Miss Universe Canada

Miss Universe Canada
Motto Confidently Beautiful
Formation 1952
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Toronto
Location
Membership
Miss Universe
Miss International
Reina Internacional del Café
Miss United Continents
World Miss University
Official language
English
President
 Denis Davila
Website Official website

Miss Universe Canada or "Beauties of Canada" is a national beauty pageant in Canada.

Beauties of Canada Organization gained the exclusive rights to send a Canadian representative to the Miss Universe Pageant in 2002. Created by Brandon Mclennan, the company President is Nicaraguan-born Canadian Denis Davila.

The Miss Universe Canada contest was first held in 2003, with the first winner being Leanne Marie Cecile. Cecile made the Top 10 in Miss Universe 2003.

Natalie Glebova was crowned the winner in 2005 and went on to become Miss Universe 2005. Glebova's successor Alice Panikian was viewed as a strong contender to win the 2006 Miss Universe crown and placed in the Top 10.

Controversy

In 2010, Miss Universe Canada made headlines when Maria Al-Masani, the first beauty pageant contestant of Yemeni origin, competed.[1][2][3][4] This was controversial due to accommodating her religious beliefs by allowing her to wear a semi-transparent sarong over her swimsuit.[1][2][5][6] In 2012, CNN World News named her one of its eight "agents of change" to follow, the only Canadian to receive that designation.[7]

The 2012 contest was accused of transphobia after disqualifying a transgender contestant, Jenna Talackova (Jana Talačková), for not being a "naturally born female". A spokesperson from Miss Universe Canada released a statement saying she was disqualified because on her entry form she stated she was born a female, which was not the case. Eventually, Talackova was let back into the competition.[8]

After this, Sahar Biniaz dropped out of the Miss Universe pageant a few days prior to it starting, having allegedly hurt her foot. However it is believed that it was because she was over age.[9] Adwoa Yamoah, the first runner-up, replaced her and competed in Miss Universe 2012.

On May 27, 2013, two days after the Miss Universe Canada 2013 pageant, it was announced that Denise Garrido was the winner. As it turned out, Garrido was actually 3rd runner-up and due to a mathematical error was named the winner. Calgary's Riza Santos was the actual winner. During the validation of the computerized scoring results (which occurred the following day), a typo was discovered in the top five entries, which significantly impacted the final results of the competition.[10][11]

Titleholders

Miss Universe Canada

Riza Santos - Miss Universe Canada 2013 (Filipino)
Sahar Biniaz - Miss Universe Canada 2012 (Iranian)
Elena Semikina - Miss Universe Canada 2010 (Moldovan)
Natalie Glebova - Miss Universe Canada 2005 (Russian)
Colour key
  •      Declared as winner
  •      Ended as runner-up
  •      Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
YearMiss CanadaRepresentedHometownPlacementSpecial Awards
2018 Marta Stepien South Ontario Windsor, Ontario TBA
2017 Lauren Howe Ontario Province Toronto, Ontario Top 10
2016 Siera Bearchell Saskatchewan Province Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Top 9
2015 Paola Núñez Valdez Central Toronto Toronto, Ontario Unplaced
2014 Chanel Beckenlehner South Ontario Caledon, Ontario Unplaced
2013 Riza Santos Alberta Province Calgary, Alberta Unplaced
2012 Sahar Biniaz* Vancouver Vancouver, British Columbia Did not compete
Adwoa Yamoah Lower Alberta Calgary, Alberta Unplaced
2011 Chelsae Durocher Lower Canada Tecumseh, Ontario Unplaced
2010 Elena Semikina[12] Southeast Ontario Toronto, Ontario Unplaced
2009 Mariana Valente[13] Central Canada Richmond Hill, Ontario Unplaced
2008 Samantha Tajik[14] Upper Canada Richmond Hill, Ontario Unplaced
2007 Inga Skaya[15] Northwest Toronto Toronto, Ontario Unplaced
2006 Alice Panikian[16] Ontario Province Toronto, Ontario Top 10
2005 Natalie Glebova[17] Toronto City Toronto, Ontario Miss Universe 2005
2004 Venessa Fisher[18] Ontario Province Waterdown, Ontario Unplaced
2003 Leanne Marie Cecile[19] Ontario Province Tecumseh, Ontario Top 10

Miss International Canada

Color key
  •      Declared as winner
  •      Ended as runner-up
  •      Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists

The following is a list of all Miss International Canada titleholders in under Beauties of Canada or Miss Universe Canada since 2003.

YearMiss CanadaRepresentedHometownPlacementSpecial Awards
2018 Camila Gonzalez North Toronto Toronto, Ontario TBA
2017 Marta Stepien Upper Canada Windsor, Ontario Unplaced
2016 Amber Bernachi Amherstburg Windsor, Ontario Top 15
2015 Kathryn Kohut South Alberta Wetaskiwin, Alberta Unplaced
2014 Kesiah Papasin Etobicoke Toronto, Ontario Unplaced
2013 Sarah Ainsley Harrison National Capital Region Ottawa, Ontario Unplaced
2012 Marta Jablonska South Ontario Hamilton, Ontario Unplaced
2010 Katie Starke East Ontario Uxbridge, Ontario Unplaced
2009 Chanel Beckenlehner Southeast Ontario Caledon, Ontario Top 15
2008 Elena Semikina Northwest Toronto Toronto, Ontario Unplaced
2007 Justine Stewart Atlantic Canada Toronto, Ontario Unplaced
2006 Emily Ann Kiss Southwest Ontario Toronto, Ontario Unplaced
2005 Micaela Smith Edmonton Edmonton, Alberta Unplaced
2004 Adelynn Cupino British Columbia Province Vancouver, British Columbia Unplaced
2003 Katarzyna Dziedzic Edmonton Edmonton, Alberta Unplaced

  • Note:
    • 2016: Amber Bernachi won Miss Eco International 2017 in Egypt.

Miss Canada 1952–1994

Color key
  •      Declared as winner
  •      Ended as runner-up
  •      Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists

1993–2002

The Canadian Search Miss Universe or Miss Canadian Universe was hosted by Terry Lynn Meyer, a former Miss Canada and Seanna Collins. The special entertainment guests were Tyler Hamilton and Dendra Taylor. After Miss Canada stopped the annual pageant in 1993, the new franchise was taken by former Miss Canada, Terry Lynn Meyer.

YearMiss CanadaRepresentedPlacementSpecial Awards
2002 Neelam Verma[20] Etobicoke, Ontario Top 10
2001 Cristina Rémond Montreal, Quebec Unplaced
2000 Kim Yee Edmonton, Alberta 3rd Runner-up
1999 Shannon McArthur Windsor, Ontario Unplaced
1998 Juliana Thiessen Calgary, Alberta Unplaced
1997 Carmen Kempt Red Deer, Alberta Unplaced
1996 Renette Cruz Vancouver, British Columbia Unplaced
1995 Lana Buchberger Calgary, Alberta 2nd Runner-up
1994 Susanne Rothfos Dawson Creek, British Columbia Unplaced
1993 Nancy Ann Elder Calgary, Alberta Unplaced

1979–1992

The Miss Canada pageant obtained the franchise for the Miss Universe Pageant in 1978, when that year's first runner-up, Andrea Leslie Eng, competed internationally. From 1979 to the final contest, the winners of Miss Canada went on to compete. Miss Canada 1982, Karen Baldwin, being the only Miss Canada to also win Miss Universe. The show was popular in the 1970s, with up to 5 million viewers, but declined in the 1980s, until it was cancelled. Producers of the show cited mounting production costs, as the reason for cancellation, along with the absence of host Jim Perry, who went into semi-retirement after the 1991 pageant. The last winner was Miss Canada 1992 Nicole Dunsdon from British Columbia.

YearMiss CanadaRepresentedPlacementSpecial Awards
1992 Nicole Dunsdon Summerland, British Columbia Unplaced
1991 Leslie McLaren Edmonton, Alberta Unplaced
1990 Robin Lee Ouzunoff Niagara Region, Ontario Unplaced
1989 Juliette Powell Laurentians Region, Quebec Unplaced
1988 Mary-Melinda Gillies London, Ontario Unplaced
1987 TinaMay Simpson Niagara Region, Ontario Unplaced
1986 Rene Newhouse Cranbrook, British Columbia Unplaced
1985 Karen Elizabeth Tilley Calgary, Alberta Top 10
1984 Cynthia Michele Kereluk Edmonton, Alberta Unplaced
1983 Jodi Yvonne Rutledge Manitoba Unplaced
1982 Karen Dianne Baldwin London, Ontario Miss Universe 1982
1981 Dominique Dufour Laval, Quebec 1st Runner-up
1980 Teresa "Terry" Lynn Mackay Calgary, Alberta Top 10
1979 Heidi Quiring Manitoba Unplaced
1978 Andrea Leslie Eng Vancouver, British Columbia Unplaced

1959–1977

Between 1969 to 1977 the Miss Dominion of Canada pageant originated when the Bruno family of Ancaster, Ontario obtained franchise rights to select and send Canada's exclusive representatives to Miss Universe. The winner of Miss Dominion of Canada competed to Miss Universe. The Miss Universe franchise in Canada was taken over by the nationally televised Miss Canada contest in 1978.

YearMiss CanadaRepresentedPlacementSpecial Awards
1977 Pamela Mercer Burnaby, British Columbia Unplaced Miss Congeniality
1976 Normande Jacques Blind River, Ontario Unplaced
1975 Sandra Margaret Emily Campbell Leamington, Ontario Unplaced
1974 Deborah Tone - Unplaced
1973 Deborah Anne Ducharme Port Colborne, Ontario Unplaced
1972 Bonny Brady Perth, Ontario Unplaced
1971 Lana Drouillard Windsor, Ontario Unplaced
1970 Norma Joyce Hickey Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Unplaced
1969 Jacquie May Perrin Toronto, Ontario Unplaced
1968 Nancy Wilson Chatham, Ontario Top 15
1967 Donna Marie Barker Toronto, Ontario Unplaced
1966 Marjorie Anne Schofield - Unplaced
1965 Carol Ann Tidey Hamilton, Ontario Top 15
1964 Mary Lou Farrell St. John’s, Newfoundland Unplaced
1963 Jane Kmita Regina, Saskatchewan Unplaced
1962 Marilyn McFatridge Toronto, Ontario Top 15
1961 Wilda Reynolds Toronto, Ontario Unplaced
1960 Edna Dianne MacVicar Galt, Ontario Unplaced
1959 Eileen Butter Ancaster, Ontario Unplaced

1952–1958

In 1952 Miss Toronto 1951 competed to Miss Universe 1952. Between 1952 and 1958 Miss Universe Canada selected by Miss Toronto Organization in Canada. In 1957 Miss Toronto won the Miss Canada and went to Miss Universe in the USA. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) a runner-up is sent.

YearMiss CanadaRepresentedPlacementSpecial Awards
1958 Eileen Cindy Conroy Toronto, Ontario Unplaced
1957 Gloria Noakes Toronto, Ontario Top 16
1956 Elaine Evelyn Bishenden Toronto, Ontario Unplaced
1955 Cathy Diggles Toronto, Ontario Top 16
1954 Joyce Mary Landry Toronto, Ontario Unplaced
1953 Thelma Elizabeth Brewis Toronto, Ontario Top 16
1952 Ruth Carrier Toronto, Ontario Unplaced

See also

References

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  3. ↑ nurun.com. "Beauty to cover up in pageant".
  4. ↑ "Arab-American Rima Fakih wins Miss USA 2010, Update: stripping photos revealed".
  5. ↑ "Former Erie resident in beauty pageant controversy".
  6. ↑ "Beauty to cover up in pageant".
  7. ↑ "Women and the Arab uprisings: 8 'agents of change' to follow". CNN.
  8. ↑ "Transgender Miss Universe Canada Finalist Jenna Talackova Disqualified From Competition". Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Toronto, GTA and Central Ontario casting for Miss Canada Universe". www.reocities.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Miss Universe Canada crowns wrong contestant".
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  14. ↑ "TO's Tajik crowned Miss Universe Canada". Toronto Sun. Canadian Online Explorer. April 29, 2008. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
  15. ↑ "The next Miss Universe?". Sun Media. Canadian Online Explorer. March 14, 2007. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
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  19. ↑ "Canuck contestant faces SARS test". Toronto Sun. Canadian Online Explorer. May 13, 2003. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
  20. ↑ "Miss Canada Universe 2002". MyBindi.com. 2002. Archived from the original on January 9, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
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