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Subject: Busy week ahead for Miss World Canada contestant

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Date Posted: 11:21:34 05/02/10 Sun

Edmonton�s Ziyah Karmali will compete for the title of Miss World Canada next week in Vancouver.

YONATHAN SUMAMO
FOR METRO EDMONTON
April 27, 2010 5:25 a.m.

With the Miss World Canada pageant only a week away, a local contestant is balancing both preparation and a charity dinner.

Ziyah Karmali, Miss Edmonton, is hosting a banquet tonight at Haweli Restaurant on 10220 � 103 St. to support the Variety Children�s Charity.

The charity helps young children with disabilities learn and participate in community activities.

Karmali said helping others is important to her, but children are especially close to her heart.

�I�m a teacher by day, so I really believe that education for all children is important,� Karmali said.

Some local figures are expected to come out and support the dinner, including Mayor Stephen Mandel, former Oiler Georges Laraque and Eskimos past-and-present Shannon Garret, J.R. LaRose and Patrick Kabongo.

But how does Karmali organize a major fundraiser, teach and prepare for the biggest pageant in Canada?

�All-nighters,� she said, laughing. �But really I try to organize myself. I teach during the day, so I wake up early to start my day and continue after work. It�s very stressful but I hope it will pay off in the end.�

The Miss World Canada pageant takes place May 3-7 in Vancouver. If Karmali wins the title, she will represent Canada at the Miss World 2010 pageant in Vietnam this fall.

http://www.metronews.ca/edmonton/local/article/512635--busy-week-ahead-for-miss-world-canada-contestant

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