She's Beauty Pageant Royalty, and she's from right here in the Foothills!

16 year old Chantel Wiebe won her crown in the summer and is ready to put it back on as she takes on a new challenge.  Representing Canada in the Miss Beauty International Pageant in the Dominican Republic.

Wiebe says the international travel is part of her contract.

"Everyone goes down to Toronto for 11 days.  While you're there you do a regional and a national competition." Wiebe adds "Because I won a national title, part of my contract is that I have to do an international one."

Currently Wiebe is fundraising to cover the cost of her travel, an idea she's quite familiar with after being actively involved in her charity work combating human trafficking.

Wiebe says right now she's got some ideas in the works.

"I'm doing a bottle drive, so if anyone has bottles they would like me to take off of their hands they can message me on Facebook and I would love to stop by and grab them. I'll probably do a couple of bake sales as well."  

Wiebe also has a Go-Fund-Me page up and running.

Our Reigning Miss Teen Canada Charity says the reason people should support her competition to this pageant in particular, is because it's not the stereotypical pageant you might have assumed it is.

"Especially with this pageant, it's not a stereotypical one because most other pageants are all about beauty and it's not about improving yourself." Wiebe adds "That's what this one is based on - self improvement."

She says that pageants have given her an incredible amount of life experience and confidence and now she would like to share the good she's learned with the world.

Wiebe is currently recruiting girls and women from ages 13-29 who would like to compete in the tournament next year, and asks those who are interested to have a conversation with her.  She can be contacted via Facebook.

For those who are looking for a business opportunity she is also searching for clothing and business sponsors, those interested also can contact her by clicking here.

To donate to Wiebe's pageant fund you can click here for a link to the Go-Fund-Me page!

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