It was a night full of pomp, glamour and and heart-wrenching stories as Arshdeep Purba took home the Miss BC crown on Monday night.
The said moving to Canada and having to start all over again at a young age has shaped the way she approaches challenges.
鈥淢y family and I started with nothing in our hands, and worked hard to gradually settle,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 was always in self-doubt and let myself drown with my insecurities. I want to be the voice that inspires individuals to accomplish their goals and conquer happiness, but mainly to be proud of who they are.鈥�
But Purba wasn鈥檛 the only one to go home with a prize:
- Miss BC: Arshdeep Purba, Surrey
- Mrs. BC: Genicca Whitney, Surrey
- Miss Teen BC: Sallee Whitewing, North Vancouver
- Junior Miss BC: Melarie Eustaquio, Coquitlam
- Miss BC Charity: Reshmi Chandra, Surrey
- Junior Miss BC Charity: Ayesha Kumar, Abbotsford
- Miss Teen BC Interior: Jade Sharp, Cranbrook
- Miss Teen Vancouver Island: Olivia Dunseith, Victoria
- Miss Teen Lower Mainland: Naomi Moon, Surrey
- Miss Teen Greater Vancouver: Gurnaz Sandhu, Vancouver
- Mrs. BC Interior: Abby VanderMeulen, Salmon Arm
- Mrs. Vancouver Island: Jane Vermeulen, Victoria
- Mrs. Lower Mainland: Lesya Anna Adehl, Vancouver
- Mrs. Greater Vancouver: Masha Tikhonova, Vancouver
- Miss BC Interior: Vahnessa Espig, Kamloops
- Miss Vancouver Island: Robyn Thomas, Victoria
- Miss Lower Mainland: Anne Longakit, Surrey
- Miss Greater Vancouver: Beenu Bajwa, Surrey
- Miss Fraser Valley: Baneet Braich, Abbotsford
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