Nicole Faria
Encyclopedia
Nicole Estelle Faria) is an Indian
model
from Bangalore
and beauty pageant titleholder who won the titles of Femina Miss India Earth 2010 and Miss Earth 2010
. Faria is the first woman from India
to win Miss Earth
.
, Cosmopolitan
, Vogue
among others. She has also walked the ramp in the Lakme Fashion Week
, Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week, and Colombo Fashion Week.
In November 2010, Faria was featured in a television commercial on air by the HP Personal Systems
for its snap-on cover notebooks, called "The Computer is Personal Again" campaign.
Faria is set to enter show business
as part of her prizes in winning Femina Miss Earth India 2010. She will be managed by Shoot Talent Management, a division of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.(BCCL) – India's premier media house, with KWAN – India's leading entertainment and marketing company.
, Vietnam
, Faria traveled to Thailand
in December 2010.
In January 2011, she made in the list of Times' 50 Most Desirable Men and Women of 2010 and was ranked number 10 in the women's category.
She graced the fashion show organized by the Cotton Council International, the producer of one of the most-talked-about TV reality shows in India called Let's Design
, which was held in Bangalore
in February 2011.
On March 25, 2011, Faria hosted a musical fest organized by Gitanjali Lifestyle
as part of the closing of the prestigious convention on all things media and entertainment FICCI FRAMES 2011 held in Mumbai
, India.
In April 2011, she graced the "India Cyclothon – Mumbai 2011", the largest mass mobilization cycling
event in Mumbai, which intended to promote a greener and cleaner tomorrow.
The Round Table India
conferred Faria with the Pride of Karnataka Award on May 6, 2011 for putting India back on the beauty map by winning Miss Earth 2010
crown.
Faria traveled to the United States
on the last week of May 2011 and met with New York City
's crème de la crème, including members of the Filipino American
and Indian American
communities. She talked about earth-related issues such as global warming
, environmental hazards, ecotourism
, and nature imbalance. Also in New York
, she attended a jewelry exhibit by Ramona Haar at the Philippine Consulate General, she modeled in the show Aurus organized by the Filipinos In the Arts in America, Inc., and graced a fund-raising drive by Samsung
held at Time Warner Center
.
Upon her return to India from New York in June 2011, Faria was chosen as the global Brand Ambassador
of Frédérique Constant
, a manufacturer
of Swiss luxury wrist watches based in Plan-les-Ouates
, Geneva
. The announcement was made in Mumbai
where the company presented to Faria a special Chocolate Double Heart Beat watch to commence the partnership with conservation and environmental projects of Faria in India. She traveled on June 16, 2011 to Switzerland
to attend the anniversary of Frédérique Constant, where she led the charity auction
benefiting the International Children’s Heart Foundation and donated a total of US$75,000 to the foundation.
Currently, Faria is involved in a campaign to clean lakes of Bangalore, along with two U.S.-based nonprofits, Sherwood Institute and the United Way. "Bangalore used to have about 270 odd lakes [some 30 years ago]," she said in an interview. "Right now... we have about 81 existing lakes left."
, who was crowned Femina Miss India World 2010
, and Neha Hinge who got the Femina Miss India International 2010
. Faria was crowned by Miss India Earth 2009
Shriya Kishore
.
beauty pageant in Vietnam, and was crowned Miss Earth 2010.
She won the Miss Talent, the first special award in the 10th Miss Earth
pageant. She performed a graceful belly dance that combined Oriental and Middle Eastern style in an event that raised VND100 million, which was donated to the HCM City Red Cross, to support flood victims in the central region of Vietnam
. She wore a shimmering white and gold outfit and defeated 84 other finalists.
Indian people
Indian people or Indisians constitute the Asian nation and pan-ethnic group native to India, which forms the south of Asia, containing 17.31% of the world's population. The Indian nationality is in essence made up of regional nationalities, reflecting the rich and complex history of India...
model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
from Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
and beauty pageant titleholder who won the titles of Femina Miss India Earth 2010 and Miss Earth 2010
Miss Earth 2010
Miss Earth 2010, the 10th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, was held at Vinpearl Land, Nha Trang, Vietnam on December 4, 2010.Eighty-four contestants from various countries and territories competed for the Miss Earth 2010 title. At the conclusion of the competition, outgoing titleholder Miss...
. Faria is the first woman from India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
to win Miss Earth
Miss Earth
Miss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Miss Earth is also one of the most publicized beauty contests in the world....
.
Career
Faria has been in the modeling business since 2005. She has posed for fashion magazines like ElleElle (magazine)
Elle is a worldwide magazine of French origin that focuses on women's fashion, beauty, health, and entertainment. Elle is also the world's largest fashion magazine. It was founded by Pierre Lazareff and his wife Hélène Gordon in 1945. The title, in French, means "she".-History:Elle was founded in...
, Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan (magazine)
Cosmopolitan is an international magazine for women. It was first published in 1886 in the United States as a family magazine, was later transformed into a literary magazine and eventually became a women's magazine in the late 1960s...
, Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
among others. She has also walked the ramp in the Lakme Fashion Week
Lakme cosmetics
Lakmé is an Indian brand of cosmetics, owned by Unilever. Lakme started as a 100% subsidiary of Tata Oil Mills , part of the Tata Group; it was named after the French opera Lakmé, which itself is the French form of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, also renowned for her beauty...
, Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week, and Colombo Fashion Week.
In November 2010, Faria was featured in a television commercial on air by the HP Personal Systems
Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard Company or HP is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA that provides products, technologies, softwares, solutions and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises, including...
for its snap-on cover notebooks, called "The Computer is Personal Again" campaign.
Faria is set to enter show business
Show business
Show business, sometimes shortened to show biz, is a vernacular term for all aspects of entertainment. The word applies to all aspects of the entertainment industry from the business side to the creative element ....
as part of her prizes in winning Femina Miss Earth India 2010. She will be managed by Shoot Talent Management, a division of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.(BCCL) – India's premier media house, with KWAN – India's leading entertainment and marketing company.
Media and environmental activism
After winning Miss Earth 2010 in Nha TrangNha Trang
Nha Trang is a coastal city and capital of Khanh Hoa province, on the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is bounded on the North by Ninh Hoà district, on the East by the South China Sea, on the South by Cam Ranh town and on the West by Diên Khánh district...
, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
, Faria traveled to Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
in December 2010.
In January 2011, she made in the list of Times' 50 Most Desirable Men and Women of 2010 and was ranked number 10 in the women's category.
She graced the fashion show organized by the Cotton Council International, the producer of one of the most-talked-about TV reality shows in India called Let's Design
Let's Design
Let's Design is an annual Indian reality television series on Zoom TV which focuses on fashion design. The contestants compete with each other in each episode to create the best clothes and are usually restricted in time, materials and theme. Their designs are judged, and one or more designers are...
, which was held in Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
in February 2011.
On March 25, 2011, Faria hosted a musical fest organized by Gitanjali Lifestyle
Gitanjali Group
Gitanjali Group is worlds largest branded jewellery retailer .It has its headquarter in Mumbai. Gitanjali has over 3500 retail Points of Sale and an over 50 per cent market share of the overall organised jewellery market in India. Its brands includes Nakshatra, D'damas, Gili, Asmi, Sangini,...
as part of the closing of the prestigious convention on all things media and entertainment FICCI FRAMES 2011 held in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, India.
In April 2011, she graced the "India Cyclothon – Mumbai 2011", the largest mass mobilization cycling
Cycling
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...
event in Mumbai, which intended to promote a greener and cleaner tomorrow.
The Round Table India
Round Table India
The Round Table is internationally a friendship organisation, founded in Norwich, England in 1927. The Round Table is a club for young men aged between 18 and 40 that provides a selection of social and community service related opportunities for its members...
conferred Faria with the Pride of Karnataka Award on May 6, 2011 for putting India back on the beauty map by winning Miss Earth 2010
Miss Earth 2010
Miss Earth 2010, the 10th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, was held at Vinpearl Land, Nha Trang, Vietnam on December 4, 2010.Eighty-four contestants from various countries and territories competed for the Miss Earth 2010 title. At the conclusion of the competition, outgoing titleholder Miss...
crown.
Faria traveled to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on the last week of May 2011 and met with New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
's crème de la crème, including members of the Filipino American
Filipino American
Filipino Americans are Americans of Filipino ancestry. Filipino Americans, often shortened to "Fil-Ams", or "Pinoy",Filipinos in what is now the United States were first documented in the 16th century, with small settlements beginning in the 18th century...
and Indian American
Indian American
Indian Americans are Americans whose ancestral roots lie in India. The U.S. Census Bureau popularized the term Asian Indian to avoid confusion with Indigenous peoples of the Americas who are commonly referred to as American Indians.-The term: Indian:...
communities. She talked about earth-related issues such as global warming
Global warming
Global warming refers to the rising average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans and its projected continuation. In the last 100 years, Earth's average surface temperature increased by about with about two thirds of the increase occurring over just the last three decades...
, environmental hazards, ecotourism
Ecotourism
Ecotourism is a form of tourism visiting fragile, pristine, and usually protected areas, intended as a low impact and often small scale alternative to standard commercial tourism...
, and nature imbalance. Also in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, she attended a jewelry exhibit by Ramona Haar at the Philippine Consulate General, she modeled in the show Aurus organized by the Filipinos In the Arts in America, Inc., and graced a fund-raising drive by Samsung
Samsung
The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...
held at Time Warner Center
Time Warner Center
The Time Warner Center is a mixed-use skyscraper developed by AREA Property Partners and The Related Companies in New York City. Its design, by David Childs of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, consists of two 750 ft towers bridged by a multi-story atrium containing upscale retail shops...
.
Upon her return to India from New York in June 2011, Faria was chosen as the global Brand Ambassador
Brand ambassador
A Brand Ambassador is a person employed by a company to be the sales rep and physical representative of the company with respect to sales and marketing. The Brand Ambassador is meant to embody the corporate image in appearance, demeanor, values, and ethics....
of Frédérique Constant
Frédérique Constant
Frederique Constant SA is a manufacture of luxury wrist watches based in Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva. The company was established in 1904 by Frederique Schreiner & Constant Stas and is involved in all the stages of watch production, from initial design to final assembly...
, a manufacturer
Manufacture d'horlogerie
Manufacture d'horlogerie is a French horological term of art that is also used in English. In horology, the term is usually encountered in its abbreviated form manufacture. This term of art is used when describing either a wrist watch movement/watchworks fabricator or its products...
of Swiss luxury wrist watches based in Plan-les-Ouates
Plan-les-Ouates
Plan-les-Ouates is a municipality of the canton of Geneva in Switzerland.-History:Plan-les-Ouates is first mentioned in 1537 as Plan-des-Vuattes. In 1851 it became an independent municipality when the municipality of Compesières dissolved itself and the municipalities of Bardonnex and...
, Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
. The announcement was made in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
where the company presented to Faria a special Chocolate Double Heart Beat watch to commence the partnership with conservation and environmental projects of Faria in India. She traveled on June 16, 2011 to Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
to attend the anniversary of Frédérique Constant, where she led the charity auction
Auction
An auction is a process of buying and selling goods or services by offering them up for bid, taking bids, and then selling the item to the highest bidder...
benefiting the International Children’s Heart Foundation and donated a total of US$75,000 to the foundation.
Currently, Faria is involved in a campaign to clean lakes of Bangalore, along with two U.S.-based nonprofits, Sherwood Institute and the United Way. "Bangalore used to have about 270 odd lakes [some 30 years ago]," she said in an interview. "Right now... we have about 81 existing lakes left."
Femina Miss India 2010
Faria won the Miss India Earth title at the Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2010 beauty pageant in Mumbai. Pantaloons Femina Miss India is a national beauty pageant competition in India, which annually selects three winners to compete internationally. She won along with Manasvi MamgaiManasvi Mamgai
Manasvi Mamgai is a well known Indian model who was crowned Pantaloons Femina Miss India World 2010 on April 30, 2010. She also won Miss Tourism International held in Malaysia on December 31, 2008 and Elite Model Look, India in 2006...
, who was crowned Femina Miss India World 2010
Miss World 2010
Miss World 2010, the 60th Miss World pageant was held on October 30, 2010, in Sanya, People's Republic of China; after Vietnam backed out of the hosting contract. Kaiane Aldorino of Gibraltar crowned her successor Alexandria Mills of the United States as Miss World 2010.-Vietnam backed out:On June...
, and Neha Hinge who got the Femina Miss India International 2010
Miss International 2010
Miss International 2010, the 50th Miss International pageant, was held at Sichuan Province Gymnasium in Chengdu, China on November 7, 2010.Seventy contestants competed for the title, the highest turnout in 50 years of history...
. Faria was crowned by Miss India Earth 2009
Miss Earth 2009
Miss Earth 2009, the 9th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, was held at the Boracay Ecovillage Resort and Convention Center, in the Island of Boracay, Malay, Philippines last November 22, 2009....
Shriya Kishore
Shriya Kishore
Shriya Kishore is an Indian beauty queen. She was crowned as Pantaloons Femina Miss India Earth 2009 in Mumbai on April 5, 2009. She became a semifinalist in Miss Earth 2009.-Biography:Shriya was born on the 12th of May to Nirupama and Colonel Sanjay Kishore...
.
Miss Earth 2010
Faria represented India in the Miss Earth 2010Miss Earth 2010
Miss Earth 2010, the 10th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, was held at Vinpearl Land, Nha Trang, Vietnam on December 4, 2010.Eighty-four contestants from various countries and territories competed for the Miss Earth 2010 title. At the conclusion of the competition, outgoing titleholder Miss...
beauty pageant in Vietnam, and was crowned Miss Earth 2010.
She won the Miss Talent, the first special award in the 10th Miss Earth
Miss Earth
Miss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Miss Earth is also one of the most publicized beauty contests in the world....
pageant. She performed a graceful belly dance that combined Oriental and Middle Eastern style in an event that raised VND100 million, which was donated to the HCM City Red Cross, to support flood victims in the central region of Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. She wore a shimmering white and gold outfit and defeated 84 other finalists.