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Ashley Callingbull bested more than 60 other contestants to win Miss Universe Canada 2024 on Saturday, July 27 at the Capitol Theatre in Windsor, Ontario. The 34-year-old actress, model, and TV host from Enoch Cree Nation in Alberta was also awarded Best in National Costume. She succeeds last year's winner Madison Kvaltin and will represent Canada at Miss Universe 2024 in Mexico this November. Raika Coutinho was named first runner-up while Aly Lozoff, Khadija Omar, and Olga Bykadorova were the second, third, and fourth runners-up, respectively. Rebecca Drouin, Marguerite Kilama, Ivonn Novikova, Solange Tuyishime Keita, and Kristina Goncharova were the rest of the Top 10 finalists. Completing the Top 20 were Itisha Chowdhury, Salome Grajales, Vivian Santizo, Lorraine Peters, Sofia DiMario, Dassie van der Westhuizen, Sophia Sladic, Nomin Bayasgalan, Lachelle Williams, and Sommer Knight. The new Miss Universe Canada, a former contestant of Amazing Race Canada, is no stranger to pagean...

The Miss Universe Canada 2024 preliminary competition will be held on July 25 while the final is on July 27 at the Capitol Theatre in Windsor, Ontario. Over 60 contestants from around the country will battle it out to win the coveted national title currently held by last year's winner Madison Kvaltin. You may vote for your favorite contestants on the official website of Miss Universe Canada. The Top 3 highest-voted contestants will be announced during the preliminary competition. The next Miss Universe Canada will represent the Great White North at the 73rd Miss Universe (Miss Universe 2024) in Mexico this November. Here are the names of contestants vying for the national title: Aly Lozoff Alysha Chetty Amber Scarlett Anna Haghdoust Ashley Callingbull Audrey Addo Brittany Campbell Bryanna Trece Carly Lee Daniela Pragosa Dassie Persaud-van der Westhuizen Elise Rose Cushnie Erum Naseeb Fawnda Bullshields Honey Anvarova Itisha Chowdhury Ivonn Novikova Jasmine Gawdis Jaspreet Kaur-Batr...

Former Miss International Canada, Madison Kvaltin, was crowned Miss Universe Canada 2023 in a national competition held on Saturday, August 19 at The Show Theatre at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver. The 25-year-old Northern Ontario-born entrepreneur with a degree in sociology and business from Queen's University will now prepare to represent Canada at Miss Universe 2023 in El Salvador this November. Jessica Bailey was named first runner-up while Melanie Renaud, Kim Hoang Do, and Dominique Doucette were announced as the second, third, and fourth runners-up, respectively. No stranger to pageantry, the new Miss Universe Canada already joined last year and placed first runner-up. She went on to compete in Miss International 2022 in Japan where she achieved an impressive Top 8 finish. Madison owns and operates a marketing and web design company and also founded Skilla Athletics, a brand that promotes healthy body confidence and the celebration of bodies through movement. Her initiated commun...

The Miss Universe Canada 2023 final show is happening tonight at The Show Theatre at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver. Last year's winner Amelia Tu is about to crown her successor who will represent Canada at Miss Universe 2023 in El Salvador this November. Hosted by Sonny Borelli and Caroline Frolic, tonight's show is streaming live via  Vimeo from 7 p.m. PST (local time). Former Miss Universe and Canada's very own Natalie Glebova is attending the event as a special guest. An esteemed panel of judges who will select the winner includes former Mister Panama Dean Kelly, International Recruitment Specialist Antonio Rivadeneira, former national director Jason Smith, Miss Universe Canada 2011 Chelsae Durocher, and model-turned-lawyer Jennifer Mancuso. Who will take home the crown? View this post on Instagram A post shared by Official Miss Universe Canada (@missuniversecanada) --- FINAL RESULTS --- TOP 20 Kayla McKay Arsh Thind Shauna Bondy Dominique Doucette (Be...

Miss Universe Canada 2023, the 72nd annual Miss Universe Canada pageant, will be held this August 19 at the River Rock Casino and Resort Theatre in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia. A total of 58 contestants have been selected to compete for the national title and the opportunity to represent Canada at the 72nd Miss Universe (Miss Universe 2023) in El Salvador. The next Miss Universe Canada will succeed last year's winner from Vancouver, Amelia Tu. She placed in the Top 16 at Miss Universe 2022 held in New Orleans last January. Head over to the Miss Universe Canada  official website  to learn more about the contestants, and  Choicely  to vote for your favorites. The People's Choice winner will earn a place in the Top 20 semifinals. Who will be crowned Miss Universe Canada 2023? Meet the contestants: Ainaz Giahi Alexandra Zhang Denkovski Alexia Anand Alexia Nelson Alyssa Lugo-Mayrand Alyssia Jovellanos Amethyst Milligan Anmol Dosanjh Anna Christina Ghazal Arsh ...

After weeks of preparations and anticipation, the contestants vying for Miss Universe Canada 2023 have arrived in Vancouver, British Columbia for the competition week. Following their arrival, pre-pageant activities kicked off at Holiday Inn Vancouver Airport- Richmond including their registration day and official photoshoots. Then they all glammed up for Monday night's welcome gala dinner hosted by Supercar Martini Circle in a spectacular venue by ASPAC Developments. This week's pageant could be over before you know it so mark your calendars as the crucial preliminary competition takes place this Thursday and the final is set for Saturday at at The Show Theatre at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver. Last year's winner who placed in the Top 16 at Miss Universe 2022, Amelia Tu, will crown her successor among 60 beauties from across the country at the culmination of the event. The next Miss Universe Canada will represent the "Great White North" at Miss Universe 2023 to be h...

The final date and venue for the 72nd annual Miss Universe Canada competition, Miss Universe Canada 2023, has been officially announced. Last year's winner and Miss Universe 2022 Top 16 semifinalist Amelia Tu from Vancouver will crown her successor on Saturday, August 19 and at the River Rock Casino and Resort Theatre in Richmond, British Columbia. According to the organizers, this is the reputable venue's first time hosting the national pageant. The presentation show will be held on Thursday, August 17 where over 50 contestants, yet to be revealed, will compete before a live audience and the judges in their swimsuits and evening gowns. Fifteen semifinalists from the judges and five from segment winners will make up the Top 20 who will compete in the traditional categories and question and answer portion of the final show. Beauties of Canada holds the exclusive rights to send a Canadian representative to the Miss Universe pageant and this year's competition marks its 21st p...

Miss Universe 2022 will be the 71st edition of the Miss Universe pageant and around 10 delegates have already been selected to represent their respective countries and territories. Who will succeed India's Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu as Miss Universe? Here are the delegates from Canada, Colombia, Malta, and the Philippines: Miss Universe Canada 2022 is Chinese-Canadian Amelia Tu who hails from Vancouver, BC. She is 20-year-old biology and business student at Universe of California, Berkeley who enjoys exploring different genres of dance. Miss Universe Colombia 2022 María Fernanda Aristizábal is a 24-year-old model and social communicator from Quindio. She won the Señorita Colombia title in 2019 and was expected to compete in Miss Universe 2020 but unfortunately, the national franchise changed owners and a first-ever Miss Universe Colombia competition took place in Barranquilla. Miss Universe Malta 2022 Maxine Formosa Gruppetta is a 21-year-old legal assistant from St. Julian's. She was...

Chinese-Canadian Amelia Tu triumphed over 50 other contestants to be crowned Miss Universe Canada 2022 in a national competition held on Thursday, May 14 at the Meridian Arts Centre in Toronto. The 20-year-old biology and business student at Universe of California, Berkeley hails from Vancouver, BC. She succeeds Tamara Jemuovic and will represent Canada at the Miss Universe 2022 pageant later this year. Madison Kvaltin was named first runner-up while Yuliya Shcherban finished second runner-up. Sophie Church and Oceanne Gemme-Rose were the third and fourth runners-up, respectively. The new Miss Universe Canada has a vast variety of interests but her all-time favorite hobby is exploring different genres of dance. She has been dancing since the age of 3 and winning the gold medal at IMTA’s dance competition is one of her proudest personal accomplishments. Canada has won the Miss Universe crown twice with Karen Baldwin in 1982 and Natalie Glebova in 2005. The country's last placement w...

Following Michael Cinco's "ungrateful rant" towards the Miss Universe Canada (MUC) organization, another Filipino designer shared his "awful experience" with the Canadian team during Miss Universe 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand. The feud between parties involved became a hot topic among news outlets especially in the Philippines and the netizens came swarming into social media pages in support of the Filipino designers. In a lengthy post on its official social media page on Monday, MUC has finally broken its silence over the controversy that recently rocked the beauty pageant community. Below is the full statement from the organization: We at the Miss Universe Canada organization are deeply saddened to read the recent negative online comments directed at us, the current Miss Universe Canada titleholder, some of our designer supporters and third-party organizations. The Miss Universe Canada (MUC) organization appreciates the relationships we have worked hard to build ...

Dubai-based Filipino designer Michael Cinco lashed out at the team behind Miss Universe Canada Nova Stevens for allegedly spreading rumors about him trying to sabotage her chances at the Miss Universe pageant with late arrivals of ill-fitted gowns. Miss Universe Canada's MGmode Communications said, "The truth needs to be told! The gown was sent late by Michael’s team, and when it arrived none of them fitted! We were able to fix one for the finals but the one for prelims, we didn’t have time." In a lengthy social media post on Saturday, May 22, Michael cried foul and responded, "You have been spreading fake news about me and my team being unprofessional days before the pageant but I chose to be quiet and calm. But this time, I need to stand up for me and my team, as it is just so unfair." The designer to Hollywood celebrities, royalties, and wealthy clients, who hails from Catbalogan, Samar (Philippines) said he has been dressing up Canada's representatives a...

Following a racism controversy with some pageant fans, Canada's Nova Stevens has shared stunning photos from her latest shoot in the UAE wearing a fabulous couture yellow gown by Michael Cinco. In her post on social media, the 26-year-old statuesque beauty captioned: "Running towards my destiny. I’m ready for whatever the universe has in stores for me." Nova will be dressed by the Dubai-based Filipino fashion designer in the upcoming 69th Miss Universe competition in Hollywood, Florida. Photos: Adam Browning-Hill / Producer & Creative Direction: Michael Cinco / Art Direction & Styling: Rhon Balagtas / Accessories: Gian Gerente, Ronan Cabrito Opiña / Hair & Makeup: Jefferson Rivera

Canada's representative to the 69th Miss Universe pageant in Florida next month, Nova Stevens, has finally reunited with her family in Ethiopia after 21 years. The 25-year-old professional model and activist was sent to Canada at age 6 to have a better life while her family settled in Ethiopia after fleeing the civil war in South Sudan. "For a parent to send a child away on their own is one of the biggest sacrifices. My parents took a chance and sent me away to Canada for the opportunity to have a better life," Nova wrote on social media. "I am forever grateful to everyone that has been instrumental in making my dream come true. Ethiopian Airlines [Fly Ethiopian] thank you so much for bringing me back to my roots. God knows had it not been for your generous sponsorship, I wouldn’t have been able to see them this year." Nova has won the Miss Universe Canada 2020 title in October last year after joining the national pageant three times. She will be the first-ever ...