Miss Universe Canada 2017 | |
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Date | October 7, 2017 [1] |
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Venue | John Bassett Theatre, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto |
Entrants | 67 |
Placements | 20 |
Winner | Lauren Howe Ontario Province |
Congeniality | Chanelle Preradovich Lower Canada |
Photogenic | Lauren Howe Ontario Province |
Miss Universe Canada 2017, the 15th Miss Universe Canada pageant, was held on October 7, 2017 [2] at John Bassett Theatre, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario. Siera Bearchell of Saskatchewan Province crowned Lauren Howe of Ontario Province at the end of the event. Lauren represented Canada in the Miss Universe 2017 pageant on November 26, 2017, placing in the top 10.[ citation needed ]
Placement | Contestant | International placement |
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Miss Universe Canada 2017 | Top 10 – Miss Universe 2017 | |
1st Runner-Up | Unplaced – Miss International 2017 | |
2nd Runner-Up |
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3rd Runner-Up |
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4th Runner-Up |
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Top 10 |
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Top 20 |
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Award | Contestant |
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Miss Congeniality | |
Miss Photogenic |
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Meet the national delegates competing for the title of Miss Universe Canada 2017: [3]
Represents | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
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Alberta Province | Kathryn Kohut | 23 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Wetaskiwin |
Aurora | Amanda Diflorio | 21 | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | Aurora |
Belleville | Stephanie Philbin | 27 | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | Belleville |
British Columbia Province | Natasha Smith | 19 | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | Coquitlam |
Burlington | Katherine Jarzecki | 27 | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | Burlington |
Calgary | Diana Lai | 19 | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | Calgary |
Central Canada | Melissa Knight | 21 | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | Ajax |
Central Ontario | Stephanie Ajodhar | 25 | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | Toronto |
Central Ottawa | Meral Özerdinç | 25 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Ottawa |
Central Quebec | Shany Bolte | 24 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Montreal |
Central Toronto | Emma Pearson | 25 | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | Toronto |
East Canada | Zorica Bruic | 26 | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | Windsor |
East Ontario | Melissa Montaleone | 19 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Windsor |
East Ottawa | Laura Cavé | 18 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Ottawa |
East Quebec | Alexandra Beaulieu | 22 | 5 ft 1.5 in (156.2 cm) | Quebec City |
East Toronto | Cara Castelli | 21 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Toronto |
Etobicoke | Harleen Malhans | 18 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Etobicoke |
Fort McMurray | Vanessa Chauhan | 24 | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | Fort McMurray |
Guelph | Kim Rivera | 24 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Guelph |
Hamilton | Kaylee Shallow | 18 | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | Hamilton |
Kanata | Sarah Perry | 22 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Kanata |
Lindsay | Chealse Howell | 20 | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | Lindsay |
London | Jackie Wojciechowski | 19 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | London |
Lower Alberta | Kansas King | 18 | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | Airdrie |
Lower Canada | Chanelle Preradovich | 20 | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | Burlington |
Markham | Jasmine Mughal | 26 | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | Markham |
Mississauga | Regine Semira | 26 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Mississauga |
Moberly Lake | Augustina Caron | 20 | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | Moberly Lake |
Montreal | Andy Rahi | 18 | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | Montreal |
National Capital Region | Patricia Chartrand | 21 | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | Ottawa |
North Ontario | Leily Figueroa | 22 | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | Toronto |
North Ottawa | Erin Chapman | 22 | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | Ottawa |
North Quebec | Nadia Lavoie | 24 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Chicoutimi |
North Toronto | Alicia Kuszelewski | 22 | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | Toronto |
Northeast Ontario | Sheila Amri | 22 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | London |
Northeast Toronto | Heidi Gawad | 22 | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | Toronto |
Northwest Ontario | Tammy Lynn Ghawi | 19 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Mississauga |
Northwest Toronto | Jacqueline Verellen | 22 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Toronto |
Nova Scotia Province | Rachel Miller | 19 | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | Sackville |
Ontario Province | Lauren Howe | 24 | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | Toronto |
Pacific Coast | Mina Khtaria | 22 | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | Vancouver |
Prince George | Emmersun Taylor-Ouellet | 19 | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | Prince George |
Quebec Province | Jennifer Daou | 19 | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | Laval |
Richmond | Natalia Lora | 18 | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | Richmond |
Scarborough | Jenay Maynard | 25 | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | Scarborough |
South Canada | Victoria Deng | 22 | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | Markham |
South Ontario | Lola Dan | 24 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Toronto |
South Ottawa | Kaylee Sheppard | 24 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Ottawa |
South Quebec | Amély Poulin | 19 | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) | East Angus |
South Toronto | Caitlin Green | 24 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Toronto |
Southeast Ontario | Olga Kichygina | 24 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Toronto |
Southeast Toronto | Katherine Highgate | 18 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Toronto |
Southwest Ontario | Sasha Lombardi | 20 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Toronto |
Strathmore | Victoria Wilke | 21 | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | Strathmore |
Sudbury | Chelsey Pitfield | 18 | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | Sudbury |
The Rockies | Birkley Doll | 20 | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | Calgary |
Upper Alberta | Samantha Fraughton | 24 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Fort Saskatchewan |
Upper Canada | Marta Stępień | 23 | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | Windsor |
Vancouver | Justine Felizarta | 23 | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | Vancouver |
Waterloo | Xinxin Zhang | 24 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Waterloo |
West Canada | Shanelle Connell | 21 | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) | Kelowna |
West Coast | Jessica Bailey | 21 | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | Langley |
West Ontario | Maggie McTavish | 26 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Toronto |
West Ottawa | Gabriela Vallejo | 21 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Ottawa |
West Quebec | Amanda Casavant | 23 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Laval |
West Toronto | Eliane Johnson | 23 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Toronto |
Windsor | Serafina Oliverio | 19 | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | Windsor |
York | Keleigh McCall | 23 | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | Toronto |
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