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 Waterdown teen takes pageant title; Beauty contest makes Canadian comeback
[Final Edition]
The Spectator
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Hamilton, Ont.
He said the last two years have seen a "180-degree turn" with the arrival of Denis Davila, a former Hamiltonian who runs Miss Universe Canada. Davila's able to devote lots of time to the $1-million event, his attendance is solid, with sell-out crowds of 5,100 Friday and Sunday, and he wants to change what a Canadian beauty pageant represents. "The impression people had of a beauty pageant was of a pretty face and an empty head," said Davila, noting [Venessa Fisher] will speak in schools about confidence and, later, HIV/AIDS. Davila wants to end save-the-world speeches, frumpy fashions and the notion winners are different than the rest. Photo: Richard Beland / [Waterdown]'s Venessa Fisher won the Miss Universe Canada title on Sunday night at Casino Rama. She goes to Ecuador on June 1 to represent Canada in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Canada pageant organizer says it is like a 'reality show'.; Photo: Canada Newswire Photo / Venessa Fisher was crowned Sunday at Casino Rama, and goes on to Ecuador June 1. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction or distribution is prohibited without permission.
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