24-year old Marta Jablonska, a semi-finalist in Miss Universe Canada and winner of the SOS Humanitarian award, has been designated to represent Canada in the Miss International 2012 beauty competition to be held in Okinawa, Japan, October 21.

Born in Warsaw, Poland, Marta came to Canada at the age of 6. Not understanding a word of English and having to learn the language quickly was the first challenge that inspired Marta to cultivate a profound interest for different cultures and languages. Marta is now fluent in Polish, English & French and is learning Spanish.

After secondary school, Marta moved to Montreal to attend McGill University. This allowed Marta to explore more of Canada’s cultural diversity and immerse herself in the francophone setting. Gifted with a creative, energetic and charismatic personality, Marta was also chosen to teach an undergraduate course as part of a special program at McGill.

Marta leaves to Japan on September 30th. Good luck!