Miss Earth 2011
Miss Earth 2011, the 11th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 3 December 2011 at the University of the Philippines Theater, inside the campus of the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City, Philippines. Nicole Faria of India crowned her successor Olga Álava of Ecuador at the end of the event. The show was aired live by Channel V at 8:00 pm, while Star World broadcast on Sunday, 4 December at 6:00 pm, ABS-CBN and Studio 23 broadcast on the same day at 10:30 pm. There was also a delayed telecast of the show on The Filipino Channel and on the television stations of other participating countries.
The pageant was originally scheduled to be held at the Impact, Muang Thong Thani in Bangkok, Thailand, however the pageant organizers decided to move the pageant back to the Philippines due to the 2011 Thailand floods.
The three "elemental titles", which have equal ranking, were awarded to Miss Brazil Driely Bennettone as Miss Earth-Air 2011, Miss Philippines Athena Imperial as Miss Earth-Water 2011 title, and Caroline Medina of Venezuela as Miss Earth-Fire 2011.
Results
Placements
Special awards
Major awards
The following special awards were given:| Awards | Contestant |
| Best in National Costume | ' – Tomoko Maeda |
| Best in Swimsuit | ' – Šárka Cojocarová |
| Best in Evening Gown | ' – Casandra Becerra |
| Best in Talent | ' – Dominique Mann |
| Miss Photogenic | ' – Cherry Liu |
| Miss Friendship | ' – Sanober Hussain |
Minor/Sponsor awards
Order of announcements
Top 16
- Ukraine
- Paraguay
- Japan
- Portugal
- Sweden
- Brazil
- Venezuela
- Chinese Taipei
- Crimea
- Zimbabwe
- Thailand
- Slovenia
- Mexico
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Ecuador
- Philippines
Top 8
- Crimea
- Ecuador
- Mexico
- Philippines
- Venezuela
- Zimbabwe
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Brazil
Top 4
- Ecuador
- Brazil
- Venezuela
- Philippines
Winning answer
Answer of Miss Earth 2011: "Education is the best solution for the environment because children are those who have to preserve the Earth for future generations." – Olga Álava, represented Ecuador.
Background music
- Opening: "The Beautiful People" by Christina Aguilera and "Papi" by Jennifer Lopez
- Swimswit Competition: "Sexy and I Know It" by LMFAO
- Evening Gown Competition: "Sunshiner " by Matthew Cang
- Final Look: "Just the Way You Are" of Bruno Mars
Judges
| No. | Judge | Background |
| 1 | Zubin Gandevia | Television producer, chief operating officer of Fox International Channels in Asia Pacific & Middle East |
| 2 | Jean-Pierre Grivory | Perfumer, President Director General at Cofinluxe S.A. in France, creator of the world-famous Salvador Dalí perfumes |
| 3 | Philippe Charriol | Designer, Founder and CEO of the Charriol Group, makers of Philippe Charriol watches |
| 4 | Cong Khe Nguyen | Newspaper editor, Chairperson of Thanh Nien Media Corporation, Director of the Nguyen Thai Binh Scholarship, chairperson and founder of the Vietnam Talent Fund |
| 5 | Jacinto Ng Jr | Entrepreneur, Director of Quantuvis Resources Corp. |
| 6 | Luis Crisologo Singson | Politician, Governor of the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines |
| 7 | Daniele Ponzi | environment specialist of Asian Development Bank |
| 8 | Vivien Tan | Singer from Singapore, Host of Star Asia Travel, an Asia wide travel program for STAR TV |
| 9 | Vivienne Tan | Environment advocate, educator, and social worker |
| 10 | Patrick Durst | Senior forestry officer for Asia and the Pacific of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| 11 | Dave Semerad | Ateneo de Manila University basketball player |
| 12 | Anthony Semerad | Ateneo de Manila University basketball player |
Contestants
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Did not compete
- - Kerry Moxam
Replacement
- - Nguyễn Thái Hà has been confirmed as a candidate to represent Vietnam this year. However, one day before leaving, she withdrew because of the family's emergency work. After Trương Thị May - expected representative of Vietnam in Miss Earth 2009 but did not attend because she was injured - refused because she was participating in the drama "Chau sa", supermodel Phạm Ngọc Thạch qualified to participate, Phan Thị Mơ, Top 5 Miss Vietnam World 2010 was granted permission to attend last minute.