Melinda Heffernan

Melinda Heffernan
Melinda Heffernan
Beauty pageant titleholder
Born Melinda Heffernan
Cremorne, New South Wales
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Hair color Blonde
Eye color Blue
Title(s) Miss Earth Australia 2009
Major
competition(s)
Miss Earth Australia 2009,
Miss Earth 2009

Melinda Heffernan is an Australian beauty pageant titleholder. She won the 2009 edition of the Miss Earth Australia beauty pageant and represented her country in Miss Earth 2009, an annual international pageant promoting environmental awareness[1][2] and one of the three largest beauty pageants in the world in terms of the number of national-level competitions to participate in the world finals.[3][4][5]

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Miss Earth Australia

Hefferman, from Cremorne, New South Wales, was crowned Miss Earth Australia 2009 on 19 September 2009 at the Roundhouse Theatre, University of New South Wales in Sydney. Hefferman, 24, ended up as victor among the group of 24 finalists fielded from 66 aspirants coming from different Australian States.[6][7]

She impressed the judges with her statement: "I feel strongly that we as human beings are all entitled to fresh clean drinking water. However, our precious eco-system and oceans are under constant threat from polluted stormwater. It is our actions through land filling and vegetation clearing that result in erosion and pollution to water catchments. We can all develop strategies to minimise the amount of 'dirty water' entering our waterways. Simple measures from switching to environmentally friendly detergents and soaps to council initiatives for restoring creeks and preventing pollution. I would be honoured to encourage people to focus on cleaning our waterways so we can all enjoy our beautiful beaches and clean water for many years to come." She nailed the competition with her answer.[6]

Miss Earth 2009

Heffernan won the crown and title of Miss Earth Australia. She then represented Australia in the 9th edition of the Miss Earth beauty pageant, held at the Boracay Ecovillage Resort and Convention Center, in the Island of Boracay, Philippines from 1 November 2009 through 22 November 2009.[8][9][10] The Miss Earth winner serves as the spokesperson for the Miss Earth Foundation, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and other environmental organizations.[11]

References

  1. ^ New York Times, World News (30 October 2003). "Afghanistan: Anti-Pageant Judges". The New York Times Company. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B07E3DC1430F933A05753C1A9659C8B63&scp=1&sq=miss%20earth%20vida%20samadzai&st=cse. Retrieved 2009-09-26. 
  2. ^ News, Reuters (25 October 2004). "Miss Earth 2004 beauty pageant". China Daily. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-10/25/content_385531.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-26. 
  3. ^ Singapore News, Online (24 June 2008). "Miss Earth 2004 beauty pageant". The Electric New Paper, Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. http://www.tnp.sg/printfriendly/0,4139,168817,00.html. Retrieved 2009-09-26. 
  4. ^ Khullar, Bhavna (20 June 2007). "Tracing the regal existence of ‘Miss Universe’". Spicezee Online, Zee News Limited. http://www.spicezee.com/missuniverse08/article5354.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-26. 
  5. ^ Goyal, Abha (16 February 2007). "Grandslam Pageants Directory". Grand Slam Pageants. http://www.grandslampageants.com/directory.php. Retrieved 2009-09-26. 
  6. ^ a b Ramos, Duane (20 September 2009). "A Water Lover is crowned Miss Earth Australia 2009". Woman of the Earth Online Magazine and Community for Miss Earth. http://www.womanoftheearth.tv/cms/index.php/miss-earth-2009/australia/134-a-water-lover-is-crowned-miss-earth-australia-2009. Retrieved 2009-09-26. 
  7. ^ News, Xinhua (21 September 2009). "Miss Earth Australia 2009 crowned". China Internet Information Center. http://en.chinagate.cn/photos/2009-09/20/content_18559641_2.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-25. Miss Earth Australia 2009
  8. ^ Ramos, Duane (2 September 2009). "Boracay Convention Center is the Venue of Miss Earth 2009". Woman of the Earth Online Magazine and Community for Miss Earth. http://www.womanoftheearth.tv/cms/index.php/news/94-boracay-convention-center-is-the-venue-of-miss-earth-2009. Retrieved 2009-09-26. 
  9. ^ News, Online (21 September 2009). "Miss Earth Australia 2009". China Central Television (CCTV). http://english.cctv.com/20090921/101441.shtml. Retrieved 2009-09-25. Miss Earth Australia 2009
  10. ^ Yaping, Jiang (20 September 2009). "Melinda Heffernan crowned Miss Earth Australia 2009". People's Daily Online China. http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90783/91321/6762401.html. Retrieved 2009-09-25. Miss Earth Australia 2009
  11. ^ Borja, Tessa (17 October 2007). "Jennifer Neves is Miss Earth Guam". Marianas Variety News, Guam Edition. http://guam.mvarietynews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=160%3Ajennifer-neves-is-miss-earth-guam&catid=1%3Aguam-local-news&Itemid=2. Retrieved 2009-09-26. 

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