Nineteen-year-old Rebecca Drouin says she never saw herself as a pageant queen \u2014 but this winter took home the Miss Windsor crown and punched her ticket to the Miss Universe Canada competition in the summer<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Having only competed in one pageant before claiming the Miss Windsor 2023 title, Drouin says the old beauty pageant might not be what you expect<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a big stereotype around pageantry but I think it\u2019s so inspiring for Windsor and for our local queens,\u201d she says<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe really show people what we\u2019re about and what we have to offer our community\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Drouin says she has learned a lot about Windsor and Canada as a whole since signing up for her first competition, crowned first runner-up Miss Tecumseh last August<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, while putting on the gowns and taking to the stage herself might be new, it was her sister who introduced her to the pageant game at a young age<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI remember being a little girl watching her in the audience and I thought she was the biggest princess ever,\u201d says Drouin<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe really told me to go after what you want and don\u2019t worry about what people think\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the first time, the Miss Universe Canada pageant will be held in Vancouver this August, as opposed to Toronto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Drouin says that only adds to her anticipation, as she\u2019s never been to the city before<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The winner of that competition goes on to represent Canada at the Miss Universe pageant \u2013 watched by millions worldwide every year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m very excited and grateful,\u201d she says<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When she\u2019s not preparing, Drouin\u2019s a bartender in the city<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She\u2019s also preparing to study medical esthetics at St. Clair College this fall, hoping to someday own her own medical spa<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She says she\u2019d tell any young girl considering giving pageants a try: \u201cDo it\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEven if it feels uncomfortable, because even now sometimes I don\u2019t feel the most comfortable but I learn and grow from it\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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