Miss Universe Canada
March 22, 2006
CanWest New Service
MONTREAL -- Alice Panikian of Toronto was anointed Miss Universe Canada 2006, defeating 48 other hopefuls Tuesday night at the Casino de Montreal.
The 20-year-old York University student takes over the tiara from Natalie Glebova, who went on to win the Miss Universe pageant in Thailand last year.
"It's surreal. I think I'm dreaming," Panikian said, checking her pulse. "No, no, I'm not."
The judges rated the young women on poise, confidence, intelligence, physical fitness, and beauty as they modelled in swimsuits and evening gowns and made impromptu speeches.
Glebova said Panikian, who also took the Miss Photogenic prize, will give Canada a strong candidate for the Miss Universe crown for a second year in a row. "
She's gorgeous. Absolutely stunning," the past queen said. Three Quebecers were among the 10 finalists, but none made the Top 5.
This disappointed runner-up Claudia Cote, who had received the loudest applause from the audience.
"Quebec women are known their warmth and beauty,'' Cote lamented. "It would have been nice to see one of our girls in the final round."
The title of Miss Universe Canada allows the winner to travel the world in defence of a favourite cause. For Panikian, it will be HIV and AIDS prevention in Africa.
"(AIDS) is very preventible. With education we can save a lot of lives," she said
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CanWest New Service
MONTREAL -- Alice Panikian of Toronto was anointed Miss Universe Canada 2006, defeating 48 other hopefuls Tuesday night at the Casino de Montreal.
The 20-year-old York University student takes over the tiara from Natalie Glebova, who went on to win the Miss Universe pageant in Thailand last year.
"It's surreal. I think I'm dreaming," Panikian said, checking her pulse. "No, no, I'm not."
The judges rated the young women on poise, confidence, intelligence, physical fitness, and beauty as they modelled in swimsuits and evening gowns and made impromptu speeches.
Glebova said Panikian, who also took the Miss Photogenic prize, will give Canada a strong candidate for the Miss Universe crown for a second year in a row. "
She's gorgeous. Absolutely stunning," the past queen said. Three Quebecers were among the 10 finalists, but none made the Top 5.
This disappointed runner-up Claudia Cote, who had received the loudest applause from the audience.
"Quebec women are known their warmth and beauty,'' Cote lamented. "It would have been nice to see one of our girls in the final round."
The title of Miss Universe Canada allows the winner to travel the world in defence of a favourite cause. For Panikian, it will be HIV and AIDS prevention in Africa.
"(AIDS) is very preventible. With education we can save a lot of lives," she said
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
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