Yordanos Gidey; Miss Eritrea 2007 was born to her loving parents Yemane and Asmeret Gidey. She made the long journey to the U.S. and has built a successful life for herself alongside her parents and five siblings. She has been raised in Illinois but despite the distance from Eritrea, her parents still raised her to have a traditional background and to admire and be swollen with pride for her beautiful country.

Yordanos' hard work and determination in school has brought her to be a current student at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN pursuing a degree in communications. In spite of all the time being put into her education, she has made time to stay heavily involved in her community with various non-profit organizations. This includes her involvement in Relay-4-Life for four years which works alongside the American Cancer Society, completing several hours with a local forest preserve to help maintain the beauty of our Earth, as well as participating in many food and clothing drives to help others who are less fortunate and need assistance to take care of their families.

Yordanos believes that God has given her a special gift to have the proper skills to work with young children. With her strong passion for children she has worked as a Sunday school teacher for over three years and currently works with a Christian Outreach Community Center whose goals are to help children have the inspiration and gain the confidence to set goals that will relieve themselves of the hardships in their less privileged communities. Having an identity that ties her to a historic nation full of people who are so prideful, honored, and appreciative of their royal country of Eritrea has made her so proud of her country, her culture, and her people.