Looking Forward to Miss Earth Florida with Miss Miami Earth Amber Butler

Amber Dawn Butler is a 24-year-old Masters student pursuing a degree in Marine Science and Society with a focus on Aquaculture at the University of Miami and she happens to be the reigning Miss Miami Earth. 

 Amber is no stranger to pageants, she used to compete in the Miss America system in both Maryland and Florida before she aged out last year. 

She held the titles of Miss Homestead 2013, Miss University of Miami 2014, Miss Western Maryland 2015, and Miss Florida Everglades 2016. 

Amber enjoyed great succes in the system, raising more than $5,000 for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and establishing her own Non-Profit R.E.D. (Responsible Educated Drivers). 

 It was her work with R.E.D. that made her want to continue her work in pageants. "Starting RED was the greatest thing to come out from my particpiation with the Miss America system and I cant imagine stopping just because I am no longer competing." Amber says that continuing her work with a platfrom is what made her decide to continue her journey in a pageant system that also strongly advoaces for a platform. The Miss Earth organization was established in 2001 as a international environmenal based pageant system. It has since becme one of the three alrgest international pageant systems. The reigning titleholder will dedidcate their year to promote specific projects and often address issues concerning environmental and global resource issues. Miss Earth will serve as a spokesperson for Greenpeace and the World Wildlife Foundation. The Miss Earth competitions consists of 4 phases each weighed 25% of the final score, swimsuit, runway, interview, and evening wear. Unlike the Miss America systme there is no judged Talent portion, but participants are encoruaged to have some kind of talent ability. Amber did not have to compete in a local compeition to win her title but applied for it. She was awarded the title of Miss Miami Earth on MArch 10th after being interviewed based on her resume and grades for the honor. She will compete for the title of Miss Florida Earth on May 7th in South Beach in Miami, Florida. "The Miss Earth Pageant gives me a great opportunity to continue to persue my platfrom, but also my work with the environment. As a marine scientists, I cant think of a better way to combine my love for marine life with my love of pageants.