Miss Earth India orMiss India Earth is a title given to the Indian woman who representsIndia atMiss Earth,^[3][4] an annual, international beauty pageant promotingenvironmental awareness.^[5][6][7] The current national pageant which chooses the Indian representative for Miss Earth isMiss Divine Beauty of India.

India has participated in theMiss Earth pageant since its inception in2001. From 2001 to 2013, India's representatives atMiss Earth were selected byFemina Miss India (a beauty pageant founded in 1964). Femina Miss India is sponsored byFemina, a women's magazine published bythe Times Group.

From 2002, the third winner of Femina Miss India was changed from Miss India Asia Pacific International to Femina Miss India-Earth to designate India's representative to the new Miss Earth pageant, and a finalist was sent toMiss International. From 2007 to 2009, three winners went toMiss Universe,Miss World, andMiss Earth.^[8][9] In 2010,I Am She - Miss Universe India acquired the rights to send India's representatives to the Miss Universe pageant. The first winner at Femina Miss India was designated to participate in Miss World, the second winner to Miss Earth, and the third winner to Miss International. In 2013, the Times Group regained the rights to send India's representatives toMiss Universe and launched a new pageant forMiss Universe (Miss Diva). The following year, Miss Earth India received the second title at the Miss Diva pageant.^[10]

India did well at the Miss Earth debut in 2001, whenShamita Singha was one of the Top 10 finalists.^[11][12] The country has become a strong contender for Miss Earth; Jyoti Brahmin ofWest Bengal andShriya Kishore ofMaharashtra made the Top 16 in2004 and2009, respectively (both years were won by Brazil). In2006 and2007,Amruta Patki andPooja Chitgopekar were Miss Air (first runners-up).

In 2010,Nicole Faria won the Miss Earth crown for India.^[13][14] In addition to the main title, Faria was chosen as Miss Talent (the 10th pageant's first special award).^[15] She performed a belly dance combining Oriental and Middle Eastern styles in a performance which raised₫100 million, which was donated to theHo Chi Minh City Red Cross to aid flood victims in central Vietnam.^[16] As a Miss Earth winner, Faria addressed the problems of Bangalore's lakes. The lakes have rapidly disappeared in the past 30 years (from 270-300 lakes to about 80) due to industrial development. The remaining 80 lakes have been severely polluted by human and industrial waste.^[17][18]

In 2014, Femina Miss India's sister pageant (Miss Diva) sent India's representative to Miss Earth. The Miss Diva pageant, established in2013, is also owned by the Times Group. The titleholder,Alankrita Sahai won on 14 October 2014.^[19]

Glamanand Supermodel India Beauty Pageant chairman Nikhil Anand acquired the rights to send India's delegates to theMiss Earth pageant in 2015, and the winner of theGlamanand Supermodel India 2015 contest was crowned Miss Earth India. In 2016, Glamanand lost the rights.

In 2016, the Miss Earth franchise of was obtained by Cheryl Hansen. The audition had 37 finalists fromBangalore and New Delhi screenings.^{[citation needed]}

Glamanand Supermodel India sent India's representative toMiss Earth 2018, which was held in the Philippines.

Miss Divine Beauty Pageant acquired the rights to send India's representatives to theMiss Earth pageant in 2019. Tejaswini Manogna, one of the contest winners, was crowned Miss Earth India 2019. Tanvi Kharote was crowned Miss Divine Beauty 2020 (held virtually).

Priyan Sain was crowned Miss Divine Beauty 2023, earning the right to represent India atMiss Earth 2023. She successfully placed in the Top 20, ending India's 12-year unplacement streak sinceNicole Faria's historic win atMiss Earth 2010.

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  Shamita Singha, Miss India Earth 2001
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  Niharika Singh, Miss India Earth 2005
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  Amruta Patki, 1st Runner-upMiss Earth 2006
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  Pooja Chitgopekar, 1st Runner-upMiss Earth 2007
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  Nicole Faria,Miss Earth 2010
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  Sobhita Dhulipala, Miss India Earth 2013
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  Alankrita Sahai, Miss India Earth 2014
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  Devika Vaid, Miss India Earth 2018

• 2018 - Devika Vaid was originally crowned Miss Earth India 2018 by the Glamanand Supermodel India Organization. However, due to an injury, Nishi Bhardwaj was sent to represent India at the Miss Earth 2018 pageant.^[21]
• 2017 - No national pageant was held in 2017. Shaan Suhas Kumar, the reigning Miss Earth India Air 2016, was appointed as Miss Earth India 2017 by the national director Cheryl Hansen.

• Miss Divine Beauty