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.
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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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Also, as part of the 15th Anniversary celebration, the Miss, Miss Teen and Mrs BC Pageant has created a new category: Junior Miss BC.
B次元官网网址淕irls aged 9-12 are invited to participate in this exciting event, where each participant will receive professional training in areas such as public speaking, manners and etiquette, anti-bullying and online safety, positive body images and vision boards, community involvement and more.B次元官网网址�
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This will be a special one-day event on Friday, June 30, with a presentation show open to the public in the evening.
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2016 WINNERS
- Miss BC B次元官网网址� Gloren Guelos of White rock
- Mrs. BC B次元官网网址� Tetyana Golota of Coquitlam
- Miss Teen BC B次元官网网址� Alisha Kalia of Vancouver
- Mrs. Charity BC B次元官网网址� Ramneek Jawandha of Surrey
- Miss Teen Fraser Valley B次元官网网址� Frances Oliver of Agassiz
- Miss Fraser Valley B次元官网网址揗argaret Onedo of Langley
- Miss Teen Greater Vancouver B次元官网网址� Isabelle Calinisan of Burnaby
- Miss Greater Vancouver - Tamara Forsyth of Richmond
- Mrs. Lower Mainland B次元官网网址� Erin Sanders of Abbotsford
- Miss Lower Mainland B次元官网网址� Raven Thiara of New West
- Mrs. Vancouver Island B次元官网网址� Sima Saxena of Victoria
- Miss Teen Vancouver Island - Jadyn Sanford of Victoria
- Miss Vancouver Island - Patrice Wilson of Victoria
- Mrs. Northern BC B次元官网网址� Sarah Opdendries of Houston
- Miss Northern BC B次元官网网址揗arie Stormy Hassenohrl of Prince George
- Miss Teen BC Interior B次元官网网址� Bella Konschuh-Penney of Westbank
- Miss BC Interior B次元官网网址� Danielle Beattie of Trail
- Miss Teen Lower Mainland B次元官网网址� Nica Derakhshannia of Richmond
