History of beauty pageants in Canada

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Canada presently has two major beauty pageants: Miss Universe Canada and Miss World Canada. Smaller events such as Miss Canada International, Miss International Canada and Miss Earth Canada are also run. Previously Canada had determined 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 1960.^[1].

1 Miss World Canada
- 1.1 Canadian Representatives at Miss World
2 Miss Universe Canada
- 2.1 Canadian Representatives at Miss Universe
3 Miss Earth Canada
- 3.1 Canadian Representatives at Miss Earth
4 Miss Dominion of Canada
5 Miss Canada International
- 5.1 Canadian Representatives for Various International Pageants
- 5.2 Miss Canada International Trivia
6 Miss International Canada
- 6.1 Canadian Representatives at Miss International
7 Canada's wins at the "Big Four" pageants
8 See also
9 References
10 External links

[edit] Miss World Canada

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Ramona Amiri - Miss World Canada 2005

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, and Canada has yet to bring home the crown.

[edit] Canadian Representatives at Miss World

Year	Name	From	Results
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 1st Runner-up, Beach Beauty
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 & 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	Québec City, Québec	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 abolishment of the Miss Canada pageant in 1993, the winners of that contest generally also competed in Miss Universe.

[edit] Canadian Representatives at Miss Universe

Year	Name	Hometown	Miss Universe Results
2007	Inga Skaya	Toronto, Ontario	TBA
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 8th Place
2002	Neelam Verma	Toronto, Ontario	Semi-Finalist 10th Place
2001	Cristina Yvonne Rémond	Montréal, Québec
2000	Kim Yee	Edmonton, Alberta	3rd Runner-up
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
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	St. Laurent, Québec
1988	Mary-Melinda Gillies	London, Ontario
1987	Tina May Simpson	St. Catharine's, 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, Québec	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

There is not a lot of information on the selection process for Canada's Miss Earth representatives. Candidates have only been recorded since 2001.

[edit] Canadian Representatives at Miss Earth

Year	Name	Hometown	Miss Earth Results
2006	Riza Santos	Calgary, Alberta	Miss Photogenic
2005	Katherine McClure	Toronto, Ontario	Miss Friendship
2004	Tanya Beatriz Munizaga	Montréal, Québec	Miss Talent
2003	Brooke Elizabeth Johnston	Montréal, Québec
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 International Canada has existed since 1995, with Catherine Dunn as its first representative. Unfortunately, Miss Canada International has been plagued with many dethronings, and bad publicity since its start in the mid-1990s ^[5].

[edit] Canadian Representatives for Various International Pageants

Year	Name	Hometown
2005	Nicole Kostrosky	Okanagan, British Columbia
2004	Meghan Williams	Vancouver, British Columbia
2003	Lynsey Bennett	Ottawa, Ontario
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
1996	Danielle House	Daniel's Harbour , Newfoundland
1995	Catherine Dunn	Orillia, Ontario

[edit] Miss Canada International Trivia

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 did however represent Canada at Miss World before her dethroning. To date, three other titleholders have also been dethroned during the pageant's run.

[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.

[edit] Canadian Representatives at Miss International

Year	Name	Hometown	Miss International Results
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, Québec
2001	Shauna Lee-Ann Olechow	Edmonton, Alberta
2000	Angeliki Lakouras	Montréal, Québec	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	No Representative	-
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	No Representative	-
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 Representative	-
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	Unknown	3rd Runner-up
1960	Margaret Powell	Unknown

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

2005 Natalie Glebova became Miss Universe 2005.
1982 Karen Baldwin became Miss Universe 1982.

Unfortunately, Canada has never won Miss World, though placing 1st runner-up three times. Canada has also never won Miss Earth or Miss International.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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