For the second year in a row Black Press is partnering with the Miss BC, Miss Teen BC and Mrs. BC Pageant as its official media sponsor and applications are open now.
This annual partnership means that women interested in participating can upload and share their information online through the on any Black Press website throughout the province.
Pageant organizers will then be in touch with the applicants to provide further information leading up to the pageant weekend, which takes place July 1 to 3 in Fort Langley.
Black Press will cover and report on the pageant, where three women will be named Miss BC, Miss Teen BC and Mrs. BC.
Creator and producer Darren Storsley says this is no typical beauty pageant, 颈迟鈥檚 about women empowerment.
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Unlike many of the tradition beauty pageants, this one invites women and teens of all ages, heights and weights.
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He says one must redefine the traditional use of the word beauty.
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During the three-day event in July all of the participants are provided professional training in areas like public speaking, community development, health, fitness and nutrition, choreography, assertiveness training, media relations, self defence and more.
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To apply for the competition,
For more information, . The public is invited to log on and vote for their favourite contestant for the 笔别辞辫濒别鈥檚 Choice Award closer to the pageant date.
2016 WINNERS
- Miss BC鈥�Gloren Guelos of White Rock
- Mrs. BC鈥�Tetyana Golota of Coquitlam
- Miss Teen BC鈥�Alisha Kalia of Vancouver
- Mrs. Charity BC鈥�Ramneek Jawandha of Surrey
- Miss Teen Fraser Valley鈥�Frances Oliver of Agassiz
- Miss Fraser Valley鈥揗补谤驳补谤别迟 Onedo of Langley
- Miss Teen Greater Vancouver鈥�Isabelle Calinisan of Burnaby
- Miss Greater Vancouver - Tamara Forsyth of Richmond
- Mrs. Lower Mainland鈥�Erin Sanders of Abbotsford
- Miss Lower Mainland鈥�Raven Thiara of NewWest
- Mrs. Vancouver Island 鈥�Sima Saxena of Victoria
- Miss Teen Vancouver Island - Jadyn Sanford of Victoria
- Miss Vancouver Island - Patrice Wilson of Victoria
- Mrs. Northern BC鈥�Sarah Opdendries of Houston
- Miss Northern BC鈥揗补谤颈别 Stormy Hassenohrl of Prince George
- Miss Teen BC Interior鈥�Bella Konschuh-Penney of Westbank
- Miss BC Interior鈥�Danielle Beattie of Trail
- Miss Teen Lower Mainland鈥�Nica Derakhshannia of Richmond
