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Subject: Miss World Canada 2006


Author:
Jimmy S.
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Date Posted: 00:47:41 07/20/06 Thu
(CPE00080d5a49c7-CM001225e00538.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com/69.197.161.232)


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Subject: Miss Universe Photos Up


Author:
Jimmy S.
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Date Posted: 01:36:33 07/29/06 Sat
(Toronto-HSE-ppp3667091.sympatico.ca/65.95.170.130)

Check 'em out!!!!

www.jimmyspageantpage.com
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Subject: Miss International Canada 2006


Author:
Jimmy S.
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Date Posted: 01:38:16 07/29/06 Sat
(Toronto-HSE-ppp3667091.sympatico.ca/65.95.170.130)

Yep, it actually happened!

Here's an article from the "Windsor Star", courtesy of Fabricio Loza-Alvarado.


Subject: In case you missed MU


Author:
Jimmy S.
[Edit]

Date Posted: 20:14:27 07/28/06 Fri
(Toronto-HSE-ppp3665360.sympatico.ca/65.95.163.177)

...Miss Universe will be rerun Saturday at 4PM Eastern time on Star.

It's also on right now, as I just discovered. :)
Subject: I saw this pic on the american forum..it seems they're having a good time


Author:
;)
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Date Posted: 15:00:08 07/28/06 Fri
(node-8394.tor.pppoe.execulink.com/69.63.48.205)


Subject: Miss Universe ’05 is off to Thailand


Author:
Tommy
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Date Posted: 08:33:03 07/28/06 Fri
(ml5.evare.com/12.182.6.102)

It'll be a while before we see Natalie Glebova back in the area.
That's because Miss Universe 2005, whose parents live in Dracut, is bound for Bangkok, where she'll serve as the oh-so-sublime spokeswoman for a giant beverage company.
But before leaving, Glebova gave us a call. "The year was amazing," the provocative pageant winner said while packing up her apartment.
"I knew it would be a lot of traveling, but it was really busy. I basically lived out of a suitcase for the year."
Last weekend in LA, Glebova, who grew up in Russia, turned over her tiara to Miss Puerto Rico, Zuleyka Rivera Mendoza.
Glebova guesstimates she traveled more than 200,000 miles during her reign, visiting 15 countries, but she kept a low profile when at her parents' place.
"I wanted to get away from that world here -- no high heels, no make up," she said, laughing.
"Mostly, I just tried to recuperate and regain my energy."
Glebova's parents, Vlad and Anna, emigrated to Canada when their daughter was 12. Six years ago, the couple, both software engineers, moved to Dracut.
"When she won, we were overwhelmed," said dad Vlad, "on top of the world." Glebova won the title in Thailand and has since become something of a household name there. Why? Because she impressed people by doing the Thai Wai, a traditional greeting gesture.
"I just tried to understand their culture," said Glebova.
Of course, we had to ask if Miss Universe 2005 has a man in her life. "Actually, I don't have a boyfriend," she admitted. "I don't have time."

Mark Shanahan
The Boston Globe
July 27, 2006

Subject: NATALIE'S GOWN


Author:
Robert
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Date Posted: 21:34:22 07/25/06 Tue
(c-24-63-68-113.hsd1.ma.comcast.net/24.63.68.113)

Hi everyone -

Would anyone know the name of the designer of Natalie's gorgeous green and yellow gown she wore at MU 2006 telecast? I love that gown and I want a duplicate for a girl that I am sponsoring for a pageant. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!
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Subject: Montage Of Natalie


Author:
JL
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Date Posted: 17:07:18 07/24/06 Mon
(NoHost/24.66.94.144)

Now that Natalie's reign as Miss Universe is over Jimmy I want u to do the same thing as u did with Canada's first Miss Universe Karen Baldwin. To do a montage of Natalie's road to winning Miss Universe last year. It's just so hard to imagine that she's no longer Miss Universe. It won't be easy I tell ya.
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Subject: Was it the dress?


Author:
Very sad :(
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Date Posted: 12:41:57 07/24/06 Mon
(d141-72-172.home.cgocable.net/24.141.72.172)

After re-watching the competiton, Alice was, hands down, the most stunning candidate last night. I have been a huge pageant fan for years, and I've always supported Canada's candidates-- but rarely have I felt we had a legitimate shot to win. Last year, with Natalie, I felt we had that shot (and we won!), and this year, wow, I felt the same way. Alice was the complete package. I was brought to tears watching her in the evening gown competiton when I re-watched it....what a girl.

Having said all of that..was it her dress that caused her not to make the top 5? I thought she looked fab in it, but it is so similar to Natalie's from last year. I'm not sure.

Another part of me is upset by the judges they selected-- several Americans, many without any pageant knowledge, etc.

In the past, when Canada made the top 10 but didn't advance (2002, 2003), I was still satisfied with our result. This year however...I am left wondering: why did the most beautiful, stunning woman-- our Alice-- not advance? She was worthy. I would love to know what the judges were thinking.
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Subject: Miss Teen Western Newfoundland


Author:
Lori F. O'Keefe
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Date Posted: 15:23:29 07/25/06 Tue
(wiley-357-54231.roadrunner.nf.net/205.251.103.56)

The results from the 2006 Miss Teen Western Newfoundland Pageant are as follows:

Miss Teen Western Newfoundland, Katie Flynn
1st Runner Up, Stephanie O'Quinn
2nd Runner Up, Kayla Loder
3rd Runner Up, Stacey Strickland
4th Runner Up, Jenelle Welshman

Photogenic Award - Ashlee Smith
Friendship Award - Kayla Loder
Talent Award - Stephanie O'Quinn
People's Choice Award - Katie Flynn

The event went very well. I would like to thank all the girls for participating. I hope they all enjoyed themselves as much as I enjoyed organizing the event for them! Photos to be posted at www.geocities.com/teenwestern in the days to follow!

Cheers,
Lori O'Keefe

p.s. a belated Congratulations to Ashley Bursey of Newfoundland and Labrador who recently was the first runner up at Miss World Canada! The selection committee did a great job when they chose Ashley as our provinces rep! Congratulations to all involved!
Subject: Wow.


Author:
Mike D
[Edit]

Date Posted: 02:12:40 07/24/06 Mon
(px3ar.ed.shawcable.net/24.70.95.205)

I am at a loss for words. This is as bad, if not worse, than when Team Canada didn't make it in Mens' hockey in the Olympics or when the Oilers lost to Carolina. Wow.

In any case ... if I can't say anything nice, I shouldn't say anything at all.

But I do wanna say...

ALICE: You represented Canada wonderfully! Right when that show started, and then round after round, I knew that crown was yours. Whenever the camera panned to all the delegates, you were the one that stood out. WAY TO GO! You'll go places, girl. (Gosh, you already have!)

NATALIE: What a classy, beautiful woman! You were such a fantabulous Miss Canada, and I was even more proud when they showed how PROFOUNDLY BEAUTIFUL you are, working with HIV/AIDS organizations. Have a great time in Thailand!

BEAUTIES OF CANADA: Another job well-done this year! Thank you for raising the bar in pageantry in this country and for putting our young Canadian woman in the forefront of international pageants!

In the meantime, now that Alice is done her preparations for Miss U, I hope she gets some well-deserved rest and makes MORE appearances here in our own turf! Hope to see more of her on TV.
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Subject: Miss Teen Western Newfoundland!


Author:
Tracie
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Date Posted: 09:26:21 07/25/06 Tue
(gw.academycanada.com/198.165.202.148)

Congratulations to all of the young women who participated in the Miss Teen Western NL pageant on sunday night! All of them were amazing!! Teh show was great, congrats to the Teen Western committee.

The full results were:
Miss Friendship: Kayla Loder, St. Anothey
Miss Talent: Stephanie O'Quinn, Stephenville
Miss Photogenic: Ashlee Smith, Port aux Basques
People's Choice: Katie Flynn, Forteau

4th Runner up: Jenelle Welshman, Port aux Basques
3rd Runner up: Stacie Strickland, Ilse aux Morts
2nd Runner up: Kayla Loder, St. Anothey
1st Runner up: Stephanie O'Quinn, Stephenville
Miss Teen Western NL: Katie Flynn, Forteau


For more information see the website www.geocities.com/teenwestern/
Subject: Miss Universe Pageant


Author:
Lisa Harrigan - Miss Calgary 2006
[Edit]

Date Posted: 23:31:47 07/24/06 Mon
(px1so.cg.shawcable.net/24.71.223.140)

First and foremost I must start with a message to Alice.

Alice I have never in my life been more excited to watch the Miss Universe Pageant. You were absolutley stunning, you stood out above all of the girls there. I thought you did extremely well with playing to the cameras and took the time to make your presence known on stage. All I can say is I am very proud of you and how you represented our country.

To all of the pageant fans out there who have not met Alice. You have no idea how lucky we are to have her representing our country, she is a very kind woman. She was the only contestant at Miss Universe Canada who really took the time to find something out about everyone before we arrived in Montreal. The first time I met her she knew I was Miss Calgary and what my name was before I could even introduce myself.

To Beauties of Canada: You continue to make a difference in the pageant world and I am so greatful that you are in our country helping elevate Canada's status in the pageant world. Dennis you continue to impress this country with your hardwork and dedication. And Miguel I could see your training in Alice, you certainly know your stuff. Beauties of Canada, keep up the hard work! Canada is becoming a force to be reckoned with because of all of you. So here is a big thank you to all of you from myself and the rest of this country.

Last night has gotten me even more excited for next year.
Subject: Congratulations to the Ms Latina Canada World Organization


Author:
ES Team Producitons
[Edit]

Date Posted: 15:53:50 07/17/06 Mon
(nat-soc-241-145.tdbank.ca/142.205.241.145)

Congratulations goes out to ES Team Productions: The Ms Latina Canada World Org. Winning the "International Directors of the Year" Award at Ms Latina World this past July 1-3 in Dallas, Texas. Catherine Young, Teen Latina Canada Placed at the 1st Runner up in the Teen Latina World Category. Here are some pics of the nights event on the rooftop of FUSE with the fireworks as the backdrop. It was beautiful!



http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h72/ES_Team_Productions/DSCN2626Small.jpg">






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Subject: Miss Sun and Salsa 2006


Author:
Cecil Lee
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Date Posted: 06:18:08 07/24/06 Mon
(px1so.cg.shawcable.net/24.71.223.140)

The results for the Miss Sun and Salsa 2006 Pageant in Calgary.

Miss Sun and Salsa: Bebeci Chen
Sun Princess: Stacey Roy
Salsa Princess: Kristin Quinn
3rd Runner-Up: Aisen Majid
4th Runner-Up: Ashely Harrigan

Miss Athletic Award: Bebeci Chen
2nd Place Athletic Award: Ashely Harrigan
Miss Photogenic Award: Bebeci Chen
Miss Friendship: Bebeci Chen
Miss Swimsuit: Bebeci Chen
Subject: L.A. bound!!


Author:
Jimmy S.
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Date Posted: 00:48:33 07/20/06 Thu
(CPE00080d5a49c7-CM001225e00538.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com/69.197.161.232)

Poodles, as if I couldn't take enough pageant stuff... I'm off to L.A. bright and early Sunday morning to catch the final show and coronation ball.

CAN'T WAIT!!!! Will report back.
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Subject: pleaseeeee help!!!!!!!!


Author:
ZEUS
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Date Posted: 20:56:06 07/18/06 Tue
(bas15-toronto12-1168011213.dsl.bell.ca/69.158.111.205)

please can anybody say to me the channel and at what time they will transmit the miss universe here in canada, specifically in toronto?
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Subject: Miss Canada at MU Preliminaries


Author:
Canada Fan
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Date Posted: 07:14:54 07/19/06 Wed
(ip68-7-75-35.sd.sd.cox.net/68.7.75.35)

Introduction
National Costume

Swimsuit

Evening Gown
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Subject: Nazanin is on the cover of this week's GEORGIA STRAIGHT


Author:
CSMU Fan
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Date Posted: 18:50:07 07/20/06 Thu
(m57.canaccord.com/209.53.139.57)


Pageant winner promotes progressive revolution
By pieta woolley

Publish Date: 20-Jul-2006

Former Miss World Canada Nazanin Afshin-Jam has inspired other young women in tiaras to advocate for human rights. Robert Kenney photo.

Nazanin Afshin-Jam thought about a career in diplomacy, but she opted to be a beauty queen instead. Don’t write her off for it; it took a shrewd understanding of power for the UBC international-relations and political-science grad to make that choice.

“Nowadays, youth don’t listen to politicians,” Afshin-Jam, a Tehran emigrant, told the Georgia Straight from her spacious Yaletown apartment. “They listen to stars.”

Before she became Miss World Canada and runner-up to Miss World 2003, Afshin-Jam worked for the Red Cross, delivering workshops on human rights to students. Fired up about abuses in Iran, where her father was tortured following the 1979 revolution, she wanted a bigger platform. The promise of 2.2 billion viewers—and a year with the world’s lenses focused on her—enticed Afshin-Jam to enter the contests, billed as “beauty with a purpose”.

The move has paid off. The first Persian to hold the title challenged international fundamentalists with her choice to appear at Miss World, spoke to Canadian parliamentary committees, and encouraged former foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy to promote human rights in Iran. Three years after her win, the model and singer is still in the spotlight. This week, she flew to Germany to speak about women’s issues with Louise Arbour, the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights. Last week, she was in Los Angeles at a 400-youth remembrance seminar for the 1999 Iranian student protests for freedom and human rights. Some of the protesters, she told the Straight, are still in prison, seven years later.

“The youth in Iran are going to make the change,” said Afshin-Jam, the composer of “Someday”, a haunting song about how Iran’s revolutionary leaders deceived the nation in 1978 and how, someday, there will be a progressive revolution. “Those of us on the outside can help, financially and emotionally.”

On May 31, 2006, the Globe and Mail ran Afshin-Jam’s picture on the front page, along with a picture of Nazanin Fatehi, an 18-year-old Kurdish woman sentenced to death by stoning in Iran for allegedly killing a man who attempted to rape her. The article described how Afshin-Jam is successfully leveraging her Miss World Canada tiara to draw attention to Fatehi’s fate. So far, her petition has collected 201,000 signatures (www .petitiononline.com/Nazanin/), and the head of the judiciary, Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, recently stayed the execution and a new trial has been ordered.

As Afshin-Jam noted, Fatehi’s story should have been front-page news without a beauty queen standing by. But she’s committed to using the power of her beauty for social change.

“It makes me angry that this is what it takes,” said Afshin-Jam, who is 26. “But today, you have to work within the system. Bono, Angelina Jolie, they’re raising awareness to youth, especially in the West, where youth are so ignorant about global issues.”

She pointed out that without Jolie’s efforts, many people wouldn’t understand or even know about Darfur. Canadians, she added, have a dour view of beauty. Natural beauty and artistic beauty are valued, she has noticed, but human beauty is “a dirty word”.

“I believe that beauty is a blessing from God,” she said. “If you can use it to advance humanity, like a talented craftsperson who builds an orphanage, it is a blessing.”

Afshin-Jam echoed Sonia Ahmed’s comments (see main story) about the in-your-face stance Muslim contestants must take. Iran does not allow pageants, she said, and does not send anyone to represent the country at the world’s major beauty events. Because Persian women, as part of the diaspora, can compete, they can be part of the revolution there.

“This is an outcry for the gender apartheid in the Middle East,” she said. “It’s not a sexual revolution; it’s about women standing up for what they believe in. It’s about showcasing her as she wants to be seen, not letting a man tell her how to live her life.”

Under Iran’s constitution, the supreme religious leader, Ayotollah Ali Khameini, has veto power over decisions of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Iran’s revolution will be led by youth, Afshin-Jam said, and Canadian youth have incomparable power to create global change.
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Subject: Where is the nice swimsuit pic of Alice posted by Mike D?


Author:
Why did you delete his post?
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Date Posted: 11:59:45 07/20/06 Thu
(node-9029.tor.pppoe.execulink.com/69.63.51.72)

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Subject: My top 20: Albania, Austrailia, bolivia, canada, colombia, india, mexico, phillipines, puerto rico, sri lanka, switzerland, trini, venezuela, usa, (the rest are fillers for the remaining spots- ecuador, panama, nicaragua, peru, ukraine, ghana) my top 10: aust, can, mexico, philliphines, puertorico, srilanka, trini, usa, switzer, india. top 5: way to hard to predict until final night!!!! I wish i had of seen the presentation show!!!


Author:
*
[Edit]

Date Posted: 16:27:47 07/19/06 Wed
(Kitchener-HSE-ppp3564789.sympatico.ca/65.93.100.162)

Subject: Miss World Canada 2006 - Awards


Author:
Jimmy S.
[Edit]

Date Posted: 23:55:03 07/17/06 Mon
(CPE00080d5a49c7-CM001225e00538.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com/69.197.161.232)

Fast Track 4: Beauty With A Purpose Award:
Daphne Choi - North York
(Raised $9,985 for the Rock Solid Foundation)

Fast Track 5: Canoe.Ca People's Choice Award:
Jenna-Lee Creelman - Brampton

MissHKBeauties.com Photogenic Award:
Simin Bagheri - London

Fiorio Woman of Style Award:
Jenna-Lee Creelman - Brampton

Miss Congeniality:
Sandi Vincent - Nunavut and Abigail Lee - York Region (tie)

More pics coming soon. Congrats to all.
Subject: Miss World Canada 2006!


Author:
(tired) Jimmy S.
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Date Posted: 00:08:44 07/17/06 Mon
(wsp05976234wss.cr.net.cable.rogers.com/24.235.122.90)

(Photo courtesy of Critical Beauty - Thanks, Rafa and Vince!)



MISS WORLD CANADA 2006:
Malgosia Majewska - Peel Region


1st runner-up: Ashley Bursey - Newfoundland & Labrador
2nd runner-up: Grace Russell - Edmonton
3rd runner-up: Aminata Farmo - Gatineau
4th runner-up: Shannon Bowles - Victoria

TOP TEN:
Jenna-Lee Creelman - Brampton
Adwoa Yamoah - Calgary
Elena Soboleva - Downtown Toronto
Chelsea Dunda - Hamilton
Kate Manigold - Stoney Creek

TOP FIFTEEN:
Sasha Abunnadi - B.C. Coast
Reshmi Chetram - Markham
Jennifer Scott - Niagara Region
Daphne Choi - North York
Krystal Benesch - Western Ontario


More to follow, including fast-track award winners!
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Subject: hello


Author:
hello
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Date Posted: 14:16:24 07/15/06 Sat
(NoHost/70.53.195.100)

I want to know in what channel can i see the miss universe, i am in montreal, I have cable,
please tell me as soon as possible

bella
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Subject: Congratulations to the new Miss World Canada!


Author:
gaj
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Date Posted: 21:47:42 07/16/06 Sun
(zz209157.cipherkey.net/209.53.209.157)

Miss World Canada 2006 - Peel Region

1st runner up - Newfoundland & Labrador
2nd runner up - Edmonton
3rd runner up - Gatineau Region
4th runner up - Victoria

More results to follow! But, congratulations to the winners and once again, a beautiful Miss World Canada!
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Subject: MISS WORLD CANADA


Author:
hk missologist
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Date Posted: 11:27:38 07/14/06 Fri
(wsp05976234wss.cr.net.cable.rogers.com/24.235.122.90)



More photos at www.missworldcanada.com (click on contestants)
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Subject: Miss World Canada -- TONIGHT!!!!!!


Author:
Jimmy S.
[Edit]

Date Posted: 14:57:00 07/16/06 Sun
(rx0sh-rogers.mt.bigpipeinc.com/66.244.223.186)

Hi everyone!!!
Tonight is the night!!!!

Last night saw three fast-track winners announced:



Ramona opening the show with her award-winning belly dance!




L-R Totum Fitness Miss Sport (Miss Peel Region, Malgosia Majewska), Best in Interview (Miss B.C. Coast, Sasha Abunnadi), Miss Point Zero Ocean Swimwear (Miss Victoria, Shannon Bowles)



Totum Fitness Miss Sport Finalists:
L-R Miss Nunavut, Scarborough, Peel Region, Montreal, Sasakatchewan, Brampton


Miss Point Zero Ocean Swimwear


Miss Point Zero Ocean Swimwear Finalists:

L-E Miss Nepean, Peel Region, Newfoundland & Labrador, Markham, Calgary, Brampton, Victoria










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Subject: Miss Universe 2006


Author:
Coradelli
[Edit]

Date Posted: 19:05:24 07/15/06 Sat
(200-193-243-212.bsace200.dial.brasiltelecom.net.br/200.193.243.212)




voy.com/185349/
Subject: Miss International Canada


Author:
Janet
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Date Posted: 11:27:21 07/15/06 Sat
(21Cust183.tnt1.windsor.on.da.uu.net/216.95.50.183)

I very good friend Jessica Droulliard is competing in the Miss International Canada pageant in Montreal this weekend does anybody have any information on this pageant or a website I can visit on how she is doing! GO JESSICA!!!!
Subject: Yahoo! News Photo


Author:
Tommy
[Edit]

Date Posted: 07:44:59 07/12/06 Wed
(ml5.evare.com/12.182.6.102)




In this photo released by Miss Universe, Alice Panikian, Miss Canada 2006, and Natalie Glebova, Miss Universe 2005, also from Canada, pose during the official 2006 Miss Universe competition welcome dinner at the Wilshire Grand Hotel in Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 11, 2006. Panikian along with others will compete for the title of Miss Universe during the live broadcast of the 55th annual Miss Universe 2006 competition from Los Angeles on July 23.
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Subject: Message Board Update


Author:
Jimmy S.
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Date Posted: 22:42:32 07/14/06 Fri
(wsp05976234wss.cr.net.cable.rogers.com/24.235.122.90)

Hi everyone!

Each time you post a message here on the Canadian Pageant Fans' HQ, you will receive a message saying that the message has not been approved.

This is a new message, but it's nothing bad! It simply means that your note is waiting for approval from the message board's moderators.

So don't worry - we don't dislike your messages! Keep them coming!

Have a great weekend.

Subject: Re: Jimmy, please check www.miss-globeinternational.org, their third runner-up is not the official canadian representative to Miss Globe 2005, It is Tabitha Holman, Miss Canada Globe 2004.


Author:
Hazel Mae A. Amurao
[Edit]

Date Posted: 21:22:49 07/14/06 Fri
(S0106000c76c69b1f.ed.shawcable.net/68.150.77.242)

Hi... I was randomly typing my name in yahoo and came across this page. It has been almost a year since I placed 3rd Runner Up for the Miss International Canada Beauty pageant (2005). Im a local Edmontonian and yes, the pageant was held here in Edmonton at the Winspear Center. It's true that I was told that my prize is to represent Canada in the Miss Globe Pageant 2005 in Albania but unfortunately did not get to go because according to the pageant coordinators, the pageant was held late and a representative was needed in Albania right away. I looked up the Miss Globe International pageant website and did find Ms Tabitha Holman representing Canada in place of me. She won Miss Canada International in 2004. Since the pageant ended, I have not heard from any of the coordinators. I agree with Kyle Toles's comment above. The pageant needs some major overhaul. First of, it seemed pretty tight on budget - from the hotel to the limo rides, and down to the choice of sponsors... It made me think since this pageant was supposed to be "prestigious". I also think that the national and regional pageant coordinators of Miss International Canada could improve on advertising the pageant. There were 11 candidates during the 2005 pageant and 10 of whom are from Edmonton. Ms Natalie McNeil from Toronto is the only one from outside the province. Last, I think it's important for the coordinators to stay in touch with pageant winners - like I said, it's been almost a year and I don't know if I'll ever get to claim my prize. I won the title alright and placed 3rd... and it's okay for me to leave it at that. It just makes me wonder if they'll keep their word or is this year's pageant (if there is one) is going to be another year of false hope for someone else? Thank You very much for taking the time to read this. If you would like more information about my comment, pictures, etc. You can reach me on my e-mail.
Subject: Miss Universe 2006


Author:
pageant girl
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Date Posted: 12:32:35 07/12/06 Wed
(d205-206-237-178.abhsia.telus.net/205.206.237.178)

I just got around to looking at the contestants and I must say Alice's swimsuit and evening gown photos are two of the most sensational HOWEVER I was rather dissapointed at her video! She didn't maintain eye contact with the camera for long periods of time and used alot of 'ums'. Yes, of course others did it and no interview will be perfect, but compared to other girls , like Austrailia, her interview came across as weak and self-conscious. Im not seeing the poise that Natalie carried herself with last year and hopefully Alice gets it together for the final night.
Beyond that...Albania looks like Angelina Jolie! I think this could be the underdog that sneaks in to the top ten...though not top five. Any thoughts?
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Subject: Miss World Canada


Author:
MyTop5
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Date Posted: 11:30:32 07/14/06 Fri
(NoHost/142.140.28.192)

Ok so the pics are up and looking good!
Here are my top five pics as of right now, but this is based soley on the pictures!!!!
Downtown Toronto, London,Northern Ontario, Peel Region, and Hamilton..who by the way looks way better this year!
Subject: MEET THE BEAUTIFUL MISS WORLD CANADA 2006 CONTESTANTS!!!!!


Author:
hk missologist
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Date Posted: 17:44:26 06/28/06 Wed
(CPE001217cd9efe-CM0011e67a4955.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com/24.42.61.230)



Meet the 2006 Miss World Canada contestants
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Subject: NATALIE!


Author:
*
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Date Posted: 09:00:18 07/14/06 Fri
(Kitchener-HSE-ppp3564789.sympatico.ca/65.93.100.162)

how gorgous is she looking?!!!!!
Every photo I see of Natalie I am reminded WHY she won last year! She looks so radiant!!!
Subject: re: miss universe


Author:
*
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Date Posted: 13:31:04 07/10/06 Mon
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Ok guys... who is standing out to you???
Im really loving India right now, and Puerto Rico!
This is a tough year!!!!
I cant believe how tough actually....
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Subject: MWC News


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Date Posted: 01:02:14 07/14/06 Fri
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Trading her helmet for a crown

University of Waterloo women's hockey star heads to Miss World competition

Jennifer Ormston, Waterloo


One of the University of Waterloo's varsity hockey players is embarking on a journey she hopes will end with her being crowned Miss World 2006.

"I'm a very diverse individual and maybe a modern-day woman," said Krystal Benesch, 23.

"I don't really see why you couldn't do it all: be good a school, play sports and enter competitions like Miss World."

Benesch, who is Miss Oktoberfest 2005, has been active in sports since the age of five when she started playing all-star ringette.

When she began taking science and business at UW four years ago, she wanted to get involved in a sport, but the school did not have a ringette team.

"So I tried out for the women's varsity hockey team," she said, adding the team had just entered into the Ontario University Athletics' league.

"Somehow I got on to that team. I was a really bad stickhandler, but I was a good skater," she said of the skill she perfected during her years of ringette.

The coaches told her that her stick skills would eventually develop as well.

Over the year assistant coach Mike Stankowitsch has spent working with Benesch, he's seen her stickhandling improve.

"She's a competitor second to none. I would not want to go into the corner with her alone if I was a player," he said. "She plays the game tough."

The aspect of varsity hockey Benesch enjoys the most is working with the team.

"You know those people are always going to be there for you, and I like the dependence everyone has on each other to perform well.

"I really like the idea of sharing your successes with one another. It's great to achieve something on your own, but when you achieve something with other individuals, it just makes it that much more exciting."

But athletics are only one part of Benesch's life.

This weekend she will leave her hockey stick and puck in Waterloo to compete in the Miss World Canada competition in Toronto.

She said it's important to note it's a competition, not a pageant.

"People view pageants as being based on beauty, but Miss World is more than that," she said of the world's largest and oldest international beauty contest, according to its website.

She didn't have to don a bathing suit or evening gown to get into the contest, although she will have to wear both in the competition. Instead, judges selected contestants based on a gruelling interview process.

Three people were chosen from this area to move on to the national competition, and she was the overall winner of that small group, taking the title of Miss Western Ontario.

Benesch hopes to fast-track her way into the top 15 of the 30 contestants, and one of the ways this can be done is by raising the most money for the Rock Solid Foundation, an organization that implements bullying-prevention programs in schools.

If she wins this week's competition, Benesch will advance to the Miss World 2006 competition, which will be held in Poland.

Her chances are about the same as the other girls, she said, although she might have more public speaking experience because of going through Miss Oktoberfest.

"And I guess I'm kind of unique because I'm the only varsity hockey player they've ever had compete."

Stankowitsch said he hopes she wins because she would be a good representative for Canada in the Miss World competition.

"I think she'll do wonderfully," he said.

"I'll be very surprised if the judges don't like her."
Subject: MWC News


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Date Posted: 01:01:18 07/14/06 Fri
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Esquimalt woman seeks pageant prize

By Vern Faulkner
Esquimalt News

Miss Canada pageant competition wraps up Sunday

Today, Shannon Bowles will step on a plane to chase a dream she only just realized she might want.

Bowles, 25, is bound for Toronto to participate in the Miss World Canada pageant, representing the Capital Region as Miss Victoria.

Bowles almost didn't make it for a couple of reasons. One, she'd never participated in a pageant, and only thought about it after some prodding from staff at the Esquimalt Recreation Centre.

Secondly, she's almost too old.

"I made it by one day: the cutoff birthday is October 2, and my birthday is October 3," said Bowles, as she took time to assist with a Rock Solid barbecue Saturday afternoon.

Although she has some presentation and performance skills derived from dancing, the whole experience she relates as "pretty much 'throw me in the deep end,'" she said.

"I'd never done anything like this before."

Bowles has several strong ties to Esquimalt. A resident of the town, she also works at Sunset Lodge as a nurse.

It's a career that came partly through familial links - a grandmother was a nurse - and partly from what Bowles describes as a love of caring for people.

She's been in nursing since she left high school, and has served in emergency and palliative care situations.

"I really like long-term care, because you get to know people," she said. "You can have an impact on their life."

Bowles' mother is a first-generation Canadian from Barbados. On the other side of her family, her patrilineal lines link back to the pioneer families of Victoria and Esquimalt, with one relative serving as one of the original headmasters at the Craigflower School.

Starting this weekend, Bowles will begin a torturous ordeal under the watchful eyes of judges and cameras - a stark contrast to her ascent as Miss Victoria.

"It's been low profile," she said. "I raised all the money to get me to Toronto."

Interested readers can also participate in online fan voting once the pageant begins. Those participating in the vote at www.missworldcanada.com are eligible for a prize.
Subject: miss bc coast


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Natasha
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Date Posted: 14:44:42 07/13/06 Thu
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I really like Miss BC Coast. I think that out of the other contestants which are also very beautiful, she would be a very good candidate to represent canada at the world pag. She has a very exotic look about her and looks very well put together. She is my number 1 pick! :)
Subject: Great Picture of Alice!!!! http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/060709/ids_photos_en/r3327554096.jpg


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Date Posted: 18:13:08 07/10/06 Mon
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Subject: Miss Latina World Photos


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Date Posted: 03:58:02 07/10/06 Mon
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Subject: Miss World Canada


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Date Posted: 20:10:43 07/09/06 Sun
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I was just wondering if you knew when we would be able to start voting for the girls on the internet?

Thanks

Stacy
Subject: Miss Teen Newfoundland & Labrador met Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean today in Newfoundland & Labrador


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Isabelle Fry
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Date Posted: 02:29:52 07/08/06 Sat
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Sabrina Fitzpatrick, Miss Teen Newfoundland & Labrador had the pleasure of meeting Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean (Governor General of Canada) today at the Lieutenant Governor's Garden Party at Government House.

For photos, go to http://www.nfpageants.net
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Subject: PICTURE OF ALICE IN ONE OF HER DRESSES!!!!


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Date Posted: 20:13:10 07/08/06 Sat
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http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/060706/ids_photos_en/r1585479294.jpg

head to that link to check out the dress that Alice got her official photo's done in. It looks fabulous and so does she!!!!
Subject: miss philippines won ms tourism queen international 2006


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Date Posted: 11:33:59 07/08/06 Sat
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Subject: July is pageant insanity month!!!


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Jimmy S.
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Date Posted: 00:15:16 07/07/06 Fri
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With Miss World Canada starting on Wednesday, Miss Universe wrapping up on July 23rd and several other events taking place, July will continue to be a huge month for us Canucks!!

I'm pleased to let you all know that you can follow the MWC happening here on this message board (thanks to the mods!). I'll also be at the Miss Universe finals on Sunday, July 23rd. If (or should I say 'when'!) Alice makes the top 15, look for me screaming like a crazy person. I have kick-butt seats too. ;)

Have a great July!!!
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Subject: Miss World Western Ontario


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Date Posted: 00:15:54 07/07/06 Fri
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POISE AND PAGEANTRY
Desiree Finhert, Woolwich Observer

Miss Western Ontario will be putting her beauty to good use when she competes in the upcoming Miss World Canada competition – and Elmira will be watching.

This year’s Miss Oktoberfest, Krystal Benesch, may be a Waterloo resident, but Elmira could be called her second home due to her family’s deep roots.

“My grandma had 10 kids, five boys and five girls,” Benesch told the Observer. “So I have a lot of cousins, aunts and uncles, and most of them live in Elmira.”

And Benesch’s family has been cheering her on since she qualified for the competition in early June.

“I’m from German decent so they were pretty excited,” she said. “It happened kind of quickly. It was in the newspaper before I could call anybody.”

Benesch’s ascent to fame came after a friend urged her to participate in the Miss Oktoberfest pageant, where she claimed the title last year.

During her duties as the festival’s spokesperson she was, once again, encouraged to take her beauty and poise to the next level at the Miss World Canada competition.

“It’s not referred to as a beauty pageant – they prefer it to be a competition, to be politically correct,” she explained.

Contestants from across Canada will compete in Toronto July 13-16 for the chance to represent the nation in the Miss World competition.

Contestants will be judged for their beauty, poise and grace, for their sense of style and their level of fitness, but what attracted Benesch to the competition was more important: “What I really like about it was it wasn’t a beauty pageant, it was beauty with a purpose,” she said.

Along with the swimsuit and evening-gown competitions, each contestant will be judged on her efforts to raise funds for a chosen charity.

While Miss World is a celebrity and a figure who can do a lot of marketing for companies through personal appearances, the Miss World organization wanted to extend its use to raise money for charities around the world, explained Jimmy Steele, vice-president and contestant coordinator.

The pageant’s motto, “beauty with a purpose” was established in 1968 and since then the organization has raised more than $350,000,000 for children’s charities worldwide.

Each of the 38 contestants is raising money for the charity and the winner will continue the fundraising as part of her Miss World Canada duties.

When asked what Benesch’s chances were, Steele said she’s met all of the qualification requirements.

“I look for the A, B, Cs: articulate, bright and confident,” said Steele. “It’s not just about having a pretty face, and it’s not about having a model figure. Miss World Canada is more than that; Krystal really embodies a lot of these qualities. She’s very bright, very articulate, very personable and at the same time it’s not just about participating in the pageant for her. It’s about making a difference in her community.”

Steele remarked Miss World Canada’s duties would be a natural extension of the Miss Oktoberfest duties, which makes Benesch a natural candidate.

But the 23-year-old University of Waterloo student also brings something unique to the pageant floor: she is their first varsity hockey player.

Related Link
http://www.woolwichobserver.com/upfront.htm
Subject: Natalie is on the cover of summer magazines.


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Date Posted: 20:36:41 07/06/06 Thu
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Subject: Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting


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Miss Canada
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Date Posted: 20:59:54 06/26/06 Mon
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Another beautiful picture of the future Miss Universe during her visit to South Florida a few days ago.
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Subject: Alice on the Sun


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Date Posted: 17:48:27 07/01/06 Sat
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Alice on the cover of the Toronto sun's Canada day edition!!
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Subject: Canadian's Going To Miss Universe 2006


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David
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Date Posted: 17:55:39 06/30/06 Fri
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Hey fellow Canadian pageant fans!

Tickets to Miss Universe 2006 are finally on sale through TicketMaster. Less than a month to go until we bid farewell to our reigning titleholder, Natalie Glebova and rout for Alice as she competes for the title. I’m excited, I’ve just ordered my tickets and I wanting to see is other Canadians are planning to go and perhaps we can get a group together and meet up for drinks while in L.A. and celebrate the victory of our girls. I’m going to start a email group list and if you’d like to be on it email me and we can see if we can get things rolling!
Canadiansgoingtomissuniverse2006@yahoo.ca

Cheers!
David
Subject: Miss North Ontario Regional Canada Pageant


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Date Posted: 01:09:38 06/25/06 Sun
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It's been a blast here in Sudbury!!!!!

In one of the best-organized and most-attended local events in recent memory, Natalie Lafrançois from the hamlet of Markstay won the Miss North Ontario Regional Canada Pageant in Sudbury tonight.

The first runner-up was Laura Groulx from Thunder Bay, and the second runner-up was Kensey Butkevich from North Bay.

A special delegate was selected to compete in Miss World Canada 2006 next month: she's the stunning Aleisha Ferrera from Wawa!

Lots of other news to report, but it's past my bedtime. Horray! Congrats to organizer Cheryl Kozera, her daughter Stacy, and her whole team on an ab-fab (in every sense of the word) job!!!!
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Subject: Miss Nunavut


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Date Posted: 18:40:36 06/26/06 Mon
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June 23, 2006
Miss Nunavut hopes to steal beauty title with something borrowed

Iqaluit teen will compete in Toronto pageant garbed in sealskin wedding gown


Sandi Faye Vincent, Miss Nunavut 2006, says she wants to raise $5,000 for a children's charity. (PHOTO BY JACKIE WALLACE)

Sandi Faye Vincent will be wearing a sealskin wedding gown when she marches down the runway next month at the Miss World Canada competition in Toronto.

Vincent, 19, of Iqaluit was chosen at Miss Nunavut 2006 three weeks ago when she received a phone call from Ashley Dean, former Miss Nunavut and current regional director of the competition.

Vincent was convinced to enter the competition by friends and family. At first she was disappointed to learn that the competition was full, but after other competitors dropped out Vincent found herself in the running.

After a phone interview with Dean, Vincent, an Inuksuk High School graduate, was chosen from several applicants from across the territory. Since there are no competitors from the Yukon or the Northwest Territories entered in the national competition, Vincent will be the only contestant in Toronto from north of 60.

The national competition will include a preliminary round of interviews, a swimsuit competition and an evening gown competition between 38 competitors. Vincent is hoping that her time spent coaching basketball at Nakasuk School, doing laps in the pool and her usual workout routine will help get her into the finals.

She's also hoping that the sealskin wedding dress that she has received permission to borrow from the Nunavut Department of the Environment will grab the judges' attention. "It fits me well because I have worn it before in fashion shows," says Vincent.

The motto of Miss World Canada is "beauty with purpose," and the competition aims to focus not only on physical beauty, but also community-mindedness. "It's pretty much just a beauty pageant, but they are trying to make it more," says Vincent. "I think you have to focus on what can come out of it."

In the lead-up to the competition, all contestants are required to raise funds for a charity picked by the competition's organizers. This year's charity of choice is the Rock Solid Foundation, which seeks to reduce violence and crime among youth.

"Miss World Canada has raised US $400 million for children's charities over the years," says Vincent. "Personally, I want to raise at least $5,000."

Her fundraising activities include a raffle and a car wash on Sunday, July 2 at 11 a.m. at the fire hall.

"I have lots of sponsors," says Vincent. "Everyone has been really supportive."
Subject: Miss North Ontario


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Date Posted: 18:38:16 06/26/06 Mon
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Pageant winners ready for busy year
Pair capture crowns at first Miss North Ontario competition


Lara Bradley/The Sudbury Star


Two heads were crowned at the first Miss North Ontario Regional Canada Pageant.

Natalie Lefrancois, 18, of Markstay, took the title of Miss North Ontario, while Aleisha Ferrera, 18, of Wawa, will go on to represent the North at the Miss World Canada Pageant in Toronto next month.

"Oh my gosh, I was not expecting it," said Lefrancois at a 8 a.m. Sunday interview. "This is my first pageant. The closest I've ever been to one before was watching the movie Miss Congeniality."

Lefrancois's most nervous moment came before she had to go onstage to speak about her career dream.

Entering her second year in Laurentian University's health and phys-ed program, she hopes to become either a registered kinesiologist and nutritionist or a sports psychologist. In addition to her crown and sash, Lefrancois received a weighty agenda book.

She will be busy during the next year promoting tourism events, charities and local sport competitions.


"I'll be helping out a lot," she said.

It will be a different role for Lefrancois, who spent the bulk of her time at Ecole secondaire Sacre-Coeur competing on various sports teams.

Despite getting little sleep after their Saturday night crowning, both Lefrancois and Ferrera looked radiant Sunday morning.

"My cheeks hurt from smiling," said Lefrancois. "I have a perma-grin."

"I couldn't sleep," said Ferrera, who also had never entered a pageant.

Wawa has not had a contestant enter a pageant since 1974, she said.

"My town is so far up north, we don't even get dressed to go out to dinner," Ferrera said.

However, it was while getting her nails done for a semi-formal at school, that the esthetician urged her to apply for the pageant.

Nicknamed "Decibel" in elementary school, Ferrera spoke about her enthusiasm and zest for life during her onstage interview.

"You can still be a loud girl from Wawa and go for what you want," she said.

Ferrera plans on taking the developmental services program at Fanshawe College in September so that she can work with special-needs children .

Both girls said they learned a lot from the experience.

"Not to be nervous and anxious," said Lefrancois. "And to be yourself ... There were no stereotypes here. Some of the girls are athletic, some ride dirt bikes."

"And we all like cheese burgers," said Ferrera.

"A nice gang of girls," Lefrancois said. "At the end, we went in a circle and talked about everything we loved about each other."

Altogether, 30 young women from Thunder Bay to North Bay competed in the Miss North Ontario Regional Canada Pageant 2006.

In addition to participating in the contest, the women also raised funds for Northern Ontario Families of Children With Cancer.

Pageant judges are from Miss World Canada in Toronto.

"This is a new pageant I'm introducing to Northern Ontario as a preliminary for Miss World Canada," said Cheryl Kozera, pageant president.

Sudbury will be the permanent home for the event, added Kozera.

The contestants were judged on a personal interview, public speaking on stage, scholastic testing and overall stage presence and presentation.

As they competed in the Saturday night event, both Lefrancois and Ferrera thought about loved ones they had recently lost.

Lefrancois's grandmother, Rhea Bellerose, passed away two months ago from cancer, while an autistic boy Ferrera had babysat died last December.

Jake Lowe was only 13.

"He's my guardian angel," she said.
Subject: Date added


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Date Posted: 18:04:05 06/26/06 Mon
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Registration at the hotel is the morning of July 1st. Unfortunately Miss Latina World does not air here in Canada but you can catch real time updates on www.misslatinacanada.com at 7:00pm EST as its happening! Good Luck Canada!


We left out the date - the real time updates will be happening at 7:00pm on Monday July 3rd at www.misslatinacanada.com
Subject: Miss Latina Canada at Miss Latina World


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Date Posted: 18:00:32 06/26/06 Mon
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Hey all,

The Ms Latina Canada World Organization along with Ms Latina Canada World 2006: Giselle Moya & Ms Teen Latina