Lindsey Coffey

Lindsey Marie Coffey (born January 8, 1992) is an American model, activist, and an international beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Earth 2020.[2][3] Coffey was previously crowned Miss Earth United States 2020, making her the first representative from the United States to win the Miss Earth title.[4][5][6]

Lindsey Coffey
Coffey in 2021
Born	Lindsey Marie Coffey January 8, 1992 Brownsville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education	Washington & Jefferson College (BA)
Occupation	Model
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)[1]
Title	Miss Earth United States 2020 Miss Earth 2020
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Hazel
Major competition(s)	Miss Earth United States 2020 (Winner) Miss Earth 2020 (Winner)

Early life and education

Coffey hails from Brownsville, Pennsylvania.[7] Her great grandmother was Italian who immigrated to the United States.[8][9] She claims to be related to Queen Marie Antoinette, the last French queen before the commencement of the French Revolution.[10][11]

She was an honor student and ranked as one of Pennsylvania’s best collegiate high jumpers.[12][13] She graduated with a degree in political science and a minor in communication arts and professional writing, from Washington & Jefferson College.[14][15] During her undergraduate studies, she focused on governmental structures, public policy, and political behavior. She broadened her studies to theatre, rhetoric, journalism, speech performance, as well as studied the art of citizenship in civic and professional society. Her education continued abroad in Italy, Turkey, Cyprus, Israel, and Greece.[16]

Career

Coffey works as a full-time professional model.[12][9]

Pageantry

Coffey competed and won the Miss Earth United States 2020 pageant on August 8, 2020.[17] She crowned her successor Marisa Paige Butler as Miss Earth USA 2021 on January 17, 2021 held at the Linda Chapin Theater in the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.[18][19]

Coffey represented the United States in the international Miss Earth 2020 pageant and competed with 83 other delegates from various countries which was held virtually due to restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[20][21][22][23] She succeeded Miss Earth 2019 Nellys Pimentel of Puerto Rico in the final coronation held on November 29, 2020.[20][24][25] She is the first woman from the United States to win the crown since the pageant started in 2001 although past representatives from the United States had placed as elemental titleholders in the previous years.[26][27][28]

Activism

Coffey is a Climate Reality Leader.[29] She raised awareness on water scarcity and advocated ecological restoration, contour farming, rainwater harvesting, and desalination to address the water crisis.[30]

As Miss Earth winner, she conducts media outreach for social causes, asks consumers to buy organic and local foods to reduce carbon footprint.[31] She supports projects such as Adopt-a-Highway, Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, and The Humane Society.[31]

References

1. "Lindsey Coffey- Miss Earth USA 2020". www.missearth.tv. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
2. "MISS EARTH USA | Meet Miss Earth USA". earth. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
3. "Miss USA crowned Miss Earth 2020". Manila Bulletin. 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
4. News, ABS-CBN (2020-11-29). "Miss USA calls historic Miss Earth 2020 win as 'life changing'". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
5. Villano, Alex. "How Miss Earth 2020 Lindsey Coffey plans to help the US on climate change". Rappler. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
6. Requintina, Robert (2020-11-29). "USA's Lindsey Coffey is Miss Earth 2020". Tempo. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
7. Jr, Jose Patao. "Miss USA is Miss Earth 2020, PH bet places 3rd". Malaya Business Insight. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
8. "American beauty crowned Miss Earth 2020 | Manila Bulletin". mb.com.ph. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
9. "Lindsey Cofey hoa hậu ăn chay, yêu động vật và bảo vệ môi trường". Vietnam News Agency: Thể Thao & Văn Hoá (in Vietnamese). 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
10. "American beauty crowned Miss Earth 2020". Manila Bulletin. 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
11. Jr, Jose Patao. "Miss USA is Miss Earth 2020, PH bet places 3rd". Malaya Business Insight. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
12. "US bet crowned Miss Earth 2020". Manila Standard. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
13. TDT (2020-11-29). "Lindsey Coffey nagwaging Miss Earth 2020". Daily Tribune. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
14. "Lindsey Coffey Captures USA's First Miss Earth Crown". Spindigit. 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
15. "Miss USA bags Miss Earth crown". The Philippine Star: Philstar.com. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
16. "MISS EARTH USA- Meet Miss Earth USA". earth. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
17. Altatis, Conan (2020-11-29). "Pennsylvania's Lindsey Coffey competes at Miss Earth 2020 during COVID-19 pandemic". Global Asia News. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
18. "Marisa Paige Butler selected as Miss Earth USA 2021- ETimes". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
19. "Miss Earth USA to Be Crowned on January 17 in Orlando". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
20. "Miss USA crowned Miss Earth 2020". The Manila Times. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
21. "Venezuela, Stephany Zreik, es Miss Earth Air 2020". El Universal (in Spanish). 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
22. "L'américaine Lindsey Coffey remporte la compétition de Miss Earth 2020". 100pour100culture (in French). 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
23. Noguera, Al Kendrick. "Miss USA Lindsey Coffey wins Miss Earth 2020". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
24. "USA wins Miss Earth 2020; Philippines' Roxanne Baeyens clinches Miss Earth Water title". CNN. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
25. "Miss Earth 2020 is Lindsey Coffey from the United States". France24 News English. 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
26. Villano, Alex. "Meet Lindsey Coffey, Miss Earth 2020". Rappler. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
27. "US bet crowned Miss Earth 2020". Manila Standard. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
28. Adina, Armin (2020-11-29). "USA wins Miss Earth crown in virtual pageant". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
29. "Miss Earth USA is making "Mother Nature" proud". abc10.com. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
30. Times, I. D. N.; Prima, Berkat. "9 Potret Lindsey Coffey, Pemenang Miss Earth 2020 yang Super Standout". IDN Times (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-12-06.
31. "Lindsey Marie Coffey crowned Miss Earth 2020 - BeautyPageants". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-01-04.

External links

• Lindsey Coffey on Instagram