Luz Adriana López was crowned Miss Earth Colombia 2023 on 29th April 2023 at Centro de Convenciones Las Camelias in Montenegro, Quindío. Since her win, Luz has been preparing to represent Colombia at Miss Earth 2023.
Luz is 26 years of age and an environmental engineer by profession. Born in Bogotá, Colombia in 1997, She comes from a family of Florencia, Caquetá. Currently, Luz is pursuing a specialization in project management for results at the Inter-American Development Bank. She also works at the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia.
If Luz wins Miss Earth 2023 this year, she will pioneer her country’s win at the international pageant. The Colombian beauty is definitely a front-runner for the crown this year. She has just left for Vietnam to compete at Miss Earth 2023 and as her departure look, Luz wore a dress in tribute to the national symbol, the culture, the traditions, the biodiversity and the charm of an entire country. She chose the color white as an icon of a people that yearns for peace.
According to Luz, Miss Earth is a powerful disruptive tool that promotes female empowerment in favor of generating awareness and disseminating relevant issues that one must give attention to and above all action. She has been participating in various environmental initiatives ever since her win to work on her environmental advocacy.
“Thank God for this opportunity to do what I Love, thank you life for giving me this mission to me, thanks to my family and close friends, thanks to Miss Earth Colombia believing in me and because we are going to bring that first environmental and powerful crown to our country. I am the Light of transformation and today I celebrate another year of life and a new return to the sun recharged with work, purpose, and immense desire to positively impact Earth”, she quoted.
Miss Earth 2023, the 23rd edition of Miss Earth, will be held in Vietnam on 16th December 2023 where Miss Earth 2022 Mina Sue Choi of South Korea will crown her successor at the end of the event finale.