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Laurel is a fourth-generation Colorado native who is devoted to philanthropy and tirelessly serves others.

She has a heart for the community and has dedicated countless hours to volunteering with various non-profit organizations. Laurel's passion for giving back began at a young age when she witnessed the impact of her volunteer work in Girl Scouts. She saw firsthand how a small act of kindness could make a significant difference in someone's life.

Laurel has since made it her life's mission to continue her legacy of service and to inspire others to do the same. Her selflessness and dedication to philanthropy have earned her the respect and admiration of many in her community. Laurel's unwavering commitment to helping others is a true testament to her character and serves as a shining example of the power of generosity and compassion.

Chelsea Roberts is a proud Mom, Non-Profit social media manager, award winning painter, and decorated trail runner. She graduated from Weber State University in under three years receiving her Bachelors of Technical Sales and Marketing while simultaneously pursuing her career in Finance. There she was one of the youngest officers in that Financial Institution’s history. Chelsea was Mrs. Utah Earth 2022 and is currently Mrs. Oregon International 2024. She started the “Bee Fabulous” Community Clean-Up Program, a program that works to engage members of her community to assist in cleaning up their parks for wildlife and future generations. 

• Bee an Eco-Warrior
• Bee a Nonprofit Volunteer
• Bee a Mental Health Advocate 

She is the Vice President for the Board of Directors for the Huntington’s Disease Society of America Utah Chapter, current chair for the HDSA Portland Team Hope Walk, and is proud to have been chosen as a Mental Health Wellness Ambassador for the “Still She Rose” initiative. Chelsea is Mental Health First Aid Certified and is grateful to use her life experiences, such as loss and miscarriage, to empower and help strengthen other women.

I'm married with 5 children and 2 grandchildren. My favorite thing to do is serve others and I love serving my community through various organizations. I'm a board member for Give A Little Christmas, a Council Member for Wilson Habitat for Humanity, and I co-host Concerts&Causes which helps a different charity or cause. My hobbies include serving my community, speaking at various events throughout the States on ways we can give back to our communities no matter our financial situation or time restraints, there's always a way! I love Jesus, and spending time with my family any chance I get, I love working out, and helping others on their fitness goals, and empowering them to be their best self as a CPT and a Fitness Nutrition Specialist. I'm also a Realtor and love helping people find their perfect fit. I love putting myself outside of my comfort zone because that's where the magic happens. I used to have terrible stage fright and I love showing people you can overcome anything. I am a model and love being able to empower women by showing them they can have gray hair and still accomplish whatever we want in life. I was on 4 Billboards in Times Square during NYFW this year with my natural hair, and being a mom of 5 and a mamaw of 2. I hope anyone who saw that was encouraged. I hope to inspire all I come in contact with to never settle and to strive for the best, for not just yourself but for your community as well. That's how we make a difference in this world.

I'm a dual business owner, a hunger activist, am Mrs Maine USA Earth, and just wrote my first children's book. If you google me, you'll find a whole lot. :)

My businesses are all love related. I built my venue, Coolidge Family Farm, from the ground up and have been operating for nine years. I launched my mobile bar business, Maine Mixologists, fourteen yrs ago and my staff serve cocktails around the State every Saturday. It was the first of its kind in the State of Maine and now I'm helping to educate on Maine liquor laws. I also saved a retired chapel from demolition and restored it to a place my couples can get married.

In my spare time, I've been fighting hunger, food insecurity and combating food waste in many ways for over 20 years. I volunteer at my local Good Shepherd Food Bank and host fundraising events at my venues annually including My "Running of the Brides 5K for Hunger" and "Flowers that Feed Runway Show" utilizing designers from around the country that I've met over the years at NYFW (I'm also addicted to fashion). Two years ago the Good Shepherd named me their first ever Ambassador and I talk about our shared mission almost daily. I've been in pageants for about six years and was honored to be crowned Mrs USA (Worldwide) two years ago and with that job I decided to take it upon myself to travel to all 50 states fighting hunger (I take every job given to me seriously and give it 150%). I connected with Feeding America and have traveled to 29 states thus far. It's been quite the journey with many stories to share and I look forward to accomplishing my goal in the coming year. Last year as Mrs. Worldwide, an international title, I developed relationships globally with the Global Food Banking Network, FEBA, World Central Kitchen (WCK), and Heifer International. I've also been working with 'To Cry For Grace' for years which benefits families in the Dominican Republic of Congo. This past spring I completed a European mission trip and visited over 12 countries in 9 days and I look forward to getting back overseas in the coming year volunteering for two weeks with WCK in Egypt helping to feed refugees. Over the past year I started a new SEEDS THAT FEED initiative where I'm collecting, donating, and helping to plant seeds to help families in need grow their own food to put on their tables. Fulfilling a long time dream, I also just set up a 501c3 and plan to open my "Helping Hands" Soup Kitchen bringing together families for a warm bowl of love and nourishment. I plan to work with local restaurants to help with food waste and utilize volunteers to help cook and serve. My hope is this won't be a typical soup kitchen. It'll be more of a soup restaurant, but by donation, that will be for all walks of life to come, gather, laugh, and help each other out. I'm excited for this endeavor to come to fruition.

In two weeks I head to Virginia Beach to compete with 41 other amazing, powerhouse women for the title of Mrs. USA Earth which I'm elated for. I've been earth conscious my entire life and look forward to sharing their ICONIC mission of inspiring change and overcoming nature's issues collectively with their sisterhood of queens from around the globe. If I'm fortunate enough to earn THE title or that of an element, I will be the overachiever that I am in all aspects of my life.

Deborah is the reigning Mrs. Pennsylvania Earth and has been competing in pageantry since the age of 16. She has held many titles across Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania. Pageantry has given Deborah many opportunities to give back to her community, advocate for causes important to her and travel around the world. She truly believes in ordinary people doing extraordinary things and using her crown as her microphone to make the world a better place. She has held many titles such as Ms. United World, Mrs. Galaxy, Mrs. Maryland International, Mrs. Pennsylvania International, and Miss Delaware USA where she competed on national television for the coveted Miss USA. In pageantry is where Deborah learned her love of giving back and community service. Deborah volunteers with many organizations but her biggest achievement has been raising over $1 million dollars for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. She has always been passionate about people and has continued to show this through her career as well. Deborah took a position in August 2022 with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region as Director of Lancaster and Lebanon Counties. She is very proud of the growth she has made in both counties creating and supporting one to one mentoring that ignites the power of our youth. Deborah resides in Lebanon, Pa with her husband, Chris and their three children.

Jennifer, a 44-year-old nurse with 13 years of experience, specializes as an oncology infusion nurse. Currently pursuing a Master of Science in Nursing Education, she holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Engaged in pageantry since 2019, Jennifer values the sisterhood and giving back aspects. Holding the title of Arizona Ms. 2021-2022 with International United Miss (IUM), her platform, "Power of Love by Jennifer," is dedicated to spreading love and kindness. This mission is rooted in Jennifer's personal journey of overcoming past traumas, using her experiences to turn pain into a commitment to love and kindness towards others.

Krendra Harralson, retired Sergeant First Class, served 20 years in the Army between the WA National Guard and Active duty. She joined the military in 1997, just after her 17th birthday, as a Combat Medic. She later deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, where she was battlefield promoted to Staff Sergeant. Krendra served in various leadership positions, including company, battalion, and brigade-level senior medic, clinic NCOIC, and instructor, and she was later inducted into the prestigious Sergeant Audie Murphy Club.

SFC (retired) Krendra, a St. Mary's graduate student, spends her free time as Mrs. Texas USA advocating for Homeless Women Veterans, mental health, and education.

HaLisa is a mom of 5, grandmother to 2, and mother-in-law to 2. She works at a children's ophthalmology group in Oklahoma doing insurance, records, and favorite working with preemie babies. For fun, she goes to the theater and crafts with her granddaughter. HaLisa and her husband Sean just celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary.

Halisa enjoys community service. Giving back to various organizations because it supports her community and their needs. She has helped with the breast cancer walk, Alzheimer's walk, YWCE Galentines Day, and YMCA Christmas Elf just to name a few. Her most prestigious event was the Out of Darkness Walk for suicide prevention. Mental health and suicide prevention are her passions because of a person's experience. Knowing how to spot the red flags and knowing how to handle them could save someone's life. Talking with someone who is contemplating suicide may be a turning point. These walks are the biggest fundraisers for American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, a nonprofit organization. AFSP was founded in 1987 and not only has chapters in 50 states, but worldwide. Halisa wants to be a part of AFSP to help make suicide preventable.

Elisah McGee is a dynamic leader, carving a renewed path. She unabashedly pursues life, to be an example for her four children, to balance a hard work ethic with time for simple joys. A visionary, she founded Freedom Defense Group (FDG) in 2019 alongside her husband to raise the standard of innovation of mission-ready solutions for the Department of Defense, and state, local, and federal agencies with a mission to get our warfighters home safely.CEO, Elisah strategically aligns her company to exceed mission objectives by building infrastructure, guiding philosophy, positioning growth, and empowering leaders. Securing certification as a woman-owned small business in a majority-male industry, Elisah persistently strives to lead with honor and integrity, encouraging her team and peers to do the same. She faithfully pursues challenges to catapult personal growth and shift paradigm thinking. Moving their beach family to a barren 95-acre farm in rural Brookneal, VA in 2020, Elisah and her husband rapidly renovated and built structures, and adopted a growing variety of livestock. Two short years later they founded a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, Mission Freedom Farm, to set the framework for a healing place for leaders to rest and reinvigorate their missions. She and her husband recently purchased a third farm where she plans to expand her nonprofit.Elisah is an avid philanthropist and community advocate. She has served as an election official with the Virginia Department of Election since 2021, was Mrs Virginia USA Earth 2023, is a board member of Keep Virginia Beautiful, and is the 2024 Ms. Virginia Continental Worldwide.A University of Virginia graduate, she is also a big-picture, creative thinker, and writer. She transcribed one hundred World War II letters between two sweethearts for her community, serves as a caretaker for two different century-old cemeteries, and has been entrusted with another World War II military journal to transcribe and preserve. Her mission to share nature’s healing elements with guests and followers of her nonprofit and education learned as Mrs Virginia USA Earth set her on a journey to write and publish her first children’s book in 2023, Be Kind To Nature. She is currently writing a chapter in the upcoming 3rd edition of The Joy-full Entrepreneur.

Kristie Dantuma Saavedra was born and raised in northern Illinois. Moving to Madison, Wisconsin in 2016 to pursue a degree in Veterinary Technology at Madison College, she graduated in 2019 with honors and shortly after earned her certification in Wisconsin. As a Certified Veterinary Technician (Nurse), Kristie has enjoyed working with animals of all sizes, but her favorites are cats, Golden Retrievers and Borzois.

Kristie lives in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, which is just outside of Madison, Wisconsin’s capital city, with her husband Carlos and their two cats: Sir Loves-a-lot and Pigeon.

Although she didn’t get started in pageantry until she was 16, Kristie is no stranger to pageants. She competed in her local Winnebago County Fair Pageant for four years, and won on her last and final attempt. During her reign, she completed 86 appearances all over her county. One of her favorite community services projects was at Becca’s Closet (a nonprofit organization that provides homecoming and prom dresses at no cost), where she had volunteered with her mom and sisters since 2009.

Kristie’s platform is all about being a mental health advocate, ending the stigma and having open and honest conversations about mental health. After suffering from anxiety and depression for most of her life, Kristie felt called to help others realize that taking care of their mental health is just as important as taking care of their physical health. Focusing on explaining that depression is more than just “feeling sad”, she wants to break down these stigmas and talk about chemical imbalances versus harmful rhetoric. As an advocate, she shares her story of using pharmaceuticals and talk therapy to help manage her symptoms.

One thing that Kristie is grateful for that came out of quarantining for Covid was learning how to knit hats for newborn babies for Reigning Purls of Hope, a non profit organization that provides a gift of newborn essentials to families. Since December, 2021, Kristie has made over 300 hats and hopes to continue to contribute to the cause for many years to come.

Kristie is currently enjoying volunteering with Lasagna Love, a non profit organization that provides meals for anyone who asks. Starting in March, 2022, she has prepared and delivered over 200 lasagnas across the Midwest.

In her spare time, Kristie enjoys Renaissance Faires, all things Star Wars, bedazzling things, reading, flower arranging and party planning.