Miss Earth USA is an annual beauty pageant which selects the United States representative to Miss Earth which is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. The current titleholder is Libby Hill from Texas. Hill assumed the national title on November 16, 2019 after Emanii Davis of Georgia earned the international elemental title of Miss Earth Air 2019 on October 26, 2019. In January 2016, owners of Miss Earth, Carousel Productions, Inc., announced, through their official Facebook fan page, that the Miss Earth USA program would be managed by U.S. Earth Productions/Beauty Beyond Borders, Inc. under the leadership of national director Laura Clark. In August 2018, the current organization announced it would be changing its name to Miss Earth USA.
History
2001-2004: Ms. America International
The United States delegates in Miss Earth from 2001–2005 were selected by the Ms. America International pageant where the prize was to represent the United States at the Miss Earth Pageant. The very first American delegate for Miss Earth is Abigail Royce of California. She competed in 2001 where she landed as one of the Top 10 semifinalists.
2005-2015: Earth Pageant Productions
In 2005, Earth Pageant Productions acquired the rights to conduct the national competition for the United States and to select a national winner to participate in the Miss Earth pageant. Thus, a national pageant was established to conduct the annual Miss Earth United States pageant. Miss Earth United States represents the United States in the annual Miss Earth pageant. The pageant adopted the slogan "Continuing the Legacy of Beauty and Responsibility". The pageant focused mainly on promoting environmental causes and winners are chosen equally on their physical attributes as well as their understanding and knowledge of the issues affecting the Earth. In order to bring more awareness to the cause, and to provide the next generation an opportunity to get involved, a teen division was added in 2008. The winner of the pageant, held in conjunction with the Miss Earth United States pageant, was awarded the title of Miss Teen Earth United States. As a result, the pageant became known as the US Earth pageants.
2016-Present: U.S. Earth Productions/Beauty Beyond Borders, Inc.
The US Earth Productions/Beauty Beyond Borders, Inc. is the organization that currently owns and runs the Miss Earth USA beauty contest since 2016. The organization is based in Washington, D.C.
National Competition
Pre-pageant events take place over a one-week period and include community service work within the host location. Delegates are scored in the following areas: judges' interview, evening gown, swimwear, a Think Global, Act Local environmental project, runway, photogenic, media interview, and social media presence and engagement.
State & Regional Competitions
Every year, states hold a preliminary competition to choose their delegate for the Miss Earth USA pageant. Delegates may be appointed state or regional titles if a state pageant is not offered in their area. The state/regional winners hold the title "Miss Earth USA" for the year of their reign. State contestants are judged equally in the following categories: community service, gown, interview, photogenic, and swimwear. The U.S. Earth Productions/Beauty Beyond Borders, Inc. organization awards directorships to pageant directors, who in some cases are responsible for more than one state or a region of the United States. Currently, the Miss Earth USA organization does allow contestants to re-compete at the national pageant in the same division under the previous state title held, or a regional title, if a state title has already been awarded or appointed.
USA Performance at Miss Earth
Emaniii Davis, Miss Earth USA 2019, and Andrea Neu, Miss Earth USA 2014, are the highest ranking American delegates, finishing as Miss Earth - Air in their respective years competing at Miss Earth. The USA placed six consecutive years at Miss Earth between 2012-2017. This the country's longest placement streak since the pageant's inception in 2001.
This list includes all the Miss Earth USA winners from the current and previous license holders. Notes:
† Deceased
Supporting Miss Earth USA Divisions
The current Miss Earth USA program requires contestants be ages 18–28 as of January 1 of the competition year. U.S. Earth Productions/Beauty Beyond Borders, Inc. offers three additional divisions supporting Miss Earth USA. The winners of the supporting divisions for ages 14-18 and 26-38, and 21-59 go on to compete at international competitions. All delegates are never married, never had children, natural born female, and U.S. citizens. Together, these delegates make up Miss Earth USA system and bring awareness to environmental concerns while celebrating talents in modeling, fashion, and public speaking.
Titleholders
The following is a list of all Miss Earth USA supporting division titleholders. Notes:
2019: Celine Pelofi was previously Ms. United States 2015 representing Florida.
