13 things about Miss Earth 2020 Lindsey Coffey

Lindsey Marie Coffey is the first Miss Earth from the United States. She is a World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) ambassador.

BIOGRAPHY

Coffey is an American environmental activist, actor, model and beauty queen from Pennsylvania, USA. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. Her great-grandmother moved to the United States from Italy.
2. She was born in Centerville, Pennsylvania.
3. She attended Beth-Center Middle School in Fredericktown, Pennsylvania.
4. Since she was a little girl, she has been an animal lover and a vegetarian.
5. Before becoming a beauty queen, she was an honor student and ranked as one of Pennsylvania’s best collegiate high jumpers.
6. In 2004, she was scouted in a shopping mall in Rhode Island, USA.
7. From 2010 to 2014, she attended Washington and Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania where she earned her bachelor’s degree in political science and government.
8. In 2012, she started modeling full time.
9. From 2013 to 2014, she went to Pace University in New York City, New York, USA to study media production, media studies, journalism, film studies and speech performance.
10. She was Miss Pennsylvania USA 2020 second runner-up.
11. Between December 2021 and March 2022, she graced the cover of Harper’s Bazaar Vietnam three times.
12. In 2025, she competed in “Got to Get Out”.
13. On January 8, 2025, she turned 33.

TIMELINE

Coffey is 5’9¹⁄₂” tall. She is a member of The Climate Reality Project and she has done volunteer works for American Red Cross, Feeding America, Relay For Life, Make-A-Wish America, Animal Humane Society and Adopt A Highway Maintenance Corporation.

2019

• On November 3, 2019, she competed at Miss Pennsylvania USA 2020 at the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. She was second runner-up to Victoria Piekt.

2020

• On August 8, 2020, she represented the Atlantic Ocean at Miss Earth USA 2020 and competed against 28 other candidates through a virtual competition. She won the title.
• On November 28, 2020, she represented the U.S. at Miss Earth 2020 and competed against 81 other candidates through a virtual coronation ceremony. She won the title.

2021

• On January 17, 2021, she crowned her successor Miss Earth USA 2021 Marisa Butler at the Chapin Theater inside the Orange County Convention Center of Orlando in Orlando, Florida.
• On February 7, 2021, she and Miss Earth Australia 2020 Brittany Dickson discussed the bush fires in Perth, Australia to raise funds to help cope with the devastation.
• On March 5, 2021, she collaborated with Greenpeace International and Greenpeace Philippines to interview young women farmers, climate activists and typhoon survivors to discuss the gender inequality within climate change.
• On April 18, 2021, she was a guest speaker at The Climate Reality Project Delaware Chapter International Earth Day Summit.
• In May 2021, she spoke at the Parsons School of Design in New York City on sustainability within the fashion industry.
• In June 2021, she was a speaker at Peace is Green – Every Act Matters, the world’s largest and longest virtual environmental summit based in New Delhi, India.
• She graced the cover of Her World Vietnam‘s 13th anniversary edition, which was released on November 19, 2021.
• On November 21, 2021, she crowned her successor Miss Earth 2021 Destiny Wagner of Belize through a virtual coronation ceremony.

2022

• In April 2022, she and Miss Earth-Fire 2020 Michala Rubinstein of Denmark introduced the Green Europe Project. They traveled to five European countries searching for environmentally conscious businesses to showcase on their social platforms.
• On September 10, 2022, she and Dani Walker hosted the VIP Red Carpet charity gala at the Marriot Marquis in New York City, which was attended by and Ms. Achievement America 2021 Laylah Rose Loiczly and Mister Supranational 2022 Luis Daniel Galvez.

2023

• In April 2023, she gave advice on sustainable fashion in an interview with Evie Magazine. She said, “Look for third party certifications like BCI, B Corp, and the Global Organic Textile Standard, among others. As sustainability is trending, brands and designers are known for greenwashing their customers.”
• From August 23, 2023 to September 3, 2023, she represented the U.S. at the Ladahk International Fashion Show at Umling La in Ladakh, India during the G20 Summit.

2024

• She, Tina Gulati and Taylor Hens starred in Ritika Gupta‘s short film “Love at First Swipe”, which was released on June 20, 2024.

2025

• She was in the cast of the reality television competition series “Got to Get Out”, which premiered on Hulu on April 11, 2025.