Sharon Pieksma was crowned Miss Universe Netherlands 2019 on the grand coronation night held in the month of July 2019. She became the official representative of Netherlands in Miss Universe 2019. As a part of her advocacy, in addition to promoting better recycling of our waste as plastic, Sharon also believes it is very important to be a natural and natural role model for (young) girls.
The diva recently introduced us with her national costume for Miss Universe 2019. She talked about her project which is also a symbolism in the costume, she explained, “LOST IN TRASH - My own plastic project. I love to be surrounded by nature. Because of my work I’ve seen the most beautiful places all around the globe, from forests to many beautiful beaches and even mountains I climbed. But I saw one problem becoming bigger and bigger. Plastic! I always had the urge to do something back for our planet. Like every time I went for a swim on a gorgeous location, I collected all the plastic from the water and the beach. But I wanted to do something big. More people needed to hear the impact of plastic. And so, I became Miss Netherlands.”
“Reduce your plastic intake! We can look for alternative packaging for disposable items. These small changes may not seem like much, but if you replaced your daily plastic lunch fork with silverware from home, in one year, that plastic adds up. Reducing our use of unnecessary plastic will reduce pollution in the ocean and the microplastics in the air we breathe.” These are some of the tips that was given by the diva, in order to reduce plastic consumption and usage.
The diva is well involved in her project and on 30th oct 2019, they also went for a drive, where Sharon Pieksma was fishing for plastic in the canals of Den Hague. Together with 18 school children for an Art Project that has to do with Miss Universe.
She explained the story behind the national costume and said, “Our inspiration was the Dutch Goddess of the North Sea who protects and keeps our ocean clean. The materials we used are recycled organza made from plastic and wasted plastic that I collected from my ocean cleaning project with more than 200 school children. Hidden inside? You have to see the National Costume Show for even more magic.” The dress was officially designed by the designer - Pearl Dronkers.
Sharon Pieksma would best describe herself as a passionate, motivated, and positive young woman. She loves nature, animals, and traveling. Her travels have inspired her love of music and passion for our planet. From a young age, she felt this urge to leave the Earth better than she found it. Thanks to her Miss Universe Netherlands platform, she has a way to make key differences to benefit our planet. Sharon hopes to make her country proud at this year's Miss Universe competition.
Miss Universe 2019 will be the 68th edition of the Miss Universe competition. It will be held on December 8, 2019 at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States. Catriona Gray of the Philippines will crown her successor by the end of the event.