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Toast… Honouring the Past. Inspiring the Future.

I'm so excited to share with you the interview I did with Toast! The article is part of a throwback series done by Bill Stevenson (who doubles as the photographer). You can find the entire article on the Toast website by clicking HERE. This shoot was done in June 2020 (following Covid reopening guidelines). I… Continue reading Toast… Honouring the Past. Inspiring the Future.

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Quarantine Convo’s

Some of you reading this might not believe this right now and may just chalk my words up to the sad element of the country music I'm listening to as I write this (yes, I'm listening to classic country at 2:30am). The truth is that this is a topic I've been thinking about for a… Continue reading Quarantine Convo’s

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Miss Regal World πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ΎπŸ‘‘

Last month (on 7 August 2020) something amazing happened: I won an international pageant! I am your reigning Miss Regal World! Yeah, this girl from a town of 700 people in rural Saskatchewan won an international pageant!!! Miss Regal World 2020/21 (Dress: Armando Medina; Makeup and photography by Hazel Envoy) To say I was/am honoured… Continue reading Miss Regal World πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ΎπŸ‘‘

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The Scary Truth Behind Pageant Security- And I’m Not Talking About the Pandemic!

It seems that many state/provincial-level pageants are taking place soon. Some international pageants will be taking place soon, too, while others (e.g., Miss Galaxy and Miss America) have been postponed due to COVID-19. But there is a problem with delegate security that has been around since long before the novel coronavirus hit and will be… Continue reading The Scary Truth Behind Pageant Security- And I’m Not Talking About the Pandemic!

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Dealing with Pageant Nerves…

I recently did a pageant interview where I was asked how I deal with pageant nerves. I don't experience pageant anxiety and my initial reaction was that after a decade and a half of runway modelling and theater experience I had been desensitized to on-stage nerves. But then I realized that although my theater and… Continue reading Dealing with Pageant Nerves…

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Do You Wear the Dress or Does the Dress Wear You???

With COVID-19 turning our world upside down, several pageant directors have made the decision to either cancel or postpone their pageants to a later date. As a result, a lot of pageant girls are selling their BRAND NEW pageant dresses. This is because by the time their new pageant date comes around the dress will… Continue reading Do You Wear the Dress or Does the Dress Wear You???

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Hey, Parents: Y’all Still Mocking Trudeau?

Well this post is going to make me Public Enemy #1... Most Canadians know that Prime Minister Trudeau was a drama teacher. A lot don't care to look in to his teaching career any further than that. The Huffington Post reports that Trudeau also taught math, French, and humanities. But even without knowing that his… Continue reading Hey, Parents: Y’all Still Mocking Trudeau?