Miss Earth PR announces who the new queen is

Puerto Rico has a new queen.

This is Cristina Mariel Rius who today becomes the representative in the international pageant Miss Earth, after the removal of Valerie Vigoreaux as queen.

“Since its inception Miss Earth Puerto Rico has positioned itself extraordinarily in the international pageant and we have no doubt that this time will not be the exception,” said in a written communication the directors of the local pageant.

Cristina Mariel was the first finalist last November, when she was then crowned Valerie Vigoreaux. The 19-year-old is a native of San Sebastián, a town she represented at the time.

“From the first day she has had the support of her relatives which is very important for her and a large community in the agricultural sector of her village. Cristina, as a student in her first year of Environmental Technology with concentration in Environmental Chemistry, will be providing a leadership workshop, reforestation and cleaning to the organization FFA, on February 23. Meanwhile, this next February 6 will carry out a cleaning and reforestation in an abandoned nature reserve in Isabela. selected queen has a deep commitment to enact the care of our natural resources and has already begun its preparation for the international contest, “it was reported.

Last week the directors of Miss Earth Puerto Rico announced the dismissal of Valerie Vigoreaux. Both Valerie and the directors of the contest expressed that they failed to reach agreements, so the young woman will not represent the Island in the international competition scheduled for October this year.