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
DateJanuary 8, 2022
PresentersBrittany Ann Payne
VenueLinda Chapin Theater at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida
Entrants51
Placements20
Winner
  • Natalia Salmon (Dethroned)
  • Brielle Simmons (Assumed)
Photogenic
  • Hannah Welborn-Lewis
  • Haley McElravy
← 2019
2023 →

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

  1. ^ "Miss Earth USA to Be Crowned in Orlando". Miss Earth USA. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Miss Earth USA Crowns 2022 Winners in Orlando". West Orlando News. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  3. ^ "HERE SHE IS': NATALIA SALMON NAMED 2022 MISS EARTH USA". Black Enterprise. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Natalia Salmon Is Crowned Miss Earth USA 2022". Hello Beautiful. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  5. ^ "9 Potret Natalia Salmon Miss Earth USA 2022, Pesonanya Sangat Memukau!". IDN Times (in Indonesian). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Delegates for Miss Earth USA 2022". Miss Earth USA. Retrieved 4 December 2021.