Official: Miss Earth 2012 to be held in Manila, Philippines, November 24

It’s finally official: Carousel Productions, organizers of the Miss Earth beauty competition, have announced that the 12th edition of the contest will be held on Saturday, November 24th in Manila, Philippines, in a venue to be announced soon.

The coronation night will be shown live on Starworld and worldwide one day later at 10:00 am through participating channels.

About 80 competitors are expected to arrive in Manila on November 4th, to kick-off this year’s festivities.  The beauties will be split in several groups to attend events in different places throughout the Philippines.

The theme of this year’s competition is The International Year of Sustainable Energy.

The reigning Miss Earth is Olga Alava, from Ecuador.