SIMRAN Sohal is a National Delegate for Miss World Canada 2021. Courtesy photos.
A beauty queen with a heart of gold.
An Etobicoke contestant of this year’s Miss World Canada beauty pageant has taken to Go Fund Me to raise funds for kids in Make a Wish Foundation on behalf of Miss World Canada.
Simran Sohal has raised almost $1,000 in an online fundraiser to help the foundation, which helps fulfill the wishes of children with a critical illness between the ages of 2 to 18 years old.
“Together we can change the lives of children with critical illness by granting them their wishes and giving them strength to fight their illnesses,” Sohal wrote in a post. “Let’s bring a smile to their faces and make a difference in their lives.”
She is a National Delegate for Miss World Canada 2021, to select a beauty queen to represent Canada at the 70th Miss World Final on December 16, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
SOME contestants of the beauty pageant.
“Please support me and join me in raising funds for making children’s wishes come true,” Sohal appealed. “Regardless of the amount, every donation creates a life changing impact.”
She was also crowned Miss GTA World 2021 earlier this year.
The area resident is a hard worker and a graduate of a Bachelor of Arts Specialized Honours in Theatre from York University.
“I feel blessed for this life-changing opportunity as it would pave the way for turning my dreams into reality,” she said.
The Miss World Canada contest has been held annually in different incarnations since 1957 to select Canada’s representative to the Miss World contest. The contest was not held last year due to COVID-19.
The pageant is held each summer in Toronto. This year it was integrated as part of the Miss World Canada 2020 selection process, in which some 44 candidates faced off.
Jaime Yvonne VandenBerg, of Alberta, won the title of Miss World Canada 2021 on October 3 in Vaughan. She held the title of Miss International Canada 2020 and Miss Earth Canada 2018.
The current Miss World is Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica who was crowned in 2019. There was no contest in 2020 due to the pandemic.