Miss Earth 2010 Kicks Off in Vietnam
The competition started yesterday in Vietnam, November 4, as more than 80 delegates from around the world are expected to arrive. Miss Earth 2009 Larissa Ramos of Brazil, and beauties from Jamaica, Mauritius, Guam and Mexico graced the press conference to officially open the 2010 Miss Earth pageant and its month-long activities.
The 10th Miss Earth will be crowned on December 4, 2010 at Vinpearl Land, Nha Trang in Vietnam. It will be broadcast by STAR World, VTV, ABS-CBN, The Filipino Channel, and other partner networks (to be announced).
The Miss Earth winner will serve as the spokesperson for the Miss Earth Foundation, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and other environmental organizations.
Here is the list of expected delegates competing for the 10th Miss Earth crown:
Expected Delegates:
(count: 92)
Albania, Esmira Ramollari
Argentina, Isolina Boero
Australia, Kelly Louise Maguire
Bahamas, Jaquelle Plakaris
Belgium, Jessica van Moorleghem
Belize, Natasha Nicole Acosta
Bolivia, Yovana O’Brien
Bonaire, Benazir Charles
Bosnia & Herzegovina, Ema Golijanin
Botswana, Onalenna Gaopalelwe
Brazil Luisa de Almeida Lopes,
British Virgin Islands, Sheroma Hodge
Cameroon, Essame Estelle Crescence
Canada, Summer Anne Ross
Cayman Islands, Samantha Widmer
Chile, Pamela Soprani
China, Ding Wen Yuan
Chinese Taipei, Hsing Jung-Lui
Colombia, Diana Marin
Costa Rica, Alejandra Álvarez
Crimea, Anastasiya Sienina
Czech Republic, Carmen Justova
Denmark, Sandra Vester
Dominican Republic, Wisleidy Osorio
Ecuador, Jennifer Pazmiño
El Salvador, Sarai Calderon
England, Sandra Marie Lees
Ethiopia, Rahel Woldekirkos
France, Morgane Valade
Georgia, Taliko Shubitidze
Germany, Reingard Hagemann
Ghana, Golda Dayi
Greece, Eleonora Bretz
Guadeloupe, Venise Taret
Guam, Naiomie Jean Santos
Guatemala, Sue Ellen Castañeda
Guyana, Soyini Fraser
Honduras, Alessa Games
Hungary, Agnes Dobo
India, Nicole Faria
Indonesia, Liza Elly Purnamasari
Ireland, Alesha Gallen
Israel, Gal Erez
Italy, Ilenia Arnolfo
Jamaica, Kai Ayanna McDonald
Japan, Marina Kishira
Kenya, Miano Isabell Wangui
Korea, Kim Hye-young
Kosovo, Morena Taraku
Latvia, Eva Caune
Lebanon, Jihane Nehme
Luxembourg, Laureta Bardoniqi
Macedonia FYRO, Jasna Filipova
Madagascar, Alexandra Randrianarivelo
Malaysia, Appey Rowena
Malta, Christine Mifsud
Martinique, Christine Garçon
Mauritius, Anne-Lise Ramooloo
Mexico, Claudia Lopez Mollinedo
Nepal, Sahana Bhajracharya
Netherlands, Desiree van den Berg
New Zealand, Lisa Davids
Nicaragua, Junieth Rosales
Nigeria, Inara Isaiah
Northern Ireland, Judith Keys
Norway, Iman Kerigo
Pakistan, Annie Rupani
Panama, Nicolle Morrell
Paraguay, Yohana Benitez
Peru, Silvana Vásquez
Philippines, Kris Psyche Resus
Poland, Beata Polakowska
Puerto Rico, Yeidy Bosques
Romania, Andreea Dorobantu
Russia, Valentina Kolesnikova
Scotland, Cora Buchanan
Serbia, Tijana Rakic
Singapore, Maricelle Rani Wong
Slovak Republic, Tímea Szaboová
Slovenia, Ines Draganovič
South Africa, Nondyebo Dzingwa
Spain, Celia Eugenia Calvo
Sri Lanka, Dilrufa Mohamed
Switzerland, Liza Andrea Küster
Tahiti, Mihiatea Ruta
Tanzania, Rose Shayo
Thailand, Watsaporn Wattanakoon
Turkey, Döndü Şahin
Ukraine, Oleksandra Nikitina
USA, Danielle Bounds
Venezuela, Mariángela Bonanni
Vietnam, Lưu Thị Diễm Hương
Wales, Louise Hinder
Delegates to be Announced:
(Hope they join despite tension between RP and HK)
Macau
Hong Kong
Debuts:
Crimea, Guyana, Madagascar, and Sri Lanka will compete in Miss Earth for the first time ever.
Withdrawals:
Cuba – Was not allowed to compete unless they held a national pageant in their own country (Cuba selected their delegate in the United States).
Pakistan – Was not allowed to compete unless they held a national pageant in their own country (Miss Pakistan 2010 took place in Canada).
Hungary – Original Miss Earth contestant Jennifer Kalo ended up competing at Miss World 2010 due to Agnes Dobo injury.
Sweden – Lack of funding and sponsorship.
Turks & Caicos – No national pageant held; lack of funding and sponsorship.
Photo Credits: Global Beauties and Miss Earth Official Website