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 = | image_size = 20th | caption = Logo of Miss Earth India | formation = 2001 | type = [[Beauty pageant]] | headquarters = [[New Delhi]] | location = [[India]] | num_members = [[Miss Earth]] | key_people = Deepak Agarwal (National Director)<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Rashmi Madhuri crowned {{!}} 2021 Ref:gulfnews|date=14 October 2021 |url=https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/rashmi-madhuri-crowned-miss-earth-india-2021-1.1634201734519 |language=en}}</ref> | language = [[English 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]],<ref name="oneidia-delhi">{{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}}</ref><ref name="hindustantimes-delhi">{{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}}</ref> an annual, international beauty pageant promoting [[environmental awareness]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref name="chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-10/25/content_385531.htm">{{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}}</ref><ref name="make-beauty">{{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}}</ref> The current national pageant which chooses the Indian representative for Miss Earth is '''[[Miss Divine Beauty]]''' of India.

===2001–2014: Femina Miss India and Miss Diva=== India has participated in the [[Miss Earth]] pageant since its inception in [[Miss Earth 2001|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 (India)|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]].<ref name=hindu-holnus>{{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 }}</ref><ref name=winners-equal>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

India did well at the Miss Earth debut in 2001, when [[Shamita Singha]] was one of the Top 10 finalists.<ref name=Missindiaearth2001>{{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}}</ref> 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 [[Miss Earth 2004|2004]] and [[Miss Earth 2009|2009]], respectively (both years were won by Brazil). In [[Miss Earth 2006|2006]] and [[Miss Earth 2007|2007]], [[Amruta Patki]] and [[Pooja Chitgopekar]] were Miss Air (first runners-up).

In 2010, [[Nicole Faria]] won the Miss Earth crown for India.<ref>[http://www.missearth.tv/index.php The 10th Miss Earth Pageant]</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> In addition to the main title, Faria was chosen as Miss Talent (the 10th pageant's first special award).<ref>{{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 }}</ref> She performed a belly dance combining Oriental and Middle Eastern styles in a performance which raised [[Vietnamese đồng|₫]]100 million, which was donated to the [[Ho Chi Minh City]] Red Cross to aid flood victims in central Vietnam.<ref>[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 }}</ref> 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.<ref name=down-earth>{{cite news|title=Down to Earth|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/weekend/inside.asp?xfile=/data/weekend/2011/October/weekend_October17.xml&section=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&section=weekend|archive-date=25 December 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=global-steering>{{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}}</ref>

In 2014, Femina Miss India's sister pageant (Miss Diva) sent India's representative to Miss Earth. The Miss Diva pageant, established in [[Miss Diva - 2013|2013]], is also owned by the Times Group. The titleholder, [[Alankrita Sahai]] won on 14 October 2014.<ref name=winner2>{{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}}</ref>

===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 |- | 2025 | Komal Choudhary | [[Miss Divine Beauty|Divine Miss Earth India 2025]] | [[Maharashtra]] | Indradhanush Auditorium, [[Panchkula]] |- | 2024 | Gauri Gothankar | [[Miss Divine Beauty|Divine Miss Earth India 2024]] | [[Maharashtra]] | Golden Tulip Suites, [[Gurgaon]] |- | [[Miss Earth 2023|2023]] | [[Priyan Sain]] | [[Miss Divine Beauty|Divine Miss Earth India 2023]] | [[Rajasthan]] | Jawaharlal Nehru Auditorium, [[New Delhi]] |- | [[Miss Earth 2022|2022]] | Vanshika Parmar | [[Miss Divine Beauty|Divine Miss Earth India 2022]] | [[Himachal Pradesh]] | Jawaharlal Nehru Auditorium, [[New Delhi]] |- | [[Miss Earth 2021|2021]] | Rashmi Madhuri | [[Miss Divine Beauty|Divine Miss Earth India 2021]] | [[Karnataka]] | Welcom Hotel, [[New Delhi]] |- | [[Miss Earth 2020|2020]] | Tanvi Kharote | [[Miss Divine Beauty|Divine Miss Earth India 2020]] | [[Maharashtra]] | Virtual Pageant |- | [[Miss Earth 2019|2019]] | [[Tejaswini Manogna]] | [[Miss Divine Beauty|Divine Miss Earth India 2019]] | [[Telangana]] | [[Kingdom of Dreams]], [[Gurgaon]] |- | [[Miss Earth 2018|2018]] | Devika Vaid<ref>{{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]]}}</ref> | [[Glamanand Supermodel India 2018]] | [[New Delhi]] | [[Kingdom of Dreams]], [[Gurgaon]] |- | [[Miss Earth 2017|2017]] | Shaan Suhas Kumar | [[Miss Earth India 2017]] | [[Madhya Pradesh]] | Kempinski Ambience Hotel, [[New Delhi]] |- | [[Miss Earth 2016|2016]] | [[Rashi Yadav]] | [[Miss Earth India 2016]] | [[New Delhi]] | Kempinski Ambience Hotel, New Delhi |- | [[Miss Earth 2015|2015]] | [[Aaital Khosla]] | [[Glamanand Supermodel India 2015]] | [[Chandigarh]] | [[Courtyard by Marriott|Courtyard Marriott Hotel]], [[Gurgaon]] |}

=={{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;" | [[Miss Earth 2001|2001]] | |[[Shamita Singha]] | [[Maharashtra]] | Top 10 | style="background:;" | {{collapsible list| | title = 3 Special Awards | titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;font-size: 90% | * Best in National Costume * Miss Avon * Miss Lux}} |- | [[Miss Earth 2002|2002]] | [[Reshmi Ghosh]] | [[West Bengal]] | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss Earth 2003|2003]] | Shweta Vijay | [[Kerala]] | Unplaced | |-style="background:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss Earth 2004|2004]] | Jyoti Brahmin | [[West Bengal]] | Top 16 | |- | [[Miss Earth 2005|2005]] | [[Niharika Singh]] | [[Uttarakhand]] | Unplaced | |-style="background-color:#FFFF33;" | [[Miss Earth 2006|2006]] | [[Amruta Patki]] | [[Maharashtra]] | 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% | * Best in Long Gown}} |-style="background-color:#FFFF33;" | [[Miss Earth 2007|2007]] | [[Pooja Chitgopekar]] | [[Karnataka]] | Miss Air (1st Runner-Up) | |- | [[Miss Earth 2008|2008]] | [[Tanvi Vyas]] | [[Gujarat]] | Unplaced | |-style="background:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss Earth 2009|2009]] | [[Shriya Kishore]] | [[Maharashtra]] | Top 16 | |- style="background-color:gold;" | [[Miss Earth 2010|'''2010''']] | '''[[Nicole Faria]]''' | '''[[Karnataka]]''' | 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% | * '''Miss Talent''' * '''Miss Diamond Place'''}} |- | [[Miss Earth 2011|2011]] | [[Hasleen Kaur]] | New Delhi | Unplaced | |-style="background-color:#FADADD;" | [[Miss Earth 2012|2012]] | [[Prachi Mishra]] | [[Uttar Pradesh]] | Unplaced | style="background:;" | {{collapsible list| | title = 12 Special Awards | titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;font-size: 90% | * {{gold01}} – Miss Friendship * {{gold01}} – Miss Congeniality * {{gold01}} – Best in Swimsuit * {{gold01}} – Best in Resort Wear * {{gold01}} – Miss MyPhone * {{gold01}} – Miss Advance Placenta * {{gold01}} – I Love My Planet School Campaign * {{silver02}} – Evening Gown Competition * {{silver02}} – Miss Photogenic * {{silver02}} – Press Presentation * {{bronze03}} – Trivia Challenge * {{bronze03}} – Resorts Wear competition (Group 3)}} |-style="background-color:#FADADD;" | [[Miss Earth 2013|2013]] | [[Sobhita Dhulipala]] | [[Andhra Pradesh]] | Unplaced | style="background:;" | {{collapsible list| | title = 5 Special Awards | titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;font-size: 90% | * {{gold01}} – Miss Photogenic * {{gold01}} – Miss Earth Eco Beauty * {{gold01}} – Miss Ever Bilena * Top 15 – Miss Talent * Top 15 – Best in Resort Wear}} |-style="background-color:#FADADD;" | [[Miss Earth 2014|2014]] | [[Alankrita Sahai]] | New Delhi | Unplaced | style="background:;" | {{collapsible list| | title = 8 Special Awards | titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;font-size: 90% | * {{gold01}} – Miss Earth Pagudpud * {{gold01}} – Miss Hannah's Beach Resort Best in Casual Wear * {{gold01}} – Best Evening Gown * {{silver02}} – Miss Photogenic * {{silver02}} – Besuty for a Cause * {{bronze03}} – Best in Swimsuit * {{bronze03}} – Best National Costume * Top 10 – Miss Eco - Beauty}} |-style="background-color:#FADADD;" | [[Miss Earth 2015|2015]] | [[Aaital Khosla]] | [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] | Unplaced | style="background:;" | {{collapsible list| | title = 2 Special Awards | titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;font-size: 90% | * {{gold01}} Cooking Challenge * {{gold01}} Speech at United Nations}} |- | [[Miss Earth 2016|2016]] | [[Rashi Yadav]] | [[New Delhi]] | Unplaced | |- style="background-color:#FADADD;" | [[Miss Earth 2017|2017]] | Shaan Suhas Kumar | [[Madhya Pradesh]] | Unplaced | style="background:;" | {{collapsible list| | title = 2 Special Awards | titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;font-size: 90% | * {{bronze03}} – Miss Friendship (group 3) * Top 16 – Intelligence and Environmental Awareness}} |- style="background-color:#FADADD;" | [[Miss Earth 2018|2018]] | Nishi Bhardwaj | [[New Delhi]] | Unplaced | style="background:;" | {{collapsible list| | title = 1 Special Award | titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;font-size: 90% | * {{bronze03}} – Resort wear (Air Group)}} |-style="background-color:#FADADD;" | [[Miss Earth 2019|2019]] | [[Tejaswini Manogna]] | [[Telangana]] | Unplaced | style="background:;" | {{collapsible list| | title = 3 Special Awards | titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:center;font-weight:normal;font-size: 90% | * Miss Global Choice * {{gold01}} – Talent (Water Group) * {{bronze03}} – Long Gown (Water Group)}} |- | [[Miss Earth 2020|2020]] | Tanvi Kharote | [[Maharashtra]] | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss Earth 2021|2021]] | Rashmi Madhuri | [[Karnataka]] | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss Earth 2022|2022]] | Vanshika Parmar | [[Himachal Pradesh]] | Unplaced | |-style="background:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss Earth 2023|2023]] | [[Priyan Sain]] | [[Rajasthan]] | Top 20 | |- | [[Miss Earth 2024|2024]] | Gauri Gothankar | [[Maharashtra]] | Unplaced | |-style="background:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss Earth 2025|2025]] | Komal Choudhary | [[Maharashtra]] | Top 25 | |}

=={{anchor|Winners' Gallery|Miss Earth|Elemental Queens|Other titleholders}}Gallery== <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: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

</gallery>

== Notes == *[[Miss Earth 2018|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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.voodly.in/nishi-bhardwaj-represent-india-miss-earth/ | title=Voodly.in | access-date=25 May 2020 | archive-date=5 June 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605090816/https://www.voodly.in/nishi-bhardwaj-represent-india-miss-earth/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> *[[Miss Earth 2017|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]

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