After an extensive competition, Toys R Us Canada announced that 11 year old M茅ganne Dagenais from Montreal is their new Chief Play Officer (CPO) - AKA their number one toy tester.

M茅ganne was told the news at a surprise party organised by the company this morning, at 9am Quebec-time.

鈥淚 feel like I鈥檓 dreaming, I鈥檓 so excited,鈥� said Dagenais. 鈥淚 can鈥檛 wait to start testing out all the cool toys at Toys鈥漅鈥漊s Canada and remind everyone how fun it is to play.鈥�

M茅ganne, 11, who lives in LaSalle, Quebec, beat 200 other children to the dream job, after succesfully applying and submitting a video detailing her love of toys.

鈥淲e saw a sparkle in M茅ganne the moment we watched her audition video,鈥� said Melanie Teed-Murch, President of Toys鈥淩鈥漊s and Babies鈥淩鈥漊s Canada. 鈥淪he demonstrated a clear passion for play, contagious enthusiasm, and when we met her in person, she impressed us with her ability to hold a conversation with the adults in the room. We instinctively knew we had found our next Toys鈥淩鈥漊s kid 鈥� and it was confirmed by our vote.鈥�

The former CPO, Emile Burbidge, has held the position since 2014. He retired from what Toys R Us call 鈥榯he world鈥檚 coolest job鈥� just after Christmas.

M茅ganne鈥檚 duties will include testing the hottest new toys and advising the media and consumers about which toys she likes.

M茅ganne鈥檚 first assignment will be to travel to the annual New York City Toy Fair where she will learn about new toys and meet toy suppliers for the company.

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