Ms. Earth International Delegates 2018

Let their respective auras of beauty reverberate at Asia’s First Rotary Club.

Nepal

Name: Priya Sigdel. Age: 23. Goddess Name: Pushpanajali

Meaning: My name means offering flower; my idea is to offer a better earth to the future generation.

Advocacy: Intergenerational Equity – The use of resources at hand in a manner to fulfill the need of present generation without hampering the access of future generation to the same resources.

South Africa

Name: Margo Fargo. Age: 26. Goddess Name: Queen Esther

Meaning: A purpose driven woman fit for leadership yet has a servant’s heart, a Goddess fit for the throne to reduce the human carbon footprint.

Advocacy: #WasteStopsWithMe A very powerful call to actively reduce the waste the individual produces and making responsible choices to put it to good use should it be produced. A call to action to take the individual initiative to reduce the production of waste

Nigeria

Name: Maristella Okpala. Age: 25. Goddess Name: Mariseos

Meaning: Goddess of Wealth

Advocacy: My advocacy is “WASTE TO WEALTH” I am advocating for a safer and sustainable environment by turning our plastic waste liabilities into assets through recycling, thereby promoting a circular economy using the 5 R’s. A PLASTIC FREE WORLD BEGINS WITH ME

Panama

Name: Diana Lemos. Age: 20. Goddess Name: Ali

Meaning: HISTORY OF THE GODDESS ALI Legend has it that the splendid tropical forests of the Panamanian Isthmus, mountains and plains are sheltered by the Goddess Ali; protector of the wealth and floral wonder all around, with its strength protects the beauty of the landscape and emanates the aroma of the forest and their hands irrigate the nectar of the orchids; giving away a countryside of different colors of incomparable beauty. It is a nymph of nature; a mystical energy that communicates with living beings through the movement and force of water travels through the lands through the streams until reaching the oceans where it expands its power. Her spirit continues to live in the beauty of the rainbow and the immense swell of biodiversity, her mission is to protect the natural beauty and water that surrounds.

Advocacy: I advocate that education be more complete and easily accessible to all people, because only through it can we plant that seed of equal rights, tolerance and the sense of preservation in future generations

Malaysia

Name: Jasmine Yeo. Age: 21. Goddess Name: Goddess of the Sea

Meaning: I am a living Guardian Goddess of Marine Life that helps protect and conserve their existence for the benefit of our Young generation.

Advocacy: My advocacy is to preserve marine life and coral conservation. Ocean is our top source of food. We eat what we feed to our ocean. We must stop illegal finish and teach our costal community on Proper waste disposal.

Spain

Name: Carolina Jane. Age: 22. Goddess Name: Anjana Star

Meaning: Anjana is a fairy that comes from the Mitologia Cantabra in Cantabria (Spain), they are generally bonded beings that help the people in need, normally living in the forests and maintaining nature over all the rivers.

Advocacy: Educate and teach

Australia

Name: Monique Shippen. Age: 25. Goddess Name: Avalon Goddess of the Sea

Meaning: Avalon is a local beach, part of the Northern Beaches in Sydney, where I spent a lot of my childhood at. Therefore, I chose Avalon (local beach), Goddess of the sea because I want to protect wildlife and marine life by reducing the creation and use of plastics because it is polluting our oceans. Growing up by the ocean I have seen these effects daily and do my best participate in local clean up days.

Advocacy: We are the only creatures in the history of our planet that creates ‘rubbish’. It’s a human thing. In nature, there is no such thing as rubbish. Animals use what they no longer need for different purposes. Australians use 4 billion plastic bags a year and we have one of the highest rates of tree clearing in any developed country. If each individual follows the 5 Rs - RETHINK, REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE, RESPECT, we can start by changing our everyday lifestyle in small ways to make a big impact.

Say no to plastic bags – BYO reusable bags

Use alternatives to plastic – bamboo toothbrushes

Refill your own drink bottle, bring own cutlery, straws

Get a compost bin – reduce food waste

Plant trees to purify the air/provide homes for animals affected by deforestation

Donate to conservations protecting endangered animals

As Miss Earth Australia 2018, I wish to educate children about plastic and food waste by visiting schools, team up with groups at university to approach businesses in making environmentally friendly choices (go plastic free, use alternatives), volunteer at wildlife parks, host charity events to promote awareness and encourage the local community to get involved in various activities such as clean up days and markets where trash can be repurposed into treasure. Let’s be plastic free!