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 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.
RepresentedContestantNotes
ArizonaAimee Parker
ColoradoBre L'EstrangePreviously competed for Miss Colorado USA and Miss Colorado Teen USA
Later competed for both Miss Colorado USA and Miss Arizona USA 2019
DelawareKelly Pierson
District of ColumbiaJasmine Zarou
FloridaAlexi Gropper
GeorgiaAriana Blaize
Great LakesJamie Smith
Gulf CoastTori MillerContestant at America's Miss World 2017
HawaiiKailey ParkerPreviously Miss Maui USA 2018
IdahoSarah MassingaleLater competed for Miss Earth USA 2019 as Idaho
IllinoisKristina Decheva
IndianaMahogani Johnson
KansasMcKenzie Hersch
MarylandAmber Dawn ButlerTop 15 at Miss Earth United States 2017 representing Florida
MassachusettsJamie ConnorsMember of the Boston Cannons Dance Team
Later competed for Miss Earth USA 2019 as Massachusetts
MidatlanticYashvi AwareTop 10 at Miss Earth United States 2016 representing Maryland
Previously competed for Miss Maryland Teen USA
MidwestTyler Prugh
MinnesotaTegan Gruhot
MississippiIvy White
MissouriChrystelle VolckmannPreviously Miss Philippines USA 2015
NebraskaMerrick Randy AlexanderPreviously competed for Miss Nebraska USA
NevadaTaylor Burk
New EnglandIsabella Brie BennettPreviously competed in 2017 representing Rhode Island
Second consecutive award for Beauty for a Cause
New HampshireFelicia Arsenault2x Semi-Finalist at Miss New Hampshire USA,
Previously competed for Miss New Hampshire 2016
New JerseyAshlei Watson
New MexicoSoraya B'Yanar
New YorkApril MaroshickPreviously Top 22 at Miss World America 2015 representing Alaska
North CarolinaMadison McGee
North DakotaJacinda Schell
NorthwestWhitney Mitchell
PennsylvaniaBriana McCloud
Puerto RicoNatalia AldarondoDelegate for Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2021
South CarolinaFrancie Evans
SoutheastTalisha WhiteLater competed at Miss Earth 2019 as Miss Earth US Virgin Islands 2019
TennesseeElizabeth Upshur
TexasYvette Vaughn
VirginiaLili KlainerContestant at Miss World America 2017Later competed for Miss Earth USA 2019 as Midatlantic
WashingtonSavannah Morton
West VirginiaAshley Schifano
WisconsinAnastacia 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.

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

Finals judges