Beatrice “Bea” Millan-Windorski (born 2003) is an American beauty pageant titleholder crowned Miss Earth USA 2024. She represented the United States at the Miss Earth 2024, where she was crowned as Miss Earth Water 2024.
Bea Millan-Windorski | |
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Born | Beatrice Millan-Windorski Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Education | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[1] |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
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Hair color | Brown[1] |
Eye color | Brown[1] |
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Background
editMillan-Windorski's maternal grandmother, Marcela Buenavista Millan, migrated to the United States from La Union, in the Philippines.[2]
She went to Whitefish Bay High School and later graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with majors in History and International Relations. She has conducted research and written articles on US-ASEAN relations.[2]
She recently[when?] completed a fellowship with the Philippine Embassy and an internship at the East-West Center in Washington, D.C.[2]
Pageantry
editMiss Earth USA 2024
editMillan-Windorski represented Wisconsin at the national pageant held in Orlando, Florida, and won the title on December 31, 2023.[3] She became the first Filipino-American to hold the national title.[4]
Miss Earth 2024
editMillan-Windorski represented the United States at Miss Earth 2024 pageant where she placed Miss Earth – Water 2024.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Bea". NYMMG.com. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ a b c Rueda, Nimfa (January 2, 2024). "Fil-Am human rights activist crowned Miss Earth USA". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on January 2, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ "Bea Millan-Windorski discusses winning Miss Earth USA". Fox 32. January 19, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ a b Galozo, Monica (January 10, 2024). "Fil-Am Miss Earth USA advocates for the environment". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.