Published:  00:00 Thursday - September 02, 2010

Contestants from nearly 90 countries and territories will take part in the month-long Miss Earth beauty pageant to be held in Vietnam in November.

HCM City’s Miss Vietnam World 2010, Luu Thi Diem Huong, will represent the host.

The pageant will open on November 4 with environmental protection activities in HCM City, Phan Thiet, Hoi An and Nha Trang.

These will include talks on environment on TV and in schools, and seminars on environmental protection.

The candidates will visit famous historical sites and schools for disadvantaged children, and take part in other cultural and community activities.

The finals and the awards ceremony will be held on December 4 in Nha Trang.

Apart from raising people's awareness of environmental protection, the pageant will also showcase tourist destinations of Vietnam.

The pageant is organized by the Philippines ' Carousel Productions Inc and Vietnamese partner Thanh Nien Media Group.

VNA