Miss Teen Newfoundland & Labrador Pageant

The Miss Teen Newfoundland & Labrador Pageant is a teen pageant based out of St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada. Founded in 1996, the pageant sets out to annually showcase the talents and achievements and build the confidence of the province's brightest young women, between the ages of 13 and 18. It is the longest-running teen pageant in the province, one of the most widely recognized and successful pageants in Canada, and is one of the select few pageant events in Canada to be televised.

The winner becomes an active ambassador and role model for the province's young women, and over the course of her reign, tours the province, volunteering at various community festivals and charitable events. She is also the recipient of a formidable prize package, including a $1,500 academic scholarship. As of 2009, the pageant is also the selection medium for Newfoundland & Labrador's delegates at the Miss Teenage Canada Pageant (formerly Miss Teen Canada-World), the largest teen pageant in Canada.

Pageant History

The Miss Teen Newfoundland & Labrador Pageant began in 1997 to fill the void for a teen pageant in the province, after the cessation of the original Miss Teen Newfoundland Pageant in 1990. It is held annually at the St. John's Arts and Culture Centre, which, with a seating capacity of 1,013, is the largest theatre in the province. Since that time, it has emerged as a major player in the Canadian pageant industry, influencing the scoring systems of numerous other events, and actively seeking to alter the widely held views of what a teen pageant entails.

The pageant was traditionally held in February or March, but as of 2014, the pageant realigned to become a fall event, with its next edition taking place October 2–5. From 1997-2005, the pageant was held over a four-day weekend, however in 2006 it was reduced to three days. As of 2009, the pageant has since returned to the four day pageant weekend format.

With unprecedented media coverage,[1] web traffic, participants, audience-goers and staff, it is currently the largest pageantry event in the province of Newfoundland & Labrador.

Scoring System

Dispelling the stereotypical view of pageantry, the Miss Teen Newfoundland & Labrador is not a beauty pageant. The scoring system consists of a 40% personal interview with the judging panel, a 20% academic test, a 15% fitness test (all of which take place in the days leading up to the pageant's final gala), and on-stage casual and evening wear competitions worth 10% each. Upon completion of the first half of the show, the top 10 contestants scoring the highest advance to the semi-finals, where they may give a speech on a topic of their choice, worth 25%. The top 10 are then narrowed to the top 5 contestants, who answer an impromptu question, again worth 25%. These scores are then tabulated by a professional auditor to determine the winner of the pageant.

For 11 years, the final round of the pageant included the top four contestants. However, in 2008, the pageant expanded to include a fifth finalist.

In addition to the winner and four runners-up, the pageant also hands out other individual awards, including Miss Teen Academic Achievement (to the contestant who scores the highest on the academic test), Miss Teen Fitness (to the contestant who scores the highest on the fitness test), Miss Teen Talent (an optional competition with its own separate judging panel), Miss Teen Photogenic (as judged by Sara Rostotski and Sharon Woodford), Miss Teen Friendship (voted on by the contestants themselves), and (as of 2008) the People's Choice Award (as voted by the general public via the pageant's website).

In 2013, the pageant also included a humanitarian component (worth 5% of their preliminary score), where the contestants were tasked to raise a target of $200 each for the pageant's official charity, the Children's Wish Foundation of Newfoundland & Labrador. The 20 delegates of 2013 raised $24,023.86 for the cause. (Photo of cheque presentation)

Weekend Activities

Prior to the pageant's glamorous final gala, the contestants participate in a number of educational or recreational activities as a group. These have included in the past such things as glow bowling, rock climbing, educational seminars (haircare, public speaking, motivational seminars, scholarship acquisition, etc.), tours of the provincial Government House and House of Assembly, a boat cruise throughout St. John's harbour, taking in local community musical productions, etc.

Titleholders

2016 Chanel Zhouri Grand Falls- Windsor
2015 Alaina Joe Conne River
2014 Sonali Verma Stephenville
2013 Raylene Mackey Goulds
2012 Emily Bland Grand Falls-Windsor
2011 Chelsea Butler Conception Bay South
2010 Georgina Barbour Witless Bay
2010 Somaria Balram St. John's
2009 Chelsea Squires Burin
2008 Laura Woodworth Grand Falls-Windsor
2007 Danielle Seward Heart's Delight-Islington
2006 Sabrina Fitzpatrick Kilbride
2005 Nikita Hickey Grand le Pierre
2004 Melissa Jenkins Carbonear
2004 Renée Hodder Mount Pearl
2003 Ashley Bursey St. John's
2002 Kristen Parsons Wabush
2001 Natalie Langor Corner Brook
2000 Arlene O'Keefe Paradise
1999 Crystal Freake Grand Falls-Windsor
1999 Melanie O'Brien Paradise
1998 Christa Borden Chamberlains
1997 Kathleen Bradbury Mount Pearl

Production

Records

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nfpageants.net/news.html Archive of Miss Teen Newfoundland & Labrador Media Coverage
  2. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/MissTeenNL/photos/a.10151786930266429.1073741830.14931361428/10152253557806429/?type=1&permPage=1
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