Denis Davila of the Beauties of Canada organization is the national director of Miss Universe Canada. Amelia Tu of British Columbia was crowned Miss Universe Canada 2022 at the Meridian Arts Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on May 14, 2022 and her runner-up Madison Kvaltin of Ontario became Miss International Canada 2022.
Currently, Canada has 20 Miss Universe placements including the coronations of Karen Baldwin in 1982 and Natalie Glebova in 2005. The most recent one was in the 2022 edition when Tu finished in the Top 16.
Canada also has six Miss International placements including the third runner-up finish of Edna McVicar in 1961. The most recent one was in 2022 when Kvatlin finished in the Top 8.
Miss Universe Canada 2023
The Miss Universe Canada 2023 coronation ceremony will be held at the River Rock Casino in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada on August 19, 2023. It is the 21st edition of the national beauty pageant that selects Canada’s Miss Universe and Miss International candidates.
There are 58 women competing for the Miss Universe Canada 2023 crown. Here are the candidates:
- Ainaz Giahi (Moncton, New Brunswick)
- Alexandra Zhang Denkovski (Markham, Ontario)
- Alexia Anand (Markham, Ontario)
- Alexia Nelson (Montreal)
- Alyssa Lugo-Mayrand (Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec)
- Amethyst Milligan (Milton, Ontario)
- Anmol Dosanjh (White Rock, British Columbia)
- Anna Christina Ghazal (Montreal, Quebec)
- Arsh Thind (Abbotsford, British Columbia)
- Ashley Martel Lepine (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
- Aslihan Morali (Ancaster, Ontario)
- Bianca Sophia Carelli (Toronto, Ontario)
- Bobbie Williams (Toronto, Ontario)
- Cherine “Meriem” Babouri (Longueil, Quebec)
- Daryna Prysiazhniuk (Regina, Saskatchewan)
- Desiree Gurniak (Surrey, British Columbia)
- Dominique Doucette (Québec City, Quebec)
- Donna Clacer (Burnaby, British Columbia)
- Eleonora Abakumova (Toronto, Ontario)
- Emily Marston (Rocky, Alberta)
- Erika Metro (Beaver, Alberta)
- Feriel Djebbar (Montreal)
- Harmony Ilunga (Toronto, Ontario)
- Hojeong Kim (Surrey, British Columbia)
- Iris Yu (Vancouver, British Columbia)
- Jacqueline Rideout (Wabush, Newfoundland and Labrador)
- Jerusha Khushal (Scarborough, Ontario)
- Jessica Bailey (Vancouver, British Columbia)
- Jinkle Mehta (Brampton, Ontario)
- Kayla Mckay (Kamloops, British Columbia)
- Kim Hoang Do (Calgary, Alberta)
- Lannie Houle (Goodfish Lake, Alberta)
- Madison Kvaltin (Manitoulin Island, Ontario)
- Madison Moore (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
- Marwa Osmani (Surrey, British Columbia)
- Melanie Fan (Toronto, Ontario)
- Melanie Renaud (Windsor, Ontario)
- Melody Thike Vancouver, British Columbia)
- Mildred Rincon (Calgary, Alberta)
- Nathalie Low (Delta, British Columbia)
- Navpreet Kaur Banga (Richmond, British Columbia)
- Nneka Eleh (Oakvile, Ontario)
- Peize Liu (Toronto, Ontario)
- Rahwa Niguss (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
- Rebecca Drouin (Windsor, Ontario)
- Sasha Jacob (Toronto, Ontario)
- Shakira Ibrahim (Windsor, Ontario)
- Shauna Bondy (LaSalle, Ontario)
- Simran Sohal (Toronto, Ontario)
- Sukhleen Chane (Abbotsford, British Columbia)
- Susan Jaramillo (Kelowna, British Columbia)
- Swemi Saraiya (Brampton, Ontario)
- Taylor Hawkes (Whitehorse, Yukon)
- Tori Ghobadi (Cambridge, Ontario)
- Victoria Shin (Vancouver, British Columbia)
- Viktoriya Kornishyna (Brooks, Alberta)
- Willma Gendb (Kitchener, Ontario)
- Wing Hu (Toronto, Ontario)
The following candidates withdrew from the competition prior to the coronation night:
- Adeena Adam
- Alaa Hassan
- Alyssia Jovellanos
- Anita Persaud-Tinker
- Charyda-Andréa Tshikangu
- Faith Peter Ekrakene
- Hellaya Yatshibi
- Jolanta Bird
- Keilaye Gordon Rose
- Koni Peng
- Kya Cha-Nault
- Maneet Khera
- Melissa Briard-Halle
- Naia Maird
- Priyanka Sharma
- Rhoda Cardinal
- Roveena Jassal
- Sylvia Zhang
- Tirazheh Yazdi
- Veronica Deen

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