Lindsey Coffey
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January 8, 1992
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 Coffey on the Cover of Harper's Bazaar Vietnam, December 2021 issue | |
| Born | Lindsey Marie Coffey January 8, 1992 |
| Education | Washington & Jefferson College (BA) |
| Occupation | Model |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
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| Website | www |
Lindsey Marie Coffey (born January 8, 1992) is an American fashion model, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Earth 2020.[2][3] This made her the first US entry to win the Miss Earth title.[4][5][6]
Coffey is from Centerville, Washington County, Pennsylvania.[7][8] She claims to be related to Queen Marie Antoinette, the last French queen before the commencement of the French Revolution.[9][10]
She was an honor student and ranked as one of Pennsylvania’s best collegiate high jumpers.[11][12] She was enrolled in the pre-law program and graduated with a degree in political science and a minor in communication arts and professional writing, from Washington & Jefferson College.[13] 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.[14] After completing her education, Coffey began working as a full-time model.[11][8]
Career
Coffey has appeared in Vogue, Cosmopolitan, and Grazia. Coffey appeared on the cover of Her World Vietnam edition in November 2021 to celebrate the 13th anniversary of the magazine where she discussed how she promoted her environmental advocacy during the COVID-19 pandemic and encouraged fashion influencers to become advocates for the environment.[15] This was followed by her appearance on the cover of Harper's Bazaar magazine Vietnam edition in the December 2021 issue where she discussed the four main contributors to the climate crisis including biodiversity loss, the water crisis, pollution, and global warming.[16]
Pageantry
Miss Earth USA
Coffey competed in and won Miss Earth USA 2020 on August 8, 2020.[17]
She crowned her successor Marisa Butler as Miss Earth USA 2021 on January 17, 2021, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, United States.[18][19]
Miss Earth
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Coffey represented the United States at Miss Earth 2020 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]
