MetroVanIndependent.com
June 2015
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Lifestyle/entertainment
Mr. and Ms. World Canada 2015 winners announced
By Emmy Buccat
Jinder Atwal and Anastasia Lin. Photo by Diones
Lago
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Prior to the gala, MWC sent out an
email to the delegates saying that the
People’s Choice Vote was audited. The
email states that because of problems
in the past, they’ve been monitoring the
votes for suspicious activity since late
February. They warned the girls not to be
surprised if the winners aren’t who they
were expecting. In the end, Betty Lu won
People’s Choice with around 7,800 votes significantly less than the perceived highest
amount.
Semi-Professional dancer Betty Lu
took home two more awards, adding the
Best in Talent Award and the Beauty with
a Purpose Video award. There was some
outrage that Betty Lu had the Official Miss
World Canada Videographer, Caspar Ryan
create her video. Caspar said he had
created videos for past delegates, and
even created videos for other delegates
this year.
As for all the other Special Awards
and Fast-Track Awards, such as the Miss
Congeniality Award and Miss Sports
Award, it has not been made clear as to
who judged them and through what criteria.
Judging for the Crown
Under the judging section in the
agreement that delegates are asked to
sign, it states, “Judges’ decisions are final
and irrev