History of beauty pageants in Canada

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Jessica Trisko, Miss Earth 2007
Natalie Glebova, Miss Universe Canada and Miss Universe 2005

Canada presently has three major beauty pageants: Miss Universe Canada, Miss World Canada, and Miss Earth Canada. Smaller events such as Miss Canada International, and Miss International Canada are also run. Previously Canada had chosen its international representatives through various local competitions (such as ones sponsored by Silknet Ltd. in the 1950s), until the Miss Dominion of Canada Contest was created in 1959.[1].

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[edit] Miss World Canada

The latest incarnation of the Miss World Canada contest was created in 2003, with the first Miss World Canada winner being Nazanin Afshin-Jam[2]. Nazanin placed 1st Runner-up at the Miss World finals in Sanya, China in 2003. This was the third time that Canada has placed second at the Miss World competition. Canada has yet to bring home the crown.

[edit] Canadian Representatives at Miss World

Year Name From Results
2008 Leah Ryerse Hamilton, Ontario
2007 Sara Ghulam Pickering, Ontario
2006 Malgosia Majewska Brampton, Ontario Top 17 Semi-Finalist
Miss Sport
Top 20 Beach Beauty Award
Top 20 Talent Award
2005 Ramona Amiri Vancouver, British Columbia Top 12 Semi-Finalist
Top 5, Beach Beauty
Top 5, Miss Talent (Best Traditional Dance)
2004 Tijana Arnautovic Ottawa, Ontario
2003 Nazanin Afshin-Jam Vancouver, British Columbia 1st Runner-up
Queen of the Americas
Miss Sport
Top 20, Talent Competition
2002 Lynsey Bennett Ottawa, Ontario
2001 Tara Hall Thornhill, Ontario
2000 Christine Cho Toronto, Ontario
1999 Mireille Eid Vanier, Ontario
1998 Leanne Baird Stoney Creek, Ontario
1997 Keri-Lynn Power Churchill Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador
1996 Michelle Weswaldi Woodbridge, Ontario
1995 Alissa Lehinki Edmonton, Alberta
1994 Shawna Roberts Calgary, Alberta
1993 Tanya Memme Wainfleet, Ontario
1992 Nina Khilji Toronto, Ontario Best National Costume
1991 Tara Paat (withdrew) Coquitlam, British Columbia
1990 Natasha Palewandram Ottawa, Ontario
1989 Leanne Caputo Milton, Ontario 1st runner-up
Queen of the Americas
1988 Morgan Fox Richmond, British Columbia
1987 Tracy Westerholm North Vancouver, British Columbia
1986 Wynne Kroontje Sarnia, Ontario
1985 Mia Tambling Elora, Ontario
1984 Connie Fitzpatrick Hamilton, Ontario 1st Runner-up
1983 Katharine Durish Toronto, Ontario
1982 Jody Jensen Calgary, Alberta
1981 Earla Stewart Pembroke, Ontario Top 15 Semi-finalist
1980 Annette Labrecque Quebec City, Quebec Miss Personality
1979 Catherine MacKintosh Thunder Bay, Ontario
1978 Brigitte Hofmann Hamilton, Ontario
1977 Marianne McKeen Comber, Ontario
1976 Pamela Mercer Burnaby, British Columbia
1975 Normande Jacques Blind River, Ontario
1974 Sandra Margaret Campbell Leamington, Ontario
1973 Deborah Ducharme Port Colborne, Ontario
1972 Bonny Brady Perth, Ontario
1971 Lana Drouillard Windsor, Ontario
1970 Norma Joyce Hickey Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1969 Jacquie Perrin Toronto, Ontario
1968 Nancy Wilson Chatham, Ontario
1967 Donna Marie Barker Toronto, Ontario Semi-Finalist
1966 Diane Coulter Wheatley, Ontario Semi-Finalist
1965 Carol Ann Tidey Hamilton, Ontario Finalist - 6th Place
1964 Mary Lou Farrell St. John's, Newfoundland
1963 Jane Kmita Regina, Saskatchewan
1962 Marlene Leeson Scotia, Ontario
1961 No Representative -
1960 Danica d'Hondt Vancouver, British Columbia Quarter-Finalist
1959 Huguette Demers Montreal, Quebec
1958 Marilyn Anne Keddie Flin Flon, Manitoba
1957 Judy Welch Toronto, Ontario

[edit] Miss Universe Canada

Miss Universe Canada was created in 2003, with the first Miss Universe Canada representative being Leanne Marie Cecile[3]. Leanne was a finalist in the Miss Universe 2003 finals in Panama City, Panama. Canada has won the Miss Universe title two times; the first was Karen Baldwin from London, Ontario, in 1982, and the second was Natalie Glebova from Toronto, Ontario, in 2005[4]. Prior to the abolition of the Miss Canada pageant in 1992, the winners of that contest (between 1979-1992) also competed in Miss Universe; in 1978, that event's first runner-up participated.

[edit] Canadian Representatives at Miss Universe

Year Name Hometown Miss Universe Results
2008 Samantha Tajik Toronto, Ontario
2007 Inga Skaya Toronto, Ontario
2006 Alice Panikian Toronto, Ontario Semi-Finalist
6th Place
2005 Natalie Glebova Toronto, Ontario Miss Universe
2004 Venessa Fisher Waterdown, Ontario
2003 Leanne Marie Cecile Tecumseh, Ontario Semi-Finalist
7th Place
2002 Neelam Verma Toronto, Ontario Semi-Finalist
10th Place
2001 Cristina Yvonne Rémond Montreal, Quebec
2000 Kim Yee Edmonton, Alberta Top Five Finalist (4th place)
1999 Shannon Erin McArthur Windsor, Ontario
1998 Juliana Renee Thiessen Calgary, Alberta
1997 Carmen Kempt Red Deer, Alberta
1996 Renette Cruz Richmond, British Columbia
1995 Lana Buchberger Calgary, Alberta 2nd Runner-up
Evening Gown Winner
1994 Susanne Rothfos Dawson Creek, British Columbia
16th Place
1993 Nancy Ann Elder Calgary, Alberta
1992 Nicole Dunsdon Summerland, British Columbia
1991 Leslie McLaren St. Albert, Alberta
1990 Robin Lee Ouzunoff Niagara Falls, Ontario
1989 Juliette Powell Saint-Laurent, Quebec
1988 Mary-Melinda Gillies London, Ontario
1987 Tina May Simpson St. Catharines, Ontario
1986 Rene Newhouse Cranbrook, British Columbia Minolta Photo Contest winner
1985 Karen Elizabeth Tilley Calgary, Alberta Semi-Finalist
7th Place
1984 Cynthia Michele Kereluk Edmonton, Alberta
1983 Jodi Yvonne Rutledge Winnipeg, Manitoba
1982 Karen Dianne Baldwin London, Ontario Miss Universe
1981 Dominique Dufour Chomedey, Quebec 1st Runner-up
1980 Teresa Lynn MacKay Calgary, Alberta Semi-Finalist
6th Place
1979 Heidi Quiring Winnipeg, Manitoba
1978 Andrea Eng Vancouver, British Columbia
1977 Pamela Mercer Burnaby, British Columbia Miss Unity
1976 Normande Jacques Blind River, Ontario
1975 Sandra Margaret Campbell Leamington, Ontario
1974 Deborah Tone Hamilton, Ontario
1973 Deborah Ducharme Port Colborne, Ontario
1972 Bonny Brady Perth, Ontario
1971 Lana Drouillard Windsor, Ontario
1970 Norma Joyce Hickey Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1969 Jacquie Perrin Toronto, Ontario
1968 Nancy Wilson Chatham, Ontario Semi-Finalist
1967 Donna Marie Barker Toronto, Ontario
1966 Marjorie Anne Schofield Burlington, Ontario
1965 Carol Ann Tidey Hamilton, Ontario Semi-Finalist
1964 Mary Lou Farrell St. John's, Newfoundland
1963 Jane Kmita Regina, Saskatchewan
1962 Marilyn McFatridge Toronto, Ontario Semi-Finalist
1961 Wilda Reynolds Unknown
1960 Edna Dianne MacVicar Galt, Ontario
1959 Eileen Butter Toronto, Ontario
1958 Eileen Conroy Toronto, Ontario
1957 Gloria Noakes Toronto, Ontario Semi-Finalist
Miss Popular

[edit] Miss Earth Canada

Riza Santos, Miss Earth Canada 2006

The Miss Earth Canada Contest officially began in 2004. From 2001-2003, the national representatives were picked at large. In 2003, ROSOTRO Productions of Montreal obtained the Miss Earth franchise and chose Brooke Johnston to compete at the international finals. As of 2004, a national contest has been held annually each autumn in Montreal.

Canada has competed at each of the seven international Miss Earth pageants.On November 11, 2007 Jessica Nicole Trisko won the first ever Miss Earth title for Canada.

[edit] Canadian Representatives at Miss Earth

Year Name Hometown Miss Earth Results
2008 Denise Garrido Bradford, Ontario Miss Puerto Princesa
2007 Jessica Nicole Trisko Vancouver Miss Earth
2006 Riza Santos Calgary, Alberta Miss Photogenic
2005 Katherine McClure Toronto, Ontario Miss Friendship
2004 Tanya Beatriz Munizaga Montreal, Quebec Miss Talent
2003 Brooke Elizabeth Johnston Montreal, Quebec
2002 Melanie Grace Rosete Bennett Surrey, British Columbia
2001 Michelle Weswaldi Woodbridge, Ontario

[edit] Miss Dominion of Canada

Winners of the Miss Dominion of Canada pageant represented Canada in the Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, and Queen of the Pacific pageants from 1960 until 1980. The Miss Dominion of Canada pageant was held in Niagara Falls each year on Canada's Dominion Day (July 1), hence the name of the pageant.

[edit] Miss Canada International

Miss Canada International 2008 Alesia Fieldberg

Miss Canada International has existed since 1995.

Year Name Hometown
2008 Alesia Fieldberg Calgary, Alberta
2006 Solange Tuyshime Fredericton, New Brunswick
2005 Nicole Kostrosky Okanagan, British Columbia
2004 Meghan Williams Vancouver, British Columbia
2003 Lorenza Sammarelli Vancouver, British Columbia
2002 Tara Lynn Hall Thornhill, Ontario
2001 Christine Sunghee Cho Ontario
2000 Mireille Eid Vanier, Ontario
1999 No Representative
1998 Leanne Baird Stoney Creek, Ontario
1997 Brooke Ross Chatham, Ontario
1995 Catherine Dunn Orillia, Ontario

[edit] Miss Canada International Trivia

  • 1996: Danielle House was dethroned after being found guilty of assault. Danielle was not replaced as her dethroning was so close to the end of her reign. Following her dethroning Danielle appeared nude in PlayBoy Magazine.
  • 2003: Lynsey Bennett was dethroned and replaced with 1st Runner-up, Lorenza Sammarelli from Vancouver, British Columbia. Bennett was dethroned on the grounds that she did not uphold her duties as a Miss Canada International representative; Bennett disputed these claims in media reports across Canada.

[edit] Miss International Canada

There is not a lot of information know about the election of Canadian representatives for past Miss International competitions, though recently more documentation has been noted. Winners or runners-up competed from 1960-1979; in 2002-2006, the Miss International Canada Contest took place to choose Canada's representative for this event. As of 2007, the Miss Universe Canada organization sends the Canadian contestant to Miss International.

[edit] Canadian Representatives at Miss International

Year Name Hometown Miss International Results
2007 Justine Stewart Victoria, British Columbia
2006 Emily Kiss Windsor, Ontario
2005 Micaela Smith Edmonton, Alberta
2004 Adelynn Cupino Surrey, British Columbia
2003 Katarzyna Dziedzic Windsor, Ontario
2002 Alicia Victoria Altares Longueuil, Quebec
2001 Shauna Lee-Ann Olechow Edmonton, Alberta
2000 Angeliki Lakouras Montreal, Quebec Semi-Finalist
1999 No Representative -
1998 No Representative -
1997 No Representative -
1996 No Representative -
1995 No Representative -
1994 No Representative -
1993 No Representative -
1992 Lana Corwen Unknown
1991 Robin Elizabeth Nardi Hamilton, Ontario
1990 Lee Ann Bruce Unknown
1989 Linda Farrell Unknown
1988 Katherine Stayshyn Unknown
1987 Julie Christine MacDonald Unknown
1986 Irene Elizabeth Vermuelen Unknown
1985 Jennifer Frances Bruno Unknown
1984 Terry Lee Bailey Unknown
1983 Starr Andreeff Hamilton, Ontario
1982 Laura Claudia Gianciolo Unknown
1981 Carol Donnelly Unknown
1980 Marie Rinaz Unknown
1979 Karen Vanderwoude Unknown
1978 Kimberly Ann Allan Unknown
1977 Jacki Mary Dreher Unknown Miss Friendship
1976 Lynn Hore Unknown
1975 Normande Jacques Blind River, Ontario
1974 Sandra Margaret Campbell Leamington, Ontario
1973 Nancy Henderson Argyle, Manitoba
1972 Bonny Brady Perth, Ontario
1971 Norma Joyce Hickey Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Semi-Finalist
1970 Jacquie Perrin Toronto, Ontario
1969 Nancy Wilson Chatham, Ontario
1968 Patricia Lane Unknown
1967 Marjorie Anne Schofield Burlington, Ontario
1966 No Contest -
1965 Mary Lou Farrell St. John's, Newfoundland
1964 Jane Kmita Regina, Saskatchewan
1963 Marlene Leeson Scotia, Ontario
1962 Susan Peters Unknown
1961 Edna Dianne MacVicar Galt, Ontario 3rd Runner-up
1960 Margaret Powell Calgary, Alberta

[edit] Canada's wins at the "Big Four" pageants

Canada has never won Miss World, though it has placed 1st runner-up three times. Canada has also never won Miss International.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Miss World Canada
  2. ^ Miss World Canada
  3. ^ Miss Universe Canada
  4. ^ Jimmy's Pageant Page

[edit] External links

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