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Subject: Vote For People's Choice at Miss North Ontario Regional Canada Pageant


Author:
Cheryl Kozera - President - Miss North Ontario Regional Canada Pageant
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Date Posted: 22:42:31 05/04/07 Fri

Please visit the new website for the Miss North Ontario Regional Canada Pageant at http://www.missnorthontario.com
and vote for your favourite contestant for the "People's Choice Award". Votes are limited to 3 votes per day per computer. Show your support for our Northern Ontario delegates. Special thank you to Rana Lee for her exceptional website design.
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Subject: Check Inga's close-up. Elle fait vraiment de drôles des grimaces avec sa bouche en parlant. C'est une jolie fille mais elle devrait arrêter ça parce que ça l'enlaidit big time.


Author:
Un petit conseil à Inga
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Date Posted: 00:13:39 05/05/07 Sat

Subject: Cali Tanner of Canada is the 2nd runner-up at Miss Teen World 2007


Author:
Miss Canada Globe Productions
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Date Posted: 16:38:05 04/29/07 Sun

Hello there pageant fans!

The Miss Teen World 2007 Pageant just concluded, and Canada's very own Cali Tanner, placed 2nd Runner- Up. The 1st Runner- Up was awarded to Miss Teen United States and the 2007 Miss Teen World title was one by Miss Teen Puerto Rico.

Pictures will be posted soon!

This is a good start for Canada in the international competition! Congratulations to Canada's own teen, Cali Tanner, from your Miss Canada Globe Family!
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Subject: BRING BACK THE GLORY OF MISS UNIVERSE


Author:
MISSU07
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Date Posted: 10:06:34 05/02/07 Wed



THE TRUTH ABOUT BEAUTY PAGEANTS
By: Richard Ingrey

With just more than 70 candidates participating in the Miss Universe Beauty Pageant 2007, it is expected to have the lowest turn out of candidates for years and amongst the World’s Grand Slam Pageants. With lesser countries taking part each year, Donald Trump's announcement in various television shows that this year will be the biggest beauty contest with over 95 countries joining is such an understatement. This is seen by many all over the world as a credible example in the decline of the Miss Universe Pageant since managed by Donald Trump.

It seems Donald Trump has seriously lost the plot and has instead become involved in wrestling matches and other businesses rather than running the Miss Universe organization. Subsequently, several National Directors of this beauty contest have pulled their girls out from Miss Universe. Others have refused to send their top winners to the Miss Universe and will only send their 1st runner- up, which is a slap in the face of the Miss Universe Organization whose franchise clearly states that the winner of the national contest must join Miss Universe.

Miss Universe was once considered the most prestigious beauty pageant in the world. At present, some countries now don’t even hold a national contest to send their girls to Miss Universe but handpick their delegates and the organization has had to accept this just to keep the numbers up.

The Miss Universe Organization has been plagued with so many scandals recently since Donald Trump took over this pageant. Many now see the Miss Universe pageant as nothing but a simple extension of Trump's circus like performances on world wrestling entertainment. The credibility and prestige has also gone with the obvious discrimination against many deserving winners year after year, and very few now believes that every girl has an equal chance to win.

In contrary, Miss World has over 100 girls participating every year and Miss Earth is increasingly leading in the international pageantry. Donald Trump should be very careful in handling the Miss Universe organization or else it will soon be dropped as one of the world’s GRAND SLAM. Watch this space!
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Subject: BOC website update!!!


Author:
Dee
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Date Posted: 13:55:25 05/02/07 Wed

So to add to the excitment of all the pageants, there are some new additions to Inga's blog, AND more pictures! There are some stunning outfits! Best of luck Inga! You are in good hands, and you're going to be fabulous--whether you win the crown or not! :)
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Subject: Re: Best Body


Author:
Val
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Date Posted: 23:46:20 05/02/07 Wed

Inga is looking incredible now!!! It is unfair to have that photo up of her, since her body has totally changed since that photo was taken. She'll score big in swimsuit at Miss Universe...Show Em Inga!!!
Subject: Re: I thought that was Natalie!! I liked her distinct look, why make her the same.It will work against her..................


Author:
Val
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Date Posted: 23:42:17 05/02/07 Wed

Sorry, I can't see why you would think she resembles Natalie now???
Subject: Re: You could take some of your own advice and grow up yourself. We are entitled to our opinion that Inga was the wrong choice, and we're even entitled to our opininion that she's not very attractive. You are entitled to the opposite opinion. However you are not entitled to insult us because you disagree, just as we are not entitled to insult you because we don't like your opinion. So grow up "Sandra."


Author:
Sandra
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Date Posted: 12:16:34 04/29/07 Sun

Were you a delegate? Why so defensive? I'm not insulting anyone because I disagree. I am trying to point out that there is NO template for beauty and that is why everyone has a different opinion on what beauty is. THAT is why there was a panel of tweleve judges and not one. So when I see someone making a statement that Inga's win was a "HUGE ERROR" I find THAT childish and insulting to INGA. Give the girl some credit, she wanted to win, worked hard and accomplished it! Now, she's doing the same in her preparation for MU and mark my words she will be a VERY STRONG competitor. Everyone is entitled to an opinion, what I have a problem with is uneducated opinions and uneducated comments. So, when I see people doing this, YES I still say GROW UP and don't speak unless you can back up what you say! STOP crying politics, favouritism and STOP blaming the world for your injustice! Maybe Inga isn't YOUR image of the perfect MUC, but she certainly is the perfect package! Winning MUC,MU isn't about who has the ideal, stereo typical beauty. It's about unique beauty and who has the whole package and SHE does. NOW, can everyone STOP with the negativity, BE CANADIAN and support INGA!
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Subject: Will the Miss Universe 2007 be aired live here in toronto? if yes what channel?


Author:
Filguy
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Date Posted: 14:27:04 05/02/07 Wed

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Subject: Re: Inga's costume?


Author:
...
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Date Posted: 14:00:09 04/29/07 Sun

That is not her national costume (that costume was for a different event that she attended). Her national costume is much different then that (very different from the past ones).
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Subject: Who won?


Author:
:)
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Date Posted: 09:36:41 04/30/07 Mon

Subject: child beauty pageants


Author:
--
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Date Posted: 06:33:31 04/30/07 Mon

i have a question.....i dont support little girls being dolled up as little women, but why don't canadian pageants host these type of pageants like americans?
Subject: Re: What are you talking about “negativity”? We are showing our support, we’re also offering valuable advice to improve our delegates. Don’t you want Cali to perform at her best and take advantage of the advice being given to her by cosmetology industry professionals? She is an attractive girl, but give your head a good shake. She’s in a beauty pageant, she’s going to be judged on her appearance. I know she’s not competing at Miss Universe or Miss World. Not to discredit Miss Teen World, which has really no credibility to is name at this point in time, but give the pageant a few more years to grow and maybe it’ll go somewhere.


Author:
--
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Date Posted: 06:25:00 04/30/07 Mon

how do u offer valuable advice for someone who is already there? no its negativity, because if she read it, she could get nervous, about things she cant control...
but im so glad she placed...canada globe sends amazing girls
Subject: kool. sorry about the misinformation Cheryl. Best of luck with it, its coming up fast isnt it? Its still in May isnt it?


Author:
Christi
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Date Posted: 22:28:12 04/29/07 Sun

Subject: Re: waxing


Author:
Sandra
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Date Posted: 20:14:29 04/29/07 Sun

Well, you know what they say..."You have to suffer to look good" LOL
Subject: Application form for Miss Sun & Salsa 2007 are now posted!


Author:
Bebeci-Miss Sun and Salsa 2006
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Date Posted: 06:17:22 04/29/07 Sun

Hey Pageant lovers!
As you know, I am Miss Sun and Salsa 2006, and on July 22, i excited to be crowning the new Sun and Salsa queen and princesses at the Sun & Salsa festival. The application form is now posted, and the deadline will be June 18. The sooner the better, because Lisa Harrigan, the organizer of the Miss Sun & Salsa pageant wil only be accepting 30 applicants.
If you have ever been in a pageant before, this is a completely different experience. It is extremely fun, you get to fashion beautiful clothes from kensington, you will get these great gift bags just for competing, a T-Shirt from rocket, but best of all, you will make some amazing friendships. (Oh yeah, and your in kensington so grab a craves peanut butter cupcake!)
If you still want more information about the pageant email lisa at miss_sunandsalsa@hotmail.com, or message me. But Lisa's your best bet. So I hope all of you can compete! See you all on July 22!

application forms: www.visitkensington.com
Love
Bebe-Miss Sun and Salsa 2006
www.myspace.com/misssunandsalsa2006
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Subject: Re: Inga's costume?


Author:
Bebeci-Miss Sun and Salsa 2006
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Date Posted: 06:10:55 04/29/07 Sun

wow, her costume is amazing...i wonder if its heavy on the head....and her story is amazing and inspiring...inga you deserved to win! Good luck in mexico. :)
Subject: FYI Cali is a front runner - all the crew and public comment on how stunning she is. Sierbia is the other front runner she is Stunning and Cali and her are the Best of friends. These photos she looks pale but in person she looks amazing. also the girls have spray tans that is coming off and does not look even or good in person.


Author:
Michelle
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Date Posted: 01:20:43 04/29/07 Sun

Subject: and just how do you suppose we perpetuate the myth about canada being under snow 12 months of the eyar if not with pale white skinned contestants????? LOL. Today is the day, good luck Cali and Paige !!!!


Author:
Christi
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Date Posted: 01:14:00 04/29/07 Sun

Subject: Yes. These girls are standouts because of where they are. They are winners before even competing because of the fact they're doing something that not everyone gets the opportunity to experience. Go Cali!:)


Author:
Dee
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Date Posted: 22:08:55 04/28/07 Sat

Subject: Pointe Claire woman hopes to be Miss Canada.


Author:
Tommy
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Date Posted: 09:43:21 02/21/07 Wed

February 21 2007
The Chronicle
The Voice of Montreal West Island

Pointe Claire woman hopes to be Miss Canada

BY MARC LALONDE
marc.lalonde@transcontinental.ca

She's hoping to be Miss Universe.

But first, she's gotta survive Longueuil.

Pointe Claire resident Sonja McCree was recently named one of 12 Quebec finalists for the Miss Universe Canada competition slated for next month, and will fight it out for the chance to represent Canada at the Miss Universe pageant May 29 in Mexico City.

The Miss Universe Canada gala event, which is scheduled for March 4 at the Cabaret Casino de Montreal, will bring 58 of the country's most beautiful women to the casino to compete for the crown, and McCree plans on being among the top contenders.

The 23-year-old part-time student at Concordia University — she holds down a full-time job as a receptionist — said with no previous pageant experience, she just jumped into the fray.

"For me, it sort of came out of nowhere. I was on a website, and there was an ad letting people know they can register to be part of this thing, and I love pageant shows, so I sent in my application. I've never done a beauty pageant in my life," she said.

Unlike the more-famous Miss America pageant, the Miss Universe contest has no talent portion — just an evening-gown, bathing-suit and speaking components — and the judges' tallies are calculated to pick the winner.

McCree, who is hoping to transfer into the John Molson School of Business at Concordia, said she is nervous but ready for the challenge, not just of being in the competition, but of being put up in a Longueuil hotel from tomorrow until the pageant on March 4. She and her fellow contestants from across Canada will only be allowed out with a chaperone, she said.

"No matter how hard it's going to be, it's still exciting. The Internet's a wonderful thing, isn't it," she said, laughing.

During the contestants' sequestration in the hotel, McCree said she doesn’t think she’ll go stir-crazy because she'll spend that time working on her one-on-one interview with one of the judges.

"It's a crucial time for the girls. It's your first, last and only chance to stand out from the crowd," she said.

A Casino de Montreal Cabaret spokesman said they're thrilled to be hosting the Miss Universe Canada pageant finals for the third straight year.

"It's a wonderful event and we're very proud to host it. It's part of our varied entertainment lineup and we're looking forward to playing host to the many tourists from across Canada that will be coming to town for the pageant," said communications agent Nathalie Deschenes.




SONJA McCREE

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It's funny how the author calls Miss America "more-famous" than Miss Universe.

I also disagree with the statement that "It's your first, last and only chance to stand out from the crowd".
We all know that many contestants were given the second chance, they may be sent to other international pageants by MUC, and they may participate in MUC, MWC, MCI and other pageants in the same year and so on.
Subject: Hopefully no one is forgetting MWC! Keep voting for your favourites!


Author:
Dee (Happy, excited, energized, et cetera et cetera..:))
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Date Posted: 09:17:40 03/02/07 Fri

I feel bad for the judges; what a selection to choose from! MUC and and MWC just get better and better:) To all the girls participating, best of luck! I can only imagine your excitment! Just wondering what is everyone's top picks for the MWC girls?
Subject: MWC Judging?


Author:
Sascha
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Date Posted: 12:28:27 02/21/07 Wed

Hi! What are the MWC judges looking for? I notice the general feeling in this forum is towards blond or exotic south asian looks, so what chances do black/asian girls have? What is a competitive look for the Miss World Pageant?
Ciao!
Subject: MISS WORLD CANADA 2007 GTA CASTING


Author:
hkmissologist
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Date Posted: 17:53:13 11/30/06 Thu


Subject: ET Canada...apparently the ET stands for Erroneous Trivia


Author:
Go Judy!
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Date Posted: 03:45:36 03/02/07 Fri

Okay, so I was watching ET Canada and they did a little story on Miss Universe Canada. Here's what really bothered me. They had a trivia question that asked, "How many times has Canada won Miss Universe?" and the three options were: "None, Once, or Three Times" Immediately, I thought to myself, 'Well, that's a trick question because it's none of the above since Canada has won twice.' Then they returned after commercials to reveal 'their' answer which was that they said the correct answer was 'Once' and mentioned Natalie Glebova was Canada's only Miss Universe and my jaw just dropped in disgust. They totally forgot about Karen Baldwin, Miss Universe 1982!
Who the heck is checking their facts?? It's not like that info is hard to find! You would think they would have the sense to at least do a simple search on the net before broadcasting some very wrong info. Was anyone else absolutely stunned by this?
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Subject: About half the pictures are up of the MUC girls...you just have to click in to see!!


Author:
some are BEAUTIFUL
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Date Posted: 14:15:01 02/25/07 Sun

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Subject: Forum!


Author:
Jimmy S.
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Date Posted: 22:30:54 02/26/07 Mon

The Windsor ESSEX (not sex!) news pop-up is gone. A photo from their site was archived and I'm assuming it required log-in access. It's been removed, and we're back in business.
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Subject: Miss Universe Canada on ET Canada tonight


Author:
Mike D
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Date Posted: 02:54:30 03/02/07 Fri

I just saw ET Canada, and there was a segment on MUC 2007. First, they say that Canada has only won the Miss Universe pageant once (in 2005). Secondly, Alice has some highlights. Her hair looks a lot lighter. Third ... it's really nice to see who already looks good on TV among the contestants. (I'm not telling who! :-P)
Subject: More Press for Lisa Harrigan


Author:
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Date Posted: 02:27:37 03/02/07 Fri

Harrigan's heart hard to miss
Volunteering efforts embrace many causes


Mario Toneguzzi
Neighbours


Thursday, March 01, 2007


Lisa Harrigan is more than a pretty face.

Much more.

In fact, we all could learn from her enthusiasm, drive and commitment to this community -- and especially in her commitment to the betterment of other people.

Harrigan, Miss Calgary 2006, has spent countless hours helping others in this city.

"This year, I've been able to volunteer more than 500 hours and help raise over $100,000 for charity. So that really helped push my goal forward," she says.

"I have a goal in my life to raise $1 million for charities. Obviously this provided me opportunities and opened doors to different charities that I hadn't had before. So it just kind of opened everything up for me."

Harrigan, 24, is no longer reigning Miss Calgary but will be participating in the Miss Universe Canada pageant with the final competition on March 4.

She will also be participating in the Miss World Canada with the finals March 14-18.

The Miss World Canada motto is Beauty with a Purpose which is Harrigan's mission in a nutshell.

Harrigan works as a marketing and donations director for the Kensington Fitness Studio and she is also the co-chair for the Sun and Salsa Festival in the northwest Kensington neighbourhood.

She has lived in Calgary for the past 13 years but she is originally from Regina. She graduated from Central Memorial High School and attended the College of the Rockies in Cranbrook, B.C., where she studied business administration and marketing.

Harrigan described her year as Miss Calgary as "incredible" and it's given her plenty of opportunities to work with different charities.

"It's something that's really important to me," she says.

Harrigan says she has always been raised to believe that giving back is important.

"I really believe in the philosophy of treating others how you want to be treated. So I believe I should give a hand to someone because maybe some day I will need a hand back. Or something like that. But basically I believe in karma and doing good things for people."

The charities she has supported over the past two years are a virtual who's-who of organizations throughout the city: Variety Club - The Children's Charity, Hospice Calgary, Smoke-Free Calgary, Royal Canadian Legion, Canadian Veterans, Stars Air Ambulance Services, World Vision, Women's Centre of Calgary, Project Warmth, Child Find, Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, Crime Stoppers, Kidney Foundation of Canada, Crohns & Colitis Foundation of Canada, Developmental Disabilities Resource Centre of Calgary, United Way, The Child is Innocent, Help Bring Hannah and Cedar Home, Canadian Cancer Society, Canadian Diabetes Association, Progress Club, YMCA Calgary (Sheriff King Women's Centre), Alberta Cancer Foundation (Tom Baker Cancer Centre), Calgary Interfaith Food Bank, Heart And Stroke Foundation, Ngapagok School in Sudan, Terry Fox Foundation, CJAY 92 Kids Fund/Secret Wish, Rotary Club, Salvation Army and the LEAD Foundation.

She has also volunteered her time with many other business organizations, schools and community associations.

Harrigan will also be an ambassador for the Duke of Edinburgh Awards. And she also helps out with a number of other organizations such as the Calgary Stampede and Scouts Canada.

Harrigan is working her way into a career of event management.

"But I really would like to get involved with as many events as I can planning charity events and being able to just raise awareness of charities through events and raise money for them that way," she says.

Harrigan is definitely a beauty with a purpose judging by the time she has already spent helping out other people in the community and the commitment she has to continue that helping hand well into her future endeavours in life and business.

mtoneguzzi@theherald.canwest.com

© The Calgary Herald 2007

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Subject: lisa


Author:
hmm
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Date Posted: 09:59:25 02/18/07 Sun

is lisa harrigan in both miss universe canada and miss world canada??
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Subject: My top 10 for muc


Author:
crazy
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Date Posted: 23:19:16 02/26/07 Mon

Believe you me with all the beauties vying for the crown of Miss universe canada it was extremely difficult to pick just 10. These are my top 10 picks based solely on the current pictures on Beauties of Canada, which were beautifully done. These are vastely different from what was originally there. The ladies are stunning.Here are my top 10 which could be revised when more info on the ladies are available:
1) Ashely E
2) Giuliana Borelli
3) Miaka Denoyers
4) Ramona Amiri
5) Simran Singh
6) Sun Bains
7) Tereza schmied
8) Inga skaya
9) Juliana Yeager
10) Laurn Mckamey
Subject: February 15th... The Natalie's New Book "Healthy, Happy Beautiful"


Author:
Kalinka
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Date Posted: 03:23:22 02/13/07 Tue


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Subject: MWC.....


Author:
Julie
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Date Posted: 09:27:52 02/19/07 Mon

aww... it's a little dissapointing that MWC only has one BC Contestant this year.... alberta has a handfull.... ontario has a little army... but good old BC that produced 2 of the 4 winners only has one contestant... such a shame....
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Subject: Miss Universe Canada


Author:
Pageant Fan
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Date Posted: 20:58:54 02/26/07 Mon

Absolutely stunning to say the least of every single one of the contestants in this year's MUC. What an amazing transformation. Exceptional job on hair, makeup and photography. Just stunning. How do you ever pick a top ten from all of those beautiful ladies. After much deliberation, here are my top 10;
Ashley B, Delaine, Guiliana, Jessie J., Juliane, Maike, Tereza, Vaughan, Ramona, Stefanie L.

Good luck to all!!!
Subject: More news on Calgary girls vying for Miss Universe Canada 2007


Author:
Canadian Fan
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Date Posted: 11:39:51 02/19/07 Mon

Calgary beauties aim to conquer universe
UPDATED: 2007-02-19 01:14:13 MST


By DOUG MCINTYRE


It's every little girl's dream, and one that Lauren McKamey will soon be living.

The 21-year-old financial assistant is one of five Calgary beauties who will take to the stage for the 2007 Miss Universe Canada pageant in Montreal on March 4.

"I'm so excited -- I'm a nervous wreck right now," said McKamey, one of 58 women vying to represent Canada at the international Miss Universe competition.

The Calgary quintet, which also includes Nicole Breski, 18, Rica Makichuk, 19, Nicole Sebastian, 22, and Lisa Harrigan, 24, departs Thursday to begin a whirlwind week of rehearsals and interviews leading up to the main event.
It looks like there is more support for the girls competing from Calgary than before.


Best of luck to Lisa, whom I have met and she is a great girl and the other 4 ladies. I know you will all make Calgary very proud.
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Subject: My pick


Author:
cody
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Date Posted: 19:34:37 02/26/07 Mon

Canada has some BEAUTIFUL women competing this year. So many favorites...mine, on photo alone, is Lauren McKamey. 6'0" and gorgeous. Anyone know if she really looks like this?

http://www.beautiesofcanada.com/2007/contestants/images/LAUREN_web.jpg"


WOW.
Subject: MUC


Author:
Dee
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Date Posted: 08:27:53 02/26/07 Mon

Lisa is doing a terrific job with her daily blogs regarding the MUC pageant. It's fun to read what they have been doing each day, and provides that "insider's" feel of what is going on:)
How long before the big night? Does the pageant run for a week?
Subject: WHERE ARE THE PICTURES??


Author:
KAR
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Date Posted: 14:21:58 02/25/07 Sun

Is the BOC site going to update pictures of the delegate activities like last year? The site says it will....but I have yet to see anything.
Subject: Article About Cali Tanner- Miss Teen Canada Globe 2006


Author:
Miss Canada Globe Productions
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Date Posted: 21:10:37 02/22/07 Thu

Blackstock girl is Miss Teen Canada
Busy Cali Tanner is ready to compete against the world

Feb 22, 2007
By Cathy Minz
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Celia Klemenz / Metroland Durham Region Media Group MOUNT ALBERT -- Cali Tanner, of Blackstock, has been chosen as Miss Teen Canada Globe 2006. Ms. Tanner is preparing for the upcoming Miss Teen World competition being held in Australia in April. Feb. 10, 2007

BLACKSTOCK -- Who says waiting in line at Tim Hortons is a bad thing?

Don't expect to see Cali Tanner, crowned Miss Teen Canada in August, 2006, a Blackstock resident, lounging around in designer evening wear with perfect hair. This 16-year-old beauty is a self professed 'tomboy' who can keep up with her brother Blake whether it's on a snowmobile, 4-wheeler, snowboard or ice fishing in Caesarea. You may not see much of her around town for awhile. Miss Tanner is now preparing to represent Canada at the Miss Teen World competition in Australia on April 29.

Miss Tanner's journey to worldwide competition began when she was discovered while waiting in line at a coffee shop. Miss Tanner said, "They discovered me at Tim Hortons. I was in there buying some food."

She did a few modeling jobs and the 'Fashion Cares' fashion show and she was talked into auditioning for the pageant. Miss Tanner said, "The very first audition I was accepted in and then we competed for our regional areas."

She became Miss Teen Durham Region in March, 2006. She was then selected from 31 teens from across the country for the opportunity to represent Canada in the largest teen pageant in the world.

When she's not attending Holy Trinity Catholic School in Courtice, Miss Tanner keeps very busy with her favourite sports and volunteering in the community.

Volunteering at the Oshawa Zoo since the age of 12, Miss Tanner has accumulated 140 hours of community service, far surpassing her high school graduation requirement of 40. She now trains new volunteers at the zoo and is entrusted to take care of many of the animals.

"I can pretty much do anything there now," she says. "I can help close the zoo. They really trust me."

Miss Tanner can play defense and centre positions and is the assistant captain for the house league girls' hockey team, the Clarington Flames. She has been playing hockey for about 11 years and says she enjoys the competition.

She also used to figure skate in Blackstock with the Bladerunners synchronized skating team.

Miss Tanner's love of animals shows in her everyday life. Her goal is to attend Guelph University and study to be a veterinarian.

"I love animals so I'm doing a co-op at school right now at the East Oshawa Animal Hospital," she explains. "It's given me a lot of experience. They let me assist with declawing cats and surgery prep."

She continues, "I've loved animals since I was little. When I was little, one time my brother brought me a baby rabbit home. We raised him and let it go in the wild again."

Miss Tanner is also the spokesperson for the Durham Region Humane Society and has helped to raise money to expand the facility. Her family has seven pets including four leopard geckoes, a rabbit, a cat and a dog.

Her busy schedule doesn't stop her from spending time with friends.

"I am definitely a lot busier now. I make sure that I set time aside for my extracurricular activities and my friends and, of course, my family," she says.

Despite the hectic schedule, she enjoys all that she does.

"Giving to the community and helping to be a positive role model for teenagers, that's what I really love about it," she explains. "We help a lot of charities."

Some of the charities she has assisted include the Terry Fox Run, fundraising for the Multiple Sclerosis Society and AIDS research, to name a few.

Find out more about the pageant, which takes place at the end of April in Australia, visit www.missteenworldaustralia.com.
Subject: Re: Article#1 Ms. Stark has pretended to have the right to send the girl..looks like people found out.. stark is out of town so can't comment


Author:
N Kostrosky
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Date Posted: 10:28:48 02/19/07 Mon

K. McKenna - If I could offer you a single bit of advice. Invest your time and energy into your education. If traveling is of your interest, then find a development (NON PROFIT) organization and spend your money traveling with them working on projects in developing countries. I can guarantee you that the experience you would gain doing either of the above will be worth one hundred times more than anything that MTCI or Sylvia could offer you. If competing in a world pageant is your goal, then choose a better organization to represent. Compete for the title of Miss Teen Canada Globe, Miss Teen Canada Scholarship….etc. I can understand that this looks like a once in a lifetime opportunity to you, but trust me, there will be more opportunities. Opportunities that won’t include you spending time gathering sponsorship and publicity to benefit a “company” with undesirable standing.

N. Kostrosky
Previous Miss Canada International 2005
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Subject: MWC 2007 PURE MED SPA People's Choice Award


Author:
hk missologist
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Date Posted: 00:43:18 02/20/07 Tue

Miss World Canada 2007 Daily Top 5 for
PURE MED SPA People's Choice Award

In no particular order

Feb 19:
Jennifer Campbell
Lilian Lau
Manveer Kharaud
Sara Ghulam
Tani Iffat


Keep voting for your favourites! Leaders are reflected by the most current vote.
Results will be revealed at the Miss World Canada 2007 Finals on March 18th, 2007. The delegate who receives the highest number of votes will win the Pure Med Spa People's Choice Award, and a spot in the top 15!

http://www.missworldcanada.com
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Subject: Miss North Ontario Regional Canada vyes for MWC Canada Crown


Author:
Cheryl Kozera - President (Good Luck Natalie!!)
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Date Posted: 22:45:18 02/21/07 Wed

Sudbury Star Article - Wednesday February 21, 2006

Woman preps for pageant; Markstay entry will also hand over her current crown in May
Local News - Wednesday, February 21, 2007 @ 11:00

Beauty and a good character combined to earn Natalie Lefrancois the Miss North Ontario Regional Canada 2006 crown last June.

But the young woman - extremely excited and nervous about her upcoming participation in the Miss World Canada competition - says beauty is secondary.

"If you are just yourself, and confident with who you are, beauty comes from within," she said. "Everyone is beautiful in their own way.

"I'm a very dedicated person," she added, describing her best qualities. "I'm a hard worker and I think that's what has got me a long way in life. I don't put on a show or anything. I'm just myself from the very beginning, and I think that's what the judges saw in me from the very first day.
"

The second-year Laurentian University health and physical education student is spending most of her spare time getting ready for the March 14-18 event - securing business sponsors, performing charity work and getting a stack of paperwork done.

"I've grown a lot as a person since earning the Miss North Ontario Regional Canada title," she said. "Before, I wasn't necessarily a shy person, but I had trouble generating conversation with someone. Now with my pageant experience, where you have to start conversations all the time, I'm finding the whole process so much easier now."

Lefrancois was scouted by pageant president Cheryl Kozera at an event last year in Cochrane. Her cousin was a participant in the Miss Ontario North competition and Natalie was there to support her. Kozera approached her to represent Markstay in the Miss North Ontario Regional Canada pageant and she accepted.

There were more than 300 applicants for the fifth annual Miss World Canada pageant.

Voting began Monday for the Pure Med Spa People's Choice Award.

The winner of the award will earn a spot in the Top-15 contestants. Log on to www.missworldcanada.com and vote for your favourite among the 30 contestants. Results will be revealed at the finals on March 18.

The pageant winner will represent Canada in the 2007 Miss World Contest in Poland this October, where more than 100 delegates from across the globe will compete.

Three of the last four Canadians have placed in the semi-finals at Miss World after nearly 15 years of not placing.

"Pageants have evolved over the years," said Lefrancois. "The 30 girls in Miss World Canada, for example, are there to make a difference. It isn't a beauty pageant, it's girls who want to get together and make a change in someone's life - working with different charities to help others."

Lefrancois will pass on her title at the 2007 Miss North Ontario Regional Canada Pageant in Sudbury at the Holiday Inn on May 24-26. Interested participants from all areas of the North may contact Kozera at 858-3195 for more information
Subject: More MUC Press....


Author:
Lisa Harrigan - Miss Calgary 2006
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Date Posted: 23:51:53 02/20/07 Tue

Here is a link to a news clip of another MUC 2007 - Kristin Quinn.

Hope you all enjoy it!

click here to see video
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Subject: Lisa Harrigan has already arrived at MUC and is doing a daily blog on her myspace site I don't know if she is planning to be on this site if not maybe checkout her myspace.com/misscalgary2006 site for some updates or blogs from a contestant. Good as always to Lisa.


Author:
calgary volunteer
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Date Posted: 22:02:38 02/21/07 Wed

Subject: Question for Miss Calgary? I saw your ad in the paper for the new miss calgary, do you know any of the contestants are or where we would go to see their pictures, i tried looking up miss calgary contestant photos but the photographer only shows last years pictures. Also do you have favourites or top contenders?


Author:
inquiring mind
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Date Posted: 20:26:03 01/25/07 Thu

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Subject: Miss World Canada People's Choice launches this week!


Author:
Jimmy S.
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Date Posted: 01:15:26 02/19/07 Mon

Voting for the 2007 MISS WORLD CANADA People's Choice Award starts this week!

Log on to www.missworldcanada.com and vote up to three times daily for your favourite contestants!!!

The winner earns a berth in the semi-finals of MISS WORLD CANADA 2007, which takes place on Sunday, March 18!

Check it out!

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Subject: Canada finished SECOND at Manhunt International!


Author:
Jimmy S.
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Date Posted: 10:43:31 02/10/07 Sat

Dreamy Jason Milot finished SECOND at Manhunt International today in China! Horray! Our best result ever!

Here's handsome Jason:
Results are courtesy of Global Beauties. Photo courtesy of www.manhuntcanada.ca


MANHUNT INTERNATIONAL 2007 - Jeffrey Zheng, China
1st Runner-up - Jason Milot, Canada
2nd Runner-up - Ioaninis Athiakis,Greece
3rd Runner-up - Craig Barnett, Australia
4th Runner-up - Abhimanyu Jain, India

The other remaining 11 semifinalists (in alphabetilcal order)

Belgium - Micheal Verlackt
Bulgaria - Ali Aliev
Costa Rica - Alonzo Fernandez
Kazakstan - Anuar Kusherbaev
Korea - Jeong Ju Seop
Lebanon - Pedro Kiwan
Mexico - Gabriel Navarro
Panama - Orlando Mendieta
Sweden - Alexander Paleros
Puerto Rico - Justin Johnson
Vietnam - Doan Ngo Tien
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Subject: will the MUC or MWC pageants be televised out west this year or just in the east? I think it was two years ago that they had a short series on parts of the MWC on tv but it would be nice to see the whole pageant.


Author:
inquiring mind
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Date Posted: 16:04:49 02/19/07 Mon

Subject: Trivia sort of question


Author:
Christi
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Date Posted: 12:11:44 02/18/07 Sun

A strange conversation came up, I knew to head to the 'experts' to answer :)
Has any delegate ever defected while attending a pageant? I mean back in the day of communist russia and the republics....and what about cuba are they allowed to compete in miss universe if it is held in usa? Will the USA allow the delegate in?
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Subject: Miss World Canada Contestants


Author:
Pageant Fan
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Date Posted: 19:40:09 02/18/07 Sun

Alyson Lozoff. Wow. Here she comes Miss World Canada. Nice to see things get shaken up a little. I remember her from Miss Universe Canada and I thought she was beyond beautiful. Now we have a competition.
Subject: WHO DOES WWW.MISSCANADA2007.COM THINK THEY ARE????


Author:
A concerned pageant participant
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Date Posted: 13:05:35 01/17/07 Wed

Funny on how they post photos of Miss Universe Canada and Miss World Canada. They are totally wrong - I've read their entire site (prize list is impressive with a Mercedez Benz for the top 3) but who are they and how dare they use other titleholders and national pageant within their website... At least, all other "Miss Canada whatever" pageant respect the others by not using photos of other events to promote their own....

THIS IS AN OUTRAGE AND BRINGS SHAME TO PAGEANTRY!
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Subject: Stark the Bad Apple has spoiled BUNCHES of great wonderful girls for more than 10 years.


Author:
mtci Insider
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Date Posted: 16:34:49 02/16/07 Fri

Subject: Whats the Matter Stark ?? you low on money again and are ripping off unsupspecting girls and thier families to further your nex t " Out of the Country " trip ??


Author:
insider
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Date Posted: 16:31:04 02/16/07 Fri

I hope some one sues your ass and you get jail time for the way you have preyed on so many young girls. If i had the money I would sue you myself.
Subject: Re: Miss World Canada 2007


Author:
mwc fan
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Date Posted: 12:32:44 02/16/07 Fri

I think Natalie from Northern Ontario looks great, she has a different look which is stunning!
Subject: Stark is at it again and again and again


Author:
imsider
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Date Posted: 17:07:44 02/15/07 Thu

Yep.. every body write a check to ms stark and mtci so they can devestate more kids lives. Stark is out of the country .. and unavalible .. so what else is new .. when shes not out of the country she is sick or on stress leave or cant be reached or wont answer. Mci and mtci are nothin but a heartbreaking ripoff for young girls and their parents year after year after year story after story after story. Nothing has changed. Not in 10 years. Syliva should be jailed for the hardship and heartache she deals out every year. False promises, ( lies ) and decipt over and over again.
What other pagent do the crowing girls whisper to next years winner .. " get a good lawyer " or " Im so sorry ". What other pagent do winners never recieve the things they are promised and every inquiry is responded to with " sylvia is out of the country " or Sylvia is under alot of stress right now and cant be reached.

Stark is a con man
one of the worst.
Preying on young girls to line her pockets with cash.
Now she is activly reguesting cheques from this forum.
WHAT A JOKE
Subject: Any front runners for Miss World Canada???


Author:
CiCi
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Date Posted: 21:29:48 02/13/07 Tue

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Subject: MWC News


Author:
Jimmy S.
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Date Posted: 22:18:13 02/14/07 Wed

EBRUARY 12TH 2007 - A former Antigonish resident has been selected to compete in the Miss World Canada competition.

by Heather MacAdam

A former Antigonish resident has been selected to compete in the Miss World Canada competition.

Theresa Turay, a native of Sierra Leone and 2003 graduate of Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School, is one of 30 delegates who will compete in the 2007 Miss World Canada Com-petition in March.
Turay, who is planning on complet-ing her undergraduate studies in Hali-fax, said she is excited to participate in the event.

The Miss World Canada delegate said this will be the first time she has competed in a pageant such as this.
"I've always done local fashion shows and modeling a little bit here and there, but this is huge."

Turay said she became involved with Miss World Canada after it was suggested to her by a friend.

"I sent in my picture and informa-tion," she said. "I thought they weren’t going to call me back because this is huge. But they called me back and they interviewed me."

When she received the call letting her know she had been selected as a national finalist, Turay said she was very excited.

"There are a lot (of women) who apply, but they only select 30 across Canada."

During the interview, Turay said she was asked about her volunteer work, charity work, and how she felt about children.

"The winner is going to be working with children's charities, and I love children. Children are the future, and I just feel like being a part of an organi-zation that gives so much to children. It’s an organization that’s based on charity, it's just a blessing for me and it’s going to open so many doors. Giv-ing back to Canada is going to be the biggest accomplishment for me."

Turay said her past volunteer work includes work with the Antigonish Community Food Bank, Antigonish Women’s Resource Centre, St. Mar-tha’s Regional Hospital, Mayfest, Big Brothers, Big Sisters, St. Vincent de Paul and the Fresh Air Society.

Jimmy Steele, vice president and contestant co-ordinator Miss World Canada, said the contest is currently in its fifth year, and delegates from every province and territory have participated over that time.

"We're a competition that is, first and foremost, a charitable fundraiser."

The winner is the official spokesperson for the Rock Solid Foundation, he said, which is an anti-bullying initiative geared toward Grade Primary and 8 schools, and expanding into high schools.

Miss World Canada has also worked with the Canadian Cancer Society and the Hospital for Sick Children in To-ronto.

"We're very committed to the con-cept of what’s called beauty with a purpose, which is what the Interna-tional Miss World contest is all about."

The winner of Miss World Canada will also go on to compete in Miss World, he said.

"We're a charity event, and we’re also sort of a fashion and modeling oriented event."

However, contestants aren’t chosen based just on physical beauty, he said. "In our contest, one of the things we stress, without a doubt, is intellect and community involvement."

Steele said he conducted the telephone interview with Turay, and based on that interview, the executive com-mittee met and felt she stood out for many reasons.

" She’s absolutely beautiful – there’s no doubt about it. But Theresa…was so articulate, so thoughtful, so intelligent, and at the same time, she is so active in her community, both Antigonish and Halifax where she attends school. She really had all the assets we look for in an ideal contestant."

The pageant takes place in March in Toronto, and Turay said she will par-ticipate in a swimsuit contest, an eve-ning gown contest, as well as a per-sonal interview.

"If you win the Miss World Canada, you get to travel across Canada and you get to work with charity organizations and do charity work. It’s a really good cause."

The chance to work with charity and give back to Canada is the reason she chose to participate, Turay said. "I'm excited and nervous – both feelings mixed together, but I’m trying to stay calm."

Turay is also in the process of raising money to attend the contest. As well, she said each contestant is asked to bring a unique item that represents their province, which will be put into a silent auction. All proceeds from the auction will go to charity, she added.

Those looking for further information can also visit the Miss World Canada website at http://www.missworldcanada.com.
Subject: Re: Miss World Canada 2007


Author:
wondering??
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Date Posted: 20:46:16 02/14/07 Wed

so i was wondering what is the date of the miss world canada pageant?
Subject: Ok So we know Ramona is beautiful...AND SHORT!! .and she is a front runner BUT WHY DOES HER HEIGHT SAY 5'8 ???? she is tiny like 5'6 that is strange! I hope they measure the girls when they arrive..maybe she grew? if she did she will have a better chance! In all her photos she is always the short one! Look at when she won!


Author:
Just checked out the bios at MUC and......
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Date Posted: 14:42:05 02/12/07 Mon

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Subject: MUC 2007 bios are up!


Author:
AmeriCan Fan
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Date Posted: 14:25:28 02/11/07 Sun

Check Beauties of Canada web site!
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Subject: Re: Miss World Canada 2007


Author:
Janet
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Date Posted: 11:56:47 02/14/07 Wed

I believe that Kristi Lazar has a excellent chance at being our new Miss World Canada!
Subject: Looks like Ms Stark destroyed another gals dreams.... SO wrong in so many ways., why that woman is still in business makes no sense. All she does is give pageants a bad name and hurt others. I don't blame Katie for not going there should really be only 1 rep from each country- Katie should enter a real pageant when she is of age or a good teen pageant


Author:
pageant watcher
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Date Posted: 15:14:26 02/13/07 Tue

BREAKING NEWS


Last updated at 4:04 PM on 07/02/07

McKenna pulls out of Miss Teen pageant

The Guardian

Katie McKenna, 17, of Charlottetown has decided not to compete in the Miss Teen World pageant later this year in Australia. Organizers of the event were willing to consider having McKenna enter as Miss North America after controversy arose surrounding the eligible Canadian delegate. The teenager told The Guardian today that she did not want to compete in the international event under a title she did not earn.See more on McKenna's difficult decision in tomorrow's paper.
Subject: More Press for MUC 2007 Contestants


Author:
Calgary Pageant Fan
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Date Posted: 22:18:31 02/09/07 Fri

Tue, February 6, 2007

Page Six Column
UPDATED: 2007-02-06 01:25:16 MST


By CHRIS GERRITSEN


PAGEANT-BOUND

Five Calgary women will head to Montreal in March to compete in the Miss Universe Canada 2007 pageant.

The Calgary pageant participants will take part in the event alongside 53 other women representing all parts of the country.

The delegation includes current Miss Calgary Lisa Harrigan, Lauren McKamey, Nicole Breski, Nicole Sebastian and Rica Makichuk.

The women will compete in front of a live audience and the judges in the traditional categories of swimwear and evening gown.

The winner of the Canadian pageant will go on to represent our country in the Miss Universe pageant.

The last Canadian to win Miss Universe was Natalie Glebova in 2005.

Calgarians can support our competitors by sending in People's Choice votes between Feb.25 and March 4. You can see all the contestants at www.beautiesofcanada.com.
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Subject: Ok so maybe I am going crazy but I could of swore that Sahar Biniaz was one of the contestants and Now her photo is GONE.....Julianne Yeager is 6'1 I think she may be a front runner.... a winner from another province would be NICE


Author:
Still going throught the Bios
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Date Posted: 15:51:06 02/12/07 Mon

Subject: Caitlin Noseworthy UIC


Author:
Irene Menchions (The Joyful)
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Date Posted: 15:31:37 02/12/07 Mon

Photogenic Vote
Subject: The latest interview with Natalie Glebova


Author:
AmeriCan Fan
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Date Posted: 23:18:51 02/10/07 Sat

Wow! Her book is already published.


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Subject: MIss Greater Toronto Galaxy 2007


Author:
Greater Toronto Director: Lakeyshia Bertie
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Date Posted: 10:45:14 02/12/07 Mon

Miss Greater Toronto Galaxy 2007 is only 4 weeks away and we are extending a final invitation to all interested in competing in this year’s pageant, scheduled March 10. If you are interested, please call Lakeyshia Bertie (416) 669-4609 no later than Friday February 16.
This is the final call!!!
Subject: will you be posting bios on the girls?


Author:
inquiring mind
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Date Posted: 22:00:48 02/09/07 Fri

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Subject: I too just took a look at the delegates: I think there are two missing, but from those present, Lisa's picture is stunning! Among the others, the standouts are (just from the picture though) Kristi Lazar, Manveer Kharaud, Natalie Standke, and Natasha Bodorik. With a bio, it may change all this right now (since I feel so superificial just judging on a single picture right now). Best of luck to all the girls! This will be an exciting year for everyone!


Author:
Dee
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Date Posted: 11:35:54 02/10/07 Sat

Subject: I am happy to see the contestants for this years event. My top five pics are, first of course is Lisa harrigan I love this picture of her. This is a great event for Lisa as I hear from her charity work is a big part of this competiton and this is how I first meet Lisa through charity work. My other top picks from the photos are Kristi, Genida, Thersa and Sara. Good Luck to all the contestants and organizers remember to have fun!


Author:
calgary volunteer
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Date Posted: 23:13:45 02/08/07 Thu

Subject: Re: Miss World Canada 2007 will you be posting any bios or interviews about the contestants. There are quite a few ladies who would make a good international rep. but it's hard to pick favs without info about them.


Author:
inquiring mind
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Date Posted: 20:52:01 02/08/07 Thu

Subject: Cheryl...you're the best. THANK YOU for your continued support. Can't wait to see you in March! :)


Author:
Caro
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Date Posted: 20:40:58 02/08/07 Thu

Subject: thanks cheryl! we are so excited! :)


Author:
hk missologist
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Date Posted: 20:10:01 02/08/07 Thu

Subject: Question on MWC


Author:
Info Please
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Date Posted: 18:08:29 02/08/07 Thu

When is this year's Miss World Canada pageant?
Subject: Maggie is competing for Miss Teen International for 2007, the canadian rep that your seeing is for the 2006 edition


Author:
Canadian Pageant Fan
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Date Posted: 13:40:56 02/08/07 Thu

Subject: Ramona Amiri to compete at Miss Universe Canada 2007!


Author:
Mike D
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Date Posted: 22:28:18 01/27/07 Sat

Wow! Check out the BOC website. Ramona Amiri is competing this year at Miss Universe Canada! Woo! This is gonna be an exciting year!
Subject: Confused


Author:
Confused
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Date Posted: 21:00:03 01/27/07 Sat

As I was looking at the contestants for Miss Universe Canada I noticed Romona (missworldcanada05) is a contestant in miss universe canada!? How is this possible? I've never heard of it happening before. I mean she's great and would have a great chance of winning but how is this fair or allowed? If I were any girl in it you might as well ask for your money back lol
Subject: For anyone interested the Miss America pageant school is on CMT this Fri. and the pageant is on Mon. Even though they're not Canadian I still love to watch them.


Author:
inquiring mind
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Date Posted: 19:41:42 01/25/07 Thu

Subject: Re: MWC Girls in MUC


Author:
Pageant Follower
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Date Posted: 20:03:30 01/27/07 Sat

New girls are up...and Romona, Miss World Canada 2005 is a MUC 2007 contestant. Why would either organization allow this?
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Subject: DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY INFO ON THIS?


Author:
REALLY CURIOUS
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Date Posted: 11:56:16 01/26/07 Fri

Hi, I have a question that I hope someone can answer... on the BOC website it talks about the Quebec girls and how they travelled the world after the MUC 2006 pageant to fill in for Alice while she was busy. What did they get to do... does anyone know? Also it states:

"Last year, three Québecers were among the top 10 and three others among the top 15. In 2006, they traveled the world in representation of Miss Canada, Alice Panikian, when she was otherwise occupied with her numerous engagements. One of these young women in particular — Maïka Desnoyers — experienced a genuine fairy tale, with her life having changed forever right after the competition. For Maïka, it was a veritable dream come true… a dream that she might soon be revealing.

What is Maïka's dream?? This is just all news to me... I didnt even know that the Quebec girls from last year were envolved at all as there has been no information on that posted.. did she get a movie gig or something??

If anyone knows anything... PLEASE SHARE...

thanks!
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Subject: Does anyone know who the Alberta contestants to MUC are? I was on the website and saw the photos but can't find the interviews. Back in Nov. someone posted they had a bunch of friends try out but they never updated us on who got in. I know Miss Calgary is going but who else.


Author:
inquiring mind
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Date Posted: 22:37:30 01/25/07 Thu

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Subject: I bet they will pick another dark haired exotic looking girl as they seem to be more popular with the universe level judges. the girl next door look doesn't cut it, not to say that the others aren't fantastic women. It will probably come down to Inga, Laxmi,Leah,Samantha or Shannon. I'm not sure who my fav is yet because I haven't seen interviews or swimsuit and I think those count for alot. I hope to see a girl from Alberta in the top 10.


Author:
inquiring mind
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Date Posted: 22:53:50 01/25/07 Thu

Subject: Here is a thought, perhaps Alice declined ? Or maybe she was interviewig for a position of hostess? Or any other number of things. Maybe it conflicted with her schedule for bigger and better things? perhaps people shsould stop speculating about things they have no firm and factual information on and there wouldnt be so much controversy and crap in the canadian pageant world


Author:
Christi
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Date Posted: 19:56:23 01/25/07 Thu

Subject: Find the three pageant contestants herein - LOL


Author:
Jimmy S.
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Date Posted: 02:23:39 01/14/07 Sun


Be beautiful, and open a briefcase

The hit show Deal or No Deal starts next month in Canada. An observation on the often cruel process of selecting the models

IAN BROWN
From Saturday's Globe and Mail


Model Search hopeful and first round pick, Jackie Nugent of Mississauga gets her bust measured after being chosen to move on, following her audition for one of five exclusive positions on the Canadian roster of the television show Deal or No Deal on Friday morning at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto. (Deborah Baic /The Globe and Mail)


TORONTO — You know what? A lot of girls say you know what. Anna Aragona says it whenever she looks around at the 700 women behind her, all as eager as she is to be cast as a bombshell briefcase babe on the TV game show Deal or No Deal.

It's so cold and damp outside the Royal York Fairmont Hotel where the auditions are taking place in downtown Toronto, women like Anna, who wore their strappy high heels, are rubbing their toes up and down their calves fast enough to start a fire.

Anna's third in line. She's been here since 5:30 a.m. She's right behind Nicole and Danielle Newman, sisters who flew in from Scotch Lake, N.B., which is somewhere near Fredericton. Anna's a knockout too, but she has two problems: She's 35 years old, and she's 5 foot 1. Casting managers from the show have been patrolling the line for an hour, bellowing “If you're under 5 foot 7 in your bare feet, you are wasting your time.”

“In all honesty,” Anna is saying, “I think my chances are slim. I mean, they're choosing one girl from all these that are here. But you know what? I came, I've been here since five o'clock this morning, so I'm not leaving.”
Related to this article
Model Search hopeful and first round pick, Jackie Nugent of Mississauga gets her bust measured after being chosen to move on, following her audition for one of five exclusive positions on the Canadian roster of the television show Deal or No Deal on Friday morning at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto.

The Globe and Mail

Seldom have so many hoped so hard for something so unlikely — the definition of the modern longing to be famous on TV. Today is the last day of the five-city Deal or No Deal Model Search. One woman will be selected for a handful of episodes to be broadcast exclusively in Canada next month.

The girls are auditioning to be “case babes.” They have to be “physically able to walk up and down stairs in time to music and carry a briefcase.” Beyond that, “hopefuls planning to audition should possess a winning combination of natural charisma, wit, warmth and enthusiasm” — what John Brunton, the executive producer of Insight Production, the company that's putting the Canadian Deal or No Deal shows together for Global Television, calls “sparkle.”

Sparkle is hard to define, but “you know it when you see it.” Mr. Brunton also produces Canadian Idol and the surprise hit Falcon Beach. He knows what works on TV. But he also knows it's a mystery.

Deal or No Deal, as anyone who has been semiconscious for the past year knows, is the hit game show hosted by Howie Mandel, the germophobic Canadian comedian. (He never shakes a contestant's hand.) The game has brought Mr. Mandel's career back from the dead (he was Dr. Wayne Fiscus on St. Elsewhere in the eighties), and is NBC's No. 1 show. It seduces 15 to 18 million viewers a week in the United States and about another 1.7 million in Canada.

The girls are finally let into the hotel at 8 a.m. Its grand ballroom is instantly transformed into a gigantic women's changing room. Everywhere you look there are billowing breasts and boffo bouffants and eyelashes like fences and two-yard-long legs and winking rhinestones and tottering heels and cutouts and hip wraps and bra straps and bursts of colour and tans as deep as some of the cleavage.

A man could hurt himself in here. There are women from Toronto and Sudbury and Ottawa and Windsor and Scarborough and Grimsby and Winona and everywhere else — students and dental technicians and hairdressers and comptrollers and schoolteachers and receptionists. What there isn't, anywhere, is any visible shame, even though, with all the flesh and skimpy dresses on display, this could easily be a convention of high-end hookers.

“What percentage of these women are strippers?” someone asks the height-chart girls. The height-chart girls ignore the question. They're too busy making sure the girls are 5 foot 7. A gorgeous girl named Sahar Biniaz, a Vancouverite who flew to Toronto from Rome just for this audition, is trying not to look like she's standing on her toes. She tries three times.

“No,” says a manager from Global. “She's five-six.”

“Let her in, let her in,” says a TV cameraman who has been following Sahar's story. He doesn't want to waste his footage.

“She's the prettiest girl here,” says someone else.

It's almost true: Sahar is fresh and pert and thin and busty in a sporty green smock from Milan, exotically dark and gorgeous, 50,000-watt smile, the daughter of Iranians.

The manager studies Sahar. The manager knows TV, too. She knows an Iranian might work in the show's ethnic mix. “Hey, you know what?” the manager says. “You're in.”

Deal or No Deal is a simple concept. It requires no skill. A contestant picks silver briefcases held by 26 bombshell models in skyscraper heels and dresses smaller than an afterthought.

Each briefcase contains a sum of money between one cent and a million smackers. The drama occurs when contestants turn down small fortunes on microscopic odds that they will win more. Watching Deal or No Deal is like watching people make terrible, terrible life decisions over and over again, even though they are surrounded by babelicious dames. It doesn't seem fair.

A big part of the show's success, Mr. Brunton feels, is Mr. Mandel, who seems uncannily suited to his Mephistophelean role as chief tempter and chider of the greedy. But an equally important feature is the case girls and their full-on brassy shamelessness, which give the show an oddly dynamic wow.

“I don't know if you're into big college marching bands, but I am,” Mr. Brunton says. “And the first time I saw the Musical Ride, the Mountie ride on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, I had the same feeling. There's something like that about these girls.”

At the moment Mr. Brunton is sipping a coffee, watching girls strut by to see if he can spot the mysterious “it.” He's waiting for the auditions to begin. “We had a transvestite in Montreal,” he says. “And it looked like his breasts were made of aluminum. You could see his package. He didn't make it — unfortunately, he was too short.”

Equally surprising was the discovery that “the women have been very different from region to region. This sounds crazy, but in Calgary we had a lot of girls who were ranchers' daughters. There was a whole girl-next-door thing, outdoor girls.” In Montreal, on the other hand, they were indoor types — women so urbane and sophisticated, it was as if “their exposure to sensuality and sexuality was passed down through generations.”

And Winnipeg? In Winnipeg they were hood-of-the-car girls. “There's an interesting thing in Winnipeg: It's got a muscle-car culture. California is the centre of hotrod culture, and Winnipeg is one of the centres of muscle-car culture. You obviously have to be careful not to stereotype people anywhere. But there was a kind of car-culture girl, the at-the-hockey-rink girl, in Winnipeg.” Needless to say, Winnipeg's girl is “absolutely gorgeous.”

But some women badly misjudge TV's demanding requirements. “We've had some women who come out who've seen a bit of road,” Mr. Brunton admits. “We've had some models, it's like — ‘Mom! How come you came out? You should be at home playing bridge.' ”

Many of those women get “pre-interviewed” by crew members from Global in a small room across from the main audition hall. They're essentially culling the herd of contestants such as Daina Barbeau.

Daina works at “massage and aesthetics” for a living. She left Sudbury at midnight and drove all night to get to the hotel by 6 this morning. She grabbed a shower at a truck stop on the way.

“I'm asking the girl in Tim Hortons to do the back of my dress up!” She came because she had a dream about the contest. “In the dream I was on Global TV, and doing very well, and also flying.”

She's fit, toned, attractive, with lots of blond hair. But she looks older than her 27 years, and her features are a bit blunt for perfect TV babedom. The cullers have spotted her. “Showing up is 90 per cent,” she insists. Ten minutes later, she's on her way home, a long, fast fall.

“You know what?” a girl named Jeanette says. “When it comes down to it, you either have it or you don't. They want you or they don't.”

When the auditions finally start, they're music-video quick. In the judging room, six girls at a time are put through a three-part audition.

They have to say who they are and why they want the job.

They have to mount three steps, briefcase in hand, strike a pose, and walk down three more steps.

They have to play “the case game,” in which they open their case, peek at the number, and express Sadness or Glee.

“Big smiles, ladies,” Mr. Brunton says, just before the Deal or No Deal music beeps out of a portable boombox. “And remember, you're also kind of grooving to our music. So you need charisma.”

The girls do the walk, then they do it again. The most excruciating part is the case bit: They fumble the locks but try to look natural. There's so much ham in the room someone could have a picnic.

In the course of nearly 50 auditions, precisely three women have what Mr. Brunton is looking for. You can see the quality the moment Alice Panikian appears — six feet tall in her bare feet, magnetic beauty, a huge head on a body that could cause global warming all on its own.

And who is Alice? She was Canada's entry in last year's Miss Universe pageant. She is not a conversationalist. If you ask her why she's here, she says, “I really don't know anything. They just told me to come see the casting director.”

But when the camera clicks on, Alice pops. She displays the mysterious thing — the injustice of the physical, the unfairness that keeps us in thrall.

“Alice can move,” Mr. Brunton says after Alice leaves the room. “She has a great reaction as well. I liked the way the girl at the other end moved, but I don't think she's quite cute enough. She had some idiosyncrasies.”

What was it Anna said, out on the cold street? You know what? You never know. Except, of course, when you do.
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Subject: Looks like Nat is writing a book after all!


Author:
Jimmy S.
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Date Posted: 20:58:38 01/22/07 Mon

From a Cebu, Philippines newspaper. Found on Miss News...cool!


Glebova is putting her degree in Information Technology and Marketing to good use; she has just put up her own company Fah Glebova International (Fah in Thai means "blue"), which will soon launch beauty and health products, and she is coming up with a book on Health, Happiness and Beauty in Thailand next month. She hopes to come back to the country and launch her book here as well.


If Natalie's dad still reads the message board, please give her my best. I'm a big Natalie geek, as you all know, so excuse my gushing. ;) Such a big geek that I got these photos printed in '05 that I'd hoped to have her sign - but I never saw her again, except onstage at MU. LOL :)
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Subject: Its not a very impressive group. 2 of the girls weren't even that pretty. While the girl cast from Toronto is beautiful I still think none of the five holds a candle to Alice. It IS all political just like the original message said, they didnt pick her because shes miss canada. shes too good for that stuff anyway and she wouldnt have fit in with that group. still tho, bad decision on boc's part.


Author:
bigger and better
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Date Posted: 00:58:55 01/25/07 Thu

Subject: MISS WORLD CANADA 2007


Author:
hkmissologist
[Edit]

Date Posted: 14:03:11 01/23/07 Tue

Click here to view some of this year's MWC 2007 contestants!
More coming soon!

http://www.missworldcanada.com/contestants/2007/official/index.htm
Subject: Miss Universe Quebec


Author:
Jimmy S.
[Edit]

Date Posted: 20:51:29 01/22/07 Mon

Looks like a pair of sisters (possibly) will be in MUC 07. Two are returnees from last year: Jessica Jérôme-Branco and Maïka Desnoyers (who, according to another article is the girlfriend of hockey player Guillaume Latendresse and tried out unsuccessfully for both "Star Académie" and "Canadian Idol". Judith Martinez was in Miss Canada International a few years ago and was in the top 10.


12 candidates en lice pour Miss Univers Canada

Douze filles âgées entre 19 et 25 ans représenteront le Québec lors de la grande finale du concours Miss Univers Canada qui aura lieu au début du mois de mars au Casino de Montréal. Elles ont été retenues parmi les 44 participantes inscrites au concours provincial qui s'est terminé hier au Casino.

Il s'agit des Cristina Batelli, Giuliana Borelli, Judith Martinez, Marie-Pier Godère, Mihaela Coman, Jessica Jérôme-Branco, Maïka Desnoyers, Nicole Choly, Oksana Stepanov, Sonja McCee, Valérie Rémillard et Yulia Stepanov.

Ces candidates se sont démarquées au terme des compétitions en robe de soirée, en sortie de plage et grâce à la qualité de leurs réponses aux membres du jury.

Celle qui sera désignée Miss Univers Canada s'accordera le privilège de participer au concours de Miss Univers en juillet prochain. Montréal 24 heures, 22.01.07
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Subject: A NEW FACE A NEW YEAR


Author:
Westcoast
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Date Posted: 01:51:36 01/04/07 Thu

Miss Universe Canada will come from the WEST....Ontario has failed to produce a viable contender and there is bound to be a bright star from the WEST.....

Looks like the official beauties of canada site is under construction....when its back online I bet we'll see who we've got this year!!!

Good luck to all the ladies preparing.

PS- Is anybody else feeling like a blonde will take this year's title?
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Subject: Miss World Canada


Author:
Hmm...
[Edit]

Date Posted: 09:08:28 01/19/07 Fri

I'm wondering when the Miss World Canada pageant is held and where? Is it too late to try out (for an Ontario resident)??
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Subject: Reinado Internacional del Café


Author:
Jimmy S.
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Date Posted: 04:06:35 01/04/07 Thu

According to Pageantopolis, Samantha Tajik of Richmond Hill will be representing us at the Reinado Internacional del Café (International Coffee Queen) Contest in Manizales, Colombia next week.

Alice Panikian won this event last year.

Canada has placed each year we've been sending representatives, all sent by the Beauties of Canada Organization:

2004: Gretal Montgomery (top 10)
2005: Christiana Marzec (2nd runner-up)
2006: Alice Panikian (¡la ganadora!)

Miss News always brings us the news and photos from Colombia.

Check out Samantha's bio on the BOC site by clicking here!


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Subject: The Most Potential


Author:
Kevin McPheason (impressed)
[Edit]

Date Posted: 19:24:46 01/16/07 Tue

I personally think Shelly from the Miss Universe Canada contestant gallery has great potential. She is stunning! Her blog pictures are even more impressive.
Subject: We never address the title of "Miss Canada" alone to our national titleholders, please check www.misscanada.tv, unlike another pageant such as www.misscanadainternational.com, where their main heading is "Do you want to be Miss Canada 2008?", which is completely wrong, which the national title holder does not compete internationally, which the right to be called Miss Canada International, is the titleholder who represents Canada at Miss International, as well as www.misscanada2007.com, where the organizer uses a trademark sign, which legally they don't own, and using Natalie's Picture, which they don’t own the copyrights.


Author:
Miss Canada Globe Productions
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Date Posted: 11:44:44 01/14/07 Sun

Subject: Will the real Miss Canada please stand up?


Author:
Alex Sarmiento
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Date Posted: 22:23:19 01/12/07 Fri

Okay, I know that technically, there is no Miss Canada pageant as such anymore. But it's interesting that the more elite national pageant contests are known as Miss (Universe/World/Earth) Canada and the smaller ones are known as Miss Canada (International/Globe/etc.). Yet each one is referred to colloquially as Miss Canada.

So, who is or should be Canada's national beauty queen for 2006? Alice Panikian? Malgorzata Majewska? Riza Raquel Santos? Emily Kiss? Or someone else?
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Subject: Pretty Ladies


Author:
Miss Canada Fan
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Date Posted: 18:38:57 01/06/07 Sat

I think that the girls look very pretty this year for Miss Universe Canada....blonde, brunette, east, west who cares as long she can represent us well at Miss Universe...the rest is just taste and fate.

Should be a competitve year.
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Subject: Miss Newfoundland and Labrador Website


Author:
Aimee Power - Miss Newfoundland and Labrador 2006-2007
[Edit]

Date Posted: 14:34:53 01/11/07 Thu

Hello Everyone,

I am very pleased to announce that the new Miss Newfoundland and Labrador webiste is finally up and running! The web address is www.missnewfoundlandandlabrador.ca. Stop in and have a look around and dont forget to leave a post in our forum. Please, remember it is a work in progress and all links are not complete but please feel free to leave any comments and/or suggestions on what you would like to see! Thank you for your patience everyone!

Till next time.
Aimee Power
Miss Newfoundland and Labrador 2006-2007
Subject: Miss North Ontario Regional Canada Pageant


Author:
Cheryl Kozera - President
[Edit]

Date Posted: 22:27:53 01/10/07 Wed

The Miss North Ontario Regional Canada Pageant is open for applications from young women of Northern Ontario aged 16-24 who wish to represent the area they reside in and possibly have the opportunity to represent Northern Ontario at the Miss World Canada Pageant. This event is being held May 24-26, 2007 in Sudbury, Ontario. Contact pageantnorth@hotmail.com indicating your name, address, age, education and a brief bio about yourself and your interest to participate in this once in a lifetime event.



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