Miss Earth Maryland Attends 2015 Miss Black USA Pageant

Gree(n)tings everyone!!!

I hope you and yours are doing well. I'm doing wonderful, all thanks to the Almighty. This past Sunday, August 9th, I attended the Annual Miss Black USA Scholarship pageant. According to their website, "It is the mission of the Miss Black USA Pageant to provide educational opportunities to outstanding young women of color and to develop the 'whole woman mind, body, and spirit.'"

Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson

Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson

At this event, I reunited with my sister queen, Ms. Grand USA 2015 Candace Jackson. She was one of the judges at the 2015 U.S. Earth Grand pageant. I haven't seen her since nationals 3 weeks ago. She is such an awesome big sister and invited me to join her at the event. Maryland queens stick together.

Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson and Ms. Grand United States 2015 Candace Jackson

Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson and Little Miss Princesses

Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson and Miss Black USA Little Princess 2015

Congratulations to all the contestants for a phenomenal job. The group of Top 16 is one of the most talented I've ever seen in one pageant! Smart, beautiful, and talented!!!  Special congrats to Madison Gibbs from North Carolina for taking home the Miss Black USA 2015 title. She is a first-year law student at Howard University and beautiful dancer; wishing her all the best in her reign.

Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson

Ruby B. Johnson,

Your Miss Earth Maryland 2015

Continuing the legacy of beauty and responsibility

Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Attends 6th Annual Ivorian Economic and Cultural Festival

Gree(n)tings everyone!!!

I hope you and yours are doing well. I'm doing well, thanks be to God! One of the reasons why I love my awesome state of Maryland is its diversity and its celebration for all people regardless of national origin, religion, race, sex, and class. On Sunday, August 2, I attended the 6th Annual Ivorian Economic and Cultural festival in Silver Spring! It's wonderful to see how much this festival has grown and I remember participating in it four years ago with my belly dance performance. Congratulations to Ms. Pepita Kragbe and her team for a successful event! I ate, drank, and danced a lot, as well as met new folks and saw familiar faces. Africa oye!!!

Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson

Ms. Pepita Kragbe (La Main Tendue and Festival founder) and Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson

Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson and Mr. Freddy Possian (festival organizer)

Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson

Ruby B. Johnson,

Your Miss Earth Maryland 2015

Continuing the legacy of beauty and responsibility

2015 USA Earth Grand Pageant

Gree(n)tings everyone!!!

I hope you and yours are doing well. I am doing well, just recuperating from nationals last week. If you follow me on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, then you know how it all went through my social media updates. I had an amazing time, learned a lot from the weekend, and truly an awesome once in a lifetime experience. I represented myself and Maryland with pride and purpose, and thankful to the Almighty for everything. I won Miss Beauties for a Cause along with a gold medal for my BFAC initiative, and received 2nd Runner Up for Miss Grand USA 2015.

Miss Earth Maryland 2015
Miss Beauties for a Cause (USA) 2015
Miss Grand USA 2015 2nd Runner Up

Tree planting activity
Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson

Trash to Glam Fashion Show Prep
Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson

Throughout the weekend, I got to meet so many amazing people and was glad to have crossed paths with them. From this, I have gained valuable friendships from some of the women and now a place to stay when I visit their states. The national director, staff, and volunteers of the U.S. Earth Grand pageant did their best to give all the delegates a memorable experience and I am humbled to have been part of Class of 2015. The activities and events were awesome, and enjoyed being in the West Coast for the first time. Congratulations to the women who were crowned, as well as all the delegates nationwide. Wishing them all the best in their future endeavors.

Miss Beauties for a Cause (USA) Ruby B. Johnson from Maryland and Miss Teen Earth USA 2015 Alyssa Alvarado from Texas

Miss Beauties for a Cause (USA) Ruby B. Johnson from Maryland and Miss Earth United States 2015 Brittany Payne from California

I am so grateful for all the prayers and love received throughout my time there, and thankful for my amazing family, friends, and sponsors. My journey would have been much tougher if I didn't have all of you. I believe in myself, and I'm grateful that you also believe in me. I will continue promoting my initiative, "Bridging The Gap: Miners and Environmentalists Must Work Together for Mother Earth!" The journey is not over for me, so stay tuned!


Ruby B. Johnson,

Your Miss Earth Maryland 2015
Your Miss Grand United States 2015 2nd Runner Up

Continuing the legacy of beauty and responsibility