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An Okotoks teenager took home a nationally coveted title.
Seventeen-year-old Arianna Ramsay was crowned Miss Teenage Canada 2024 at the beauty pageant's national final competition in Toronto on July 14.
"I have a huge passion for modeling and beauty pageants," said Ramsay, who last competed in the Miss Teenage Canada pageant in 2021 before winning this year's banner. With the degree, I can travel all over the country and represent and really express my passions.
Defending rights plays an important role in Ramsay's life.
"Last year I founded H.E.R.O Canada," he said. "It's my online platform that I created on Instagram to raise awareness about the effects of bullying, what it really means to be a bully and the impact bullying can have on your mental health and how it affects your lifestyle." "
Ramsay, who considers herself a proud lifelong Okotokian, feels a deep connection to her community: She graduated this year from Holy Trinity Academy, where she was an honors student, and her mother, Norayda Ramsay, is president of the Filipino-Canadian Society of the Okotoks.
"I also represent the culture that my mother blessed me with, and I'm very fortunate to have that in my life," said Ramsay, who is half Filipino.
"As a bi-ethnic Canadian, I've struggled with bullying my entire life," he said. She said, "And through the love and support of my family, friends and community, especially the beauty pageant community, I've been able to discover my own kind of beauty."
Ramsay hopes to continue her career as a model and compete in more beauty pageants "I'm so excited to announce that I'll be returning to New York in September for New York Fashion Week," he said. he said.
"Beauty pageants are an ongoing thing, and I love being in the community and I love volunteering my time and paving the way for a better future."
Find out more about Ramsay's advocacy work on H E. R. O instagram page.
Edited by :
Bosman