Miss Earth 2012, the 12th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, took place on November 24, 2012 at the Versailles Palace in Alabang, Muntinlupa City, Philippines.[1] The pageant will be broadcasted live internationally on Star World at 8:00 p.m. and will be shown on November 25, 2012, 10:00 a.m. on ABS-CBN, or coverage on Studio 23, TFC-The Filipino Channel, and also on channels of participating counties worldwide.[2]Olga Álava from Ecuador, crowned her successor Tereza Fajksová from Czech Republic at the end of the event. 80 contestants will compete for the crown in this year's edition.
This year’s pageant aligns itself with the United Nations General Assembly’s declaration of 2012 as the "International Year of Sustainable Energy for All", which aims to ensure universal access to modern energy services.[3][4]
The "I Love My Planet School Tour Challenge" were held last November 5 and 8, 2012. The following candidates were chosen as the "Best School Tour Teachers".
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The Official Press Presentation of the Miss Earth 2012 candidates was held last November 6, 2012 at the F1 Hotel in Taguig City. The following candidates were chosen as "Darlings of the Press":
Liter of Light Project Campaign @ San Juan City, Philippines
The "Liter of Light Project Campaign" were held on the following dates: November 6, 8 and 10, 2012. The project promotes the use of plastic bottles with water as an alternative bulb. The following candidates are hailed as "The Fastest Learners" in making the project.[88]
Environmental Seminar @ Bulwagang Ninoy, Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife
The Environmental Seminar of the Miss Earth 2012 candidates was held last November 7, 2012 at the Bulwagang Ninoy, Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife, Diliman, Quezon City. The following candidates were chosen with the "Best Participation":[89]
The Miss Earth Greenbag Challenge was held at the Mall of Asia, Pasay City, Philippines last November 8, 2012. The activity promotes the use of reusable bags. The following groups of candidates emerged as winners:[90]
The Miss Photogenic winners were surprisingly announced last November 19, 2012 despite the end of the online voting is on the 21st. The untimely announcement created a stir to some of the pageant followers. However, the MEO has issued a statement (thru Facebook) apologizing for mis announcing the deadline of online voting which should be on the 19th.
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.[94]
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".[95] 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.[96]
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.[97]
Miss South Sudan, Rachel Angeth, became a subject of criticism in a notable pageant site after posting a homophobic remark about Asians in her facebook account. However, she deeply apologized after the "accidental" rant.
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India
Thailand
Venezuela
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