Miss Earth Liberia
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| Formation | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Monrovia |
| Location |
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| Membership | Miss Earth |
Official language | English |
National Director | Wokie Dolo (2018-present) |
Miss Earth Liberia is the official title given to Liberia's delegate to the Miss Earth pageant. The pageant focuses mainly on promoting environmental causes and winners are chosen equally on their physical attributes as well as their understanding and knowledge of the issues affecting the earth.
In 2005, the Miss Earth Liberia franchise was obtained by Beauties of Africa Inc., owned by Mr. Andy A. Abulime. However, the first year Liberia sent a representative to Miss Earth was in 2006 with Rachel Bidmia Njinimbam as the first Miss Earth Liberia titleholder and competed in Miss Earth 2006.[1]
In 2008, Liberia was represented at Miss Earth 2008 by Marit Woods.[2][3]
In 2018, Wokie Dolo, former Miss World Liberia 2017 and owner of La Queen Entertainment serves as the national director.[4][5] The pageant was formed in partnership with The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); winner automatically becomes the ambassador of the EPA.[6][7]
The 2020 pageant that was due to be held in March 2020, was postponed to September due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9]
In September 2020, the President of Liberia, George Weah congratulated the winners of Miss Earth Liberia 2020 for promoting the country's tourism industry as part of the United Nations World Tourism Organization's World Tourism Day.[10][11] The Liberian President also recorded a song, “Da who will win” dedicated to the contestants of Miss Earth Liberia pageant.[12][13]
Titleholders
The following are the names of the titleholders of Miss Earth Liberia, listed according to the year in which they participated in Miss Earth:
| Year | Miss Earth Liberia | County | Placement at Miss Earth | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Rachel Bidmia Njinimbam[14] | Montserrado County | Unplaced | Founded The Alpha Omega Children's Foundation in 2007 to benefit Liberian orphans.[15] Represented Liberia at Miss Tourism Queen International in 2007[citation needed] | |
| 2007 | Telena J'Garmonu Cassell[16] | Montserrado County | Unplaced | ||
| 2008 | Marit Gayduo Woods[17][18] | Montserrado County | Unplaced | Daughter of Samuel Kofi Woods, a lifelong Liberian Human Rights Advocate and also Liberia's Labor Ministry.[19][20] | |
| Did not compete between 2009—2017 | |||||
| 2018 | Joicet Jartu Foday[21] | Montserrado County | Unplaced | ||
| 2019 | Georgia Leela Bemah[22] | Bong County | Unplaced | Graduate of University of Liberia with a Bachelor's in Biology | |
| 2020 | Robell Hovers | Bong County | Unplaced | ||
| 2021 | Odella Kanu Flomo | Nimba County | Did not compete | ||
| 2022 | Essiana Weah[23] | Maryland County | Did not compete | ||
| 2023 | Cassandra Yaa Peters[24] | Montserrado County | Unplaced | ||
| 2024 | Mary Kermon | Montserrado County | Unplaced | ||
| 2025 | Monica Swen[25] | Montserrado County | TBA | ||