Miss India Nicole Faria Wins Miss Earth 2010

Nicole Faria, a 20-year-old model from Bangalore, India was crowned Miss Earth 2010 and the first beauty queen from her country to win the Miss Earth crown.

Aside from winning this year's Miss Earth title, her graceful belly dance that combined Oriental and Middle Eastern style also made her the pageant's Miss Talent.

Here is the official result of Miss Earth 2010:

Miss Earth 2010:

India – Nicole Faria

Miss Air (1st Runner-up):

Ecuador – Jennifer Pazmiño

Miss Water (2nd Runner-up):

Thailand – Watsaporn Wattanakoon

Miss Fire (3rd Runner-up):

Puerto Rico – Yeidy Bosques

TOP 7

Japan – Marina Kishira

South Africa – Nondyebo Dzingwa

Venezuela – Mariángela Bonanni

TOP 14

Czech Republic – Carmen Justová

Italy – Ilenia Arnolfo

Netherlands – Desiree van den Berg

Russia – Viktoria Shchukina

Ukraine – Valentina Zhytnyk

United States – Danielle Bounds

Vietnam – Lưu Thị Diễm Hương

SPECIAL AWARDS

Major Awards:

Best in Swimsuit: Vietnam, Lưu Thị Diễm Hương

Best in Long Gown: Ecuador, Jennifer Pazmiño

Best in National Costume: Japan, Marina Kishira

Miss Talent: India, Nicole Faria

Miss Photogenic: Thailand, Watsaporn Wattanakoon

Miss Friendship: Guatemala, Sue Ellen Castañeda

Minor Awards:

Miss Aodai: Serbia, Tijana Rakic

Miss Vietnam Airlines: Vietnam, Lưu Thị Diễm Hương

Miss Diamond Place: India, Nicole Faria

Miss Earth Sea-Links City Resort: Japan, Marina Kishira

Miss Saigon Elegance: Serbia, Tijana Rakic

Miss PNJ: Ecuador, Jennifer Pazmiño

Miss CanDeluxe: Vietnam, Lưu Thị Diễm Hương

The Miss Earth 2010 coronation night was held Saturday night, December 4, at Vinpearl Land, Nha Trang, Vietnam.

Oli Pettigrew, the host of AXN’s Sony Style, hosted the event along with YouTube sensation Marie Digby and Vietnamese spokesmodel Jennifer Pham, with performances from Irish pop star Ronan Keating and Vietnamese diva Mỹ Linh.