Miss Earth USA 2022 was the 18th edition of the Miss Earth USA pageant held on January 8, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. Marisa Butler of Maine crowned Natalia Salmon of Pennsylvania as her successor at the end of the event, but she later lost the title for unknown reasons. Brielle Simons of Connecticut Miss Water (2nd runner-up) has crowned the new Miss Earth USA after Miss Air (1st runner-up) Faith Porter, who had already ascended the title of Miss District of Columbia USA 2022, and Simmons represented the United States at Miss Earth 2022, but did not place.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Miss Earth USA 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 8, 2022 |
| Presenters | Brittany Ann Payne |
| Venue | Linda Chapin Theater at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida |
| Entrants | 51 |
| Placements | 20 |
| Winner |
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| Photogenic |
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Delegates
51 contestants participated:[6]
| State | Delegate | Placements | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Charnae Ware | Top 20 | |
| Alaska | Kimberly Keen | ||
| Arizona | Lindsay McVay | ||
| Arkansas | Susie Damm | Great-niece of Myrna Hansen, Miss USA 1953 | |
| California | Joecelyn Mendez | ||
| Colorado | Stephanie Lugo | Top 12 | |
| Connecticut | Brielle Simmons | Miss Earth USA Water 2022 | Later became Miss Earth USA 2022 after the original winner lost her title due to unknown reasons. |
| Delaware | Emily McPherson | ||
| District of Columbia | Faith Porter | Miss Earth USA Air 2022 | Later Miss District of Columbia USA 2022 & Top 16 at Miss USA 2022 |
| Florida | Minh Nguyen | She is born in Vietnam but she raised in United States | |
| Georgia | Erielle Scott | ||
| Hawaii | Jewel Mahoe | ||
| Idaho | Jane Casupanan | ||
| Illinois | Tyler Forbes | ||
| Indiana | Kayla Groen | ||
| Iowa | Rose Pidgorodetska | Top 12 | |
| Kansas | Lillie Davis | ||
| Kentucky | Kennedy Eden | ||
| Louisiana | Danielle Purtell | Top 20 | |
| Maine | Lexie Elston | Previously Miss Maine USA 2019 | |
| Maryland | Kennedy Williams | ||
| Massachusetts | Olivia Bulgin | ||
| Michigan | Taylor James | ||
| Minnesota | Peyton Obermeier | ||
| Mississippi | Udeme Ikaiddi | ||
| Missouri | Tyler Prugh | Top 20 | |
| Montana | Josie Allred | ||
| Nebraska | Ashley Lindgren | ||
| Nevada | Jory Kratz | Top 20 | |
| New Hampshire | Alexsys Campbell | ||
| New Jersey | Teni Bello | Top 20 | |
| New Mexico | Ilyhanee Robles | Top 12 | |
| New York | Marizza Delgado | Top 20 | |
| North Carolina | Hannah Welborn-Lewis | Miss Earth USA Fire 2022 | |
| North Dakota | Haley McElravy | ||
| Ohio | Shivani Sharma | ||
| Oklahoma | Emma Loney | Miss Earth USA Eco 2022 | Previously competed in 2021 representing Wisconsin |
| Oregon | Saphyone White | Top 12 | |
| Pennsylvania | Natalia Salmon | Miss Earth USA 2022 | |
| Rhode Island | Mikala Joly | Top 20 | |
| South Carolina | Savannah Bethea | Top 12 | |
| South Dakota | Madeline Delp | Top 12 | |
| Tennessee | Lan Do | ||
| Texas | Nikki Najera | Top 20 | |
| Utah | Ba'Leigh Burns | ||
| Vermont | Megan Cox | ||
| Virginia | Nicky Kandola | Top 12 | |
| Washington | Christina Blake | ||
| West Virginia | Nola Tolsma | ||
| Wisconsin | Tonia Thompson Johnson | ||
| Wyoming | Elizabeth Tillery |
References
- ^ "Miss Earth USA to Be Crowned in Orlando". Miss Earth USA. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Miss Earth USA Crowns 2022 Winners in Orlando". West Orlando News. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "HERE SHE IS': NATALIA SALMON NAMED 2022 MISS EARTH USA". Black Enterprise. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Natalia Salmon Is Crowned Miss Earth USA 2022". Hello Beautiful. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "9 Potret Natalia Salmon Miss Earth USA 2022, Pesonanya Sangat Memukau!". IDN Times (in Indonesian). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Delegates for Miss Earth USA 2022". Miss Earth USA. Retrieved 4 December 2021.