Well, a Kentucky woman was recently
named the new Miss Earth USA,
and she is busy preparing for the
international pageant in the in
Vietnam and Vietnam. I got it.
Right. Good. All right. Yeah.
Yeah. I'm so happy that she's here.
Danielle Mullins took time out of her
busy schedule, brought her gorgeous crown,
her beautiful smile and all her
energy to the Great Day live studio.
Danielle, I am so happy for you.
What? I mean, aren't you still
thinking what just happened?
Like, yeah, the pageant was
just in January in Florida. It's
been just a little over 2 weeks,
right already been a whirlwind.
I don't know how to process it,
wrap my head around it.
It's, I mean what a big deal.
And I mean not only you were crowned
from Kentucky, Miss Earth USA,
our team contestant from Kentucky won the
team division as well and which is just
wonderful to put Kentucky on the map.
It's like we have a Miss America,
we have a Miss USA and now
we have a Miss Earth.
And your pictures from that crowning event,
you know I always like to ask people
like what is going through your mind?
When they said your name
and they said Kentucky,
and they're placing that crown on your head,
it's real life. Was trying to
convince myself it was real life.
It's almost a blackout moment and
there's just so much going on.
Looking back, watching the video, I see,
oh, confetti Cannon went off behind me.
I didn't know that this
happened and that happened.
And just so almost oblivious to it
all because in the moment it's trying
to catch your breath, trying to make
sure you don't nearly pass out.
I've had that happen at the Kentucky pageant,
nearly passed out.
I was overwhelmed.
And just soaking it all in and
realizing everything changes.
Yeah, but in the best way possible.
Absolutely.
This is a fairly new pageant
on the pageant scene, what,
three or four years now that it's
been there and and for people that
may not be familiar with Miss Earth,
kind of what is there.
They have a different like passion
and motivation and goals than a
lot of other pageants you know,
talk about like Mother Earth kind
of being at the center of it.
Absolutely. We've been around
a little bit longer than that.
Internationally.
We're one of the largest, most relevant.
Pageants that there are are focus of course.
This service through the environment
and there's so many opportunities.
We provide a lot of leadership,
empowerment, even modeling opportunities
and scholarship opportunities.
I was very fortunate to win a
scholarship at this last pageant
and even though I'm out of college,
it will help me on my future
endeavors as I travel across the
country and look to make a difference
with my own passion projects.
I'm an ambassador with once for
wildlife and Meatless Mondays showing
how vegetarian lifestyle can have.
Even if you try it just once a week,
it can have such a positive
impact on the environment.
And then with ones for wildlife,
I recycle mascara ones that
I would have otherwise.
I just had to dispose of when I
use them on my clients or just my
own personal set to help make a
difference for wildlife animals,
they can be used to provide medical
aid. Your background as a makeup artist.
Yes, influencer here in in the area.
So of course you're working with
these products thinking what
can you do in your real life?
And that does make a difference.
Every little thing helps,
absolutely. And that's the
thing in showing people.
So that's our main mission is that
it's not taking your life and making
a whole 180 change overnight.
It's the little things you can change.
It's looking around and saying
instead of a plastic trash bag,
I could use a biodegradable.
Trash bag instead of clay cat litter,
I could use recycled wood chippings.
It's, I mean,
it gets down to just the little
nitty gritty details that make
the biggest difference.
When we come together,
we can all do a little bit.
And you talked about just the little things,
the little things that have
happened even over a year with you.
Please follow her on Instagram because it is.
Thank you. You are so real.
You are so approachable because you
really honestly share your journey,
how you feel as a woman.
You know, you didn't wake up
last year and just, you know,
say I'm going to do this.
You worked. I mean, really.
From one place to the other,
like what has that journey
been like for you as as a
young woman here in Kentucky?
To sit and look back at pictures
of who I was even just a year,
the physical appearance has changed
the mental growth that I've gone
through and just realizing that
I've held myself back for so long,
I've been so scared to take
the step to take the leap.
But in holding myself back I
was only ever missing out.
So now to finally say we're
just going to go after it,
we're going to take the leap and we're
going to do what it takes and to do
the inner work and to learn about
the power of the mindset and how
different life can be when you just
believe in yourself wholeheartedly.
And now to sit here and see that,
you know, anybody can do this.
I'm from a small town in Kentucky, I.
Don't have anything too
spectacular about my upbringing.
I'm just an everyday girl who
said I'm going to go for it.
I'm
going to do this. Absolutely.
We are cheering you on, most definitely.
So much this earth is happening
in the fall, right? Yes.
So you have plenty of weeks to
plan and get ready for all that.
Fortunately, in Vietnam,
somewhere around four to six weeks.
I've never been to Vietnam.
That's going to be a good
pictures are incredible.
I'm really looking forward to it.
I'll be up against almost
100 other countries and.
I'm hoping to be the second Miss
Earth USA to bring the Crown home.
Yes, we are. We are so excited for
you and we are cheering you on.
Danielle, I love this moment
that we're watching here.
And you know what?
If you want to follow her journey,
just be sure to check her out on
Instagram at the Danielle Mullins.