Miss Earth Liberia
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.
Motto | Beauties for a Cause |
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Formation | 2006 |
Type | Beauty Pageant |
Headquarters | Monrovia |
Location | |
Membership | Miss Earth |
Official language | English |
National Director | Wokie Dolo (2018-present) |
History
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]
Wokie Dolo, former Miss World Liberia 2017 and owner of La Queen Entertainment serves as the national director.[2]
The 2020 pageant was slated to be held on March 28th, but is now currently postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
Titleholders
The following are the names of the annual titleholders of Miss Earth Liberia, listed according to the year in which they participated in Miss Earth:[4]
Year | Miss Earth Liberia | County | Age | Height | Placement at Miss Earth | Notes |
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2006 | Rachel Bidmia Njinimbam[5] | Unplaced | Founded The Alpha Omega Children's Foundation in 2007 to benefit Liberian orphans.[6] Represented Liberia at Miss Tourism Queen International in 2007[7] | |||
2007 | Telena J'Garmonu Cassell[8] | 25 | 173 cm | Unplaced | ||
2008 | Marit Gayduo Woods[9][10] | Montserrado County | 21 | Unplaced | Daughter of Samuel Kofi Woods, a lifelong Liberian Human Rights Advocate and also Liberia's Labor Ministry.[11][12] | |
2009-2017 | No Representative | |||||
2018 | Joicet Jartu Foday[13] | Montserrado County | 23 | 173 cm | Unplaced | |
2019 | Georgia Leela Bemah[14] | Bong County | 24 | 163 cm[15] | Unplaced | Graduate of University of Liberia with a Bachelor's in Biology |
2020 | TBD |
References
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- "Wokie Dolo Says Her Company Did Not Abandon Miss Earth Liberia in Ghana". Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- Brooks, Cholo (2020-03-18). "La Queen Entertainment Postpones Miss Earth Liberia 2020 Pageant". Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- West, Donald. "Miss Earth country participation". Pageantopolis. Archived from the original on 6 December 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- "Liberian Queen debuts at Miss Earth 2006". Liberia Online. 4 December 2006. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- "About Alpha Omega Children's Foundation". Alpha Omega Children's Foundation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- "MTQI lists - Pageantopolis". www.pageantopolis.com. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- Wright, Jackie (25 October 2008). "Miss Liberia Takes the World By Storm". Wright Enterprises. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- Omary, Majuto (10 November 2008). "Tanzanian shines in Miss Earth pageant". The Citizen Daily, United Republic of Tanzania. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- Kifle, Elias (11 November 2008). "Tanzania's Miriam Odemba wins Miss Earth pageant". Ethiopian Review. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- Kiatamba, Abdullah (1 September 2008). "Marit Woods enters Miss Earth Liberia 2008". Daily Planet & The Liberian Journal. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- "Miss Marit Woods Leaves US to Represent Liberia in Miss Earth 2008". The Liberian Journal. 18 October 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- Dopoe, Robin (2018-10-11). "Joicet Foday Reps LIB at Miss Earth Beauty Pageant". Liberian Observer. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- "Bong County's Georgia Bemah Crowned Miss Earth Liberia". FrontPageAfrica. 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- "Miss Earth Liberia 2019". www.missearth.tv. Retrieved 2020-03-18.