Caroline Duffy
Caroline Duffy is the name of the lead character on the 1990s NBC sitcom Caroline in the City
Caroline Duffy is a beauty queen from York who won the Miss Earth competition in 2008, an annual beauty pageant in the United Kingdom promoting environmental awareness.
Miss Earth England 2008
Duffy, from Penyghent Avenue in Burnholme, beat off competition from 48 other finalists to scoop first place in the English final of the planet-saving pageant. After representing the Yorkshire and the Humber region, she will represent England in the international Miss Earth final in the Philippines.
The 21-year-old, who is a member of Friends of the Earth and the World Wide Fund for Nature, and also has an adopted orang-utan, said she was thrilled to have won. At Saturday’s UK final in Royal Leamington, contestants had to complete various challenges before the judges, and outline their environmental credentials. Caroline’s presentations included a speech about saving the rainforest, and talks about her own work locally. For winning the UK final, she also got a crown, a custom-made designer bag from recycled car number plates complete with swarovski crystals, and £10,000 prize.
