Alice Panikian, New Miss Universe Canada 2006
The 20 year old York University student, Alice Panikian of Toronto was anointed Miss Universe Canada 2006 Tuesday night at the Casino de Montreal, as reported by Canada.com. Alice Panikian defeats 48 other hopefuls contestant and takes over the tiara from Natalie Glebova, who went on to win the 2005 Miss Universe Pageant contest and beat Miss Puerto Rico in Thailand last year.
She also took the Miss Photogenic prize as the judges rated the young women on poise, confidence, intelligence, physical fitness, and beauty as they modelled in swimsuits and evening gowns and made impromptu speeches.
Alice Panikian had previously represented Canada at the 2006 Reinado del Caf?? or International Queen of Coffee pageant, held in Colombia, where she became the first winner.
Natalie Glebova said that Panikian will give Canada a strong candidate for the Miss Universe crown for a second year in a row. “She’s gorgeous. Absolutely stunning,” Glebova said.
“It’s surreal. I think I’m dreaming,” Panikian said, checking her pulse. “No, no, I’m not.”
The runner-up for this year Canadian Miss Universe is Claudia Cote, had received the loudest applause from the audience. “Quebec women are known their warmth and beauty,” Cote lamented. “It would have been nice to see one of our girls in the final round.”
Other three Quebecers were among the 10 finalists, but none made the Top 5.
Alice Panikian (born 1985 in Sofia, Bulgaria), she is 3/4 Bulgarian and 1/4 Armenian but associates with both cultures. Alice and both of her parents (Bulgarian mother, 1/2 Bulgarian and 1/2 Armenian father) were born in Bulgaria. That???s why she has an Armenian last name. Panikian moved to Canada when she was five, and has dual Bulgarian and Canadian citizenship.
Panikian currently resides in Toronto, Ontario. She is twenty years old and 6′ tall (1.83 m). A professional model and has travelled to Paris, Milan and New York. Her hobbies include volleyball and yoga; she aspires to become a broadcast journalist or a TV show host.
Alice Panikian as the winner of this year Miss Universe Canada will travel the world in defence of a favourite cause. For Panikian, it will be HIV and AIDS prevention in Africa. “(AIDS) is very preventible. With education we can save a lot of lives,” she said.
Photograph by : The Gazette, Tyrel Featherstone
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on Mar 22 2006. Filed under Women Fashion, Women Gossip, Women Lifestyle, Women Personality.
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