Winner at United States Earth Grand Pageants Goes To Miss Earth

Gree(n)tings everyone!!!

Hope you and yours are doing well. I've been busy preparing for the Miss Earth United States pageant next month in Ontario, California, and feeling blessed throughout this journey. This blog is to help some of you that may not be aware of what the pageant entails, specifically the winners of the U.S. Earth Grand Pageants. All national semifinalists who meet the eligibility criteria will compete for: Miss Earth United States, Miss Grand United States, and Miss United Continents U.S. Although my title is Miss Earth Maryland, I am not only eligible to win the Miss Earth United States title but also the title of being the United States representative for the Miss Grand International pageant and Miss United Continents pageant. Now let's break these three pageants down and learn what makes them unique and great platforms for driven young women. First, let's talk Miss Earth!

Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson

Miss Earth is an annual international pageant promoting environmental awareness. The reigning titleholders dedicate their year to promote specific projects and often address issues concerning the environment and other global issues through school tours, tree planting activities, street campaigns, coastal clean ups, speaking engagements, shopping mall tours, media guesting, environmental fair, storytelling programs, eco-fashion shows, and other environmental activities. Under the management of Carousel Productions based in the Philippines, the slogan of the pageant is "Beauties for a Cause." The Miss Earth winner is the spokesperson for the Miss Earth Foundation, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and other environmental organizations. The Miss Earth Foundation works with the environmental departments and ministries of participating countries, various private sectors and corporations, as well as Greenpeace and the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF).

Miss Earth 2014 Jamie Herrell from the Philippines

Representing the four elements, winners at Miss Earth are awarded the titles of Miss Earth, Miss Earth Air, Miss Earth Water, and Miss Earth Fire. The current Miss Earth is Jamie Herrell of the Philippines. Traditionally, Miss Earth lives in Manila during her reign. The reigning Miss Earth Air is Andrea Neu of the United States (from Colorado); she's been the highest placement for the United States since the start of the pageant in 2001. The United States has yet to win the Miss Earth title, and the state of Maryland has yet to get its first Miss Earth United States title. I'm trusting God and doing my best to change both of those facts this year. 2015 commemorates the 10-year (tin/aluminum) anniversary of the US Earth Pageant Productions creating the Miss Earth United States pageant. The Miss Earth pageant commemorates its Crystal Year (15) and this year's edition will be held in Austria, Europe.

Andrea Neu, Miss Earth United States and Miss Earth Air 2014

Fun fact: the gemstone for 15th anniversary is ruby. The gemstone for 10th anniversary is diamond. My name is Ruby, and I worked at a diamond mine two years ago. As a mining engineer, I love connections like these! Also, I'm a Virgo, which is an earth sign!

Ruby B. Johnson,

Your Miss Earth Maryland 2015

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