Miss Earth United States 2018

Miss Earth United States 2018 was the 14th edition of Miss Earth United States pageant that was held at Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall in Alexandria, Virginia on July 14, 2018 with Brittany Ann Payne and Justin Stewart served as hosts.[1][2] Andreia Gibau of Massachusetts crowned her successor Yashvi Aware of Maryland (representing Midatlantic) as Miss Earth United States 2018. Aware represented the United States at the Miss Earth 2018 pageant in the Philippines.[3]

Miss Earth United States 2018
DateJuly 14, 2018
PresentersBrittany Ann Payne
Justin Stewart
Entertainment
  • Lili Klainer
  • Merrick Alexander
VenueRachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center
Alexandria, Virginia
BroadcasterFacebook
Entrants40
Placements20
Withdrawals
  • California
  • Michigan
  • Ohio
  • Rocky Mountains
  • Utah
WinnerYashvi Aware
Midaltantic

Results
Final Results Contestant
Miss Earth United States 2018
  • Midatlantic – Yashvi Aware
Miss Earth US - Air 2018
  • Hawaii – Kailey Parker
Miss Earth US - Water 2018
  • Texas – Yvette Vaughn
Miss Earth US - Fire 2018
  • Puerto Rico – Natalia Aldarondo
Miss Earth US - Ecoa 2018
  • New York – April Maroshick
Top 12
  • Arizona – Aimee Parker
  • District of Columbia – Jasmine Zarou
  • Florida – Alexi Gropper
  • Georgia – Ariana Blaize
  • Massachusetts – Jaime Connors
  • Missouri – Chrystelle Volckmann
  • Virginia – Lili Klainer
Top 20
  • Delaware – Kelly Pierson §
  • Illinois – Kristina Decheva
  • Maryland – Amber Dawn Butler
  • Mississippi – Ivy White
  • Nebraska – Merrick Alexander
  • New England – Isabella Bennett
  • New Mexico – Soraya B'Yanar
  • South Carolina – Francie Evans

§ - Earned Top 20 placement as winner of Charitable Giving Fundraiser award

Finalist Awards
High Point Award Delegate
Modeling Texas – Yvette Vaughn
Interview Maryland – Amber Dawn Butler
Public Speaking Puerto Rico – Natalia Aldarondo
Swimsuit Illinois – Kristina Decheva
Congeniality New England – Isabella Bennett

Non-Finalist Awards
Award Delegate
Public Speaking Southeast – Talisha White
Interview Kansas – McKenzie Hersh
Photogenic Gulf Coast – Tori Miller
Runway Colorado – Bre L'Estrange
Swimsuit Indiana – Mahogani Johnson
Evening Gown Colorado – Bre L'Estrange
Social Media Tennessee – Elizabeth Upshur

Other Awards
Award Delegate
Charitable Giving Fundraiser Delaware – Kelly Pierson
Director's Leadership

(tie)
  • West Virginia – Ashley Schifano
  • Nebraska – Merrick Alexander
Beauty for a Cause New England – Isabella Bennett
HOTWORX Cover Model Hawaii – Kailey Parker

Order of announcement

Pageant

Pageant activities took place from July 10–14, 2018 in the Washington metropolitan area, which included a service day in Washington, D.C. with delegates from the Teen, Miss, and Elite divisions cleaning up trash within the National Mall.[4]

Additionally, delegates are scored on their social media activity leading up to the national pageant, as well as their environmental project that occurred in June for the organization's Think Local, Act Global initiative.

All phases of the pageant were available via livestream on the Miss Earth United States Facebook page.

Preliminary rounds

Preliminary rounds took place on July 12 & July 13, 2018 at the Crystal City Marriott in Arlington, Virginia. Delegates competed in a public speaking presentation, and on-stage the following day for runway, swimwear, and evening gown. The runway and swimwear preliminaries were hosted by Brittany Payne, Adele Scala, and Leslie Jackson, with Payne returning to host the evening gown preliminary alongside Andreia Gibau.

Finals

During the final competition, the top 20 competed in runway, while the top 12 also competed in swimwear and evening gown. The top five delegates also competed in an on-stage question round and were scored on their response to: What do you do to inspire others to be green?

Delegates

Delegate information provided by the Miss Earth United States organization.[5][6]

State Delegate Placement Notes
Arizona Aimee Parker
Colorado Bre L'Estrange Previously competed for Miss Colorado USA and Miss Colorado Teen USA

Later competed for both Miss Colorado USA and Miss Arizona USA 2019[7]

Delaware Kelly Pierson Top 20
District of Columbia Jasmine Zarou Top 20
Florida Alexi Gropper Top 12
Georgia Ariana Blaize Top 20
Great Lakes Jamie Smith
Gulf Coast Tori Miller Contestant at America's Miss World 2017[8]
Hawaii Kailey Parker Miss Earth US - Air Previously Miss Maui USA 2018[9]
Idaho Sarah Massingale Later competed for Miss Earth USA 2019 as Idaho
Illinois Kristina Decheva Top 20
Indiana Mahogani Johnson
Kansas McKenzie Hersch
Maryland Amber Dawn Butler Top 20 Top 15 at Miss Earth United States 2017 representing Florida
Massachusetts Jamie Connors Top 12 Member of the Boston Cannons Dance Team

Later competed for Miss Earth USA 2019 as Massachusetts

Midatlantic Yashvi Aware Miss Earth United States 2018 Top 10 at Miss Earth United States 2016 representing Maryland

Previously competed for Miss Maryland Teen USA[10]

Midwest Tyler Prugh
Minnesota Tegan Gruhot
Mississippi Ivy White Top 20
Missouri Chrystelle Volckmann Top 12 Previously Miss Philippines USA 2015[11]
Nebraska Merrick Randy Alexander Top 20 Previously competed for Miss Nebraska USA[12]
Nevada Taylor Burk
New England Isabella Brie Bennett Top 20 Previously competed in 2017 representing Rhode Island

Second consecutive award for Beauty for a Cause

New Hampshire Felicia Arsenault 2x Semi-Finalist at Miss New Hampshire USA[13]

Previously competed for Miss New Hampshire 2016[14]

New Jersey Ashlei Watson
New Mexico Soraya B'Yanar Top 20
New York April Maroshick Miss Earth US - Eco Previously Top 22 at Miss World America 2015 representing Alaska
North Carolina Madison McGee
North Dakota Jacinda Schell
Northwest Whitney Mitchell
Pennsylvania Briana McCloud
Puerto Rico Natalia Aldarondo Miss Earth US - Fire
South Carolina Francie Evans Top 20
  • Face of the World USA 2018[15]
  • Later competed for Miss Earth USA 2019 as South Carolina and awarded Miss Earth USA - Fire 2019
Southeast Talisha White Later competed at Miss Earth 2019 as Miss Earth US Virgin Islands 2019
Tennessee Elizabeth Upshur
Texas Yvette Vaughn Miss Earth US - Water
Virginia Lili Klainer Top 12 Contestant at Miss World America 2017[16]

Later competed for Miss Earth USA 2019 as Midatlantic

Washington Savannah Morton
West Virginia Ashley Schifano
Wisconsin Anastacia King

Replacements
  • California – Tayler Troup was awarded Miss Earth California 2018 after it was announced on June 29, 2018 that the original appointed titleholder, Suzanne Perez, would be unable to compete at Miss Earth United States 2018.[17]

Withdrawals
  • California – Tayler Troup
  • Michigan – Jasmina Cunmulaj - Decided to withdraw on May 31, 2018 to focus on her studies and advocacy.[18]
  • Ohio – Grace Tachikawa
  • Rocky Mountains – Lauren MacRitchie
  • Utah – Carolina West

Judges

Preliminary judges
  • Siria Bojorquez – Miss Earth United States 2012, Top 8 at Miss Earth 2012 and Miss Teen Earth United States 2010
  • Ismatu Daramy – Miss Earth Sierra Leone 2017
  • Ayesha Gilani-Taylor – Miss Earth Pakistan 2009
  • Jamie Herrell – Miss Earth 2014
  • Kristin Chucci – Ms. Earth 2017 and Elite Miss Earth 2017 (Public Speaking)
  • Elizabeth Peace – Mrs. Maryland International 2018 (Public Speaking)
  • Kinosha Soden – Mrs. DC America 2016 (Public Speaking)
  • Angel Strong – Junior Miss Earth United States 2017 (Public Speaking)
  • Lisa Van Orden – International Ms. 2018 (Public Speaking)
  • Elle White - Former Contestant on Match Made in Heaven (Runway)
  • Stephen P. Smith - Founder & CEO of Planet Beach & HOTWORX (Swimwear)

Finals judges

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