Maria Taipaleenmäki is a Swedish model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Earth Sweden 2015 and Miss Sweden International 2016 Maria describes her childhood days via Miss Earth official website as , " I grew up in a small community called Hyltebruk where I went to school . I spent much time and was very active in various sports activities . I practiced tennis , floor ball , soccer and gymnastics . Almost all of my friends I met through these activities , I hung out a lot with them because we had the same interests . I really liked being out in nature , I had a private garden plot when I was little which I took care of all by myself . I remember I used to take the bike when my parents gave me my weekly allowance down to the store where I bought the seeds to grow carrots , radishes and various flowers . " She also adds , " When I was little I was a silent and shy girl , the girl who always let everyone go ahead of her , the girl who always let people do better than me , the girl who never dared to do anything . With these things , I have learned that you will get nowhere if you do not believe in yourself and always do your best , people are not aware of your inner , they see what you do and with that they obtain an opinion about you . Today I have taken lessons from it and with a smile on my lips I can say I am proud of who I am . " Taipaleenmäki was crowned as Miss Earth Sweden 2015 on 19 July 2015 . She won together with Paulina Brodd as Miss Universe Sweden and Isabella Jedler Forsman as Miss International Sweden
Miss Sweden International 2016
Miss International 2016
Maria Taipaleenmäki