Outrider Search Specialist wins Miss Earth Australia 2009!

Outrider are very proud to announce that Melinda Heffernan was crowned Miss Earth Australia 2009 at a ceremony in Sydney on Saturday night.

Miss Earth is a beauty contest with a twist: the foundation of the event is to search for a spokesperson who will encourage others to clean our Earth and make our presence sustainable.

Entrants must have a working knowledge of environmental issues and be able to talk about pain-free solutions that can be taken at home and at work to reduce wastage of resources and encourage sustainability.

Melinda will now compete for the title of Miss Earth International in the Philippines in November, an event watched by 170 million people worldwide.

This is Melinda’s first beauty contest and she’s excited by the prospect of representing her country for such a worthy cause.

Here are some pictures of the event as Melinda gets crowned Miss Earth Australia 2009. We’re all so proud of her!

The next steps for our SEM Consultant is to head over to the Phillipines and show the world what she’s got as Miss Earth Australia and potentially Miss Earth International! Go Mel!!!