Andrea Neu

Andrea Michelle Neu (born August 22, 1990) is an American beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Earth United States 2014 that gave her the right to represent the United States in Miss Earth 2014. On November 29, 2014, Andrea was chosen as 1st Runner-Up or Miss Earth Air in Miss Earth 2014 in the Philippines.[1][2]

Andrea Neu
Born (1990-08-22) August 22, 1990
Pueblo, Colorado, U.S.
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
TitleMiss US International 2013
Miss Earth United States 2014
Miss Earth-Air 2014
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBlue
Major
competition(s)		Miss International 2013
(Top 15)
Miss Earth 2014
(Miss Earth Air 2014)

Prior in joining Miss Earth United States, Andrea already won the title of Miss US International 2013 and represented the United States in Miss International 2013.[3]

Early life

Andrea Neu is the daughter of Darrell and Leanne Neu of Pueblo, CO. She was born and raised in Pueblo, Colorado and graduated from Pueblo County High School and Fort Lewis College. Andrea has been a competitive figure skater for more than 12 years, participated in 4-H, and played NCAA lacrosse in college.[3]

Pageantry

Miss US International 2013

Andrea was crowned as 2013 Miss U.S. International winner at Osceola Auditorium in Kissimmee, Florida. Miss Neu bested 39 other delegates representing their states or regions for the national title.

Miss International 2013

Andrea represented United States at the Miss International 2013 which was the 53rd edition of the Miss International Beauty Pageant that took place on December 17, 2013 at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel Hall, Tokyo, Japan. Andrea Neu was called as part of the Top 15 semifinalists. However, she did not advance as one of the Top 5 finalists.

The pageant was won by Bea Santiago of the Philippines.[4][5]

Miss Earth United States 2014

After her reign as Miss US International, Andrea once again competed in another beauty pageant, which is the Miss Earth United States. She once again represented Colorado where she won the said pageant.

Miss Earth 2014

By winning Miss Earth United States, Andrea flew to the Philippines in November to compete with among other 84 candidates to be Alyz Henrich's[6][7] successor as Miss Earth. At the conclusion of the pageant, she was declared as the Miss Earth – Air 2014. The pageant was won by Jamie Herrell of the Philippines. Coincidentally, both editions of these international pageants she competed in were won by Filipina representatives.

References
  1. Locsin, Joel (2014). "Pinay bags Miss Earth 2014 title". GMA Network. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  2. "Miss Earth 2014 Crown Goes To Miss Philippines". Travelers Today. 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  3. "OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE:". Miss US International. 2013. Archived from the original on 2015-03-05. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  4. "Miss Philippines is Miss International 2013". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. December 17, 2013.
  5. "Miss Philippines Bea Rose Santiago crowned Miss International 2013 in Tokyo". The National (Abu Dhabi). December 18, 2013.
  6. Blanco, Eunice (2013). "Alyz Henrich of Venezuela is Miss Earth 2013". Philippine Star. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  7. "Venezuela's Alyz Henrich wins Miss Earth 2013". MSN. 2013. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Katia Wagner		 Miss Earth Air
2014		 Succeeded by
Dayanna Grageda
Preceded by
Nicolle Velez		 Miss Earth United States
2014		 Succeeded by
Brittany Payne
Preceded by
Amanda Delgado		 Miss US International
2013		 Succeeded by
Samantha Brooks
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