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Miss Earth United States 2018

Miss Earth United States 2018 was the 14th Miss Earth United States pageant, held at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall in Alexandria, Virginia, United States, on July 14, 2018.

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.

Order of announcement

Top 20

  1. Georgia
  2. New Mexico
  3. Mississippi
  4. Hawaii
  5. Missouri
  6. Massachusetts
  7. Florida
  8. South Carolina
  9. New York
  10. Arizona
  11. Puerto Rico
  12. District of Columbia
  13. Texas
  14. Midatlantic
  15. Virginia
  16. Nebraska
  17. Illinois
  18. Delaware
  19. Maryland
  20. New England

Top 12

  1. Missouri
  2. Texas
  3. Hawaii
  4. Georgia
  5. Massachusetts
  6. Florida
  7. Midatlantic
  8. Puerto Rico
  9. Virginia
  10. Arizona
  11. New York
  12. District of Columbia

Top 5

  1. Texas
  2. Midatlantic
  3. Hawaii
  4. Puerto Rico
  5. New York

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.

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 and 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.

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.

Withdrawals

  • California – Tayler Troup
  • Michigan – Jasmina Cunmulaj – Decided to withdraw on May 31, 2018, to focus on her studies and advocacy.
  • 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

References

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