Miss Teen Canada World

Good Luck Ontario Girls!

One week left until the Ontario pageant ladies! I just thought I would leave you all with a bit of advice for the big weekend – this goes to everyone else in the upcoming provincial pageants as well.

First and foremost, be yourself. All that matters is you go into this pageant rested, relaxed and just being you! Sorry for the ‘cheesiness’ but I cannot emphasize this enough. It is completely understandable that everyone gets nervous (I fully do!) but please do not ever believe that you are not capable of anything. Every person processes qualities that unique and incredible – embrace them and do not try to change them. For example, I have never exactly been a ‘girly-girl’ but I originally went into the Ontario pageant as myself – the girl who loves sports, adores to travel and has no problem getting my hands dirty (or breaking a nail) on service projects. After all, the pageant motto is “Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful” – yours, no one else’s.

Myself competing in the Miss Teen Ontario pageant last year

Secondly, HAVE FUN! You are going to be meeting so many wonderful people and I promise that many of them will end up being your good friends! Try your best to embrace every moment of this experience.

Lastly, be sure to bring some snacks – you want to make sure you keep yourself energized throughout the day.

If any you (contestants or potential contestants) have any questions, do not hesitate to ask. You can either send me a message on Facebook, post on the Miss Teen Canada-World page or comment on this post.

All the best and good luck to everyone! See you Sunday! Xo

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Happy New Year!

Wow! It’s amazing how much your life can change within a year! Personally, I thank god for the year I have had. My family and friends are healthy, I’ve met some amazing people and I could have never imagined myself where I am today.

If there is one thing I would love to see more in the following year between peers and strangers is kindness. Everyone has a story to share, so please take the time to listen. Sometimes, the smallest acts can make the biggest difference in someones life. To make the effort to speak out against bullying, to offer a meal to a homeless person or to lend a helping hand to anyone in need are only a few of the small steps that will help make the world a better place.

I hope that all of you have an amazing, healthy, happy 2012 full of blessings! Embrace every second of it and good luck with your resolutions! xo

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Teen World Competition – Photos

I understand that this is long overdue but I thought I would share some photos from the Teen Wold Competition that happened in August 2011 where I was honoured to represent Canada! To read about this fabulous experience click here and I have posted some pictures below. It is an experience that I still treasure to this day and I met some AMAZING girls from across the world <3.

: National Costume on Finals Night

: Top 10

: Top 5!

: A little touch of Britney Spears for the Opening Number

: I placed 4th runner up and won “Miss Congeniality” ! :) Thank you Ladies who voted for me xo

: National Costume

: On Stage question/answer — “What age should a person get Facebook?” — VERY interesting question! What are your thoughts?

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Free The Children – Vow Of Silence

"I Am Silent"

Many of us are beyond lucky and we don’t even know it. We we’re lucky enough to be born in a land where children can go to school, where children have a voice. Thousands of children around the world have been born into a situation in which they are not given the chance to have a choice of their own. Many are forced to work for less than minimum wage in inhumane, unjust conditions.

In fact…

101 million children worldwide are not receiving an education.

215 million children are forced to work as child laborers and half of these children work in dangerous condition.

One third of children in developing countries is malnourished.

Today, thousands of youth take a stand for vow the silence. Even though this takes place once a year, that doesn’t mean you cannot help with your school. The smallest amount can make the largest difference in someone else’s’ life. To read more about this campaign, visit Free The Children’s webpage here.

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Happy Halloween! It’s never too late to trick-or-treat…

For a pumpkin, he's kind of cute

Happy Halloween readers! I hope everyone is getting ready for a night full of fun and lots of candy. They say there is an age limit for trick or treating but I strongly disagree! I mean candy is great (in moderation before it hits you’re thighs or teeth obviously) but I am also talking about trick-or-treating for a good cause. Below I’ve mentioned just two ways you can help out on Halloween and have fun!

1. UNICEF

Love these UNICEF boxes -- SUCH a good cause!

I remember when I was younger, the whole “UNICEF trick-or-treating” was a really big deal. Basically it is kids going door to door collecting spare change in homes that will be donated to UNICEF – a charity aimed towards helping children world wide. I don’t know if it is still popular, but it always puts a huge smile on my face when I see kids with the little orange boxes in hand. I think that’s a fair reason for anyone of any age to trick-or-treat…

Even Selena Gomez supports UNICEF!

2. Halloween For Hunger & Trick or Eat

Alright so these are my personal favorites. Both of these are aimed towards collecting non-perishable foods on the festive night (even after for a week!) that will be delivered to local food banks and shelters.

Hunger has always been an issue that bothers me and that is why I chose it as my platform. I am not only talking about hunger overseas, but the thousands of people in our very own backyard who can’t afford a meal. According to Food Banks Canada, over 850,000 Canadians used food banks for a meal which is the highest level of food bank use to date!

This is a group of AWESOME kids who participated in Halloween For Hunger!

Both Free the Children and Meal Exchange have amazing programs that can are centralized around this idea of donating the non-perishable foods on Halloween. Free the Children’s Program is amazing and donated more than 600,000 lbs of food last year alone! To check it out, visit the side for Halloweeen For Hunger (click here). Meal Exchange’s program (“Trick or Eat”) doesn’t end until November 7^th so check it out and see how you can help!! They accept donations online and you can even win 2 WestJet Tickets to fly anywhere you like in North America or the Caribbean! More information is on their website (http://trickoreat.ca/) and they even accept donations online.

It’s Never Too Late!!

I may be a little late on this post however, I want people to keep in mind that helping out these causes doesn’t necessarily have to be on a holiday. If you raid your kitchen cupboards (with your parents’ approval of course) and check out what you don’t use or what you think a family may need, simply put a bag together of the items you want to donate. To find a local food bank, you can use the website http://foodbankscanada.ca/. Remember, kindness can be at any point in the year and doesn’t always have to have a reason!

HAVE A HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

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We Day 2011

Happy (belated) We Day Vancouverites! For those of you who got to attend either a We Day in Toronto or Vancouver I hope you had an amazing time. For those of you that live near any of the upcoming We Day locations, I HIGHLY encourage you to attend if you can.

We Day is essentially when thousands of like-minded youth gather together who are all inspired to make a change in the world. The event itself includes performers and a vast array of incredible speakers. In Toronto, this included Joe Jonas, Nelly Furtado, Danny Glover, Mary Robinson, Nina Dobrev, Rick Hansen, Shawn Desman, Robin Wiszowaty,

With Joe Jonas!

Spencer West and many more! Personally, I can vouch for how their stories made an impact on my opinion. I am not going to go into the details of what they spoke about (surprises are always fun!), but if you get the chance to watch some of the speakers online, it is 100% worth it.

A total of 20,000 people were in the Air Canada Center that day and I cannot even begin to describe the feeling that comes over you as you enter the stadium. The fact that every individual there is dedicated to helping others is a very powerful symbol representing the “generation of change”. You can feel the energy radiating from everyone, from the passion in the eyes to the stories they have to tell.

The Dalai Lama spoke at the Vancouver We Day in 2009!

Living in a developed country, many of us are lucky enough to have everything we need and want at nearly the drop of a dime. Necessities for life (healthcare, water, food, sustainable income) are not hard to come by. It is easy to forget how millions around the world are not given the same opportunities that we are. Many must work many harder, longer hours only to make less than one would here resulting in an extremely high disparity rate. Those who are involved in We Day, all understand injustice in these situations and they want to make a change.

I was actually privileged enough to have spoken as well. I am not the type of person to get star-struck, but I must admit I was at a loss of words when I met Craig Kielburger. I mean this is a person that I had grown up knowing as being an amazing individual who truly has made a difference in so many lives. Throughout this past year as Miss Teen Ontario, I had learned so much more about the amazing things Free The Children does and it is truly incredible.

Speaking at We Day! -- definitely one of the best moments of my life

The most important thing I learned that day, is that change really is possible. Free The Children all began when Craig was twelve years old, he read a headline in the newspaper that said “Battled Child Labour, Boy, 12, Murdered”. The more he tried to make a difference, the more people told him that he was “too young” and couldn’t really make

When Craig Kielburger, was only 12 years old, he travelled to Southeast Asia to look into the problems with the child labour trade

much of a difference. Free The Children is now the world’s largest network of children helping children. Clearly, a change was made and since then as over 55 million children have access to education everyday and $15 million US dollars of medical supplies have helped more than half a million people throughout the world. Many more people have benefitted on both a global and local scale but this is the result of passionate, inquisitive minds.

So all in all, if you have some kind of idea about helping others, just do it. Nothing should hold you back and you should always believe in yourself, believe that change is possibly.

Please take 30 seconds (literally!) to like the We Day page on facebook. For every person that simply clicks that button, one dollar will be donated to Free The Children.

For every like on Facebook, $1 will be donated to Free The Children

A huge thank you to Free The Children for this amazing experience and I hope to see any of you if you go to the Winnipeg or Montreal We Day’s!

P.S. I apologize for the time gap between this blog and the actual Toronto We Day date…. University Exams are much harder than I ever thought they would be, but on the bright side I officially finished Midterms!

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Danielle Frebrowski, Miss Teen Rockyview County World 2010 Trip to Ecuador

Danielle Frebrowski also known as Miss Teen Rockyview County World 2010 has just returned form her trip to Ecuador with Free the Children. Danielle’s trip lasted almost three weeks as she travelled to 2 different communities to help build schools and took a tour of the Amazon Rainforest.

Visiting the Community of Shuid:

The first community Danielle visited was Shuid. Here she was given numerous opportunities to help out, as was the case throughout her trip – there is so much work to be done! But in Shuid she was not there just to build a school – at this destination, and all through her journey, she learned about leadership and responsibility.

Danielle was put in charge of delegating tasks and making sure that the team’s spirits were high while working towards their goal. The trip focused on building schools, but Free the Children wanted to focus on life lessons. The group was divided into teams given the challenge to provide for their “family” on a budget. After assessing their responsibilities the team was left with $0.77 to provide a meal for 7. With their money, they were able to buy two bags of rice and 2 stems of broccoli. This was a big wake up call to Danielle as she recalls spending $20.00 daily on a meal for herself. She recognizes the struggle of others and writes, “Overall this was an incredibly impacting opportunity, as I now will be more careful when it comes to not wasting food.”

Danielle at The Community of Chismaute:

The second community Danielle visited was Chismaute. This is where she met a young woman named Maria. This lady was a very special part of her community, because she’s part of a small group of local girls that had the opportunity to get an education and graduate from school. This is very difficult for a woman to do in the community because women do not receive the same rights as men. Talking to Maria and sharing in her experiences was very motivating.

Bubbles on the bathroom wall, Danielle Frebrowski Ecuador, Free the Children

Danielle wrote about Maria and her struggle to become the President of the Community in her blog. Maria won the majority of the votes because people wanted to see her fail. Instead, Maria rose to the challenge and has been very successful with her title.

Bubbles on the wall under the water spout come to life as drawn by Danielle Frebrowski, Miss Teen Rockyview County - World 2011

After meeting Maria, the team went on to building the school in the community.

Danielle was put in charge of drawing the mural in the cafeteria. Danielle decided to draw water bubbles to promote cleanliness and add some color to the room.

Experience at the Amazon Rainforest:

Amazon Rainforest walk with Danielle Frebrowski, Miss Teen Rocky View County - World 2011 The next day, Danielle along with the team had to be up at 6 AM for their 10 hour drive to the Amazon Rainforest. Danielle wrote about her experience in the Amazon saying “Walking in the jungle was an experience I’ll never forget. The sounds, the smells, the animals we encountered, it was really amazing to have so much biodiversity around us.” While at the Rainforest, she also got to meet an indigenous Medicine man and took part in a cleansing ceremony. After, she learned how to cook and clean fish and bugs. After leaving the Amazon, Danielle and her team headed towards Quito to begin her journey home. You can read more about this trip-of-a-lifetime in Danielle Frebrowski in Ecuador with Free The Children.

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Miss Teen Canada – World, Lauren Howe – Off To University!

It feels so weird to be at university already! It’s like I’m still on vacation, and I am going home next week for another year at high school. It’s even weirder to think that this new city, Montreal, is literally going to be my second home for the next four years (or more!). At least I get a little bit of home by staying in another smaller version of the concrete jungle that is Toronto. I honestly can’t wait to start exploring a little bit more and seeing what I can do to help. Since I grew up in Toronto my whole life, I’ve known about all Toronto charities there to help out with, and I can’t wait to find new places here!

For any of you who are heading off to university very soon (or a boarding school), I have found out many things that you are definitely going to want in your residence/dorm room/apartment. I’m sure I will discover more things as my time goes on here. Anyways here are my top three things;

Good Luck for everyone trying to figure out what to pack for school!

1. A mattress comforter — you feel like you are sleeping on a cloud but it really doesn’t help when you need to get out of bed in the morning

2. Tea, Tea, Tea. I don’t know why, but I just love to have this when I am studying – it helps me relax and focus.

3. Air Freshener - Sometimes the ones you put in your car really do the trick quite nicely! Even if you don’t consider yourself to be a “smelly” person, you will love the smell of your room.

I actually had to move in a week early for the university’s Varsity Field Hockey team try outs, and I am very happy right now that I made the team! To any of you college/university seekers out there looking to play sports at university, be prepared to be dedicated. I mean it.

This is myself playing field hockey at my high school - Varsity Girls vs. Boys

Not only are try outs going to be a way to whip you into shape after a lazy (yet lovely!) summer, but practices during the season are intense too. Put it this way- for field hockey, they consist of three 6:30 AM practices a week plus fitness training sessions in the gym. Now I am not trying to scare you out of this, at all. It is an amazing opportunity to not only to stay in shape (especially to avoid those freshman 15) but also meet people who share the same interests as you. From what I have heard, your team basically becomes your family - you train together, sweat together, win together.

Anyways, tomorrow morning is our first early morning practice and it is also the first day of school. I have no idea what to think right now. For the first time I am starting to feel very nervous. I mean I have massive lecture halls of about six hundred people! This is for classes such as biology, chemistry, calculus and physics since I am currently in the Biomedical program (still trying to figure out to transfer to engineering but that is a whole other boring story since I just got new advice from a person called an “academic advisor”).

Until later, now I am off to my next practice.

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2012 Teen World Competition

Trucks in Texas - No Big Deal

I just got home from my fabulous trip from Houston, Texas for the 2012 Teen World Competition. It was an amazing opportunity and I am so grateful to have met so many girls from around the world. For five days, all the girls built relationships that I hope will last for a very long time. The week consisted of rehearsals which were thankfully indoors since Texas had been experiencing a heat wave while we were down there (near 40 degree Celsius)!

In combination to our rehearsals, we also had such a good time taking our official photos for our national costume, evening gown, interview outfit and swimsuit. Funny story about the swimsuit photo, we had to be ready for the shoot at 6am with hair and makeup done. I had had my hair in rollers for about an hour that morning so my hair was nice and curly and ready to go. The weather in Houston was so humid that by the time I had walked outside, taken the group photo and was ready for the individual photo, my hair had fallen down into loose waves from a Farrah Fawcett type of curl.

The Pageant

Preliminary Dress by Bells and Bows and England's Costume

The competition worked like this; the 24 girls were judged in Evening Gown, Swimsuit and Interview during the preliminary competition to narrow it down to 10 girls. At finals, the 10 finalists were announced, scores were erased and they re compete in Swimsuit and Evening Gown to determine the top 5. From there, the girls participate in an on-stage question and answer to determine the final winner.

The Results

I am very proud and very thankful to announce that I had placed 4th Runner Up at the pageant andI had also won the Congeniality Award, voted by the participants!

The Top 5 - Brazil, India, USA, Guatemala and Canada

Congratulations to the absolutely stunning, inside and out, Gabriele Marinho from Brazil! Gabby, you are a truly amazing person and I wish you all the best in the future <3.

A Huge Thank You ;

Thank you so much to the entire team at the Teen World Competition that spent so much time and hard work putting it all together. A huge thank you to Michelle, Darlene and Hazel for the tremendous amount of help you have been, especially in regards to preparing for the pageant!Honestly without you guys, none of this would have been possible so once again, THANK YOU!! Thank you also to Bells and Bows for the stunning purple dress you provided with me for the pageant. It was wonderful!

All Girls!

I promise to post more pictures soon! xxoo

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The Miss Teen Canada World Experience

The girls have taken to their blogs now that they have had time to relax and unwind from the competition week. Many are updating us on their lives and more are reminiscing about the experience. The Miss Teen Canada World girls have all gone above and beyond throughout the competition and we are very proud of them all. There can only be one winner, but they are all unique in their own way.

Here are some of the things the young ladies had to say:

Allie Goedecke, Miss Teen Kitchener Waterloo –World, in her post titled, A Big Thank You to All: “I will hold the memories with me for a lifetime as well as the friendships I have built throughout the pageant.”

Mohna Vaid, Miss Teen Brampton – World , Here at Miss Teen Canada World 2011: “It is definitely an opportunity of a life time!”

Kelsey Johnson, Miss Teen London –World, The Final Show: “This whole experience was amazing, and I am so fortunate to have been given this opportunity!”

Alexandra Hannas, Miss Teen Alberta –World, Miss Teen Canada World 2011: “I’m so thrilled to say that I came out of the competition with the greatest friends I could have ever asked for.”

Tawnuel Phillips, Miss Teen Parkland County –World, The Miss Teen Canda World Pageant Changed my Life: “My confidence is more alive from doing this pageant, and I am grateful. Hard work can be a tool of Love, and I”ll keep striving.”

Alisha Dagenais, Miss Teen British Columbia – World, My Toronto Experience: “My Toronto experience was an unforgettable one, and I am so thankful I was able to be a part of it.”

Vahnessa Espig, Miss Teen Kamloops – World, Toronto: “The experience and knowledge we gained will be something that will be with us forever.”

Anastasia Evans, Miss Teen Coquitlam – World, Miss Teen Canada World 2011: “Being a part of MTCW has truly made me more confident, and given me a whole new look on how one person can make a big difference.”

Sophie Church, Miss Teen Nova Scotia –World, Miss Teen Canada World Pageant: “This experience has been a whole lot of fun and I am so grateful for this opportunity.”

Jessica Lanzellotti, Miss Teen Manitoba _World, Best Week Of My Life : “I am very happy to have had this experience, I have learned so much throughout this trip, from inspiring stories, to lessons learned.”

Thank you ladies, we are very happy that you were provided with nothing less than a great experience. Keep up with the MTCW blog network to find out what the girls are up to.

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Lauren Howe’s experience at Miss Teen Canada-World 2011

Well, I suppose this is my very first blog post as the new Miss Teen Canada-World! Even though the final show took place on July 16th, it still feels as though it were just yesterday. All of this is just so exciting and I couldn’t be any happier!

The Week Of the Pageant:

I had a fantastic time spending a week with 74 gorgeous, kind and intelligent girls from across the country. Not only did we rehearse together and endure the blisters, but we all had an amazing time throughout Toronto. This goes from our official photo and video shoot that took place after the day we arrived to all the amazing activities in the city.

A little "cheer-off" between the two Hippos

We had the opportunity to go on the Hippo Tours (a bus that can miraculously turn into a boat if it drives into water… no big deal eh?), the CN Tower, The Ballroom (a sports bar, restaurant and bowling – all in one), a 50% off shopping spree at Style Exchange on Queen Street, appearing on BT in the morning, going to the Billy Elliot Musical and meeting the cast (SO cute!) and a Karaoke dinner at The Time Zone, clearly it was a busy week. Thank you so much to the MTC-W team for making it so much fun! ET Canada and CTV’s e-talk had joined up with us at times during the week.

Within the week, the girls were judged at a Preliminary night to determine the top 20 and also a separate contest took place for the Talent award. It was amazing to see the diverse talents that exist within this small group of girls.

I was selected as part of the top six photogenic. This meant I was allowed to participate in a very fun, high-fashion photo-shoot in the Royal York Hotel. Those photos determined the “most-photogenic” award (Congratulations to the gorgeous Sara Winter!).

Final Night:

The final night was a lot of fun and nerve racking at the same time. The entire night just flew by. My heart would race faster than normal every time the girls were narrowed down. All the girls looked beautiful that night, especially in their gorgeous evening wear.

When the moment came:

At first, when Alexandra’s name was called as the first runner-up, all I remember thinking is “congratulations” and I started clapping for her. When my name was announced as the

"The Moment"

new Miss Teen Canada-World, I was honestly shocked. It took a couple seconds for me to register that I won or that that very moment was actually happening. I started to tear up, my body began to shake and it wouldn’t stop for a long time that night.

The next year for Miss Teen Canada World:

There are so many things that I am looking forward to over the next year and various things that I would like to accomplish. I am looking forward to letting people know about my platform, helping shine a light on the issue and getting them to realize that the food on their plate can help someone else. I hope to get more food venues involved into the food recovery program as well as continue my participation in food banks and donation centres. Even though this is my platform, there are also so many more issues that I would like to help out with.

I want to help as any people as I can . I want to inspire young girls to feel beautiful and to embrace everything about themselves. I want to help people, no matter what. I am really excited to try the wide range of opportunities that I have never been exposed to before including “We Day” hosted by the non-profit organization, Free The Children.

Thank you again so much to everyone at the Miss Teen Canada-World pageant for everything that they have done for all the girls!

xxoo

Lauren

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The Results of The Miss Teen Canada World 2011 Show!

Official post announcing the official Top 20, 10 and 5 contestants + special awards winners of the 2011 Miss Teen Canada=World show.

Top 20:

Here is a list of the girls that made the Top 20.

Lauren Howe

Tiffarah Gosman

Chenika Stewart

Alexandra Hannasz

Sophie Church

Natalie Carriere

Danielle Furneaux

Skye Macleod

Alyssa Mahovlic

Caroline Holley

Anastasia Evans

Michala Brasseur

Chelsea Butler

Ghazel Wahidy

Alexandra Goedecke

Samantha Faughton

Emily Jeanneault

Kelsey Johnson

Sara Winter

Tzerina Dizon

With in minutes the Top 20 was reduced to ten, here is a list of the top 10 Miss Teens.

Top 10:

Lauren Howe

Sophie Church

Caroline Holley

Alexandra Hannasz

Danielle Furneaux

Tiffarah Gosman

Natalie Carriere

Alyssa Mahovlic

Skye Macleod

Chenika Stewart

Finally, here is a list of our Top five girls.

Top 5:

Winner Lauren Howe, Miss Teen Ontario- World

1st runner up Alexandra Hannasz, Miss Teen Alberta-World

2nd runner up Sophie Church, Miss Teen Nova Scotia-World

3rd runner up Danielle Furneaux, Miss Teen Regina-World

4th runner up Caroline Holley, Miss Teen Eastern Ontario-World

Special Awards:

BEST IN RUNWAY Alexandra Hannasz

BEST IN SWIM WEAR Alexandra Hannasz

PEOPLE CHOICE Chelsea Butler

MOST PHOTOGENIC Sara Winter

HIGHEST FUNDRAISER FOR FTC Caroline Holley

ACADEMIC/ESSAY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Vanessa Peynenburg

TALENT Tiffarah Gosman

COGENIALITY Caroline Holley

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Lauren Howe is Crowned Miss Teen Canada World 2011!

On Saturday July 16, 2011, Lauren Howe was crowned Miss Teen Canada 2011. Last year’s winner, Channing Smendziuk, smiled happily at her protege and wished her the best of luck in the upcoming year. Lauren, filled with tears of joy, held on to her crown and gently walked around the stage, thanking and waving at the audience.

The judges made a great decision; everything about Lauren Howe is captivating. She is from Toronto and was representing the province of Ontario. Her beautiful spirit grabs hold and infuses others with energy and charm. When you are around her, you simply can’t help but smile. Her charisma shined on and off stage–during the preliminary show, swimsuit competition and the day of the finals, she was radiant with energy.

Lauren Howe in Rehearsals:

During the week, the girls were put through rehearsals to make sure they knew exactly what to do on stage the day of the show. Lauren was always a leader and helped others with their moves. She was never defensive or aggressive. She understood that for the show to be great, everyone had to be great. I watched her discuss the steps with others, put up her hand to ask questions and ensure that she was in fact, doing the right move. She was very respectful of the other girls, the Chaperons, Choreographers and Directors of the show.

Backstage at the Preliminary show and Swimsuit competition:

Backstage, Lauren was always a help to other contestants. Her number was closer to the end so she always helped other zip their dresses, fix their hair ( if a curl fell out) and find their shoes. One of the biggest hassles throughout this year’s show was missing shoes. The girls, rushing, would take them off and instantly misplace them; Lauren always helped in the search and relayed the message on to others to help.

Lauren Howe’s passion for Travel:

Lauren spoke about her love for traveling and experiencing the different cultures around the world. She spoke about how she wants to interact with people throughout her travels and break down the stereotypes surrounding certain cultures. She has traveled to Peru and Ghana–during her time in Peru, she helped rebuild buildings after the terrible earthquake they encountered. From there she traveled to Ghana, where she helped build schools and teach English. Her experiences helped her understand different cultures and people’s ability to love. On her blog she writes of the genuine gratitude she received from the local people for her help throughout her 3 week visit in Ghana. She will undoubtedly learn and teach others around her a lot during her time with Free The Children.

Throughout the week, we watched Lauren grow and perfect her already great poise. From the moment she walked in the room, she was filled with positive energy and happiness to be part of the show. We are very pleased to announce her as our Miss Teen Canada-World 2011.

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Degrassi Stars host Miss Teen Canada World and Canadian Artist Danny Fernandes Performs at the show!!

On Wednesday night the girls were cheering and bursting with energy because they got to meet one of our hosts for the Miss Teen Canada World 2011 show. Luke Bilyk, with his dashing smile, was walking around shaking the young ladies hands. He introduced himself to every girl, making sure he memorized their names and got the pronunciation just right. Continuous cheering and excitement filled our rehearsal room. After he got through the 74 girls, he took some pictures and signed autographs. The other host of the show is Alicia Josipovic; unfortunately she couldn’t make it to the meet and greet with the girls but we are sure they will get along perfectly well on Saturday. Our musical guest for the evening is Danny Fernandes. Here is a little bit of info on them to get you ready for Saturday.

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