Tristan Johnson-England joined a number of other competitors in Toronto for the recent iteration of the Miss Globe Canada pageant — a competition completely out of her comfort zone that turned out to be a valuable experience.
Johnson-England won Miss Saskatchewan Globe at the regional competition before she headed to the national stage, where she claimed runner-up for the Miss Globe Canada crown and was named Miss Tourism International Canada.
The pageant focuses on encouraging confidence in young women, which Johnson-England found to be refreshing. With an autobody certificate and a background with the Army Cadets program, Johnson-England never considered herself the pageant type.
“I wanted to push myself to do it because it's not something that I, or anyone that really knows me, would think I would ever do,” said Johnson-England. “And the fact that I accomplished it, with titles, is absolutely phenomenal.”
Johnson-England was crowned Miss Saskatchewan Globe, pictured here in her sash and tiara. (supplied)Contestants took part in the usual pageant staples: interview, evening gown, swimsuit, and others, including talent.
In keeping with her personal theme of breaking out of the box, Johnson-England took to the stage and did a routine of movie-character impersonations — Lilo and Stitch, Smeagle from Lord of the Rings, and even Alvin and the Chipmunks — for which she took third place.
“That was an experience,” laughed Johnson-England. “I've never done that on a microphone, much less in a competition.”
For Johnson-England, the whole pageant was an eye-opening experience. She feels like she broadened her own personal limitations after spending time among her fellow contestants, and is excited to continue her journey.
“When I went into this pageant, I honestly didn't think I was going to be up there at all,” said Johnson-England. “I believe that I've improved a lot, just in [confidence] alone.”
Now, as the 2019-20 Miss Tourism International Canada, Johnson-England is set to travel overseas to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where she will compete in the international Miss Tourism pageant as the Canadian delegate.
The pageant will last 19 days, from Oct. 22 to Nov. 10, and Johnson-England will be one of 50 delegates gathered. Over the course of the event, Johnson-England will take part in a number of different aspects of the competition, as well as travel to three districts of Malaysia and meet official delegates of the country.
Besides the new experience, Johnson-England is looking forward to experiencing the food and also meeting a new group of pageant contestants to bond with, like she did in Toronto.
“[Miss Canada Globe] is mainly being yourself and that's something that, I have to say, I'm still blown away from,” said Johnson-England. “That was probably one of the best experiences, other than meeting all these other people from across Canada. We worked together, we helped each other as much as it was a competition.”
Her trip begins on Oct. 17, which leaves Johnson-England with a handful of weeks to prepare for her international debut.
Johnson-England will be hosting a rib and ceasar supper at Chillers on Oct. 5, with a 50/50 draw and a raffle of donated items to help raise funds for her trip.
She is also welcoming any additional support that Moose Jaw has to offer — whether through sponsorship or in the form of gowns, delegate gifts, and votes during the actual pageant.
“There's going to be a voting online portion,” said Johnson-England. “You can vote as many times as you want and that's towards the People's Choice award, which will help fast track me to the top five.”
Tickets for Johnson-England’s supper fundraiser are available through her Facebook page or by contacting her at 1 (306) 313-9507, which is also where she can be contacted for any sponsorship interest.
