When Randi-Lyn Forbes reminisces on her days in elementary school, she recalls being a quiet and relatively shy student. Standing up in front of her class and delivering an oral presentation, for example, was borderline unimaginable. But after facing a considerable amount of hardship over the years, paired with the unwavering support from her loved ones, that level of timidness appears to be a distant memory.
The now 20-year-old Sault College grad is getting ready to shine under the spotlight as she will represent Sault Ste. Marie — and northern Ontario — in this summer’s upcoming edition of Miss Universe Canada . This year's national beauty pageant will invite nearly 70 women of all ages, professions and skill sets from across the country to a week-long competition in Windsor, Ont.
in July. The winner will earn the right to represent Canada at the internationally televised 73rd annual Miss Universe pageant in Mexico. Expressing some interest in modelling and pageantry in recent months, despite having no experience, Forbes credits her family for giving her that extra boost of confidence to enter this unfamiliar but exciting territory.
“I asked my brother, who lives in Toronto, to send me some good modelling agencies in his city,” she told SooToday . “He also sent me a link to apply for Miss Universe Canada. I sent an interest form, they asked for an application which turned into a telephone interview, and then I got an email a few days later that I got in.
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