A Big Valley student is on her way to represent the area in the Miss Teenage Canada Pageant.
Tennille Day Chief, 14, of Big Valley has been selected into the preliminary round to represent the Drumheller-Stettler and Big Valley Area.
“This is something I have always wanted to do,” Tennille tells The Mail.
Tennille says that she saw the page for the pageant on Facebook, and saw a number of her friends were liking it.
“I clicked on the page and knew it was something was interested in doing,” she said. “As well I want to inspire young girls to follow their dreams because this is something I have always wanted to be.”
She spoke to her mother Crystal who granted per permission, and then applied. The application was successful and lead to an interview via webcam. Two days later, she was informed she qualified for the regional competition in Calgary March 21 and 22.
The finalists compete in a number of categories such as talent, formal dress, swim suit, public speaking, personal interview, charity contribution and community engagement.
If she is successful at the Alberta round she will qualify for the national competition in Toronto. About 60 others from across Canada are selected for the national contest that runs a full week.
Miss Teenage Canada’s mission is “to give every Canadian teenage girl the chance to step up into the spotlight and show the world her own kind of beautiful. Our commitment is to set the highest standards of competition versus other pageant systems.”
This pageant also holds the rights to send competitors to prestigious international competitions including, Miss Teenager Universe, Miss Global Teen, Miss Supranational and Miss Teen International, to name a few.
To continue along in the contest she is hoping to garner sponsors to support her journey. This would help her in her travel and entry fees. To learn more contact Crystal at 403-916-4492.
