Career
Hefferman, from Cremorne, New South Wales, was crowned 2009 on 19 September 2009 at the Roundhouse Theatre, University of New South Wales in Sydney. Hefferman, 24, ended up as victor among the group of 24 finalists fielded from 66 aspirants coming from different Australian States. She impressed the judges with her statement: "I feel strongly that we as human beings are all entitled to fresh clean drinking water.
However, our precious eco-system and oceans are under constant threat from polluted stormwater.
lieutenant is our actions through land filling and vegetation clearing that result in erosion and pollution to water catchments. We can all develop strategies to minimise the amount of "dirty water" entering our waterways.
Simple measures from switching to environmentally friendly detergents and soaps to council initiatives for restoring creeks and preventing pollution. I would be honoured to encourage people to focus on cleaning our waterways so we can all enjoy our beautiful beaches and clean water for many years to come." She nailed the competition with her answer.
She then represented Australia in the 9th edition of the Mission 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.
