Is the mental game important to your success in pageants? The top titleholders think so. Most contestants and directors believe that controlling the mind is vital to your success in pageantry. We all know that we must think positive and believe we can win. 

Confidence and Self-Image plays a huge role in being able to perform at your best when the judges are in control of your score. You have to have the ability to succeed but you also have to be able to stand out as the “winner” to those who hold your fate in their hands. Mental Management is a great way to learn how to use pressure to your advantage, build self-image, focus on your strengths, get your goals and gain the confidence needed to live up to your potential. 

The gorgeous Nadia Lavoie, who will be competing for the title of Miss Universe Canada later this year, thinks that preparing for an event like this is not just about the physical aspect - "You need to know how to deal with your stress, you need to learn a lot about yourself and you need to figure out if you’re doing it for the good reasons." she explained.

She has been very busy those last months to prepare for the national competition and to be ready. For the last three months, she had a personnal trainer - "I had to follow a strict nutrition plan and I had to go to the gym four to five times a week to get the results I wanted. One thing very interesting I learned when I was reading «Awaken the giant within» from Tony Robbins is «you feel good and know that you’re in control of your life in a body that radiates vitality and allows you to accomplish your outcomes». How can you achieve what you want if you don’t take care of yourself first ? I wasn’t only seeing a personnal trainer but I was also seeing a life coach."

I had the opportunity to interview the beautiful Nadia on her preparation for the next Miss Universe Canada Pageant. Lets know a little more about this inspiring woman below!

Miss Universe Iceland 2017 is all set to crown the winner but the pageant fanatics have already chosen their favorites, and among one of those shining gems is the beautiful Arna Ýr Jónsdóttir.  The winner of the national pageant will have the opportunity to represent her country at Miss Universe 2017 later this year.

Arna is not unknown in the pageant industry. She was crowned Miss Iceland in September 2015 and represented her country in the 2015 Miss World Pageant where she placed 14th from the judging interview out of almost 120 contestants. In 2016 she withdrew from Miss Grand International after pageant organisers asked her to lose weight.

Lets know a little more about her and through this interview!

If you’ve ever struggled with being shy, introverted, withdrawn, or self-conscious, then you understand how much better you can feel when you overcome it all. Pageants are a great way to help with your timidity, and they’re useful tools for learning how to be poised in social situations. That's why the beautiful Katherine Highgate entered the Miss Universe Canada Competition. "I started competing in pageants as a way to overcome my shyness and boost my self-confidence. Through pageantry, I have become much more outgoing and I have come to love my quirks and embrace my flaws!" she explained.

Katherine is a graduate of the Radio and Television Arts program at Ryerson University. She loves anything that has to do with media. In the past, she has worked as a freelance producer, creating and editing her own digital content. She aspires to work in broadcast television and to be able to tell stories that affect and inspire people.

She believes in the power of persistence and perseverance and was named first runner-up to the title of Miss Earth Canada in 2015.

Katherine lives by the motto. “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” She is thrilled to be chosen to take part in the Miss Universe Canada competition and would like to thank her family and friends for their constant love and support!

Here we bring you the untold facts about Katherine's life and also her ideas, objectives and opinions… Have a look!

As Finland is celebrating its 100 years of independence in 2017, I could not come up with a far more excellent idea than talking to a candidate of the Miss Universe Finland Pageant. Adriana Gerxhalija, a 22 years old from Turku will compete at the national contest in a few weeks. "I believe that Finland is an example to be followed by countries in the world." she said.

Adriana is currently working in an accociation called Together accociation - "It is a multicultural centre in which we enhance the beauty of bringing people and cultures together and realizing how many things we actually have in common." she explained.

She is also studying to become youth and leisure instructor. She would love to be an excellent example for the youth about healthy lifestyle and to be the motivator of working hard for their dreams and goals in life. 

The last time Finland has won the Miss Universe Crown was in 1975 when Anne Marie Pohtamo became the second Finn to claim the title of Miss Universe, 23 years after Armi Kuusela.

Here we bring you the untold facts about Adriana Gerxhalija’s life and also her ideas, objectives and opinions… Have a look!