Miss Teen Newfoundland & Labrador Pageant
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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 currently the longest-running teen pageant
in the province, and one of the most widely recognized and successful pageants in Canada, and is one of the only 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 Teen Canada-World Pageant, the largest teen pageant in Canada.
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 is traditionally held in February or early March. From 1997-2005, the pageant was held over a four-day weekend, however in 2006 it was reduced to three days. The committee has announced that the 2009 event will mark the return of the four day pageant weekend.
With unprecedented media coverage, web traffic
, participants, audience-goers and staff, it is currently the largest pageantry event in the province of Newfoundland & Labrador.
. The scoring system consists of a 45% 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 contestant. 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).
, 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.
Beauty contest
A beauty pageant or beauty contest, is a competition that mainly focuses on the physical beauty of its contestants, although such contests often incorporate personality, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria...
in the province, and one of the most widely recognized and successful pageants in Canada, and is one of the only pageant events in Canada to be televised.
The winner becomes an active ambassador and role model
Role model
The term role model generally means any "person who serves as an example, whose behaviour is emulated by others".The term first appeared in Robert K. Merton's socialization research of medical students...
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 Teen Canada-World Pageant, the largest teen pageant in Canada.
Pageant History
The Miss Teen Newfoundland & LabradorNewfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
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
Arts and Culture Centre
The Arts and Culture Centres are a system of six arts centres in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, operated by the provincial government's Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation...
, 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 is traditionally held in February or early March. From 1997-2005, the pageant was held over a four-day weekend, however in 2006 it was reduced to three days. The committee has announced that the 2009 event will mark the return of the four day pageant weekend.
With unprecedented media coverage, web traffic
Web traffic
Web traffic is the amount of data sent and received by visitors to a web site. It is a large portion of Internet traffic. This is determined by the number of visitors and the number of pages they visit...
, 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 pageantBeauty contest
A beauty pageant or beauty contest, is a competition that mainly focuses on the physical beauty of its contestants, although such contests often incorporate personality, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria...
. The scoring system consists of a 45% personal interview
Interview
An interview is a conversation between two people where questions are asked by the interviewer to obtain information from the interviewee.- Interview as a Method for Qualitative Research:"Definition" -...
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
Formal wear
Formal wear and formal dress are the general terms for clothing suitable for formal social events, such as a wedding, formal garden party or dinner, débutante cotillion, dance, or race...
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 contestant. 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).
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 speakingPublic speaking
Public speaking is the process of speaking to a group of people in a structured, deliberate manner intended to inform, influence, or entertain the listeners...
, motivational seminars, scholarship acquisition, etc), tours of the provincial Government House
Government House (Newfoundland and Labrador)
Government House is the official residence of the Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. Government House was a by-product of the wave of administrative initiatives that took place during the 1820s. The royal charter of 1825 bestowed official colonial status for Newfoundland.The first...
and House of Assembly
Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly is one of two components of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Newfoundland and Labrador General Assembly meets in the Confederation Building at St...
, a boat cruise throughout St. John's harbour, taking in local community musical productions, etc.
Titleholders
| Year | Titleholder | Hometown |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Chelsea Butler | Conception Bay South |
| 2010 | Georgina Barbour | Witless Bay |
| 2010 | Somaria Balram | St. John's St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St... |
| 2009 | Chelsea Squires | Burin Burin, Newfoundland and Labrador Burin is a town on the Burin Peninsula in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The Burin Peninsula is often affectionately nicknamed "The Boot" due to its resemblance to the footwear when seen on a map, with the town of Burin located near the "heel". Burin is approximately 318 km... |
| 2008 | Laura Woodworth | Grand Falls-Windsor |
| 2007 | Danielle Seward | Heart's Delight-Islington |
| 2006 | Sabrina Fitzpatrick | Kilbride Kilbride Kilbride could refer to:*Kilbride, St. John's, Canada*Kilbride, Ontario, Canada*Kilbride, County Antrim, a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland... |
| 2005 | Nikita Hickey | Grand le Pierre Grand le Pierre, Newfoundland and Labrador Grand le Pierre is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 264 in the Canada 2006 Census.-See also:* List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador... |
| 2004 | Melissa Jenkins | Carbonear |
| 2004 | Renée Hodder | Mount Pearl Mount Pearl Mount Pearl is the second largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The city is located southwest of St. John's, on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. Mount Pearl is part of the St... |
| 2003 | Ashley Bursey | St. John's St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St... |
| 2002 | Kristen Parsons | Wabush |
| 2001 | Natalie Langor | Corner Brook |
| 2000 | Arlene O'Keefe | Paradise Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador Paradise is a town on the Avalon Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The town is a part of the St. John's Metropolitan Area. The town borders the City of St. John's, the City of Mount Pearl, the Town of Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, and the town of Conception Bay South... |
| 1999 | Crystal Freake | Grand Falls-Windsor |
| 1999 | Melanie O'Brien | Paradise Paradise Paradise is a place in which existence is positive, harmonious and timeless. It is conceptually a counter-image of the miseries of human civilization, and in paradise there is only peace, prosperity, and happiness. Paradise is a place of contentment, but it is not necessarily a land of luxury and... |
| 1998 | Christa Borden Christa Borden Christa Borden is a Canadian pop singer, known as the winner of the television reality series contest Popstars: The One in April 2003.As a child, Christa Borden spent much time performing in public. Starting out singing folk songs and musical theatre and in her teens, operatic repertoire, she won... |
Chamberlains |
| 1997 | Kathleen Bradbury | Mount Pearl Mount Pearl Mount Pearl is the second largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The city is located southwest of St. John's, on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. Mount Pearl is part of the St... |
- In 2010, winner Somaria Balram left the province to pursue post-secondary education in Nova Scotia, resulting in 1st runner-up Georgina Barbour assuming the title in August 2010.
- In 2004, winner Renée Hodder elected to not sign the titleholder agreement, resulting in 1st runner-up Melissa Jenkins (Carbonear) assuming the title in October 2004.
- In 1999, Crystal Freake was the winner of the Miss Teen Canada International title, resulting in the 1st runner-up Melanie O'Brien (Paradise) assuming the provincial title.
Production
- Since 2002, the pageant's running crowning theme has been "You're a Superstar" by Canadian band Love Inc.Love Inc. (band)Love Inc. was a dance music act from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The group was formed by DJ/remixer/producers Chris Sheppard and Brad Daymond, with Simone Denny on vocals. The Sheppard and Denny combination previously worked together in the Quality Records dance outfit BKS, an acronym using the...
- The pageant is traditionally co-hosted by the outgoing Miss Teen Newfoundland & Labrador, and has featured co-hosts such as Mark CritchMark CritchMark Critch is a Canadian comedian; he was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.He was a writer for This Hour Has 22 Minutes and is now a star after two appearances in the 10th Season and recurring in Seasons 11 and 12...
(Newfoundland & Labrador comedian), Larry JayLarry JayLarry Jay is a radio and television personality in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He is the news director at CHOZ-FM, branded as OZ-FM, and co-host of The Dawn Patrol, the station's morning flagship program. He is also an occasional reporter for NTV and co-host of the NTV Sunday...
(Oz FM radio and NTV television personality), Tom Ormsby (VOCMVOCM (AM)VOCM is an AM radio station in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, broadcasting at 590 kHz. Owned by Newcap Radio, VOCM first went on the air in 1936. October 19, 2011 marks 75 years of broadcasting for VOCM...
radio personality), and pageant assistant director Chris Fry. - Miss Teen Newfoundland & Labrador appears annually on the cover of the provincial entertainment magazine 'The Newfoundland Herald'.
- The pageant's judging panel has a star-studded history, featuring such notable judges as Natalie GlebovaNatalie GlebovaNatalie Glebova is a Russian Canadian beauty queen, the 2005 Miss Universe title holder.-Personal life:Glebova was born in Tuapse, Russia. She studied classical piano and graduated from a professional musical school at age of 12. She also has won various regional rhythmic gymnastics championships...
(Miss UniverseMiss UniverseMiss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
2005), Marjorie Clarke (2005 North American Hairstylist of the Year), Robin Barker (widely recognized Toronto hairstylist), Jimmy Steele (renowned Canadian pageant expert and coach), Lorne Rostotski, Christa BordenChrista BordenChrista Borden is a Canadian pop singer, known as the winner of the television reality series contest Popstars: The One in April 2003.As a child, Christa Borden spent much time performing in public. Starting out singing folk songs and musical theatre and in her teens, operatic repertoire, she won...
(Miss Teen NL 1998 and 'PopstarsPopstarsPopstars is an international reality television franchise and a precursor to the Idol series. The series first began in New Zealand in 1999 when producer Jonathan Dowling formed the five member all-girl group TrueBliss...
' competition winner), and local media celebrities Toni-Marie WisemanToni-Marie WisemanToni-Marie Wiseman is an anchor/reporter who works for NTV in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. She started her career in radio news, before joining the NTV News team in October 1989....
and Danielle Butt (NTVCJON-TVCJON-DT is a Canadian English language television station broadcasting on channel 21 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, with additional transmitters and cable coverage throughout the province. It is known on-air as NTV, for Newfoundland Television...
), Leanne Sharpe (99.1 HITS FM), Claudette Barnes (VOCMVOCM (AM)VOCM is an AM radio station in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, broadcasting at 590 kHz. Owned by Newcap Radio, VOCM first went on the air in 1936. October 19, 2011 marks 75 years of broadcasting for VOCM...
), and Kevin Kelly (The Newfoundland Herald). - The 2011 Miss Teen Newfoundland & Labrador Pageant was televised on several occasions by NTVCJON-TVCJON-DT is a Canadian English language television station broadcasting on channel 21 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, with additional transmitters and cable coverage throughout the province. It is known on-air as NTV, for Newfoundland Television...
, restoring the pageant as one of the only events in the country to be broadcasted.
Records
- On October 5, 2007, the pageant's website celebrated its one millionth visitor. According the web traffic ranking tool Alexa.com, the Miss Teen Newfoundland & Labrador pageant is the second most popular teen pageant website in the world.
- Arlene O'Keefe (2000, Paradise) won the Miss Newfoundland & Labrador title in 2006, making her the first woman to win both provincial titles. Four other Miss Teen Newfoundland & Labrador past contestants (Crystal Snow, Aimee Power, Sabrina Jenkins, and Sheena Winsor) have also gone on to win the Miss Newfoundland & Labrador Pageant.
- Miss Teen NL 2003 Ashley Bursey placed as the 1st runner-up at the 2006 Miss World CanadaMiss World CanadaThe Miss World Canada contest is an beauty pageant, held mostly annually in various incarnations and with several different names since 1957, to select Canada's representative to the Miss World contest. The Canadian franchise was currently owned by Upstage This! Productions, based in Vancouver,...
Pageant, and placed in the top 15 of the 2007 Miss Universe CanadaMiss Universe Canada-External links:*...
contest. - In 2006, Sabrina Fitzpatrick (Miss Teen NL 2006) was the winner of the Miss Teen Canada Scholarship Pageant in Niagara Falls, OntarioNiagara Falls, OntarioNiagara Falls is a Canadian city on the Niagara River in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario. The municipality was incorporated on June 12, 1903...
, while Kristen Parsons (Miss Teen NL 2002) was the winner of the Miss CanadaMiss CanadaMiss Canada was a scholarship competition for young women in Canada. It was founded in Hamilton in 1946. The first broadcast of the Miss Canada pageant aired in 1963 on CTV. The late Peter Jennings was host of the pageant in 1964....
Scholarship division that same night. Arlene O'Keefe (Miss Teen NL 2000) also competed in the Miss division as Newfoundland & Labrador's third representative, however she did not place at the event. - Stephanie Brennan (2000 and 2001 Miss Teen NL 1st runner-up) was the first (and only) Miss Teen Millennium Pageant in 2001.