Miss Earth 2011 is Ecuador !

Olga Alava, Miss Ecuador, was crown Miss Earth 2011, at the 11th edition of the pageant, held in Quezon City, Philippines. This is the 2nd consecutive 'Big 7' paeant that Ecuador wins, after their victory in the Miss International 2011 pageant, won by Maria Fernanda Cornejo.

2nd place, Or Miss Air, was Miss Brazil, while Misses Philippines and Venezuela were awarded Miss Water and Miss Fire.

Complete results:

Miss Earth 2011 - Ecuador - Olga Álava Vargas
Miss Earth Air - Brazil - Drielly Araujo Bennettone
Miss Earth Water - Philippines - Athena Mae Imperial
Miss Earth Fire - Venezuela - Carolina Gabriela Medina Peschiutta

 

Top 8

Bosnia & Herzegovina  Aleksandra Kovacevic
Crimea  Nina Astrakhantseva
Mexico  Casandra Becerra Vásquez
Zimbabwe  Thandi Muringa

Top 16

Japan  Tomoko Maeda
Paraguay  Nicole Elizabeth Huber Vera
Portugal  Susana Nogueira
Slovenia  Rebecca Kim Lekse
Sweden  Renate Veronica Cerljean
Taiwan  Cherry Liu
Thailand  Niratcha Tungtisanont
Ukraine  Khyrystyna Oparina

Special Awards:

Miss Friendship  Pakistan
Miss Photogenic  Taiwan
Best National Costume  Japan
Best in Swimsuit  Czech Republic
Best in Long Gown  Mexico
Miss Talent  South Africa

Ampog the surprises, were the non-inclusion into the top 16 of Miss Czech Republic, who was expected to win by most of the experts, and Miss Puerto Rico, who was expected to do well...

Congratulations Ecuador !