page_title: Jessica Trisko-Darden
section_title: Environmental activism
hierarchical_section_title: Jessica Trisko-Darden / Environmental activism
caption_attribution_description: English: Miss Canada, Jessica Trisko is Miss Earth 2007
context_page_description: Jessica Nicole Darden née Trisko is a Canadian academic, activist, former model and beauty queen. She is Assistant Professor of International Affairs at School of International Service at American University and a Jeane Kirkpatrick Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
  After winning the Miss Earth Canada pageant, Trisko represented Canada at Miss Earth 2007 and became the first Canadian to win the Miss Earth title. She had previously placed in the top ten at Miss Universe Canada 2007. She was a guest judge in the final Miss Earth United States 2016 pageant.
  She studies the impact of foreign aid on repression and civil war. She has written and published journals on social science, humanities, and international security which were used in various international conferences.
context_section_description: Trisko, together with the executives of Carousel Productions and the national organizers of Miss Earth Indonesia, attended the Cool Energy Exhibition on December 10, 2007  with the theme: "Care for the Change". More than 20 companies, non-government organizations and other groups participated in this exposition held in the Peninsula Island inside the Nusa Dua resort showcasing displays about wildlife conservation, energy, and forest preservation.
  On December 13, 2007, Trisko, along with non-governmental organization, Conservation International and the Indonesian government, led the release of hundreds of sea turtles at Nusa Dua beach, Bali, Indonesia.
  Trisko also took part in the 2007 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, alongside Miss Earth 2004 Priscilla Meirelles and Miss Earth Water 2006 Catherine Untalan from December 5–15, 2007.
  Trisko had a chance to visit many countries during her reign, including China, Puerto Rico, and Singapore. She also went on multiple trips to Indonesia, the United States, Vietnam, Philippines, and Canada, where she met world environmental leaders, and promoted environmental awareness.
caption: Miss Earth 2007
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