Fort 91原创鈥檚 Shalom Reimer was crowned Miss Teen BC in her home town at this year鈥檚 Miss BC Pageant held at Chief Sepass Theatre July 3 to 5.
Aldergrove鈥檚 Becca Toews won the Heart and Soul award.
Heart and Soul is the first event of the pageant, where each contestant shares a bit about themselves. It is judged by the contestants themselves, who vote on the most inspiring or touching message. Toews was competing for the title of Mrs. BC.
The pageant was held July 3 to 5 at the Chief Sepass Theatre and can be seen on Shaw Television later this fall.
Toews posted a thank you to supporters online, saying 鈥淭his weekend was incredible and even though I didn鈥檛 go home with a crown I am so blessed to have received the Heart and Soul award which was voted by all the contestants.鈥�
This pageant is different from others in that all previous rules that may have discriminated against women in pageants have been lifted.
There is not a maximum age limit to participate, nor are there height and weight requirements. Also, among the contestants are women who are single parents.
Winners in the pageant came from as far as Prince Rupert and Victoria to Summerland, Richmond, Vancouver and Surrey.
The charity for the Miss BC Pageant is the Cops for Cancer Tour of the Canadian Cancer Society. Since 2007, the Miss BC Pageant has raised more than $225,000 for the cause.
