Danielle is the reigning Miss Earth USA and will be competing for the Miss Earth title later this fall in Vietnam. With such a strong sense of compassion for service, animals, and the Earth. She is currently a global ambassador with Wands for Wildlife to use beauty projects to help animals negatively impacted by environmental disasters. She is also an ambassador with #MeatlessMonday, promoting that trying a plant based lifestyle even just once a week can have a positive impact on the Planet. Danielle graduated from Eastern Kentucky University Cum Laude with a degree in Public Relations. She was a Maroon Scholar recipient and made the Deans and Presidents list. Danielle ranked as a top 2% sales and team leader within Younique, was the founder of her school’s Pep Club, was the A-E-Rho Vice President, Baccalaureate event organizer, and Key Club President. Danielle is currently living her dream of being a female entrepreneur in the Beauty Industry. She owns her own Makeup Consulting company, with a focus on environmentally friendly and animal cruelty free products. She has loved giving back through the beauty industry for many years and is the modern day Rapunzel as she has been able to donate 10 ponytails to hair loss charities. Beyond this, Danielle also cohosted the Acts 20:35 fundraiser, volunteers with the Humane Society, with Make a Wish, The Dream Factory, USA Cares, Crusade for Children, Rescue and Roses, AIF Scholarship brunch, cooks at the Ronald McDonald house, hosts community clean ups, and travels across the country volunteering. Danielle had a TikTok go viral after thousands of people pointed out and ridiculed her for not being perfect. She believes this was a gift. It has given her the platform to advocate to women to change the conversation about social media, beauty, and the environment. Danielle lives her life by the famous words of Mother Teresa, “I alone cannot change the world. But I can cast a stone that creates many ripples.”