At the conclusion of the grand finale of Miss Earth USA 2019 held on 30th June 2019 at Southpoint Hotel and Casino, Emanii Davis of Georgia was crowned the new queen as she became the official representative of USA in Miss Earth 2019. She succeeds and was crowned by Miss Earth USA 2018 Yashwi Aware.
Emanii performed with excellence and grace at the competition. Not new to the pageantry, she was adjudged second runner-up in Miss USA 2016 and then next year third runner-up in Miss World America 2017. She is the first Ethiopian-American to win the national title. The newly crowned queen’s elemental court included –
Miss Earth Air USA 2019 – Libby Hill Miss Earth Gulf Coast 2019
Miss Earth Water USA 2019 - Mia Jones Miss Earth Delaware 2019
Miss Earth Fire USA 2019 – Francie Evans Miss Earth South Carolina 2019
Miss Earth Eco USA 2019 - Kirstin Bangs Miss Earth California 2019
Brittany Payne Miss Earth USA 2015 was the host of the show and did her job with perfection as she kept the audience engaged throughout the finale. Reigning Miss Earth Phuong Khanh Nguyen and Miss Earth Fire 2018 Melissa Flores also made an appearance at the coronation night.
A whopping sixty contestants who competed for the national title, the Top 5 included Libby Hill Miss Earth Gulf Coast 2019, Mia Jones Miss Earth Delaware 2019, Francie Evans Miss Earth South Carolina 2019, Kirstin Bangs Miss Earth California 2019 and Emanii Davis Miss Earth Georgia 2019.
A number of special awards were also presented at the coronation night –
Miss Congeniality – Miss Earth New England 2019 Isabella Bennett
Miss Fresh Face – Miss Earth Nevada 2019 Kirsten Fernow
Beauty for a Cause – Miss Earth Great Lakes 2019 Allie Graziano
Director of Leadership – Miss Earth West Virginia 2019 Mikaela Gillespie
Miss Charitable Giving – Miss Earth West Coast 2019 Hannah Stout
Miss Photogenic – Miss Earth Georgia 2019 Emanii Davis
Top Media – Miss Earth West Coast 2019 Hannah Stout
Interview Score – Miss Earth Gulf Coast 2019 Libby Hill
Best runway – Miss Earth Georgia 2019 Emanii Davis
Best Evening Gown – Miss Earth Delaware 2019 Mia Jones
Best in Swimsuit – Miss Earth South Carolina 2019 Francie Evans
Congratulations to the newly crowned queen!