatemala City |
| Honduras | Stephany Martinez | 19 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Roatan |
| Hong Kong | Luo Wenxi | 18 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Hong Kong |
| Hungary | Dora Szabó | 24 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Budapest |
| India | Hasleen Kaur | 22 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | New Delhi |
| Indonesia | Inez Elodhia Maharani | 22 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Jakarta |
| Ireland | Rachelle Liggett | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Dublin |
| Israel | Huda Naccache | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Haifa |
| Italy | Angelica Parisi | 23 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Torino |
| Japan | Tomoko Maeda | 24 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Tokyo |
| South Korea | Kim E-seul | 26 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Seoul |
| Kosovo | Nora Asani | 24 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Pristina |
| Latvia | Sanda Mezecka | 26 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Riga |
| Lebanon | Nathaly Farraj | 22 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Beirut |
| Luxembourg | Natascha Bintz | 21 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Luxembourg City |
| Macau | Cherry Ng | 24 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Macau |
| Madagascar | Volamiandoha Ratsimiahotrarivo | 18 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Antsirabe |
| Malaysia | Joyce Tay | 24 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Malacca |
| Martinique | Coralie Leplus | 21 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Fort-de-France |
| Mexico | Casandra Becerra | 23 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Guadalajara |
| Nepal | Anupama Aura Gurung | 23 | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Chitwan |
| Netherlands | Jill Duijves | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Diemen |
| New Zealand | Alexandra Scott | 22 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Auckland |
| Nigeria | Munachi Uzoma | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Abuja |
| Northern Ireland | Alixandra Halliday | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Derry |
| Norway | Marion Dyrvik | 22 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Trondheim |
| Pakistan | Sanober Hussain | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Lahore |
| Panama | Marelissa Him | 22 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Panamá City |
| Paraguay | Nicole Huber | 21 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Asunción |
| Peru | Maria Gracia Figueroa | 21 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Lima |
| Portugal | Susana Nogueira | 20 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Lisbon |
| Puerto Rico | Agnes Benítez | 25 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Cataño |
| Philippines | Athena Imperial | 24 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Casiguran |
| Romania | Jihan Shanabli | 26 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Bucharest |
| Russia | Alena Kuznetsova | 25 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Moscow |
| Scotland | Amanda Quinn | 25 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Glasgow |
| Singapore | Felicia Orvalla< | 23 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Singapore |
| Slovak Republic | Romana Procházková | 23 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Bratislava |
| Slovenia | Rebecca Kim Lekše | 20 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Ljubljana |
| South Africa | Dominique Mann | 25 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Cape Town |
| Spain | Veronica Doblas | 21 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Madrid |
| Sri Lanka | Poojani Wakirigala | 24 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Colombo |
| Sweden | Renate Cerljen | 22 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Staffanstorp |
| Switzerland | Irina de Giorgi | 21 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Zurich |
| Tanzania | Nelly Kamwelu | 19 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Dar Es Salaam |
| Thailand | Niratcha Tungtisanont | 22 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Bangkok |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Melanie George-Sharpe | 24 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Port of Spain |
| Turkey | Merve Saribas | 20 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Istanbul |
| Ukraine | Kristina Oparina | 19 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Kharkiv |
| United States | Nicole Kelley | 22 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Daytona Beach |
| US Virgin Islands | Kara Williams | 22 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | St. Croix |
| Venezuela | Caroline Medina | 19 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Maracay |
| Vietnam | Phan Thị Mơ | 21 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Tien Giang |
| Wales | Emma Franklin | 24 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Cardiff |
| Zimbabwe | Thandi Muringa | 23 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Harare |