UK Today News: Bengaluru based model, Nicole Faria has made India proud, by winning the Miss Earth 2010 title on Saturday. The pageant was held in Vinpearl Land, Vietnam, and saw 84 beauties from across the world competing for the title.
The other winners at the 2010 Miss Earth pageant included Miss Puerto Rico Yeidy Bosquez, who was crowned as Miss Earth Fire, Miss Ecuador Jennifer Pazmoni who was crowned Miss Earth Air and Miss Thailand Watsporn Wattanakoon who was crowned as Miss Earth Water. Reports state that,Nicole had also won the Miss Earth Talent Competition 2010.
Miss England Sandra Marie Lees made it to the Top 18 at the competition, but failed to make it to the finals.
Miss India World 2010, Manasvi Mangai said, “I feel very happy for her. This is the only title India has won this year, so it’s great. Nicole has got the looks, so we all had expectations that she would win.”
In an earlier interview, Nicole had said that she was not bothered about wining or loosing the pageant, and that she has come to make friends and to have a great time in Vietnam.