P.E.I. woman gearing up for Miss World Canada pageant
CBC News
Posted: Feb 24, 2013 3:40 PM AT
Last Updated: Feb 24, 2013 6:03 PM AT
Janelle MacMillan, 23, is a St. Thomas University student from Charlottetown. (Facebook)A young Island woman says she has a busy two months ahead of her as she prepares to represent the Maritimes at the Miss World Canada pageant.
Janelle MacMillan, 23, is a St. Thomas University student from Charlottetown.
She said she was hesitant at first about signing up, but says she realized the competition is more than a beauty pageant.
"They are not concerned with my beauty, you know, all the emails that I get from them and all the advice and all the training that I'm going through, none of it is focused on my hair or my makeup. It's all completely on my charity work, my public speaking, my poise, the way I present myself. It really has like no point on my outward appearance," she said.
MacMillan said on top of her public speaking training, she also has to raise $5,000 for a children's charity.
The competition takes place in May.
Share Tools
Latest Prince Edward Island News Headlines
- Wood Islands liquor store opens
- Saturday marked the first day of operation for the new liquor agency store at the Plough the Waves Centre in Wood Islands. more »
- Rescue attempt over for New Brunswick fishermen
- The rescue attempt for two missing fishermen has been called off in New Brunswick, hours after one body was found. more »
- Duffy's Senate expenses may get 2nd look from auditors
- Senator Mike Duffy's expenses may get a second review by independent auditors following media reports regarding expenses he claimed while campaigning for Conservative candidates during the last election. more »
- Tour operators get lesson in being gay-friendly
- With tourism season fast approaching, operators from across the Island are getting a lesson in welcoming those in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities. more »
Must Watch
Top News Headlines
- Rescue attempt over for New Brunswick fishermen
- The rescue attempt for two missing fishermen has been called off in New Brunswick, hours after one body was found. more »
- Spectator killed at Edmonton Jeep event
- A 20-year-old woman died Saturday during an event for Jeep enthusiasts held in a parking lot just west of downtown Edmonton. more »
- Astronaut Chris Hadfield adjusts to 'earthling' life
- Canada's space ambassador, Chris Hadfield, is still readapting to life on this planet after spending 146 days in zero gravity as commander of the International Space Station. For now, though, he's taking his homecoming one step at a time. more »
- Afghan legislators block law protecting women
- An Afghan legislator says conservative lawmakers have blocked approval of a law that aims to protect women's freedoms, saying parts of it violate Islamic principles. more »
- Rescue attempt over for New Brunswick fishermen
- Man dies in Mount Vernon car crash
- Tour operators get lesson in being gay-friendly
- Jobs to tide over fisheries workers for EI
- Mistakes in Senator Duffy controversy 'mind boggling'
- Duffy's Senate expenses may get 2nd look from auditors
- Cavendish offers all-inclusive style vacations
- P.E.I. marked low on foreign worker treatment
- Wood Islands liquor store opens
