The organization of Miss Earth opted for a virtual ceremony for their 20th edition of Miss Earth 2020 on 29th November 2020 due to the pandemic outbreak across the countries. Lindsey Coffey from United States was crowned as the winner at the end of the event finale and became the first representative from the United States to win the title.

The beauty competition had a total of 84 representatives those were split into four continental groups; Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania and Europe. The competition included a two month long online pre-pageant activities and the fans along with the jury got to know about their respective representatives. One of the reasons why the organization didn’t skip this year’s competition was because through the competition, the organization was able to promote its environmental campaign to the fullest; they shouldered on with their mission to inspire people across the world with their environmental platforms. They were able to stick to their core values: promoting social responsibility, conservation, and environmental awareness throughout the competition and were highly applauded for their step.

With Lindsey Coffey and her court believing in the same core values as Miss Earth beauty pageant, they have expressed their own purpose and motive for which they will be using the platform given to them. Let’s look at Miss Earth 2020 Lindsey Coffey and her court’s purpose with Miss Earth platform.

Miss Earth 2020 Lindsey Coffey

With being the first representative from the United States to win the title, Lindsey’s purpose or advocacy is to focus on the inequality within the climate change. She explained that with every step a head we encounter inequalities that arise based on gender, country, and socio-economic status and with her platform she wants to introduce this inequity to create a safe and healthy planet that includes prosperity and justice for all. Lindsey is looking forward to use her platform to not only reach out to a massive audience through technology but also connect with some of the best and most brilliant minds in the field of sustainability, collaborating through awareness campaigns, initiatives, webinars, and summits. She wishes to have world peace as she dreams to live in a world filled with the beauty of magic. The diva also has a soft spot for animals and stated that she would use that magic to create homes for all the lost puppies.

Miss Earth Air 2020 Stephany Zreik

Stephany Zreik represented Venezuela at the competition and was adjudged as Miss Earth Air 2020 making a history as the first Venezuelan representative to win the Miss Earth Air elemental crown. Explaining about her platform the diva had stated that she wants to make an impact in society and promote sustainability, promote the good use of our resources and sustainable ecotourism. But Stephany’s main motive is to promote the importance of education among people focusing on the 5Rs (rethink, reduce, reuse, recycle and respect). The diva had to face some language barriers while competing as her native language is Spanish and she is learning English because she believes that she wants to be an example of perseverance and a role model for other people.

Miss Earth Water 2020 Roxanne Allison Baeyens

Roxanne Allison Baeyens represented the Philippines at the competition and was adjudged as Miss Earth Water 2020. Being a daughter of an Environmentalist, Roxanne has been aware of her nature responsibility and now with the platform of Miss Earth, she wants everyone to be aware of their nature responsibility. Roxanne’s advocacy is Urban Gardening and Agriculture for regreening and food security amidst the pandemic. She is working under ‘Plant Plant Plant’ which is government-initiated program to help the environment and once everything goes back to normal; she wants to keep working for the Urban Planting. Roxanne looks up to Audrey Hepburn because she showed that women are capable of anything, they set their mind and heart to.

Miss Earth Fire 2020 Michala Petrovna Rubinstein

Michala Rubinstein represented Denmark at the competition and was adjudged as Miss Earth Fire 2020. Along with being an environmental advocate, Michala also creates awareness about how to prevent bullying at elementary schools. With the platform provided to her, the diva has decided to focus on two of the United Nation’s 17 envision goals, which is mental health and environmental wellbeing for all as well as responsible consumption and production. She explains that the pandemic is one of the biggest crises, the modern-day society could face and she feels blessed that she has a platform which will help her to create an impact. She wants to be active with people, invite everyone to have a debate, where together they can educate each other and come up with new solutions. She believes that we need the next generation to be active, innovative, and passionate about the planet. Along with being active with environmental issues, she also feels the need to focus more on preventing bullying and highlighting acceptance, friendship, and unity among children especially the ones growing up. “We need to teach children the benefits of being different and unique as you are, without the pressure to fit into a socially accepted box,” she adds.