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Date Posted: 10:28:37 03/14/09 Sat
By Holly Miyasaki - Penticton Western News
Published: March 13, 2009 2:00 PM
Former Miss Penticton and current Miss B.C. Interior, Gagan Chahal, will be competing for the title of Miss World Canada 2009 in Toronto on Tuesday.
A former Miss Penticton will be a provincial representative at this year's Miss World Canada competition in Toronto this month.
Gagan Chahal, who has been Miss Penticton and named Miss B.C. Interior last year, is looking forward to the opportunities the competition will afford her.
"I really believe in the Beauty With a Purpose (mandate)," she said of Miss World Canada's charitable program, which sees participants raise funds for a selected organization. "It will allow me to reach out to those charities and those in need that I would not normally be able to reach out to."
Beauty With a Purpose has been the pageant's motto for the last 25 years and has raised over $400 million USD for those in need. SOS Children's Villages Canada is Miss World Canada's charity of choice and is the world's largest orphan-focused charity. In 132 countries, orphaned and abandoned children are cared for through the program — over 60,000 children and youth worldwide receive long-term care.
This year's funds will go to a Canadian village that is being built in Ondangwa, Namibia in Southern Africa.
Chahal is currently attending the University of British Columbia where she is studying education and will depart for Ontario on Monday where she and 44 other contestants will go through rehearsals, photo shoots, interviews and dinners prior to the Tuesday competition.
She has no expectation of how she will do at the Tuesday pageant, but has a positive outlook about the whole experience.
"When you go to something like this so many people ask how well you think you will do," said Chahal. "You just give it your all and hope for the best. You can't go in with a closed mind."
Miss World Canada will represent the country at Miss World 2009, receive training in their chosen field of career interest, modeling and media relations, travel the country and have multiple opportunities to work with children's charities across the country.
Close to Chahal's heart is B.C. Children's Hospital — which she hopes to be able to raise funds for as she stresses the importance of youth in society.
Regardless of what Tuesday's outcome is, Chahal is enthusiastic about her future.
"You won't be disappointed because at the end of the day it's an experience that only a few get to experience," she said.
Chahal said she hopes to be involved with the Big Brothers and Sisters organization once she has completed the current semester at school.
For more information about Miss World Canada visit www.missworldcanada.com.
http://www.bclocalnews.com/okanagan_similkameen/pentictonwesternnews/lifestyles/41232169.html
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