The Miss Canada Globe Pageant 2015 costs $3000. This goes towards:
Training, Rehearsal Space, Sashes and Crowns (both Regional and National), Talent coaches, Hotel Accommodations (National Pageant Week), Audio and Visual Requirements, Theatre, Transportation (during National Pageant Week), Administrative Fees, Meals (during National Pageant Week), Production Costs, Cash Prizes for the winners, Hair & Makeup
Here is the link to their website for more information: http://www.misscanada.tv/
If you want more information that is not on the website I will gladly send it to you! So don't hesitate to ask!
I only need $1000 to cover the costs, so any amount that you donate would mean the world to me!
Why Should You Donate?
My goal is to promote what true beauty really means on a National level. I want people to hear my story in hopes that they will join me on my journey. I want to be a voice for women and to let them know that they are beautiful and being beautiful starts with finding beauty in yourself.
*** This is long, but I think it's definitely worth reading!"
MY STORY:
In my video, I spoke about my struggles with depression. This is the main reason why I applied to compete in this National Pageant. There are many other people who struggle with depression, like I did, and many more who will go through it in the future. I thought, if I could just reach one person with my story and help them, this is all worth it. I decided to not let my fear stop me from fighting for my goals. I decided to not be afraid of judgement because if I can be happy with myself and if I can help someone else to find happiness within themselves, then judgement is nothing.
I have always been a people pleaser. I would say yes to every favour that people asked me for if I thought it would help them. I got heavily involved in high school, in things like student council; and I was accepted as a member of the Minister's Student Advisory Council for the Ministry of Education for Ontario (MSAC), where I represented students from my area at the provincial level to help make school more inclusive and engaging for my fellow students; I started my own SpeakUp Committee to get others involved who were never given the chance to get involved; I joined a committee through United Way, called the Youth Engagement Partnership, to help youth in my community get involved and to encourage Boards and Committees in my community to reach out to youth for their ideas and involvement; and much more.
It took me too long to figure out that I was not giving enough to myself. I thought, if I focus any attention on myself, that was being selfish. I wore myself out so fast and beat myself up so much for not being good enough. It got to a point where I constantly felt like a disappointment. So any time anyone ever complimented me, I sincerely thanked them, however I felt like I did not deserve it.
I developed this angry voice in my head, telling me how stupid I was, how pathetic I was, how undeserving I was and so on. This voice tore me down until there was barely any fight left in me. I knew I needed help because when this voice said demeaning things to me, I eventually stopped arguing with it. I started to agree with everything it told me. There was a point where I completely hated myself, but I passed that point. I no longer cared about myself. But luckily, I cared about the ones who love me and I couldn't hurt them so I didn't want to hurt me. I decided to reach out to someone I trusted but someone who had a distant relationship to me. A teacher.
Fast forward: I was able to overcome my depression. It took over 5 years, but I did it because I never gave up on myself and I tried my hardest. I am still struggling with mental health issues and seeing a psychologist as well as a psychiatrist. I have my bad days just like you, but I have learned how to deal with them and learn from them. It's a process and it will take time, but I am progressing and getting stronger every day.
I want other girls and women to know that they are beautiful and that they are enough. I don't want anyone to go through what I went through and so I will stand before a huge crowd and judges and look them in the face with confidence and say "I am beautiful" and whether they see it or not does not matter to me. What matters is that I feel it and I believe it and it's real. I believe in myself and when I walk off that stage and at the end of the day I will feel so happy and proud of myself. I will be able to say to myself "look at how far I have come! I did it! I showed myself how beautiful I am!" and that's enough for me.
I hope that this helps other women and girls. I hope that I encourage and inspire them to look in the mirror and smile and say "I am beautiful. I am strong. I am enough." I hope this helps other women find happiness within themselves. And ladies, we don't have to do this alone. I ask you to join me on my journey so that we can help each other, inspire each other and encourage each other.
After the Pageant I want to continue my journey in helping other women and girls find opportunities to do something like this for themselves. I hope to hold my own Beauty Pageant in my community the following summer where everyone is given the chance to show off their beauty.
Miss Canada Globe is only the first step in my journey. I need you to make it happen. Please donate to my campaign now and you will see what I have to give to our Country!