2001–2014: Femina Miss India and Miss Diva

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India has participated inside the Miss Earth competition due to the fact its inception in 2001. From 2001 to 2013, India's representatives at Miss Earth had been selected with the aid of Femina Miss India (a splendor festival founded in 1964). Femina Miss India is sponsored via Femina, a women's mag posted through the Times Group.

From 2002, the third winner of Femina Miss India become changed from Miss India Asia Pacific International to Femina Miss India-Earth to designate India's representative to the brand new Miss Earth festival, and a finalist turned into sent to Miss International. From 2007 to 2009, three winners went to Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss Earth. In 2010, I Am She - Miss Universe India obtained the rights to send India's representatives to the Miss Universe festival. The first winner at Femina Miss India become designated to take part in Miss World, the second one winner to Miss Earth, and the 3rd winner to Miss International. In 2013, the Times Group regained the rights to send India's representatives to Miss Universe and released a new festival for Miss Universe (Miss Diva). The following year, Miss Earth India acquired the second identify at the Miss Diva festival.

India did properly on the Miss Earth debut in 2001, while Shamita Singha was one of the Top 10 finalists. The country has grow to be a sturdy contender for Miss Earth; Jyoti Brahmin of West Bengal and Shriya Kishore of Maharashtra made the Top sixteen in 2004 and 2009, respectively (each years have been gained through Brazil). In 2006 and 2007, Amruta Patki and Pooja Chitgopekar have been Miss Air (first runners-up).

In 2010, Nicole Faria received the Miss Earth crown for India. In addition to the primary identify, Faria became selected as Miss Talent (the tenth competition's first unique award). She done a stomach dance combining Oriental and Middle Eastern patterns in a overall performance which raised ₫100 million, which became donated to the HCM City Red Cross to resource flood victims in crucial Vietnam. As a Miss Earth winner, Faria addressed the troubles of Bangalore's lakes. The lakes have swiftly disappeared in the beyond 30 years (from 270-three hundred lakes to approximately 80) due to industrial development. The last eighty lakes have been significantly polluted by means of human and commercial waste.

In 2014, Femina Miss India's sister festival (Miss Diva) despatched India's representative to Miss Earth. The Miss Diva festival, set up in 2013, is likewise owned by the Times Group. The titleholder, Alankrita Sahai won on 14 October 2014.