Miss Universe Canada 2017 | |
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Date | October 7, 2017 [1] |
Presenters |
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Venue | John Bassett Theatre, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto |
Entrants | 67 |
Placements | 20 |
Winner | Lauren Howe ![]() |
Congeniality | Chanelle Preradovich ![]() |
Photogenic | Lauren Howe ![]() |
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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![]() | Kathryn Kohut | 23 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Wetaskiwin |
![]() | Amanda Diflorio | 21 | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | Aurora |
![]() | Stephanie Philbin | 27 | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | Belleville |
![]() | Natasha Smith | 19 | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | Coquitlam |
![]() | Katherine Jarzecki | 27 | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | Burlington |
![]() | Diana Lai | 19 | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | Calgary |
![]() | Melissa Knight | 21 | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | Ajax |
![]() | Stephanie Ajodhar | 25 | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | Toronto |
![]() | Meral Özerdinç | 25 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Ottawa |
![]() | Shany Bolte | 24 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Montreal |
![]() | Emma Pearson | 25 | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | Toronto |
![]() | Zorica Bruic | 26 | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | Windsor |
![]() | Melissa Montaleone | 19 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Windsor |
![]() | Laura Cavé | 18 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Ottawa |
![]() | Alexandra Beaulieu | 22 | 5 ft 1.5 in (156.2 cm) | Quebec City |
![]() | Cara Castelli | 21 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Toronto |
![]() | Harleen Malhans | 18 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Etobicoke |
![]() | Vanessa Chauhan | 24 | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | Fort McMurray |
![]() | Kim Rivera | 24 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Guelph |
![]() | Kaylee Shallow | 18 | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | Hamilton |
![]() | Sarah Perry | 22 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Kanata |
![]() | Chealse Howell | 20 | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | Lindsay |
![]() | Jackie Wojciechowski | 19 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | London |
![]() | Kansas King | 18 | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | Airdrie |
![]() | Chanelle Preradovich | 20 | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | Burlington |
![]() | Jasmine Mughal | 26 | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | Markham |
![]() | Regine Semira | 26 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Mississauga |
![]() | Augustina Caron | 20 | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | Moberly Lake |
![]() | Andy Rahi | 18 | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | Montreal |
![]() | Patricia Chartrand | 21 | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | Ottawa |
![]() | Leily Figueroa | 22 | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | Toronto |
![]() | Erin Chapman | 22 | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | Ottawa |
![]() | Nadia Lavoie | 24 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Chicoutimi |
![]() | Alicia Kuszelewski | 22 | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | Toronto |
![]() | Sheila Amri | 22 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | London |
![]() | Heidi Gawad | 22 | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | Toronto |
![]() | Tammy Lynn Ghawi | 19 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Mississauga |
![]() | Jacqueline Verellen | 22 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Toronto |
![]() | Rachel Miller | 19 | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | Sackville |
![]() | Lauren Howe | 24 | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | Toronto |
![]() | Mina Khtaria | 22 | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | Vancouver |
![]() | Emmersun Taylor-Ouellet | 19 | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | Prince George |
![]() | Jennifer Daou | 19 | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | Laval |
![]() | Natalia Lora | 18 | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | Richmond |
![]() | Jenay Maynard | 25 | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | Scarborough |
![]() | Victoria Deng | 22 | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | Markham |
![]() | Lola Dan | 24 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Toronto |
![]() | Kaylee Sheppard | 24 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Ottawa |
![]() | Amély Poulin | 19 | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) | East Angus |
![]() | Caitlin Green | 24 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Toronto |
![]() | Olga Kichygina | 24 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Toronto |
![]() | Katherine Highgate | 18 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Toronto |
![]() | Sasha Lombardi | 20 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Toronto |
![]() | Victoria Wilke | 21 | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | Strathmore |
![]() | Chelsey Pitfield | 18 | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | Sudbury |
![]() | Birkley Doll | 20 | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | Calgary |
![]() | Samantha Fraughton | 24 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Fort Saskatchewan |
![]() | Marta Stępień | 23 | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | Windsor |
![]() | Justine Felizarta | 23 | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | Vancouver |
![]() | Xinxin Zhang | 24 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Waterloo |
![]() | Shanelle Connell | 21 | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) | Kelowna |
![]() | Jessica Bailey | 21 | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | Langley |
![]() | Maggie McTavish | 26 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Toronto |
![]() | Gabriela Vallejo | 21 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Ottawa |
![]() | Amanda Casavant | 23 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Laval |
![]() | Eliane Johnson | 23 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Toronto |
![]() | Serafina Oliverio | 19 | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | Windsor |
![]() | Keleigh McCall | 23 | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | Toronto |
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