1. Lindsey Marie Coffey was born on January 8,1992 and is an American fashion model, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Earth 2020.
20 Facts About Lindsey Coffey
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Lindsey Coffey was an honor student and ranked as one of Pennsylvania's best collegiate high jumpers.
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Lindsey Coffey broadened her studies to theatre, rhetoric, journalism, speech performance, as well as studied the art of citizenship in civic and professional society.
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Lindsey Coffey's education continued abroad in Italy, Turkey, Cyprus, Israel, and Greece.
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Lindsey Coffey appeared on the cover of Her World Vietnam edition in November 2021 to celebrate the 13th anniversary of the magazine where she discussed how she promoted her environmental advocacy during the COVID-19 pandemic and encouraged fashion influencers to become advocates for the environment.
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Lindsey Coffey competed in and won Miss Earth USA 2020 on August 8,2020.
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Lindsey Coffey crowned her successor Marisa Butler as Miss Earth USA 2021 on January 17,2021, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, United States.
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Lindsey Coffey represented the United States at Miss Earth 2020 and competed with 83 other delegates from various countries which was held virtually due to restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Lindsey Coffey succeeded Miss Earth 2019 Nellys Pimentel of Puerto Rico in the final coronation held on November 29,2020.
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Lindsey Coffey is the first woman from the United States to win the crown since the pageant started in 2001 although past representatives from the United States had placed as elemental titleholders in the previous years.
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Lindsey Coffey lobbied on Capitol Hill for nature and wildlife conservation and raised awareness on water scarcity advocating for ecological restoration, contour farming, rainwater harvesting, and desalination to address the water crisis.
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Lindsey Coffey has supported projects including Food for Life Global, Adopt-a-Highway, Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, and The Humane Society.
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Lindsey Coffey created Eco-Ed: The Series, a vlog detailing the effects and key factors of the climate crisis.
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Lindsey Coffey has partnered with various organizations and personalities to promote environmental awareness even further.
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On February 7,2021, Lindsey Coffey partnered with Miss Earth Australia 2020, Brittany Dickson, and discussed the bush fires in Perth, Australia and raised funds.
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On March 5,2021, for International Women's Month, Lindsey Coffey collaborated with Greenpeace to interview young women farmers, climate activists, and typhoon survivors to discuss the gender inequality within climate change.
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Furthermore, Lindsey lobbied on Capitol Hill for global conservation on behalf of WWF and on April 18,2021, Coffey was a guest speaker at The Climate Reality Project Delaware Chapter International Earth Day Summit.
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In May 2021, Lindsey Coffey spoke at the Parsons School of Design in New York City on sustainability within the fashion industry.
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The event reached over 60 countries in a span of 24 hours; one week after her speaking engagement, Lindsey Coffey collaborated with Listen First Project in America Talks, a national weekend event focusing on bridging the political divide among Americans through conversation.
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Lindsey Coffey further celebrated Earth Month as a key speaker at Marist College discussing green technology and new innovations within the fashion industry.