# Miss Earth United States 2018

Miss Earth United States 2018 was the 14th Miss Earth United States pageant, held at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall in Alexandria, Virginia, United States, on July 14, 2018.
Andreia Gibau of Massachusetts crowned her successor Yashvi Aware of Maryland (representing Midatlantic) as Miss Earth United States 2018. Aware represented the United States at the Miss Earth 2018 pageant in the Philippines.

## Pageant

Pageant activities took place from July 10–14, 2018 in the Washington metropolitan area, which included a service day in Washington, D.C., with delegates from the Teen, Miss, and Elite divisions cleaning up trash within the National Mall.
Additionally, delegates are scored on their social media activity leading up to the national pageant, as well as their environmental project that occurred in June for the organization's Think Local, Act Global initiative.
All phases of the pageant were available via livestream on the Miss Earth United States Facebook page.

### Preliminary rounds

Preliminary rounds took place on July 12 and July 13, 2018, at the Crystal City Marriott in Arlington, Virginia. Delegates competed in a public speaking presentation, and on-stage the following day for runway, swimwear, and evening gown. The runway and swimwear preliminaries were hosted by Brittany Payne, Adele Scala, and Leslie Jackson, with Payne returning to host the evening gown preliminary alongside Andreia Gibau.

### Finals

During the final competition, the top 20 competed in runway, while the top 12 also competed in swimwear and evening gown. The top five delegates also competed in an on-stage question round and were scored on their response to: What do you do to inspire others to be green?

## Delegates

Delegate information provided by the Miss Earth United States organization.
| Represented | Contestant | Notes |
| Arizona | Aimee Parker | |
| Colorado | Bre L'Estrange | Previously competed for Miss Colorado USA and Miss Colorado Teen USA Later competed for both Miss Colorado USA and Miss Arizona USA 2019 |
| Delaware | Kelly Pierson | |
| District of Columbia | Jasmine Zarou | |
| Florida | Alexi Gropper | |
| Georgia | Ariana Blaize | |
| Great Lakes | Jamie Smith | |
| Gulf Coast | Tori Miller | Contestant at America's Miss World 2017 |
| Hawaii | Kailey Parker | Previously Miss Maui USA 2018 |
| Idaho | Sarah Massingale | Later competed for Miss Earth USA 2019 as Idaho |
| Illinois | Kristina Decheva | |
| Indiana | Mahogani Johnson | |
| Kansas | McKenzie Hersch | |
| Maryland | Amber Dawn Butler | Top 15 at Miss Earth United States 2017 representing Florida |
| Massachusetts | Jamie Connors | Member of the Boston Cannons Dance Team Later competed for Miss Earth USA 2019 as Massachusetts |
| Midatlantic | Yashvi Aware | Top 10 at Miss Earth United States 2016 representing Maryland Previously competed for Miss Maryland Teen USA |
| Midwest | Tyler Prugh | |
| Minnesota | Tegan Gruhot | |
| Mississippi | Ivy White | |
| Missouri | Chrystelle Volckmann | Previously Miss Philippines USA 2015 |
| Nebraska | Merrick Randy Alexander | Previously competed for Miss Nebraska USA |
| Nevada | Taylor Burk | |
| New England | Isabella Brie Bennett | Previously competed in 2017 representing Rhode Island Second consecutive award for Beauty for a Cause |
| New Hampshire | Felicia Arsenault | 2x Semi-Finalist at Miss New Hampshire USA, Previously competed for Miss New Hampshire 2016 |
| New Jersey | Ashlei Watson | |
| New Mexico | Soraya B'Yanar | |
| New York | April Maroshick | Previously Top 22 at Miss World America 2015 representing Alaska |
| North Carolina | Madison McGee | |
| North Dakota | Jacinda Schell | |
| Northwest | Whitney Mitchell | |
| Pennsylvania | Briana McCloud | |
| Puerto Rico | Natalia Aldarondo | Delegate for Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2021 |
| South Carolina | Francie Evans | Face of the World USA 2018 Later competed for Miss Earth USA 2019 as South Carolina and awarded Miss Earth USA - Fire 2019 |
| Southeast | Talisha White | Later competed at Miss Earth 2019 as Miss Earth US Virgin Islands 2019 |
| Tennessee | Elizabeth Upshur | |
| Texas | Yvette Vaughn | |
| Virginia | Lili Klainer | Contestant at Miss World America 2017 Later competed for Miss Earth USA 2019 as Midatlantic |
| Washington | Savannah Morton | |
| West Virginia | Ashley Schifano | |
| Wisconsin | Anastacia King | |

### Replacements

* California – Tayler Troup was awarded Miss Earth California 2018 after it was announced on June 29, 2018, that the original appointed titleholder, Suzanne Perez, would be unable to compete at Miss Earth United States 2018.

### Withdrawals

* California – Tayler Troup
* Michigan – Jasmina Cunmulaj – Decided to withdraw on May 31, 2018, to focus on her studies and advocacy.
* Ohio – Grace Tachikawa
* Rocky Mountains – Lauren MacRitchie
* Utah – Carolina West

## Judges
### Preliminary judges

* Siria Bojorquez – Miss Earth United States 2012, Top 8 at Miss Earth 2012 and Miss Teen Earth United States 2010
* Ismatu Daramy – Miss Earth Sierra Leone 2017
* Ayesha Gilani-Taylor – Miss Earth Pakistan 2009
* Jamie Herrell – Miss Earth 2014
* Kristin Chucci – Ms. Earth 2017 and Elite Miss Earth 2017 (Public Speaking)
* Elizabeth Peace – Mrs. Maryland International 2018 (Public Speaking)
* Kinosha Soden – Mrs. DC America 2016 (Public Speaking)
* Angel Strong – Junior Miss Earth United States 2017 (Public Speaking)
* Lisa Van Orden – International Ms. 2018 (Public Speaking)
* Elle White – Former Contestant on Match Made in Heaven (Runway)
* Stephen P. Smith – Founder & CEO of Planet Beach & HOTWORX (Swimwear)

### Finals judges

* Siria Bojorquez – Miss Earth United States 2012, Top 8 at Miss Earth 2012 and Miss Teen Earth United States 2010
* CJ Comu – CEO & Founder Chairman of EarthWater
* Ismatu Daramy – Miss Earth Sierra Leone 2017
* Ayesha Gilani-Taylor – Miss Earth Pakistan 2009
* Jamie Herrell – Miss Earth 2014