The Miss Universe Canada 2019 Preliminary Competition Show was held at Lyric Theatre – Toronto Centre for the Arts. 49 beauties were evaluated in the categories of swimsuits and evening gowns. It was the first time the contestants took the stage to show the judges who has what it takes to represent Canada in the Miss Universe pageant.
Top 20 finalists will be chosen (15 by the judges, and the other 5 by fast-track events). The judges will also evaluate the participants on Friday during the personal interview round.
The Fast-Track Award Finalists were announced during the Preliminary Show and the Winners of each Award will be announced at the Final Show on Saturday August 17th:
Audience Favourite:
- Sasha Lombardi, Toronto, ON
- Svetlana Mamaeva, Maple, ON
- Tiyana Cackovic Hamilton, ON
Best Body:
- Alyssa Boston, Tecumseh, ON
- Jacqueline Wojciechowski, London, ON
- Karema Batotele, Ottawa, ON
Best Runway Model:
- Carmelle Martinez, Brampton, ON
- Megha Sandhu, Montréal, QC
- Miriam Mattova, Toronto, ON
Humanitarian Award:
- Alice Li, Toronto, ON
- Raven Thiara, New Westminster, BC
- Rita Houkayem, Toronto, ON
People’s Choice Award:
- Alysha Ortiz, Chestermere, AB
- Raman Sawhney, Calgary, AB
- Samantha Stokes, High Prairie, AB
Please continue voting for your favourite People’s Choice Award Finalist until Saturday August 17th, at 5pm EST.
(L to R) Samantha Stokes, Raman Sawhney, Alysha Ortiz