Green Beauty Pageants Round The Globe
In the course of organizing Project Green Search (PGS) we have come across a whole world of pageants and beauty competitions we didn’t know about, which have a green twist to them, like Miss Earth, founded in 2001, the annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. They host an Eco-Fashion Design Competition through their foundation.
The winner of Miss Earth UK, Caroline Duffy (featured above) contacted us. She cannot enter PGS in our first year, because of work permit concerns we are limited to US residents. But Caroline is helping us spread the word. She is currently representing Natural Empathy, a new British organic cosmetic line.
Caroline writes:
“For me, being Miss Earth England was an honor! I love nature, animals and our earth is a beautiful place. I’m so passionate about keeping it that way for future generations to enjoy! A competition like Miss Earth means that young women like myself can be heard. On a large scale, we can make a big impact, which is what Miss Earth is all about. 85 countries meeting in the Philippines for the finals showed the world that we can join together and make a difference, we are all in this together!”
See 2008 Miss Earth contestants plant trees with the Philippine Army.
Last Thursday, at Visionary’s Greendrinks in LA, Tamara Henry (below with PGS judge Darren Moore) covered our press conference with her Green T camera crew.
Tamara has personally entered PGS as a contestant, and so happens, works with the Miss America Pageant, helping them go green. You can see more images from the evening on Roxio Photo Show.
In Miami, the gateway to the Americas, Green Fashion Miami invites winners of International beauty pageants to walk the runway, like Miss World, Miss Earth and Teen Earth. Top designers from Latin America and the United States, present sustainable collections. Amy Diaz is Miss Earth United States 2009. She’s from Rhode Island. Miss Teen Earth Florida, Jolie Noelle Schamber is the new Miss Teen Earth United States 2009. Runner ups are referred to as Miss Air, Miss Water and Miss Fire!
See more photos from the show at the Sun Sentinel newspaper.