Miss Universe Canada is the Canadian representative sent to compete at the annual Miss Universe® pageant. Canada is one of only four countries (along with France, Germany, and the USA) which has competed in each Miss Universe pageant since its inception in 1952.The 58th annual Miss Universe® Canada Pageant will be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre's 'John Bassett Theatre in Toronto. With an established reputation, the Metro Toronto Convention Centre's John Bassett Theatre has been chosen to be the host venue for the 2009 Miss Universe® Canada Pageant for the second time.
Over 60 delegates from across Canada will be in Toronto beginning Friday May 8th, 2009 to kick off Pageant activities and spend time getting to know each other, rehearsing for the show, and visiting Toronto and the surrounding area and will compete for the title of Miss Universe® Canada 2009 awarded on Saturday, May 16th 2009.
The reigning Miss Universe® Dayana Mendoza from Venezuela will be in Toronto as one of the selected panel of judges while the reigning Miss Universe® Canada, Samantha Tajik will assist in crowning her successor before a live audience.
The pageant consists of two separate audience attended events:
Pageant Presentation Show (Thursday, May 14, 2009) All 60+ delegates from across Canada compete before a live audience and a ten-person judging panel in the traditional categories (Swimwear and Evening Gown) for the chance to be selected as one of the Judges' 15 semi-finalists. In addition, 5 segment winners (more details to come soon), will be joining the group of semi-finalists for a chance to win the title.
Miss Universe® Canada 2009 Pageant Finals Show (Saturday, May 16, 2009) The top 20 semi-finalists from Thursday's Pageant Presentation Show will compete for the title of Miss Universe® Canada 2009 in front of the same ten-person judging panel as well as our live audience in the traditional categories (Swimwear and Evening Gown), plus the addition of a live interview/question and answer segment. However, all 60+ delegates will be involved in production numbers throughout the show.
Miss Universe® Canada delegates are selected each year by competing in local and regional casting calls and pageants held in select areas across the country. 'Beauties of Canada' has the exclusive rights to send a Canadian representative to the Miss Universe® Pageant. The titleholders of Miss Universe® Canada personify the combination of beauty and intelligence that defines women of the 21st Century. As a company producing the Miss Universe® Canada pageant, 'Beauties of Canada' has a corporate structure and goals defined by the Miss Universe® Organization.
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