Team South America for Miss Earth 2021

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Miss Earth Argentina 2021 Flora Veloso

Flora Veloso was crowned as the new Miss Earth Argentina on July 30th 2021 in Buenos Aires, as she succeeded Estrella Danieri Miss Earth Argentina 2020. “For me it is an honor and a great privilege to represent all of you for one year. I promise you that I will wear this band, this medal and what they represent with great pride wherever my presence is required.I thank God for putting me in this place and giving me this great opportunity. God's plans are perfect!” she shared. 21 years old Flora hails from Posadas, Misiones is a model and ballerina and has participated in several national pageants, reaping many triumphs. She was crowned Reina Provincial del Durazno in 2015. Flora was next crowned Reina Nacional del Bicentenario 2016 in Tucumán, Argentina. Later in November 2016, she was crowned Primera Princesa y Embajadora de Argentina at the Fiesta Nacional Del Arroz in San Salvador, Entre Rios, Argentina. She shows immense potential to make Argentina proud and secure a top rank at the international platform. If she wins, she will end the 20-year drought of Argentina in Miss Earth after Argentina's first and last placement was in 2001 where Daniela Stucan won the Miss Earth- Fire title.

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Miss Earth Bolivia 2021 Sarah Teran

Sarah Terán was designated as the official representative of Bolivia for Miss Earth 2021 by the Promociones Gloria organization on 1st October 2021. Sarah succeeds Miss Earth Bolivia 2020 Valentina Perez Medina for the title. The 23 year-old fashion model stands 172 cm tall. She is the CEO of Angeles De Marfil, a charity organization for giving light of hope and support for the awareness of a better world. Not new to pageantry, Sarah previously represented Bolivia in Miss Landscapes International 2019 in Guanghzou, China and placed in the Top 12. She was also named Miss Piel Dorada Bolivia 2016.

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Miss Earth Brazil 2021 Cassia Adriane

Cássia Adriane was crowned as Miss Earth Brazil 2021 on 30th September 2021 in Manaus, Amazonas. She succeeds and was crowned by Miss Earth Brazil 2020 Thaís Bergamini. Cássia Adriane is 21 years of age who represented Para at the national competition. The Physical Education student focused on her preparation since the beginning of the competition as she took catwalk classes, public speaking, intensified English, and mainly, studied a lot about the environment and environmental causes. As Miss Earth Brazil 2021, Adriane spoke about her advocacy as she said, “Miss Earth travels the world defending environmental causes and sustainability, and in this sense, I support the cause of the Alachaster Institute, in which we prioritize social businesses and the green economy. We collect recyclable materials that are sources of income, we hold lives on current issues, in short, actions aimed at environmental preservation.”

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Miss Earth Chile 2021 Romina Denecken

Romina Denecken van der Veen was appointed as Miss Earth Chile 2021 for this year’s international edition, which will take place virtually. She succeeds Miss Earth Chile 2020 Macareba Quinteros. 20 years-old Romina is a student of Fashion Design and Marketing, Sustainability mention, at the Instituto Marangoni, in Milan, Italy. She speaks Spanish, English, Italian and Japanese and since she was little she has practiced Artistic Gymnastics, Horse Riding, Soccer and Athletics. Through her studies, she had the opportunity to live in England, Japan and now in Italy. Romina works as a model and in 2020 she was a finalist in the Miss Chile pageant. She is also a well-known content creator on Tiktok and works as a panelist on the television program ‘More Vivi than ever’ on the TV + channel.

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Miss Earth Colombia 2021 Paulina Ruiz

Paulina Ruiz was as the new Miss Earth Colombia 2021/22, who will now represent Colombia at the upcoming edition of Miss Earth in Philippines. Ruiz succeeds Miss Earth Colombia 2020 Natalia Romero. The stunning beauty is a professional musician who graduated from the Bordeaux Conservatory in France, where she lived for 7 years. Ruiz plays the piano as an accompaniment instrument and speaks three languages namely Spanish, English and French. She is also a professional actress who graduated with honors from the School of Televisa in Mexico. She has also completed two Master's degrees, one of them in Musical Theater and the other in Vocal Coaching at the University of Touluse. As an environmental ambassador for Colombia, Ruiz wants to promote the adoption of more sustainable lifestyles, reduce the carbon footprint and therefore the negative environmental impacts that people may cause. She has been a vegetarian for more than 8 years and is definitely a role model for the young girls in her country with all her achievements.

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Miss Earth Paraguay 2021 Evelyn Andrade

Evelyn Andrade was elected as Miss Earth Paraguay 2021 as she succeeded Miss Earth Paraguay 2020 Natalhia Escobar Jiminez to represent Paraguay at Miss Earth 2021. Andrade is dedicated to fashion design and modeling in the United States, she is also a stylist. She is 24 years old, 1.72 meters tall, speaks four languages: Guaraní, the second official language of Paraguay, after Spanish, Portuguese and English. Speaking about her advocacy she shared, “I believe that climate change is something that 1 person alone can't cosmego but as I always say maybe I can't change the world alone but I can change my world, my surroundings! And so if we get together and each one put their grain of sand we will have a herd feat and we will be able to improve our planet for us and our future generations.”

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Miss Earth Peru 2021 Briggitte Corrales

Briggitte Corrales was crowned Miss Earth Peru 2021 in an intimate ceremony in Lima, the Capital City of Peru. She succeeded and was crowned by Miss Earth Peru 2020 Kelly Dávila. Born in Lima, 26 years old Brigitte graduated in Business Administration and Marketing. The diva has also founded her own fashion production company called the ‘BCG Model Agency’ and a clothing brand called ‘Clout’. Involved in the world of beauty and fashion, she set as a goal for two years, to create a beauty pageant that would give plus-size women an opportunity, where they can develop, empower themselves and meet their own goals, that's how she created Miss Curvy Peru, which she directs with great success and from which she motivates women to understand that there are no perfect measures to be successful. Brigitte is hard working, experienced and confident and will definitely be a strong contender at Miss Earth 2021.

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Miss Earth Venezuela 2021 Maria Daniela Velasco

María Daniela Velasco was crowned as Miss Earth Venezuela 2021 on 15 October 2021. She succeeded Miss Earth Venezuela 2020 Stephany Zreik and will now represent the country at Miss Earth 2021. Born in Caracas, the commercial and cultural centre of Venezuela, this 28-year-old works as an anthropologist (specialized in human ecology) and a veterinary assistant. She graduated from the Central University of Venezuela, with a training in eco-leadership and management of sustainable companies in Cambridge University. The eco-activist is also the founder of the environmental NGO ‘Okospiri’ and a TV presenter. Standing 171 cm tall, Maria is not unfamiliar to the pageant world, previously she was Miss Earth Capital District and made it to the top seven in the Miss Earth Venezuela 2017. She then represented the country in the Miss Continents United 2017, where she was placed among the 10 semi-finalists at the end of the event.