About Miss Universe Canada
(as taken from the "Beauties of Canada" website)

Created in 2002, the “Beauties of Canada” Organization has the exclusive rights to send a Canadian representative to the Miss Universe® Pageant. The company president, Mr. Denis Davila, a Nicaraguan-born Canadian, has worked in the beauty pageant field for nearly a decade, and has successfully produced events here and in Nicaragua.

The Miss Universe® Canada pageant is a “Beauties of Canada” production; a company that advances and supports today's women. These women are savvy, goal-oriented and aware. The contestants who become part of the Miss Universe® Canada Pageant display these characteristics in their everyday lives, both as individuals who participate in the competitions to advance their careers, personal and humanitarian goals, and as women who seek to improve the lives of others. Our vision is to bring beauty pageants back to Canada by producing the event in an elegant format, promoting the beauty and intelligence of women in a gender and racial positive style, while promoting local talent in the fields of entertainment, arts and fashion design.

Our Team consist of a core of dedicated individuals who truly believe in promoting “Beauty Reality Shows”:

• Ms. Charlene Smith as our Executive Coordinator manages the day-to-day operations of the company coming to us with several years experience in event coordination/fundraising.
• Mr. Nick Makos as our Legal Counsel is a member of the national law firm of Heenan Blaikie LLP. He also serves on several charity boards among them ‘Variety Village – the Children's charity'.
• Mr. Miguel Martinez acts as our Fashion Stylist. Originally from Venezuela and a number of years in the fashion industry, Mr. Martinez' not only brings a touch of flare to our organization but also the skills required to work with international delegates on the world stage.

In 2005, Natalie Glebova from Toronto, Ontario, who went on to win the Miss Universe® 2005 crown in Bangkok, Thailand.

Interest in the Miss Universe Canada Pageant has increased with companies and charities across Canada. Ms. Leanne Cecile, Miss Universe Canada 2003, did a large number of public speaking engagements and television appearances, both locally and nationally, to promote her title and “Beauties of Canada” in general.