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Date Posted:13:11:11 07/09/08 Wed (NoHost/69.156.192.218)
Wow what a bunch of beautiful girls!
Looking at the prelim videos on the website I must say that this years televised show should be very interesting to watch!
Canada: Samantha did great.... she looks amazing on stage. She has the confidence to be there, and she looks awesome!
puerto rico: beautiful.... def. top 15.. probably top 10.
USA- amazing... the next Miss Universe? probably not but def. top 5.
venezuela: I think she is the next miss universe. Look at her in those video's. It looks as though she already is Miss Universe. She has what Natalie has on that stage, and she has what Zuleyka had on the stage when she won! Just my opinion... but she is for sure a crowd pleaser.. and she is on top of it!!
Mexico.. in the interview video i thought she was pretty... but during the prelim show - it looked as though she was good on stage too! Prob. top 5 I would say..
Anyway... this is just an opinion. what do you think?
I think Canada deserves to be in top 15.. top 10 and maybe even top 5 based on her performance.. however we all know how politics play out... some of us may feel there is politics with MUC so we should also know and remember that politics play a huge role at Miss Universe as well...
So if for some reason Sam doesnt make the finals... it will not be bc of her perfomance. I think she has done a great job representing canada so far and we should be proud!
Date Posted:05:29:02 06/24/08 Tue (CPE00169242ebd7-CM00169242ebd6.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com/72.139.73.71)
Hi everyone,
I've been reading this forum for the past few weeks, and it seems that everybody has had a world of negative to say about the current Miss Universe Canada - Samantha Tajik.
While I'm not certain what the motives are behind the incessant attacks, this is the CANADIAN pageant fan's message forum, in SUPPORT of Canadian women in pageantry. Samantha is currently competing on what is one of, if not THE highest profile pageantry event in the entire world - like her or not, we need to RALLY AROUND our delegate, instead of taking every opportunity to drag her down through the floor.
Personally, I believe her to be a contender, and we as Canadian pageant fans need to stand behind her as she takes on a daunting task that requires a hell of a lot of courage - all eyes are gonna be on her next month and I find it sad the amount of unwillingness that exists to support her during this time.
I ask you all to take a moment and to place yourselves in her shoes - what would YOU want pageant fans back home to be doing? Encouraging, or degrading you? Before anybody says another word, please consider this. Months and years of preparation have gone into this - she is living a dream. Don't try and ruin it for her with nasty off-hand comments and discouragement.
Samantha - you are beautiful, and I believe in you - now, make Canada proud!! GO SAM! :)
Date Posted:12:02:17 06/21/08 Sat (c-24-61-119-78.hsd1.ma.comcast.net/24.61.119.78)
What are your interests and what do you enjoy doing the most?
I enjoy traveling, skating, keeping active, spending time with my puppies and dancing, but above all else, I enjoy making a difference in the lives of others. When I go to bed at the end of a day and can say that I have helped at least one person, than I've had a good day!
What is your career ambition?
My career ambition is to have my own business in the entertainment field. It is both my choices and my strive to achieve that will take me there. From helping out backstage at a Runway show, to being the center of attention, everything I do will help me explore and get me closer to my aspiration. With strict discipline and thoroughly taking each step towards my goal, one day my perseverance will be rewarded.
What is your proudest personal accomplishment?
Breaking down stereotypes and embracing changes in society is what fuels new ideas in progress. My ambition for modeling was blatant to my surroundings, and my deep desire was strong enough to break down any misconceived ideas. Therefore, my proudest accomplishment would be achieving that degree of positive attitude that helps me get through anything in life.
What is something unique that has happened to you; some interesting thing about you?
As Miss Universe Canada, I’ve had the opportunity to fulfill one of my deepest dreams – making a difference in the lives of others, especially through my work with S.O.S. Children’s Villages and the American-Nicaraguan Foundation. Words could never accurately describe what I feel inside, and it has truly been more fulfilling than I could have ever imagined. I will forever be grateful for these experiences, and I know this is something I will continue for the rest of my life.
What do you want the judges to know about you?
I believe that everyone is blessed with life and we should not take things for granted. But instead, savor the moments, and use our advantages to help others with disadvantages. I would like the judges to know that if I am chosen as Miss Universe 2008, I would be totally committed to the job and the organization behind it. I thrive on challenge and set very high standards for myself; and possess an intense desire to do my best in anything I get involved with.
Date Posted:17:31:10 07/02/08 Wed (./67.159.50.90)
BEST NATIONAL COSTUME COMPETITION
(Winner will be announced of July 13, 2008) Top 10 semifinalists: (in alphabetical order)
Miss Albania, Matilda Mecini
Miss Colombia, Taliana Vargas
Miss Dominican Rep., Marianne Cruz
Miss India, Simran Kaur Mundi
Miss Kosovo, Zana Krasniqi
Miss Mexico, Elisa Najera
Miss Peru, Karol Castillo
Miss South Africa, Tansey Coetzee
Miss Venezuela, Dayana Mendoza
Miss Vietnam, Nguyen Thuy Lam
CHARMING IN AO DAI COMPETITION WINNER: Miss Venezuela, Dayana Mendoza Top 5 finalists: (in alphabetical order)
Miss India, Simran Kaur Mundi
Miss Kazakhstan, Alfina Nassyrova
Miss Thailand, Gavintra Photijak
Miss Vietnam, Nguyen Thuy Lam
BEST IN SWIMSUIT COMPETITION WINNER: Miss Mexico, Elisa Najera Top 5 finalists: (in alphabetical order)
Miss Colombia, Taliana Vargas
Miss India, Simran Kaur Mundi
Miss Spain, Claudia Moro
Miss USA, Crystle Stewart
Subject: Clip of Parade in Vietnam...Includes close up of Miss Canada
Date Posted:15:00:15 06/22/08 Sun (S01060011953da918.vc.shawcable.net/24.84.10.152)
"In the plane above, you can imagine 3 countries inside, Miss Japan, Miss Korea and Miss Canada. Miss Canada had a transfer in Tokyo and we met her at check in. She recognized me and called my name, also I was so surprised! In fact she was in Mexico last year when Riyo won, she was there with my friends Dennis the National Directors of Canada, and Miguel, her head coach.
"One of her suitcase, containing her evening gowns was lost and she was so worried because she has to take picture with the gown this Sunday. Hiroko told her that she can borrow one of her evening gown, and Sun proposed to lend her a pair of her shoes because they fit the same shoe size.
Miss Canada kindly also carried one of Hiroko carry-on suitcases to help us with the overweight charges. Sweet girl! She is beautiful, tall, slim and really smart."
Date Posted:08:55:47 06/22/08 Sun (bas2-montreal02-1096603258.dsl.bell.ca/65.92.214.122)
WOW very nice, Ines ligron(Miss japan Universe national director) says "She is beautiful, tall, slim and really smart." I didn't know she went to miss universe last year,
INFO FROM http://inesligron.com/wordpress/?p=1652
In the plane above, you can imagine 3 countries inside, Miss Japan, Miss Korea and MissCanada. Miss Canada had a transfer in Tokyo and we met her at check in. She recognized me and called my name, also I was so surprised! In fact she was in Mexico last year when Riyo won, she was there with my friends Dennis the National Directors of Canada, and Miguel, her head coach.
One of her suitcase, containing her evening gowns was lost and she was so worried because she has to take picture with the gown this Sunday. Hiroko told her that she can borrow one of her evening gown, and Sun proposed to land her a pair of her shoes because they fit the same shoe size.
Miss Canade kindly also carried one of Hiroko carry-on suitcases to help us with the overweight charges. Sweet girl! She is beautiful, tall, slim and really smart.
Date Posted:17:06:04 06/19/08 Thu (cpe-76-184-111-233.tx.res.rr.com/76.184.111.233)
Do you see a resemblance in Miss Universe Canada 2008 national Costume and Miss USA Universe 2004!
Date Posted:12:51:03 06/13/08 Fri (207-47-154-148.prna.hsdb.sasknet.sk.ca/207.47.154.148)
Where can we see the previous posts that used to be on this board like from february and march of 2008?
Subject: Samantha Tajik - Miss Universe Canada 2008
Date Posted:02:24:39 06/10/08 Tue (cache-mtc-af03.proxy.aol.com/64.12.117.67)
Does anyone have any delegate pictures saved from Miss Universe 1999?
I am looking for individual/official pictures of Spain (Diana Nogueria) and India (Gul Panag) specifically, but any would be helpful. I know some of you hardcore fans probably saved some and I am hoping you could help me out.
If you can please email me at VeteranPoster88@aol.com
Date Posted:15:26:13 05/27/08 Tue (cache-mtc-af03.proxy.aol.com/64.12.117.67)
here some picture taking yestarday at the arrival of miss canada 2008 at nicaragua hope you like them.. from miss nicaragua forum www.voy./210150/
Date Posted:12:09:28 06/03/08 Tue (ml5.evare.com/12.182.6.102)
My impression is that people understand Spanish nowadays, if not, use Google translator ;-)
Corn Island en Miss Universo
Velia Agurcia Rivas
Picnic Center, una playa de Corn Island, fue el mejor escenario para que Samantha Tajik, Miss Universo Canadá 2008, grabara su video de presentación para el certamen de belleza que se realizará en Vietman en julio próximo.
Desde las nueve y media de la mañana el equipo de fotografía y video que acompañó a las cinco bellezas canadienses durante el fin de semana, visitaron la playa para iniciar las grabaciones del video de presentación de Samantha en Miss Universo. La jornada empezó con una sesión en la que los personajes principales eran Miss Universo Canadá, y un bote pesquero que sirvió de tarima para la reina de belleza. Tajik, con su traje color dorado, posaba ante las cámaras mientras recibía algunas indicaciones de su director, Dennis Dávila, y los rayos del sol bronceaban su cuerpo.
Más tarde se dirigieron al muelle pesquero donde Samantha fue el principal atractivo para los pescadores, que se preparaban para un viaje de 45 días luego del fin de la veda de langosta. En cuanto llegó al muelle, todos dejaron de prepararse para admirar la belleza de la canadiense de origen iraní, quien luego subió a un buque donde se continuaron las grabaciones.
La petición de Samantha
Cuando el staff de producción se sentía satisfecho con las imágenes, se le preguntó a Samantha si tenía alguna sugerencia para el video. Inmediatamente contestó que quería mostrar las carencias del pueblo nicaragüense, al grabar algunas imágenes en una casa pobre de la Isla.
En los días anteriores, Tajik aseguró que se siente emocionada por poder ayudar de alguna manera a los nicaragüenses, en especial a los más necesitados.
Agradecida con Nicaragua
Al igual que Samantha Tajik, Natalie Glebova, Miss Universo 2005, quien también representó a Canadá en el certamen, viajó en ese año a Nicaragua y Corn Island pocos meses antes de ganar la corona de la mujer más bella del Universo en esa edición. Así que para algunos, entre ellos, Samantha, Nicaragua es un talismán que da suerte.
Desde su llegada al país, Tajik dice sentirse afortunada por el cariño y recibimiento de la gente, así como por las experiencias vividas durante esta semana.
Antes de abandonar el país, el comité de Miss Universo Canadá agradeció el apoyo incondicional de Polaris Energy y Casa Canadá durante su estancia en la Isla caribeña.
Date Posted:23:54:35 05/24/08 Sat (NoHost/216.104.99.3)
Hi from Sudbury!
Miss North Ontario Regional Canada 2008 just wrapped up and here are the results:
WINNER: Cassandre Boland - East Ferris
1st RU: Allison Waldick - Washagami Lake
2nd RU: Danika Brazeau - River Valley
The winner and four other delegates will compete at Miss World Canada 2009:
Danika Brazeau - River Valley
Holly Amyotte - Warren
Jasmine Pham - Kapuskasing
Alyssa Génier - Cochrane
Full results will be online soon. Congrats to all involved, especially the incredible organizer, Cheryl Kozera, and her entire team. This is without a doubt one of the best contests in Canada.
Date Posted:20:38:38 05/18/08 Sun (Wallance-PC.wbb.net.cable.rogers.com/74.210.102.252)
Why was Natalie Glebova snubbed by the media and our country when she won Miss Universe in 2005 versus the recent news of an Ontario girl becoming the new Playboy Playmate of the Year? Jayde Nicole is receiving way more press coverage than Natalie and is even being praised. I find this sickening and really shows what our society has become.
Date Posted:16:04:59 03/16/08 Sun (zz209157.cipherkey.net/209.53.209.157)
Hello all,
We all still want this to be a great source of information for the Canadian Pageant World, but the graphic intense photos make for a problem for most users (including me!). So, I am going to go by the rules on many other pageant boards. Please post your photos as a click in. I have unapproved several posts that I did not want to but because of the fact that the photos made my computer (and many others) freeze up I had to do so even though I did not want to. So, please, I ask you to post your photos as a click in... one photo in the main text is fine, but please put the rest in a response to the message... otherwise, the thread will be deleted.
Date Posted:01:22:46 05/19/08 Mon (S01060019214f4520.cg.shawcable.net/68.144.101.15)
Miss Teen Calgary 2008 = Danielle Kakoschke
1st Runner Up = Jackie McKinley
2nd Runner Up = Maddy Jackson
3rd Runner Up = Shazia Hassam
4th Runner Up = Camille Block
Talent Winners = Camille Block (Stand Up Comedy) & Paige Underhill (Singing)
Scholastic Award = Lauren Wiens (*Amoreena Ashe)
Friendship Award = Amoreena Ashe
Ticket Sales Award = Maria Izzo-Jarrett
* There was a new rule in place this year, where you can not win more than 1 award. While Amoreena Ashe did score the highest on the Scholastic exam the award was given to the 2nd place person.
I don't have pics yet but will try to post some soon.
It was a lovely evening and I was impressed with the contestants. Many were very confident and had good public speaking skills. There was 22 contestants this year.
I personally want to say congrats to my previous Miss Sun & Salsa contestants, Amoreena, Shazia & Olivia for a job well done. You all looked beautiful and should be proud of your accomplishments!
Date Posted:09:04:39 05/12/08 Mon (stealth.nserc.ca/198.96.2.93)
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Date Posted:13:48:24 05/05/08 Mon (leonet.royalbank.com/142.245.193.9)
So I’ve been reading all of the posts on everyone’s opinions, on Samantha Tajik’s victory last week. And it seems to have caused an up-roar on the credibility of the Miss Universe Canada Organization. Now, a lot of you believe that the pageant is rigged. I don’t have an opinion on that factor, mainly because I’m not an insider. But there seems to be a trend with the way things work within the BOC organization, and it has been evident within the past couple of years.
I think that a contestant having some sort of previous pageant experience is an asset, and to any winner that is chosen, that should be a given. Personally, girls that have gone through a process previously, are the girls that really want to win, and therefore deserve to win, if the crown eventually lands on their head, come finals night.
Taking into consideration the last 3 years, Natalie Glebova was a deserving titleholder and it was evident with her Miss Universe victory. The same should be said about Alice Panikian. She was gorgeous, and although she was sent to and became the International Queen of Coffee, I think her Miss Universe Canada win was very well deserved. With Alice, her placement at Miss Universe could’ve been higher, had the organization avoided making her into a Natalie clone, but still I can’t deny the fact that she was the best for Canada in 2006. Inga’s win was a shock to me, because someone who had an excellent tracking record of pageant experience was shut out. Ramona Amiri, Canada’s rep to Miss World 2006 was the true winner of 2007, and for Inga to win, was a surprise. Even Serene Andahl, who already had MUO prior experience, didn’t even make the top 5! But the “formula” of the tall, Eastern European girl from Ontario, didn’t make the cut in Miss Universe 2007. Getting over my disappointment (Fairly quickly) I eventually began to support her, because she was representing Canada. I was surprised with her non inclusion in the semis, because Inga actually ended up fighting for that spot, until the very end. Her MU gown presentation was amazing! Looking at Inga Skaya now, I think that she’s very pretty and has become very well poised.
Now we go onto my take for this years’ winner. If the Eastern European girl from Ontario formula were to take place, the 3 girls that would’ve had the shot to win were Genida Prifti, Elena Semikina, and Aleksandra Malkin. BUT....Samantha Tajik won. So the BOC organization wanted to change their formula, so that the winners wouldn’t be so predictable, therefore choosing Samantha Tajik? I can’t really say except for the fact that it’s better to have diversity than always having the same type of winner.
With that said, I honestly like Samantha Tajik. I think that she looks pretty (as plastic as some people think she is). If she could come across as more natural, then she would definitely fair well at Miss Universe. Seeing her on E Entertainment, I was pleasantly surprised with her interview and when she speaks, she comes across as real and not rehearsed. I still would’ve loved to see Sahar Biniaz win, but the final choice has already been made. We all have our preferences in terms of beauty and personally, Sahar was the overall package of beauty and intelligence. Being bias to actually speaking to her on various occasions, she truly is a class act. She’s poised and elegant and is just a very classy, young woman.
I’m sad that pageants have become this way. Because back in the day, the winners were chosen solely on who had been consistent throughout the prelims, and shined on stage during the pageant finals. No handpicked winner whatsoever. I guess I’m being naïve to the fact, that maybe pageants have always been this way. But in the past, it was never as evident as it is now. As we take a trip down memory lane, and we assess the winners of Miss Canada’s past, we should be proud of the accomplishments of winners, who made the semifinals at Miss Universe solely because they deserved to be up there.
1995-Lana Buchberger (2nd Runner Up @ Miss Universe 1995)
2000-Kim Yee (3rd Runner Up @ Miss Universe 2000)
2002-Neelam Verma (Top 10 @ Miss Universe 2002)
2003-Leanne Marie Cecile (Top 10 @ Miss Universe 2003)
2005-Natalie Glebova (Miss Universe 2005)
2006-Alice Panikian (Top 10 @ Miss Universe 2006)
In my final analysis, I’m happy for Samantha Tajik. She was pretty consistent throughout the competition, and she looked amazing in her evening gown. Her determination to win was what kept her going, and she conquered her dream, by winning! Sam will be representing Canada this year, and we all need to support her, no matter what. There’s nothing worse than having your own country, not support you. She will be flying to Vietnam to vie for the title of Miss Universe 2008, and whatever the outcome will be, she’s going to do her best to represent Canada.
Date Posted:12:44:01 04/29/08 Tue (c-24-125-40-175.hsd1.va.comcast.net/24.125.40.175)
OK, I would like to ask everyone what their definition of a fair pageant is because BOC did not put one on last year, and this year, I fear, they have become even more blatant in their favortism of the contestant who won-Samantha.
SInce last year MUC Samantha was taken by BOC all exspenses paid to watch Miss Universe with the group and Miguel prides himself on selecting his new "queen". She was also sent to numerous competitions inernationally by BOC, which I think we can all agree experience=advantage. I do not know if her dress was provided by BOC at this year's MUC but Inga's was last year so I wouldn't be surprised. I also, would bet my left breast that Samantha did not pay any fee to enter this year's competition. She is now the new MUC and I am sure that the organization eitehr told the judges to crown her or Denis/ Miguel did the honors of rigging the ballat themselves.
Even if you don't believe the competition itself is rigged (which I do) how can we call it fair that one contestant has been groomed by BOC to win the title--more or less sponsored by them?
In my opinion the special treatment of any contestant leading up to or at MUC is grouds for all other girls to ask for their money back. If a pageant director in the states even shows the slightest favortism or sponsors a girl--the whole competiton is considered unfair.
I really don't know what they have ever seen in plastic Samantha--I have seen her up close and she looks stuffed, plucked, and injected. And, to say the least, she's not intelligent.
Jimmy Steele, you run a pageant in Canada....is it considered fair for an organization to give a contestant advantages?
Not trying to be bitter, I just really want to know if other people think its unfair or not?
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