PGRH nurse trading her scrubs for an evening gown at the Miss Universe Canada pageantBrains and beauty come together as Christina Heslenfeld, an operating room nurse at PGRH, competes for the title of Miss Universe Canada 2009.
Heslenfeld, 23, grew up in Terrace and said she always wanted to be in a pageant - even as a little girl. While performing with a troupe of dancers during the Miss Terrace contest when she was eight, she saw all the pretty girls in fancy dresses and made herself the promise to one day be in a competition like that one.
With encouragement from her friends, Heslenfeld sent in photos to the Patti Falconer modeling agency in Vancouver that chose some of the girls to be in the contest. She promptly got a call from the agency asking her for an in-person interview. Heslenfeld declined, not wanting to travel to Vancouver just for the possibility of being chosen. Every couple of months the agency would call and ask her again to come for the interview, she said.
On a trip to Vancouver in January she met with the agents and they chose her to be in the pageant.
"I don't know why they chose me," Heslenfeld said with a laugh. "This is my first pageant ever."
The Miss Universe Canada 2009 contestants will be competing to represent Canada in the Miss Universe pageant held this summer. There are more than 50 women competing for the Canadian title from May 8 to 16 in Toronto.
There are three categories the contestants compete in, physical fitness (bathing suit), personal interview and evening gown.
Heslenfeld said each contestant provides their own evening gown, and the bathing suits are provided and are specially made for each girl, with similar material and colours used, but the design of the suit will be unique to the individual.
Heslenfeld is hoping she can get sponsorship to go to the competition and is asking for support from the community. (princegeorgecitizen.com)
Those that know Rosalba Vagge, know her as a real person. She's extremely caring and always willing to help others, you can even test her on that.
ReplyDeleteShe is an inspiration, that anyone can do anything! Even when the odds tell you that you can't. For her story starts as living on the streets of Mexico City as an orphan selling chiclets for her early years of life. Then was given a chance here in Canada! Here she hasn't taken anything for granted. She has been involved in many foundations, and even organized her first fashion show fundraiser last year. Her, life has taken her to try new this. She not only has the beauty, but the intelligence and has she continues her career in the corporate world. Not only has she focus on being a business woman, but has also take the challenge of modeling. Challenge! you may question, but it's hard when to stay ground and not let the industry bring you down, making sure you always keep health body inside and out. Her belief on a health body has taken her to also work and participate in the fitness industry. In the end, she is one of kind for she is a well rounded girl!
That's what Canada is about, so let her represent what a real Canadian woman is!
[IMG]http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk197/rosavagge/n807840243_1132725_4039.jpg[/IMG]Those that know Rosalba Vagge, know her as a real person. She's extremely caring and always willing to help others, you can even test her on that.
ReplyDeleteShe is an inspiration, that anyone can do anything! Even when the odds tell you that you can't. For her story starts as living on the streets of Mexico City as an orphan selling chiclets for her early years of life. Then was given a chance here in Canada! Here she hasn't taken anything for granted. She has been involved in many foundations, and even organized her first fashion show fundraiser last year. Her, life has taken her to try new this. She not only has the beauty, but the intelligence and has she continues her career in the corporate world. Not only has she focus on being a business woman, but has also take the challenge of modeling. Challenge! you may question, but it's hard when to stay ground and not let the industry bring you down, making sure you always keep health body inside and out. Her belief on a health body has taken her to also work and participate in the fitness industry. In the end, she is one of kind for she is a well rounded girl!
That's what Canada is about, so let her represent what a real Canadian woman is!
What on earth does Rosalba Vagge have to do with Cristina Heslenfeld? I see here a girl with brains who hasn't spent her whole life trying to be some kind of supermodel or beauty queen. Working in the ER will always be more important than any fund raising fashion show. I'm sorry but I think it's incredibly for the above poster to have tried to one-up the obviously humble and intelligent woman in the article to post about his or her favorite candidate. Maybe if Rosalba got a degree in nursing she would get more press coverage. Kudos to Cristina Heslenfeld.
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