Televised national competition presented by AquaGoat will be attended by three most recent Miss Earth winners on January 8, Includes presentation of new national crown

Washington, D.C. – A new USA representative for Miss Earth will be crowned on Saturday, January 8 at the Linda Chapin Theater located in the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida. Nearly 150 state and regional delegates will attend pageant activities hosted by the Rosen Centre Hotel.

Known as Beauties for a Cause®, Miss Earth® empowers women through community leadership, eco-tourism, and environmental education. Miss Earth is known as the planet’s most relevant beauty event, drawing nearly 100 national representatives each year to compete at international festivities based in the Philippines.

Presented by AquaGoat, the Miss Earth USA® final coronation will broadcast live on the VIP Pageantry channel available on mobile devices worldwide, Roku, Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV. Additional events during the week include a charity gala, preliminary competitions, pageant finals of Teen Miss Earth USA and Mrs. USA Earth, and presentation of a new national crown designed by Andrew Ibos.

The charity gala takes place on January 6, with proceeds benefiting wildlife conservation organizations including Save the Manatee, Central Florida Animal Reserve and Seal Society of San Diego. Scholarship finalists will be honored and a presentation by Rosen Hotels scholarship recipient Marisa Paige Butler, 2021 Miss Earth USA.

A unique meeting will also take place that is special to the pageant industry. In attendance will be the reigning Miss Earth Destiny Wagner of Belize, who was most recently crowned on November 21 through a virtual format due to COVID-19 restrictions impeding international travel. Wagner will meet for the first time the two most recent Miss Earth winners Lindsey Coffey of the United States and Nellys Pimentel of Puerto Rico.

Wagner is a 25-year-old entrepreneur and author. She said, “We’ve endured so much this year. This is a moment in which we can take pride. We’ve been divided for so long, this is a moment that will bring us together.”

Miss Earth USA is recognized as a charitable organization with 501(c)3 tax exempt status. Each of the state delegates conducts her choice of community environmental projects. On January 5-7, delegates will take part in a community clean up in partnership with Garbo Grabber and The Clean Earth Project. A select group will visit the Central Florida Animal Reserve and enjoy an eco tourism manatee sighting in Blue Spring Park.

In its 21st year, Miss Earth USA will partner for the first time with newly founded company AquaGoat. AquaGoat is a sustainable, yield-generating social cryptocurrency dedicated to ocean protection and clean beaches. Additional major partners include Rosen Hotels, HOTWORX, Queenly, Beauty Queens Galore Prom & Pageant and Nic B Cosmetics.

Visit missearthusa.com for press passes, ticket reservations and additional event details.

Elle Smith, a Louisville TV reporter, was crowned 2021 Miss USA.

Elle is no stranger to the limelight, having worked as a full-time reporter for WHAS, the ABC affiliate in Louisville, Kentucky, a position which has adequately prepared her for the prestigious platform of Miss USA. Understanding her role as a journalist to be such an essential part of our society, she took on the challenge each day as an opportunity to connect with her community and share new perspectives. Being raised surrounded by all forms of arts, with her father a photographer and her mother a classically trained pianist, Elle sees herself as a true creative person, currently zoning in on her passion for photography, videography and modeling! Inspired by her late grandmother, Elle has taken up the mantle to advocate for cervical cancer awareness and prevention in her current reign.

Words are extremely powerful, so choose what you say carefully. Beyond this however, listen more than you speak. When you’re speaking you’re only repeating what you know but when you’re listening you’re absorbing other perspectives which in turn benefits us all.

Self identifying as a musical theater junkie, Elle has been on stage from the ages 8 to 18, making her no stranger to the spotlight. Her rich childhood meanderings in playing the viola, the piano and mastering the instrument of voice, has steeped Elle in her power seat as the all-round creative and ultimate performer.

Growing up in a household surrounded by creativity has definitely shaped Elle’s openness and passion for life. It also happened that her mom was her teacher for four years of her high school tenure – an experience which she wouldn’t trade for the world! Also during her high school stint, Elle was first introduced to the world of pageants as she saw another girl from her school win the Miss Teen USA title! This opened her eyes to the power of confidence and not letting anything hold you back, while also shedding light on the vast opportunities that the world of pageantry could open up for her.

It wasn’t until 2020 though that she let the competition bug bite her hard enough to push her to pursue the title of Miss Kentucky USA, which she won on her first try, then catapulting her right onto the main stage of Miss USA. Elle cites the expertise of her coaches as well as her own commitment to excellence as the secret to her success!

Understanding her position as a journalist in America today as an honor, and an essential part of society, Elle took great pride in making her daily contributions to Kentucky in this way. Now she takes this passion onto the larger platform of Miss USA with the same energy and vigor that she channeled into her daily reporting. In this vein, she is keen on honoring her late grandmother and matriarch of her family, by spreading awareness on cervical cancer prevention and treatment as she wants all women across America to have access to more equitable healthcare, regardless of their status in society.

Puerto Rican Fernando Esquivel Padin was crowned as the Mister Grand International 2021- fifth edition of the annual men’s pageant on Saturday in Panama City, Panama.

Suveer Ramsook, a model and actor from Trinidad & Tobago became the first runner-up,

Cardiff Cayman of the United States of America was declared the second runner-up, Cedric Cabane of France, third runner-up, and Jacob Ondrus of Canada was the fourth runner-up.

Venezuela, Mexico, Ecuador, Panama, and the Philippines completed the top ten.

Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien received the crown from Abena Appiah, Miss Grand 2020

Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien of Vietnam has won the Miss Grand International 2021 title, one of the top six major international beauty pageants for women.

Tien, 23, finished ahead of 59 contestants at the grand finale held Saturday evening in Bangkok, Thailand.

Tien beat the Ecuador contestant in a Top 2 final-question round, where they were asked why they think should win the title.

“I have to be honest that I didn’t think I would be standing here. I’m very nervous right now… I’m ready to work. I’m ready to be in Thailand for one year,” the Vietnamese contestant said.

Earlier that night, she had been asked: “With the current world situation there are many problems such as those related to human rights and economy, if you choose one person to discuss the problem in order to make the change, who will you choose and why?”

Tien said she would talk to the woman who invented the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.

“She doesn’t need money from her invention and I’m grateful for that. Sometimes you just need to work and don’t care what you get.”

Her answer was applauded by the judges and the audience.

Tien is the first Vietnamese contestant to win the Miss Grand International title.

The contest’s organizers also awarded first and second runners-up titles to the contestants from Ecuador and Brazil.

Miss Grand International was founded in 2013. It’s one of the six major global beauty contests held annually, the others being: Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International, Miss Earth and Miss Supranational.

Veronica Maurera, 16 years old, from El Tigre, Anzoátegui state, was crowned as Miss Teen Venezuela 2021 at the Margarita Island, where the pageant was held.

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Maurera, who represented the Capital District, was preparing for a long time, with all the support of her family to win the title as the most beautiful teen in Venezuela.

The new Miss Teen Venezuela will represent internationally next year.

The stunning Veronica is a potential Miss Venezuela. ¡Congratulations!

The 2021 Miss USA pageant was held on Monday, formally crowning the 70th winner in the competition’s history.

Broadcast on FYI for the second year in a row, this year’s festivities were hosted by Zuri Hall and Patrick Ta, with Nicole Adamo assisting as the pageant’s official lounge host.

Fifty-one hopefuls descended upon the River Spirit Casino Resort’s Paradise Cove Theater in Tulsa, Okla., for a shot at the crown. And if nothing else, at least they got to enjoy a little music from Ja Rule.

After the “final look,” as well as Asya Branch‘s last walk as the reigning Miss USA, here’s how things shook out for this year’s top four:
4. Sydni Bennett (Miss Illinois)
3. Ashley Carino (Miss Florida)
2. Caitlyn Vogel (Miss North Dakota)

That left Elle Smith (Miss Kentucky) as this year’s winner, and your new Miss USA.

This year’s judges included Natalía Barulích, a Croatian-Cuban model, social media influencer and singer; Sophie Elgort, an American photographer; Chloe Flower, an American composer and classical pianist; Ty Hunter, an American personal stylist; Haley Kalil, an American model and Miss Minnesota USA 2014; Alton Mason, an American model; Pascal Mouawad, a Lebanese jeweler, businessman and the CEO of Mouawad; and Oliver Trevena, an English actor and TV presenter.

As Miss USA, she represented the United States at Miss Universe 2021.

Kate Mayta del Rio, a 19-year-old beauty, the first Peruvian woman to be crowned Miss Teen Supranational.

The stunning Kate Melissa Mayta del Río, from Peru, became the first Peruvian woman to be crowned Miss Teen Supranational on 23rd October, 2021 at the Parque Samanes in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Kate is an outstanding student. She studies Psychology at the Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas – UPC and hopes to specialize in the future to specialize in Clinical Psychology.

The experience as the reigning Miss Teen Supranational is helping me a lot in my personal life, my main aspiration is to found an NGO for children with special abilities.

KATE MELISSA MAYTA DEL RIO, MISS TEEN SUPRANATIONAL 2021

Kate talked to us about her profile and experience that we refer us to in the following points.

• Her titles: Miss Teen Huancayo 2017, Reina Adolescente Huancayo 2020, Reina Adolescente Supranational Peru 2021 and winner of Miss Teen Supranational 2021 that was held in Ecuador.
• Her main aspiration is to found an NGO for children with special abilities.
• She studied at the Engineering College where she excelled in basketball.
• She has been doing social help since she was 8 years old.
• She is a social media influencer.
• She loves to prepare desserts.

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Andrea Bazarte, 27, of Nuevo Leon, Mexico is Reina Hispanoamericana 2021.

Bazarte is an entrepreneur with a bachelor’s degree in marketing. She is 5’7″ tall.

The Reina Hispanoamericana 2021 coronation ceremony was held at the Estudio 5 of Red Uno de Bolivia, a television network in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. Including Bazarte, 27 women competed for the title.

Mister Supranational 2021 Vago Vargas, Miss Bolivia 2009 Claudia Arce Lemaitre and Miss Model of the World 1996 second runner-up Yenny Vaca Paz served as judges. They were joined by Koala Feel Free CEO Alexia Dabdoub, Universal Woman Pageant director Alexander Gonzalez Aguilar and “Despéiname La Vida” star Ronico Cuellar.

She is the 30th woman to hold the title.

“We often see two ends of a spectrum on the runway, plus-size and tall and thin. I would like to see more realistic models on designer runways in order to break the beauty standards” says Jessica MacNiel Miss Teenager World.

The Canadian actress Jessica MacNiel was the winner of the 2021 Miss Teenager World title in the recently concluded international pageant held this weekend in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

The 16 year old queen from Surrey, British Columbia was supported by a loving family and amazing bunch of friends, who are all so excited to watch her compete on the world stage.

Canada’s Jessica MacNiel likes to think of herself as a confident and determined young woman. That confidence and determination, fostered over years in dance and acting training.

Not new to pageantry, MacNiel, was Miss Teenage Lower Mainland and competed at the Miss Teenage Canada pageant, where she was fundraised for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

This is the second time that a Canadian teen beauty queen has achieved the international title. The first Canadian to win the title was Daniela Rojas, crowned as Miss Teenager World 2004 in Guayaquil, Ecuador, the host country of the international beauty pageant since the 90s.

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On October 23rd, Luna Velandia became the first Colombian to win the ‘Miss Teen World’ title.

The beautiful model from Arauca is 16 years old, she is studying grade 11 at the “La Enseñanza” school and seeks through her beauty and intelligence to transmit to all a message of hope.

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— Miss Teen World (@missteenworld) November 13, 2021