About Queen Ruby

Ruby B. Johnson is the reigning Miss Sierra Leone USA 2013-2014, crowned on July 1st, 2012. Advocating on her platform SHERO (Service, Health, Education, Rights, Opportunities), Ruby serves as an ambassador for peace and empowerment for Sierra Leonean girls, women, youth, and the general community in the United States. Ruby also advocates for the recruitment and retention of girls and women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields.

Ruby is a student at Virginia Tech studying Mining and Minerals Engineering, with a Minor in Women’s and Gender Studies. She is an active feminist who enjoys writing poems, blogging, dancing, acting, and exploring technology. Her activism and drive comes from being raised in her formerly war-torn native land, Sierra Leone, knowledge from her Women’s Studies courses, and daily observations in life.

Ruby started her non-profit organization, When You Believe Foundation, Inc., in November 2010. WYBF has hosted food drives, created various mission-oriented workshops, activities, and events that address topics such as empowerment, eating disorders, health, academics, empowerment, etc. For more information, visit www.WhenYouBelieveFoundation.org

Ruby is also an advocate for autism awareness, and has made it a lifelong platform of hers since high school. She will like to be remembered as a voice for those that are not heard, a provider for those with no assistance, and the highlighter for girls and women who are oppressed and not seen.

For appearances, speaking, media, and all bookings, please contact the Miss Sierra Leone USA Organization (MSLDC, Inc.) at MissSierraLeoneUSA@gmail.com

Pageant history:
Miss Freetown USA 2011-2012
Miss Sierra Leone USA 2012-2014
Miss Maryland World 2015 High Point Talent Winner and Top 7 finalist

Stay updated:
Twitter: @MissSaloneUSA
Facebook: Miss Sierra Leone USA 2012, Ruby B. Johnson

Affiliations:
Wellbody Alliance
Shine On Sierra Leone
Krio Descendants Union Global
Safe Anesthesia & Surgery in Sierra Leone Initiative (SASSL)

Ruby B. Johnson's crowning moment as Miss Sierra Leone USA 2012-2014

Miss Sierra Leone USA 2012-2014 Ruby B. Johnson at Afrikana Ball 2013

Miss Sierra Leone USA 2013-2014 at the 2012 SLAAM Lifetime Achievement Awards