Paulina Ruiz was as the new Miss Earth Colombia 2021/22, who will now represent Colombia at the upcoming edition of Miss Earth in Philippines. Ruiz succeeds Miss Earth Colombia 2020 Natalia Romero.

The stunning beauty is a professional musician who graduated from the Bordeaux Conservatory in France, where she lived for 7 years. Ruiz plays the piano as an accompaniment instrument and speaks three languages namely Spanish, English and French. She is also a professional actress who graduated with honors from the School of Televisa in Mexico. She has also completed two Master's degrees, one of them in Musical Theater and the other in Vocal Coaching at the University of Touluse.

As an environmental ambassador for Colombia, Ruiz wants to promote the adoption of more sustainable lifestyles, reduce the carbon footprint and therefore the negative environmental impacts that people may cause. She has been a vegetarian for more than 8 years and is definitely a role model for the young girls in her country with all her achievements.