Hefferman, 24, ended up as victor among the group of 24 finalists fielded from 66 aspirants coming from different Australian States.
[6][7] She impressed the judges with her statement: "I feel strongly that we as human beings are all entitled to fresh clean drinking water.
It is our actions through land filling and vegetation clearing that result in erosion and pollution to water catchments.
Simple measures from switching to environmentally friendly detergents and soaps to council initiatives for restoring creeks and preventing pollution.
She then represented Australia in the 9th edition of the Miss Earth beauty pageant, held at the Boracay Ecovillage Resort and Convention Center, in the Island of Boracay, Philippines from 1 November 2009 through 22 November 2009.