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03/04/09 |
Triton native takes =
home two=20
titles from ![3D"print](3D"http://www.thenorwester.ca/images/print.jpg"=20)
Miss Talent Miss =
Teen=20
Newfoundland and Labrador=20
Pageant
TRITON
PAM SNOW =
The=20
Nor'wester
Once again, 16-year-old Courtney =
Woodford of=20
Triton has taken home the Miss Talent =
title and=20
also placed fourth runner up at the Miss =
Teen=20
Newfoundland and Labrador Pageant on =
March=20
8.
The Level II student at Dorset =
Collegiate is no stranger to =
pageants.
"I=20
have taken part in past pageants, here =
in Triton=20
I competed in the Miss Snow Queen =
Pageant about=20
5 years ago for our Winter carnival, and =
I=20
competed in the Miss Teen Newfoundland =
and=20
Labrador pageant last year," said=20
Courtney.
"This is my second year =
winning=20
the Miss Talent title, a pageant first. =
In the=20
Talent competition I sang and played the =
piano -=20
the song was called 'Inside Your Heaven' =
by=20
Carrie Underwood."
The other =
finalists in=20
the talent competition were Charlotte =
Gusue of=20
Gander and Kandice Power of Paradise. =
Charlotte=20
sang, while Kandice did a Karate=20
demonstration.
The Miss Teen =
Newfoundland=20
and Labrador Pageant began in 1997, with =
the=20
primary goal of shining a spotlight on =
the=20
achievements and accomplishments of =
young women=20
throughout the province.
The =
women were=20
judged on the basis of personality, =
academics,=20
fitness, public speaking ability and =
on-stage=20
casual and evening wear=20
competitions.
Twelve years and 13 =
provincial titleholders later, Miss Teen =
pageant=20
has grown into the largest pageantry =
event in=20
the province. It's hosted every year at =
the=20
1,000-seat St. John's Arts and Culture=20
Centre.
Courtney said she plans =
on=20
entering more pageants in the =
future.
"I=20
think it is a great way for young girls =
across=20
our province to showcase their talents =
and=20
abilities," she said. "It's also a great =
way to=20
develop skills such as public speaking =
and it=20
definitely boost your confidence=20
levels.
"Many people don't =
realize that=20
it is not a beauty pageant - there are =
other=20
aspects such as a fittness test, an =
academic=20
test, and an interview with the panel of =
judges=20
which combined makes up about 80 per =
cent of=20
your preliminary score."
Courtney =
added=20
the pageants are a great place to make =
friends=20
and learn from each =
participant.
"I=20
gained so much by going to this =
pageant," she=20
said. "If someone ever has an =
opportunity to=20
enter (into) something like this, I =
strongly=20
suggest trying it - it was one of the =
most=20
amazing weekends of my life.
"The =
girls I=20
met in the competition were so kind and=20
accepting. Many of us became great =
friends=20
within minutes of meeting each=20
other."
This is the first time =
Courtney=20
placed in the pageant and she said she =
was=20
overwhelmed by the honour.
"All I =
wanted=20
to do was to improve from last year, I =
never=20
dreamed it would take me so far. I'm =
just so=20
grateful for the =
experience."
Courtney=20
plans to attend Memorial University to =
obtain a=20
Bachelor of Physical Education, along =
with an=20
Education =
degree. |
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