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| Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson |
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| Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson |
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| Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson |
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Saturday, February 14, 2015
Presenting... Miss Earth Maryland 2015
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Saturday, November 15, 2014
Miss Sierra Leone USA Talks Miss Earth 2014 - Queens of Africa
Hello world!!!
I hope you and yours are doing well. I've been very busy but happy, thanks be to God! In this post, I'll be talking about the 14th edition of the Miss Earth pageant. Miss Earth 2014 will be held on November 29, 2014 at the University of the Philippines Theater in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. Miss Earth 2013 Tereza Alyz Henrich from Venezuela will crown her successor at the end of the event. The pageant´s theme this year is "promoting ecotourism which aims to raise awareness to the tourists and travelers regarding ecological conservation in order to directly benefit the economic development and to foster respect for different cultures and for human rights." Miss Earth is part of the Big Four international pageants: Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Universe.
FACT: Miss Earth Pageant: Beauties for a Cause is an annual international pageant promoting environmental awareness. The reigning titleholders dedicate their year to promote specific projects and often address issues concerning the environment and other global issues through school tours, tree planting activities, street campaigns, coastal clean ups, speaking engagements, shopping mall tours, media guesting, environmental fair, storytelling programs, eco-fashion shows, and other environmental activities.
FACT: The winner of the pageant is bestowed the title Miss Earth; her runners-up are also given titles named after the other classical elements: Miss Earth - Air (first runner-up), Miss Earth - Water (second runner-up), and Miss Earth - Fire (third runner-up).
FACT: Winfred Adah Omwakwe is the first Black representative and first from the African region to hold the Miss Earth title; she formally succeeded Džejla Glavović of Bosnia & Herzegovina (dethroned) as Miss Earth 2002.
I hope you and yours are doing well. I've been very busy but happy, thanks be to God! In this post, I'll be talking about the 14th edition of the Miss Earth pageant. Miss Earth 2014 will be held on November 29, 2014 at the University of the Philippines Theater in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. Miss Earth 2013 Tereza Alyz Henrich from Venezuela will crown her successor at the end of the event. The pageant´s theme this year is "promoting ecotourism which aims to raise awareness to the tourists and travelers regarding ecological conservation in order to directly benefit the economic development and to foster respect for different cultures and for human rights." Miss Earth is part of the Big Four international pageants: Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Universe.
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| Miss Earth 2013 Alyz Henrich from Venezuela |
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| Miss Earth 2013 and her Elemental Queens |
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| Miss Earth 2002 Winfred Adah Omwakwe from Kenya |
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| Miss Earth 2002 Winfred Adah Omakwe from Kenya |
Last year, the intelligent and beautiful Mariatu Dukuray represented the Republic of Sierra Leone at the pageant. She is the second woman to wear the Sierra Leone sash at this event; first was Theresa Turay in 2007. Unfortunately, Sierra Leone will not be represented at this year's edition of the Miss Earth Pageant.
Below is a list of the Queens that will be representing the continent at this year's Miss Earth pageant. Good luck to our African Queens. Make Mama Africa proud, ladies!
BOTSWANA
Miss Earth Botswana 2014
EGYPT
Miss Earth Egypt 2014
Miss Earth Botswana 2014
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| Miss Earth Botswana 2014 Nicole Gaelebale |
Miss Earth Egypt 2014
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| Miss Earth Egypt Nancy Magdy |
GABON
Miss Earth Gabon 2014
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| Miss Earth Gabon Hulda Nfono Ondo |
GHANA
Miss Earth Ghana 2014
KENYA
Miss Earth Kenya 2014
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| Miss Earth Ghana Nana Ama Odame-Okyere |
KENYA
Miss Earth Kenya 2014
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| Miss Earth Kenya Lydiah Manani |
MADAGASCAR
Miss Earth Madagascar 2014
Miss Earth Madagascar 2014
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| Miss Earth Madagascar Judickaele Jaomarina |
MAURITIUS
Miss Earth Mauritius 2014
NAMIBIA
Miss Earth Namibia 2014
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| Miss Earth Mauritius Anne-Sophie Lalanne |
NAMIBIA
Miss Earth Namibia 2014
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| Miss Earth Namibia Paulina Malulu |
NIGERIA
Miss Earth Nigeria 2014
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| Miss Earth Nigeria Damola Akinsanya |
SOUTH AFRICA
Miss Earth South Africa 2014
Miss Earth South Africa 2014
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| Miss Earth South Africa Ilze Saunders |
TANZANIA
Miss Earth Tanzania 2014
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| Miss Earth Tanzania Nale Boniface |
ZAMBIA
Miss Earth Zambia 2014
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| Cartier Zagorski |
ZIMBABWE
Miss Earth Zimbabwe 2014
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| Miss Earth Zimbabwe Sandiswe Bhule |
All the best to the Queens of Africa, and also my home country girl, Miss Earth USA 2014 Andrea Neu.
Ruby B. Johnson,
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Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Miss Sierra Leone USA Talks Miss Grand International 2014 - Queens of Africa
Hello world!!!
I hope you and yours are doing well. I'm doing fabulous, thanks be to God! In this post, I'll like to highlight the African queens that will be participating in the upcoming Miss Grand International Pageant. The first Miss Grand International pageant was held last year, and the current titleholder is Janelee Chaparro from Puerto Rico who won the title on November 19, 2013.
In an effort to contribute to peace among all, the Miss Grand International beauty pageant adopted a social cause, known as “Stop the War," and MGI delegates work to deliver this message internationally and in their home countries. Over the past year, I have observed this pageant via social media; being one of the newest events in pageantry, they have done very well in promoting their brand and showing their relevance, as well as the fact that the reigning queen has served beautifully. The second Annual Miss Grand International 2014 pageant is set to take place on October 7th in Bangkok, Thailand.
The Republic of Sierra Leone has not yet been represented at this pageant. Meet the women representing their respective countries from the continent of Africa. All the best to these African queens!!!
Good luck to the African queens, as well as my home country girl, Miss Grand USA 2014 Sara Platt.
Ruby B. Johnson,
Your Miss Sierra Leone USA.
I hope you and yours are doing well. I'm doing fabulous, thanks be to God! In this post, I'll like to highlight the African queens that will be participating in the upcoming Miss Grand International Pageant. The first Miss Grand International pageant was held last year, and the current titleholder is Janelee Chaparro from Puerto Rico who won the title on November 19, 2013.
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| Miss Grand International 2013 Janelee Chaparro from Puerto Rico |
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| Miss Grand International 2013 visiting students in South Sudan |
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| Miss Grand International 2013 with some children while in the Philippines |
ALGERIA
Miss Grand Algeria 2014 Soumia Benmebrouk
BOTSWANA
Miss Grand Botswana 2014 Lillian Dlamini
CONGO
Miss Grand Congo 2014 Naise Gumanda
EGYPT
Miss Grand Egypt 2014 Nada Zakaria
ETHIOPIA
Miss Grand Ethiopia 2014 Hiwot Mamo
GHANA
Miss Grand Ghana 2014 Hanniel Jammin
IVORY COAST (Cote D'Ivoire)
Miss Grand Ivory Coast 2014 Richlove Amissah
MAURITIUS
Miss Grand Mauritius 2014 Dolesswaree Charum
BOTSWANA
Miss Grand Botswana 2014 Lillian Dlamini
CAMEROON
Miss Grand Cameroon 2014 Leticia NdzanaCONGO
Miss Grand Congo 2014 Naise Gumanda
EGYPT
Miss Grand Egypt 2014 Nada Zakaria
ETHIOPIA
Miss Grand Ethiopia 2014 Hiwot Mamo
GHANA
Miss Grand Ghana 2014 Hanniel Jammin
IVORY COAST (Cote D'Ivoire)
Miss Grand Ivory Coast 2014 Richlove Amissah
MAURITIUS
Miss Grand Mauritius 2014 Dolesswaree Charum
NAMIBIA
Miss Grand Namibia Maila Kalipi
NIGERIA
Miss Grand Namibia Maila Kalipi
Miss Grand Nigeria 2014 Tessy Bibowei
SOUTH AFRICA
Miss Grand South Africa 2014 Ane Reynolds
SOUTH SUDAN
Miss Grand South Sudan 2014 Diana Stevens
TANZANIA
Miss Grand Tanzania 2014 Lorraine Marriot
ZAMBIA
Miss Grand Zambia 2014 Atieno Winnie-Fredah Kabwe
ZIMBABWE
Miss Grand Zimbabwe 2014 Lillie Immaculate Chopamba
Ruby B. Johnson,
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Friday, June 27, 2014
Royal Profile: Queen from Sierra Leone, Miss Mariatu Dukuray
Hello world!!!
I hope you and yours are doing well. I've been busy but happy, thanks be to God. As I mentioned a couple weeks ago, besides living out my platforms of advocating for SHERO and women in STEM, my goal as Miss Sierra Leone USA and onward is to highlight and celebrate my fellow queens and titleholders from Sierra Leone. Using my blog as a tool to thoroughly highlight our queens, this post is to get to know a beautiful titleholder and a phenomenal young lady. Ladies and gentlemen, get to know this beauty with a purpose that is using her crown for a good cause, Miss Mariatu Dukuray.
Queen Mariatu's Advocacy for Education
Queen Mariatu didn’t have the chance or opportunity like most kids to start school at the required age. She started going to school at the age of 8. She mentions "I will never forget the way I felt and how happy I was when I started schooling." Queen Mariatu at ages 8-13 years was a challenging one because apart from not starting school early, she forfeited another whole year of not going to school during the course and she attended three different primary schools at a time; all three of them were different from the other. But due to the fact that she was very intelligent, she never repeated any stage and is thankfully to God for that. During her younger years, her father raised her and her siblings under the motto "There is no life in this house without education." She mentions, "that taught me that even though circumstances may not allow things to happen at its right time, education is one thing that one must strive to get, for without it or even a bit of it, you are not considered."
Sierra Leone's Miss Earth
Queen Mariatu's advocacy as reigning Miss Earth Sierra Leone is "Water Stone." According to Queen Mariatu, in Sierra Leone "we have many big stones that you can find in river shores, in streams, wells and many other places, and locally we call it 'water side stone.' My country is blessed with abundant water ranging from streams, rivers, underground water. You name it, but yet still, there are a good number of people who do not have easy access to it." Her advocacy is more concerned about the accessibility of clean water to primary school children, because most of the public primary schools in Sierra Leone do not have access to water for the students to drink or even clean up after using the rest room. Queen Mariatu adds "that is why whenever there is a waterborne disease outbreak, these children are hugely affected by it because they do not have access to water to wash their hands, wash their fruits before eating and the like. So in order to help reduce the risk, I chose to help in this in my own little way as a Miss Earth Sierra Leone and as a Woman of the Earth."
Ruby B. Johnson,
Your Miss Sierra Leone USA.
I hope you and yours are doing well. I've been busy but happy, thanks be to God. As I mentioned a couple weeks ago, besides living out my platforms of advocating for SHERO and women in STEM, my goal as Miss Sierra Leone USA and onward is to highlight and celebrate my fellow queens and titleholders from Sierra Leone. Using my blog as a tool to thoroughly highlight our queens, this post is to get to know a beautiful titleholder and a phenomenal young lady. Ladies and gentlemen, get to know this beauty with a purpose that is using her crown for a good cause, Miss Mariatu Dukuray.
Presenting... Queen Mariatu Dukuray
Who is Miss Mariatu Dukuray? |
| Queen Mariatu Dukuray |
Age: 23 years old
Place of Birth: Damascus, Syria
Country of Residence: Republic of Sierra Leone
Hobbies/Interests: surfing the internet; watching movies, especially scientific and magical movies; listening to music; shopping; playing games; and spending time with loved ones.
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| Natural Beauty Miss Mariatu Dukuray |
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| Top Model from Sierra Leone Miss Mariatu Dukuray |
Education
Completed most of her primary school education in Tripoli, Libya
Secondary: Annie Walsh Memorial in Freetown, Sierra Leone
Tertiary: studying Information Technology (IT) online at the Amity University of India (final year student)
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| Miss Mariatu Dukuray |
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| Elegant Sierra Leonean Queen Miss Mariatu Dukuray |
Pageant Experience
Miss Freetown 2012
Miss Earth Sierra Leone 2013
Miss Kenema 2014
Miss Kenema 2014
Miss Sierra Leone 2014 finalist
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| Miss Freetown 2012 Mariatu Dukuray |
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| Woman of the Earth: Sierra Leone's Miss Earth 2013-2014 Mariatu Dukuray |
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| Queen representing Kenema District: Miss Kenema 2014 Mariatu Dukuray |
Queen Mariatu's Advocacy for Education
Queen Mariatu didn’t have the chance or opportunity like most kids to start school at the required age. She started going to school at the age of 8. She mentions "I will never forget the way I felt and how happy I was when I started schooling." Queen Mariatu at ages 8-13 years was a challenging one because apart from not starting school early, she forfeited another whole year of not going to school during the course and she attended three different primary schools at a time; all three of them were different from the other. But due to the fact that she was very intelligent, she never repeated any stage and is thankfully to God for that. During her younger years, her father raised her and her siblings under the motto "There is no life in this house without education." She mentions, "that taught me that even though circumstances may not allow things to happen at its right time, education is one thing that one must strive to get, for without it or even a bit of it, you are not considered."
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| Top Model Miss Mariatu Dukuray |
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| Talented and Beautiful Miss Earth Sierra Leone 2013-2014 Mariatu Dukuray |
Queen Mariatu's advocacy as reigning Miss Earth Sierra Leone is "Water Stone." According to Queen Mariatu, in Sierra Leone "we have many big stones that you can find in river shores, in streams, wells and many other places, and locally we call it 'water side stone.' My country is blessed with abundant water ranging from streams, rivers, underground water. You name it, but yet still, there are a good number of people who do not have easy access to it." Her advocacy is more concerned about the accessibility of clean water to primary school children, because most of the public primary schools in Sierra Leone do not have access to water for the students to drink or even clean up after using the rest room. Queen Mariatu adds "that is why whenever there is a waterborne disease outbreak, these children are hugely affected by it because they do not have access to water to wash their hands, wash their fruits before eating and the like. So in order to help reduce the risk, I chose to help in this in my own little way as a Miss Earth Sierra Leone and as a Woman of the Earth."
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| Sierra Leone's Miss Earth 2013 Queen Mariatu Dukuray |
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| Mother Nature's Daughter Sierra Leone's Queen Mariatu Dukuray planting tress at Miss Earth 2013 with other contestants |
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| Fiercely Talented GreenWhiteBlue Queen in Rafia Queen Mariatu Dukuray performing in the Miss Earth 2013 talent competition with fire breathing |
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| Sexy in Swimsuit Miss Earth Sierra Leone 2013 Mariatu Dukuray |
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| Miss Earth Sierra Leone 2013 Mariatu Dukuray |
Queen With A Crown and Cause
Queen Mariatu launched her organization last year on June 15th at the Ministry of Tourism. Her organization is called Mugbor Foundation; "mugbor" is a Mende word that means "let us help" in English. In addition, Queen Mariatu is currently one of the presenters on Sierra Leone's newest television show called Wetin Now? This is a television magazine show made by and for young people in Sierra Leone. The program highlights sensitive and complex issues, interviews, as well as local and international news.
Statement from Queen Mariatu
Personal Remarks
Queen Mariatu launched her organization last year on June 15th at the Ministry of Tourism. Her organization is called Mugbor Foundation; "mugbor" is a Mende word that means "let us help" in English. In addition, Queen Mariatu is currently one of the presenters on Sierra Leone's newest television show called Wetin Now? This is a television magazine show made by and for young people in Sierra Leone. The program highlights sensitive and complex issues, interviews, as well as local and international news.
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| Television Beauty Queen Mariatu Dukuray on the set of Wetin Now? |
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| Queen Mariatu Dukuray having fun on the set of Wetin Now? |
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| Miss Earth Sierra Leone 2013 Mariatu Dukuray interacting with children in the Philippines |
Unfortunately for me, my family has been separated for a long time now. Even when we were together, it was mostly cold. But even though my mom and dad are separated, I still hold them as close as ever, and my little brothers are the cutest brothers in the world. My country [Sierra Leone] is the home of many natural and beautiful beaches in the world. Such things attracts tourism, and tourism brings income to a country, so joining a helping hand in beautifying these beaches and their surroundings the more, the more tourists from all over the world will come and the more income my country will generate. That is a perfect thing that I can promote about my country.
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| Sierra Leonean Queen from Africa Miss Earth Sierra Leone 2013-2014 Mariatu Dukuray in traditional wear at Miss Earth 2013 |
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| Sierra Leone's Woman of the Earth Mariatu Dukuray at Miss Earth 2013 |
I first took notice of Queen Mariatu few weeks before the month of Miss Earth 2013 last December. Being that I have never seen Sierra Leone represented at this pageant during the past three years I have taken interest into pageantry, I got very excited about this. After learning about her, I became interested in her and wanted to get to know this queen. I contacted her online and we messaged each other back and forth. I loved how down-to-earth she was, and appreciated her communicating with me even when she was in Philippines competing at Miss Earth; she even accepted my request and shared some information about herself, which I later blogged about and used to promote her on my social media outlets during that time. I followed her journey at Miss Earth via social media and saw how she represented our country Sierra Leone with pride and honor; in addition, her styling was naturally beautiful and she carried herself with grace and that wonderful Sierra Leone countenance. Post-Miss Earth pageant, she shared her personal struggles and journey to the Miss Earth pageant with me, and I really admired her perseverance and drive which made her not allow her circumstances to hinder her dreams. Unfortunately, I haven't had the opportunity to get to interact with Queen Mariatu in-person yet. However, I hope we do get to cross paths soon. Moreover, I wish this phenomenal lady all the best in her current and future endeavors because she's shown me that she's a hardworking and fiercely ambitious lady. Keep reaching for excellence and nothing less, Queen Mariatu. You're truly a beauty with a purpose.
Additional Fun Facts about Queen Mariatu
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| Miss Earth Sierra Leone Mariatu Dukuray with other Miss Earth 2013 delegates |
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| Miss Sierra Leone USA 2012-2014 Ruby B. Johnson with sign in support of Miss Earth Sierra Leone 2013 Mariatu Dukuray |
Additional Fun Facts about Queen Mariatu
- Zodiac sign is Gemini
- Spent half of her childhood in Tripoli, Libya
- Loves bright colors, and favorite color is orange
- Loves gadgets such as computers, phones, iPad, etc.
- Loves playing the game of flags and cities of countries
- Her most memorable moment in life is her first day of school
- Second (2nd) woman to represent the Republic of Sierra Leone at the Miss Earth pageant
- Birth date is June 16th, a day that commemorates Day of the African Child (African Child's Day) worldwide
- The most unusual thing Queen Mariatu has ever done was wearing a night gown for the whole day till the next morning.
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| Miss Earth Sierra Leone 2013-2014 Mariatu Dukuray |
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| Miss Earth Sierra Leone 2013-2014 Mariatu Dukuray |
Despite the fact that we are just from a bloody civil war, Sierra Leoneans find it in their hearts to forgive, forget and move forward for the betterment of the nation. Today, we are one of the most peaceful, violence-free and religiously-tolerant countries in the world, and I am proud of my country for that. - Miss Mariatu Dukuray, Miss Earth Sierra Leone 2013
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| Pretty in Pink: Miss Kenema 2014 Mariatu Dukuray |
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