Local dancer heading to Miss World Canada pageant to represent Saskatchewan

Headshot of Jacy Lloyd for the Miss Canada World pageant. (Submitted photo/Jacy Lloyd)

By Keaton Brown

MISS WORLD CANADA  Jun 18, 2019

Jacy Lloyd grew up in Cut Knife, a small community west of the Battlefords, and four years ago moved into the city to pursue dancing and finish up her high school career.

Lloyd has practiced dance for the past 16 years, and the 19-year-old will use that skill in the talent competition while representing Saskatchewan at the Miss World Canada pageant in Toronto the week of July 20.

Graduationg from John Paul II Collegiate last year, Lloyd is currently working at Roche Beauty Company in North Battleford. In the fall, she will head to Medicine Hat to study criminal justice and forensic investigations.

Normally pageant hopefuls would have to compete in a provincial qualifier before advancing to the national competition, but the director for Saskatchewan was unavailable this year. Because of this, Lloyd and three to five other representatives from Saskatchewan will move directly to the competition in Toronto.

The contestants for the pageant are scored on several different levels during the event. Each area represents a percentage of their total score. These areas include: personality, communication, stage presence, charm, community commitment, beauty, fitness and confidence.

To qualify for the event, hopeful competitors have to participate in a fundraising event for the Children’s Wish Foundation.

“Actually a very big proportion of it is doing a fundraiser for our official sponsor, which is the Children’s Wish Foundation,” Lloyd said. “We have to have a minimum of $400 raised.”

Lloyd noted she is currently searching for local businesses to collaborate with for the fundraising proportion of the competition. “If there is anyone who is willing to help out, or would like me to make an appearance at an event or business, then they can reach out to me and I’d be open to it.”

Miss World Canada is the official preliminary to the Miss World competition. The winner in Toronto will go on to represent Canada at the international event in Thailand in December.

The Miss World pageant is the largest and most prestigious pageant, representing 147 countries and drawing in over two million viewers annually.

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