Our circumstances do not define us

Dear little girl seating in a refugee camp…

 

Journey to Mrs. World

Solange was crowned Mrs. CANADA on August 23, 2020.

As an 11 years old girl who once sat in a refugee camp, surviving with the bare minimum, Solange is dedicating this title to encouraging young girls to dream beyond their circumstances, lead change in their communities and take their dreams to new heights.

 

It is a great pleasure and honour to personally share with you that I have been chosen to represent Canada at Mrs. World. Making me the first Canadian woman to win the most National titles .

Stigma and prejudice about pageants has often pushed me away from sharing the most amazing accomplishments, my experiences as Miss Canada and the many other titles I have won for our country over the past 15 years.

For some reason, for women, beauty and intelligence can’t travel on the same journey. To seem intelligent, we need to tone down our beauty; or in order to be recognized as professionals we must only be seen in a certain spaces and choose our passion and hobbies carefully.

My journey:

In 2004, as a young girl who once sat in refugee camp, I became the first woman of colour to win the Miss New Brunswick title. I would go on to become the first woman from New Brunswick to win Miss Canada! This was a leadership develpopment opportunity where I learned to support initiatives from various sectors and communities across Canada and become an incredible keynote speaker on international platforms. Leading me to become a United Nations Children's Fund Ambassador in Canada.

I chose to use my Miss Canada scholarship to complete my Masters in Public Administration.

From Miss Canada to now going to Mrs. World, since 2005 I have dedicated the past 15 years advocating for children. I have used every title as a platform to raise awareness and advance humanitarian efforts to empower women and help save the lives of the most vulnerable children globally. As a result, my philanthropic work has helped to raise more than $2 million dollars, giving access to water, sanitation and hygiene programs that provided 4.3 million households access to clean water.

As Mrs. World 2022

Elevate Women and Girls

 
 

I truly believe more women and girls need to shine their light in this world and have a seat at leadership tables across all sectors. - Solange

As Mrs. World 2022, Solange will dedicate her journey to elevating her platform to deliver hope, healing and inspiration to women and girls around the world.

Solange has made a commitment to travel internationally as a keynote speaker, sharing her journey of resilience, leadership and perseverance.  Aligning her commitment to inspire, empower and elevate women with the Mrs. World organization’s mission, Solange will celebrate the success and uniqueness of women around the world through partnerships with strong organizations such as Global Women Ambassadors, Universal Woman, Elevate International, economic development organizations, such as Invest Ottawa and through her social media platforms.

I invite you to support my journey to Mrs. World and my platform to deliver leadership programs for girls and advance girls education globally by visiting www.elevategirls.org .

If your dreams don’t scare you, they are not big enough.

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