THE
THE MISS
THE MISS EARTH USA ORGANIZATION IS MORE THAN A BEAUTY PAGEANT.
>> THEY ARE BEAUTIES FOR A
CAUSE.
THESE ECO CONSCIOUS LADIES ARE
MAKING AN IMPACT ON
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES THAT WOULD
MAKE MOTHER NATURE VERY PROUD.
JOINING US NOW IS THE CURRENT
TITLE HOLDER OF MISS EARTH USA,
LINDSAY COFFEY.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW, LINDSAY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
SON.
SO CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING THE
NEW MISS EARTH USA.
>> WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU TO
HOLD THAT TITLE, MR. INCUE AS A
STANDS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
WHEN IT COMES TO CLIMATE ACTION
AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION?
THE ORGANIZATION IS THE MOST
RELEVANT RIGHT NOW WE ARE
FIGHTING CLIMATE CRISIS AND OUR
GOAL IS TO MAKE AN IMPACT,
ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO USE THEIR
VOICE, TAKE ACTION AND TO
EDUCATE AS WELL.
SO PERSONALLY FOR ME OWNING
THIS TITLE MEANS I HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO STAND FOR
SOMETHING MUCH GREATER THAN
MYSELF AND TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
NOT JUST IN MY COMMUNITY BUT
MY.
>> AND SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT HAVE
EVER HEARD OF THE MYTH EARTH
SYSTEM.
WHAT MAKES THIS COMPETITION
DIFFERENT FROM A MISS UNIVERSE
OR MISS WORLD?
>> WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT?
THE DIFFERENCE IS OUR ADVOCACY,
OUR PLATFORM.
WE ARE ALL ABOUT THE
ENVIRONMENT.
WE'RE ALL ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION.
WE'RE ABOUT SUPPORTING THE
LEGISLATION TO IMPLEMENT NEW
POLICIES AND REGULATION THAT
WILL BETTER THE ENVIRONMENT
WHICH ALSO COMES WITH
BETTERMENT INDIVIDUAL HEALTH,
PHYSICAL HEALTH AND MENTAL
HEALTH.
SO THAT IS WHAT REALLY STANDS
OUT.
THE FACT IS WE HAVE ONE
ADVOCACY, ONE ADVOCACY ALONE
AND WE REALLY STAND BY THAT.
SO WE TALK ABOUT THE
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES THAT
YOU'RE MOST PASSIONATE ABOUT
THAT YOU TO BE PART OF THIS
PARTICULAR ORGANIZATION.
>> WELL, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A
LITTLE ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST.
YOU CAN SAY, YOU KNOW, WHENEVER
I WAS YOUNGER BEFORE I REALLY
EVEN KNEW ABOUT THE IMAGES TO
THE ENVIRONMENT.
SO PARTICULARLY WHEN IT COMES
TO CLIMATE ACTION, MY ADVOCACY
IS THE WATER CRISIS.
THERE ARE FOUR MAIN
CONTRIBUTORS TO THE CLIMATE
CRISIS BEING BIODIVERSITY LOSS
,POLLUTION, GLOBAL WARMING AND
OUR WATERS.
SO OF BEFORE THE WATER CRISIS
POSES THE MOST IMMEDIATE RISK
AS IT AFFECTS HUMANITY AND
REGIONAL STABILITY.
MY OBJECTIVE BUSINESS OUTCUE
SAY, IS TO SHINE A LIGHT ON
ISSUES SUCH AS WATER POLLUTION,
WATER SPEED, FRACKING AND
OUTDATED OR LACK
OF INFRASTRUCTURE JUST TO NAME
A FEW.
BUT THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES
INTO A LOT OF THE VERY RAW
FISH.
YEAH.
FISH. YEAH. YEAH, DEFINITELY.
NOW NOT ONLY ARE YOU MISS EARTH
USA BUT YOU'RE ALSO A CLIMATE
REALITY LEADER.
CAN YOU TELL US WHAT THAT
MEANS?
>> OH YES OF COURSE.
SO FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT KNOW
ABOUT CLIMATE REALITY, CLIMATE
REALITY IS A ORGANIZATION LED
BY FORMER VICE PRESIDENT AL
GORE AND IT'S FOCUSED ON
SOLVING THE CLIMATE CRISIS WITH
GLOBAL EFFORTS.
SO AS THERE WERE CALAMITY
CLIMATE REALITY METERS
WORLDWIDE, WE WORKED TOGETHER
TO EDUCATE AND EDUCATE OTHERS
TO POWER INSTRUMENTS, FIRE INTO
OVERALL FREE A POWERFUL
MOVEMENT FIGHTING FOR CLIMATE
JUSTICE.
IT'S A VERY GREAT ORGANIZATION.
WOW.
AND SO THIS YEAR YOUR YOU'RE
GONNA COMPETE IN THE MISS EARTH
COMPETITION WITH OTHER WOMEN
FROM AROUND THE WORLD BUT IT'S
GONNA BE VIRTUAL.
CAN YOU TELL US WHAT THAT'S
GONNA BE LIKE?
>> IT HAS BEEN WILD.
TO BE HONEST.
SO THESE COMPETITIONS ARE
ENTIRE PRODUCTIONS.
SO IN A SENSE IN A SENSE WE'RE
ESSENTIALLY CREATING AN ENTIRE
PRODUCTION OURSELVES.
IT'S A LOT OF WORK.
IT'S GREAT THOUGH.
IT'S A LOT OF FUN, A LOT OF NEW
EXPERIENCES.
THERE ARE GREAT BENEFITS TO
HAVING A VIRTUAL CONTEST SUCH
AS WE GET TO PREPARE A LITTLE
BIT MORE.
I'LL BE UP THE ABILITY TO REACH
YOU IF NEED BE.
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WE HAVE A
LARGER AUDIENCE TO EXPRESS.
IF EVERYONE IS ONLINE RIGHT
NOW.
SO IT'S VERY IT'S GREAT TO BE
ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT
SITUATION GOING ONLINE.
>> AND I KNOW THIS WOULD HAVE
BEEN OR IT IS THE 20TH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE PAGEANT.
IT'S USUALLY HELD IN THE
PHILIPPINES, IF I'M NOT
MISTAKEN.
NOW HAS ANYONE REPRESENTING THE
USA EVER TAKEN THAT WORLD TITLE
AS MISS EARTH?
AS YOU SAID, WE ARE CELEBRATING
ITS 20TH YEAR AND THROUGHOUT
THE HISTORY OF MISS EARTH AN
AMERICAN HAS NEVER WON AND THAT
ME
ME BECAUSE AS BEING NEW TO THE PAGEANT INDUSTRY, FINDING OUT THAT AMERICAN HAS
NEVER WON THE TITLE WAS
SHOCKING.
I HAD NO IDEA.
WE DID COME CLOSE TWICE AND WE
PLACED FIRST RUNNER UP WHICH IS
THE TITLE MISS EARTH AIR AND
MOST RECENTLY BEING TWENTY
NINETEEN FIT HUMANITY.
THIS FROM GEORGIA.
SHE PLACED OFFERS RUNNER UP.
SO WHAT WOULD IT MEAN IF YOU
BECOME THE FIRST AMERICAN TO
WIN THE MISS EARTH
INTERNATIONAL TITLE?
>> I WOULD LITERALLY BE MAKING
HISTORY.
IT WOULD BE SO INCREDIBLE, SO
OVERWHELMING.
I WOULD FEEL LIKE A DREAM JUST
HOW WHEN I WAS ANNOUNCED MISS
USA IT FELT LIKE A DREAM.
SO TO BE THE VERY FIRST
AMERICAN I FEEL THAT IS SUCH AN
IMPORTANT ROLE ESPECIALLY RIGHT
NOW BECAUSE AS AS AN AMERICAN
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO
WORK WITH MY COUNTRY TO SHOW
THAT WE ARE IN A CLIMATE CRISIS
AND THAT SOME OF OUR CHOICES
BEING MADE THROUGH OUR
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS HAVEN'T
REALLY BEEN BEST AND IN BEST
MIND FOR THAT ENVIRONMENT.
SO AS AN AMERICAN I CAN SHOW
THAT WE SHARE THIS PLANET.
WE LIVE ON THIS PLANET
TOGETHER.
IT'S A SHARED SPACE AND THE
ONLY WAY TO COMBAT THIS PLACE
CRISIS IS TOGETHER.
SO I'M MORE THAN MY COUNTRY AND
TO BE THIS EARTH YOU HAVE TO
WORK IN YOUR COUNTRY.
SO TO BE ABLE TO BE THE FIRST
AMERICAN WITH THAT TITLE.
I FEEL YOU TAKE SOME GREAT
STEPS AND REALLY HELP OUR
ENVIRONMENT REALLY PRODUCE
AMAZING RESULTS.
THE KINDS OF CLIMATE ACTION.
ALL RIGHT.
>> LINDSAY COFFEY WELL, WE WISH
YOU THE BEST AS YOU PURSUE THE