The Miss World Canada contest is a beauty pageant, held mostly annually in various incarnations and with several different names since 1957, to select Canada's representative to the Miss World contest.
Miss World Canada 2017: TBA
1st Runner-up: TBA
2nd Runner-up: TBA
3rd Runner-up: TBA
4th Runner-up: TBA
Anastasia Lin, competed at Miss World 2016.
Miss World Canada 2015: Anastasia Lin
1st Runner-up: Betty Lu
2nd Runner-up: Raven Yray
3rd Runner-up: Becky Molly
4th Runner-up: Safia Nazarali
Miss World Canada 2014: Annora Bourgeault
1st Runner-up: Erika Virk
2nd Runner-up: Pooja Anand
3rd Runner-up: Tayler Jotie
4th Runner-up: Betsy Leimbigler
Miss World Canada 2013: Camille Munro
1st Runner-up: Tamara Jemuovic
2nd Runner-up: Anastasia Lin
3rd Runner-up: Katie Zeppieri
4th Runner-up: Sofiya Chorniy
Miss World Canada 2012: Tara Teng
1st Runner-up: Lisa Deane
2nd Runner-up: Tanya Halata
The other competitors in the top five were Thalia Kiriopolous and Courtney Woodford.
Top 10 Semi-Finalists
Nisheeth Proshanti (Fast Tracked)
Poonam Punni (Fast Tracked)
and others
Miss World Canada 2011: Riza Santos
1st Runner-up: Poonam Punni (Fast tracked)
2nd Runner-up: Keatha Walsh
3rd Runner-up: Dionne Ng
4th Runner-up: Pooja Anand
Top 11 Semi-Finalists
Nalani Wakita (Fast tracked)
Melissa Muirhead (Fast tracked)
Andrea Glisic (Fast tracked)
Priya Banerjee (Fast tracked)
Jessica Ferreira (Fast tracked)
Malti Chaudhary
Miss World Canada 2010: Denise Garrido
1st Runner-up: Lacey Budge
2nd Runner-up: Poonam Puni (Fast tracked)
Top 12 Semi-Finalists
Angel Bhathal
Sarah Davidson-Gurney (Fast tracked)
Deanna Gold
Sherry Jobani
Sapna Sehravat
Dona Sharma (Fast tracked)
Sidney Shindle
Sofia Teleguina (Fast tracked)
Jessica Tsang
Special Awards
Top Promotions: Dona Sharma (Fast track award to semifinalist position)
Best International Costume: Sofia Teleguina (Fast track award to semifinalist position)
Top Swimsuit: Denise Garrido (Fast track award to semifinalist position)
Beauty With A Purpose: Poonam Puni (Fast track award to semifinalist position)
People's Choice: Ziyah Karmali (Fast track award to semifinalist position)* Note: this spot was not awarded see 2010 controversy below
Top Talent: Sarah Davidson-Gurney (Fast track award to semifinalist position)
Miss Friendship: Ziyah Karmali
Miss Photogenic: Denise Garrido
Best Scrap Book: Poonam Puni
Semi-Finalist and Finalist Judging Format
Delegates who choose to compete in the received the optional competitions and receive the highest score in either the International Costume, Talent Competition, Swimsuit Competition, Fundraising, People’s Choice or Top Promotions are automatically fast-tracked (guaranteed a spot) to one of the 12 semi-finalist positions. The remaining 6 semifinalists are chosen by the judges based on their scores for Evening Gown and Personal interview. Once the 12 Semi-Finalists are chosen, they are then asked an impromptu question based on their biography and these marks (Out of a bonus of 50) will be added to their overall score. From these scores, the semi-finalists will be narrowed down to the Top Finalist positions and each of these contestants will be asked to answer another impromptu question. This will also be given an additional bonus of 50 points to the previous score. The MISS WORLD CANADA 2010 Title holder will be the highest scorer out of 200 points.
The 2010 edition winner of the People's Choice Fast Track (also winner of Miss Friendship), Ziyah Karmali, was unannounced and not awarded her guaranteed semifinalist spot, casting doubt to the validity of the published scoring system. Taking part as a semifinalist would have allowed her to compete for an additional 100 points which could have changed the entire winner/finalist lineup. Additionally, a contestant of the Miss Teen Global pageant (which was held on stage concurrently alongside Miss World Canada) was also denied her People's Choice award. Upstage This! Productions and Katherine Grefner have refused to issue a public apology and have threatened to remove Ziyah from the official pageant DVD.
Miss World Canada 2009: Lena Ma
1st Runner-up: Nelly Hadi
2nd Runner-up: Sabeen Chaudhary
3rd Runner-up: Jasmine Pham
4th Runner-up: Patricia Singh
Top 10 Semi-Finalists
Dana Cullen
Gagan Chahal
Hasti Vahidi
Megan Edwards
Sapna Sehravat
Special Awards
Point Zero Ocean Swimwear: Nelly Hadi
Miss Fitness: Katherine Slack
Beauty With A Purpose: Lena Ma
People's Choice: Lacey Tippett
Miss Talent: Lena Ma
Miss Charity: Gwen Elliot
“Best in Evening Gown: Lena Ma
Fiorio Woman of Style Award: Lena Ma
Miss Friendship: Alyssa Genier
Sherrida Top Model Award: Lena Ma
Miss Photogenic: Danika Brazeau
Venue:St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts
Miss World Canada 2008: Leah Ryerse
1st Runner-up: Simranjit Singh
2nd Runner-up: Shaileen Stanley
3rd Runner-up: Tea-Nercita Savic
4th Runner-up: Lena Ma
Top Ten
Diana Schousten
Leslie Ann Wilsher
Netasha Ramganesh
Rena Kawabata
Nicole Hemmer
Special Awards
Beauty With A Purpose: Natalie Lapointe
Miss Talent: Natalie Lapointe
Miss Charity: Lena Ma
“Best in Evening Gown: Leah Ryerse
Sherrida Top Model Award: Simranjit Singh
Point Zero Ocean Swimwear: Leah Ryerse
Miss Fitness: Rena Kawabata
Venue:St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts
Miss World Canada 2007: Sara Ghulam
1st Runner-up: Alyson Lozoff
2nd Runner-up: Maria Vdov
3rd Runner-up: Leah Ryerse
4th Runner-up: Geneviève Poirier
Top 10 Semi-Finalists
Kate Kucz
Lisa Harrigan
Natalie Lefrançois
Natasha B.
Yasmine Rassem
Special Awards
Best In Interview: Alyson Lozoff
Best In Swimwear: Geneviève Poirier
' Fitness Award: Lori O'Keefe
Beauty With A Purpose Award: Lisa Harrigan
People's Choice Award: Natasha B.
Miss Talent: Sara Ghulam
Miss Entrepreneur: Saphia Khambalia
Best in Evening Gown: Sara Ghulam
Miss Congeniality: Theresa Turay
Sherrida Supermodel Award: Leah Ryerse
Miss Photogenic: Tiffany Goulding
Venue:Dominion Club, One King Street West
Miss World Canada 2006: Malgosia Majewska, Miss Peel Region
1st Runner-up: Ashley Bursey, Miss Newfoundland & Labrador
2nd Runner-up: Grace Russell, Miss Edmonton
3rd Runner-up: Aminata Farmo, Miss Gatineau
4th Runner-up: Shannon Bowles, Miss Victoria
Top 10 Semi-Finalists
Kate Manigold, Miss Stoney Creek
Chelsea Dunda, Miss Hamilton
Jenna-Lee Creelman, Miss Brampton
Adwoa Yamoah, Miss Calgary
Elena Soboleva, Miss Downtown Toronto
Special Awards
Best In Interview: Sasha Abunnadi, Miss B.C. Coast
Best In Swimwear: Shannon Bowles, Miss Victoria
Fitness Award: Malgosia Majewska, Miss Peel Region
Beauty With A Purpose Award: Daphne Choi, Miss North York
People's Choice Award: Jenna-Lee Creelman, Miss Brampton
Miss Congeniality: Abigail Lee, Miss York Region & Sandi Vincient, Miss Nunavut
Woman of Style: Jenna-Lee Creelman, Miss Brampton
Miss Photogenic: Simin Bagheri, Miss London
Venue:Diesel Playhouse, downtown Toronto
Miss World Canada 2005: Ramona Amiri, Miss Vancouver
1st Runner-up: Christina Walls, Miss Salt Spring Island
2nd Runner-up: Fanny Samaniego, Miss Southern Ontario
3rd Runner-up: Jenna-Lee Creelman, Miss Brampton
4th Runner-up: Jennifer Schott, Miss Niagara Peninsula
Top 10 Semi-Finalists
Anna Maria Ezechiels, Miss Toronto Harbourfront
Dalia Rene, Miss Willowdale
Erna Colakovic, Miss Calgary
Galyna Skrypnyk, Miss Etobicoke
Sherry Rampersaud, Miss Toronto
Special Awards
Heart & Soul: Chelsea Dunda, Miss Hamilton
Beauty With A Purpose Award: Kim Murphy, Miss Victoria
People's Choice: Christina Walls, Miss Salt Spring Island
Swimwear/Beach Beauty: Fanny Samaniego, Miss Southern Ontario
Sport: Katherin Lessard, Miss Central Quebec
Photogenic: AnnaMaria Ezechiels, Miss Toronto Harbourfront
Woman Of Style: Ramona Amiri, Miss Vancouver
Contestants compete in three preliminary competitions:
Personal Interview – A group of judges interviews each contestant individually, on things like involvement in charitable causes, and commitment to the Miss World organization's ideals, including "Beauty With A Purpose".
Swimsuit – The winner of this portion is named Miss Point Zero Ocean Swimwear.
Evening Wear – Contestants are judged on how they present themselves in a dress.
The scores are combined, and the finalists are selected, from which the winner is selected.
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