Crowning of Miss Eco Sierra Leone 2016

Gree(n)tings everyone!!!

I hope you and yours are doing well. I'm doing great, thanks be to God! I was recently crowned Miss Eco Sierra Leone 2016 and now have the opportunity to represent my country of birth Sierra Leone at the 2016 Miss Eco pageant next April in Egypt. I am honored and so grateful to God for this opportunity. As Miss Eco Sierra Leone, I will promote ecotourism, green economy, and environmental awareness. Additionally, advocate for my personal platform of "Bridging The Gap: Miners and Environmentalists Must Work Together for Mother Earth!" God is good! Follow my time of service as Salone's Eco Queen on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Read the article about my crowning on Critique Echo Newspaper. Below are photos from my crowning:

Crowning Sierra Leone's First Eco Queen
Miss Eco Sierra Leone 2016 Ruby B. Johnson and His Excellency Ambassador Bockarie Stevens

Miss Eco Sierra Leone 2016 Ruby B. Johnson and Ambassador Bockarie Stevens

Miss Eco Sierra Leone 2016 Ruby B. Johnson and President of Fullah Progressive Union Mohamed Lamrana Bah

Crowning Miss Eco Sierra Leone 2016

Crowning Miss Eco Sierra Leone 2016

Sierra Leone Embassy Head of Chancery Ms. Isha Isatu Sillah and Miss Eco Sierra Leone 2016 Ruby B. Johnson 

Mr. Mohamed Bah and Miss Eco Sierra Leone 2016 Ruby B. Johnson

Dr. Fuambai Sia Ahmadu (CEO, Miss Sierra Leone USA pageant) with Miss Sierra Leone USA 2012-2014 and Miss Eco Sierra Leone 2016 Ruby B. Johnson

Miss Eco Sierra Leone 2016 Ruby B. Johnson and Mr. Daniel Koroma of Montgomery County Office of Partnerships

Miss Heritage Sierra Leone 2013 Ramzain Suma and Miss Eco Sierra Leone 2016 Ruby B. Johnson

Miss Heritage Sierra Leone 2013 Ramzain Suma, Dr. Fuambai Sia Ahmadu, Mr. David Buakei Vandy, and Miss Eco Sierra Leone 2016 Ruby B. Johnson

Miss Eco Sierra Leone 2016 Ruby B. Johnson and Ms. Nadia Bangura (Secretary to Ambassador Bockarie Stevens)

Salone's ECO Queen
Miss Eco Sierra Leone 2016 Ruby B. Johnson

Salone's ECO Queen
Miss Eco Sierra Leone 2016 Ruby B. Johnson

Ruby B. Johnson,
Your Miss Eco Sierra Leone 2016,
Salone's Eco Queen.

Miss Eco Sierra Leone 2016 hosts SLAAM Awards 2015

Gree(n)tings everyone!!!

I hope you and yours are doing well. I've been doing fantastic, thanks to God's grace. A lot of things have been happening in my life the past couple months, and I give God the glory, that's why I haven't been very active on this blog. In the past couple days, I plan to get back to actively blogging by God in pawa. On August 14th, I served as mistress of ceremony along with Mr. David Buakei Vandy at the annual Sierra Leone Association of Artists and Musicians Lifetime Achievement Awards.

Miss Eco Sierra Leone 2016 Ruby B. Johnson

Miss Eco Sierra Leone 2016 Ruby B. Johnson and Mrs. Giileh Kebbie Scholz (Gospel Singer and SLAAM Founder/President)

Sierra Leonean Actor/TV Personality David Buakei Vandy of Voice of America and Miss Eco Sierra Leone 2016 Ruby B. Johnson

The Sierra Leone Association of Artists and Musicians is a newly formed professional trade organization registered as a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation with an extraordinary vision - The Sierra Leone Association of Artists and Musicians (SLAAM). SLAAM seeks to empower Sierra Leonean musicians and artists in every way possible with the training, marketing and execution needed to make their mark in the competitive USA music industry and gain the recognition they deserve as leading artists in the global entertainment industry.

SLAAM 2015 Awards Hosts...
Miss Eco Sierra Leone 2016 Ruby B. Johnson and Mr. David Vandy

Miss Eco Sierra Leone 2016 Ruby B. Johnson and Singer Alonzo

Miss Eco Sierra Leone 2016 Ruby B. Johnson and Mr. David Buakei Vandy

SLAAM is a forum for the advocacy of Sierra Leonean music and artistic talent in the USA and will aggressively support the creative and economic viability of Sierra Leonean professionals in the entertainment field to not just succeed in Sierra Leone or within the Sierra Leonean Diaspora but to succeed in the mainstream USA music industry and ultimately experience a long deserved global recognition.

Actor/Singer/Producer Koby Maxwell and Miss Eco Sierra Leone 2016 Ruby B. Johnson

Actor/Producer Adeyemi Lardner receiving SLAAM award from Miss Eco Sierra Leone 2016 Ruby B. Johnson

SIERRA LEONE QUEENS
Actress Clarisa Macauley, Miss Eco Sierra Leone 2016 Ruby B. Johnson, and Miss Heritage Sierra Leone 2013 Ramzain Suma

It was truly an honor to serve as host at this prestigious event honoring Sierra Leone's best and talented in the arts, sports, and entertainment industry. I recall attending the first SLAAM Awards in 2012 as Miss Sierra Leone USA, and so happy to see how far SLAAM has come in the past 3 years. I had a blast throughout the night with my co-MC and audience. When I was not hosting, I was dancing to the music performances. Congratulations to 2015 award nominees and recipients. Congratulations to Mrs. Kebbie Scholz and her entire team for yet another successful event. I look forward to next year.

I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music. Billy Joel

Ruby B. Johnson,
Your Miss Eco Sierra Leone 2016,
Salone's Eco Queen.


Photos by Life Depicted Productions

Ruby B. Johnson crowned Miss Eco Sierra Leone 2016

On August 30, 2015 His Excellency Hon. Bockarie Stevens, Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the U.S., crowned Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson as Miss Eco Sierra Leone. Ruby will serve as Sierra Leone’s official delegate at the prestigious 2016 Miss ECO Pageant in Egypt.

Ruby accepted her new title to the applause of a select group of influential leaders within the Sierra Leonean Diaspora community gathered at the Embassy of Sierra Leone that included: Dr. Fuambai Sia Ahmadu, Founder and Owner of the Miss Sierra Leone USA Pageant; Mr. David Vandy of Voice of America; Mr. Daniel Koroma of the Montgomery County Executive Office and Ms. Ramzhain Suma, former Miss Sierra Leone Heritage.

As Miss ECO Sierra Leone, Ruby will promote ecotourism, green economy, and environmental awareness. She will devote her year advocating about environmental issues in Sierra Leone and worldwide.

Read more at Critique Echo Newspaper

Salone Tourism Thursday - Geography of Sierra Leone

Follow my adventures as Miss ECO Sierra Leone on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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