COBERTURA MISS CANADA UNIVERSO 2018 / FINAL 18 DE AGOSTO

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Veronique Langis

Height: 5’10
Hometown: Sudbury, Ontario
Languages: English, French
Occupation: Student at Laurentian University (Behavioral Neuroscience)

Véronique Langis was born and raised in Sudbury, Ontario. She is the middle child with a little brother and an older sister who are loving and very supportive She’s from a francophone community and she can speak english and french. She graduated from high school last June. Véronique has done most of her volunteering helping out with the school. She will be going to Laurentian University to complete her bachelor’s in behavioral neuroscience. Currently she’s working as a science demonstrator at Dynamic Earth which is a tourist spot in Sudbury, where you’ll see the big nickel.

She was a delegate at Miss North Ontario 2018 and made it to the top 15. This is where she found her passion and love for pageantry. She was rewarded with the Top Model Search Canada scholarship, which she also attended last year. Véronique hopes to achieve her goals to become a successful model. Travelling the world is one of her many goals because she loves exploring different cultures.

Véronique loves stepping out of her comfort zone and taking on new challenges. She always has a smile and always tries to keep a positive mind. She lives by the motto “your life is only as good as your mindset”.

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Yamina Chekroun

Height: 5’6
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Languages: English, French
Occupation: Public interest attorney

Yamina Sara Chekroun is an attorney and first generation immigrant of North Africa. She graduated with honors from the University of Toronto in Political Science and Sociology and holds a law degree from the City University of New York School of Law, a public interest law school dedicated to law in the service of human needs.

Yamina has worked with low-income and homeless populations since the age of sixteen, when she started as an outreach worker at a peer-led public health project in a downtown Toronto community center. Later, she served as the North American Representative of Youth RISE, an international youth-led organization dedicated to providing health care services and advocating for human rights for young people with substance abuse issues in addition to providing innovate, effective, and tailored solutions to preventing the spread of Hepatitis C and HIV/AIDS.

During her studies she spent two summers as a full time volunteer providing free legal services. She volunteered at the Door, a comprehensive youth development services center in SoHo Manhattan, where she worked with undocumented and unaccompanied immigrant youth to prove Special Juvenile Status and successfully obtained green cards for all of her young clients. Yamina also volunteered at The Drug Policy Alliance headquarters in Los Angeles, California, where she worked directly alongside the State Director in drafting proposed legislation aimed at reducing mass incarceration and promoting evidence-based policies to keep communities safe in alliance with local law enforcement agencies.

After law school, Yamina pursued her passion for social justice and landed a contract at a non-profit law firm in the South Bronx, the poorest Congressional District in the United States. As a lawyer, she represented families with children who were at risk of eviction by connecting them to life-changing social services and advocating for their rights in court. Currently, she helps young moms start their own businesses by providing them with the essential legal structures that forges their path to success.

She has travelled to the Middle East, Europe, and South America in the pursuit of learning from the beauty and wisdom of other cultures. When she is not exploring new fitness studios, practicing ballet barre or running by the water, you can find her in the kitchen cooking plant-based creations that even meat lovers adore. An avid and early investor in crypto-currencies, she keeps herself informed of developments in blockchain technology in hopes of pioneering a space for women in that emerging market.

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Miss Universe Canada 2018 National Finalists, full day of Rehearsals

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Miss Universe Canada 2018 Delegates Live now on Instagram @MissUniverseCanada

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Sasha Lombardi in the news, Toronto Sun

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The Miss Universe Canada 2018 Delegates visit Toronto City Hall
The Miss Universe Canada 2018 Delegates were able to get a glimpse inside Toronto’s City Hall.

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Miss Universe Canada 2018 Delegates visit the Toronto Eaton Centre
Miss Universe Canada 2018 Delegates visited the Toronto Eaton Centre as part of their city tour this morning. They visited Toronto City Hall Earlier this morning along with the CN Tower.

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Miss Universe Canada 2018 Delegates had lunch at Richtree Natural Market
The Miss Universe Canada 2018 Delegates had a wonderful lunch today at Richtree Natural Market Toronto Eaton Centre.