The Miss Latina Canada Magazine

Diana Schoutsen is the 2009 winner of Miss Latina Canada. This 21 year old young woman is currently a student at York University, and grew up in Binbrook Ontario, a few minutes north of Hamilton - on a dairy farm!

This country girl, loves dirt biking, riding her horse, taking some time out in her backyard lake, and spending time with her family and friends.

Diana is of both Dutch and Honduran heritage, and her parents story is an inspiration of how love conquers all! When her parents met - her mother from Honduras speaking only Spanish and her father from Holland speaking only Dutch, learned to communicate with one another and eventually build a family!

Communicating in the one common language they learned together... English, Diana was raised to be proud of both her cultures. Working on improving her Spanish speaking abilities, Diana's mother is working with her to strengthen her understanding of the language.

Leading up to the pageant, all delegates had come into contact with judges without knowing. Judges wanted the opportunity to meet the girls in a non-competitive environment to really observe how the girls interacted with one another, and how they were able to handle dealing with the public. While all of the girls were definitely impressive, Diana's poise, public speaking ability, and her story of her families experience in Canada wowed the judges!

Diana will have a busy year, and looks forward to the support of all the community during her reign,

With 3 weeks to go, The Miss Latina Canada Organization and 30 delegates from across Canada are in the final stages of preparation before delegates arrivals begin August 19th, 2008 in the evening. 30 women from across Canada will compete in traditional pageant style competition being judged on interview skills (50% of the score), Evening Gown (30%), and Swimsuit (20%), for an array of prizes.

The 2009 winner will receive the following prize package:
1. Official Miss Latina Canada crown valued at $400 CAD
2. Official Satin embroidered sash
3. Official representation, coaching and management from ES Team Model & Talent, The official modeling agency of The Miss Latina Canada Organization
4. Representation on the official Miss Latina Canada website for the year of her reign
5. Professional photoshoot by Stina Studios – the official photographer of the Miss Latina Canada Organization
6. The official Host of Season 2 of “The HotSpot” airing online ES Team Television
7. $250 Gift certificate at Dr. Poon’s Cosmetic and Health clinic
8. Invitations to VIP and industry events
9. The official Latin-Canadian representative in North America’s largest street festival, including costume at Toronto’s Caribbana 2009.
10. The official representative at Miss Latina Canada preliminary events around the country in Ottawa, Montreal, Halton Region & Calgary!
11. Modeling photoshoot in Istanbul, Turkey
12. The official Canadian representative at Miss Latina International in Cancun, Mexico, & Miss Latina World in San Antonio, Texas.
13. National and international press coverage.

Participants will be making appearances through out Toronto from August 20 –25th while they are here. This event, is the first time in Latin-Canadian history, that women, business, and media have worked collaboratively across the country to produce the first and only national event catered to the Hispanic community.

All activities are being filmed for the Miss Latina Canada 2009 reality series, airing on Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 8:30 pm across Canada. The program will also air in 29 European countries to over 11 million viewers at the end of the year.

Miss Latina Canada 2009 will take place on Sunday August 24, 2008 at 7:00pm at the Holiday Inn, Hotel & Suites located at 7095 Woodbine Ave at Highway 404 and Steeles Ave. Tickets can be purchased online at www.misslatiancanada.com or by calling ES Team Productions at 416-275-5746.