Miss Universe Canada competition now accepting applications for Western Ontario

By Shelbey Hernandez

 

Applications for the Miss Universe Canada Western Ontario Preliminary competition are now being accepted.

The applications have been available since Sept. 1 and will continue to be accepted until February or March of 2015. Pageant co-ordinator Sonny Borrelli, said the deadline is flexible and depends on how many girls apply. Girls must be between the ages of 18 and 27 in order to apply.

Borrelli said it is best to apply online by going to the Miss Universe Canada website. Women from all across Canada apply through this website and once the applications are seen by head office, they are emailed to each corresponding region’s pageant co-ordinator. For Western Ontario, that co-ordinator is Borrelli.

Borrelli will then set up the casting calls, where women will be tested on their interviewing skills and their poise. A select few are chosen from the casting calls and begin training with Chelsea Durocher, a previous Miss Universe Canada contestant. By April, the women who will move on to the national round will be chosen and will compete against girls from all across Canada for the title of Miss Universe Canada. The woman who does will also represent Canada at the Miss Universe pageant in the summer of 2015. The location is yet to be determined.

The Western Ontario preliminary competition co-ordinator said although experience helps, it is not necessary to compete.