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Miss Teenage Saskatchewan from Yorkton

The crown for Miss Teenage Saskatchewan has been received in Yorkton. Local teen Kirsten MacDonald came out on top at the pageant.
Miss Teenage Saskatchewan
Kirsten Macdonald has been crowned Miss Teenage Saskatchewan at the pageant in Saskatoon. Now she’s working towards going to the national pageant in Toronto.

The crown for Miss Teenage Saskatchewan has been received in Yorkton. Local teen Kirsten MacDonald came out on top at the pageant.

While named the winner, MacDonald says at the beginning of the event she was very nervous and didn’t think she would place. However, the nerves faded as she met the other contestants, who she found extremely welcoming, and she became more comfortable with the pageant process and what she had to do. She describes the judges as very nice, through the interviews and swimwear and evening wear competitions, and the nerves quickly faded.

“I was beside this other girl, and I thought she was going to win... I was so happy, my mom was running to the stage trying to take photos, it was awesome.”

This was the first pageant for MacDonald, and she admits she had to adjust to the movement and poses that a pageant requires. Still, she jokes that she should not have waited so long to try it out.

“I should have been in pageants before! Just my personality and who I am, it’s based on inner beauty, not really outer beauty.”

MacDonald was the top of the crowd in fundraising as well, raising $2,100 for CardiacKids. She has begun working with local community fundraisers as well, including doing work with Brayden Ottenbreit’s Close Cuts for Cancer. She says that it’s a natural fit for her to help out and get involved in local campaigns.

“I always volunteered in High School, and now I’m doing it even more.”

Part of the duty for Miss Teenage Saskatchewan is to keep in the community, help local causes and stay visible. Since MacDonald’s platform involved raising awareness of bullying, she’s also planning to talk to kids about the issue. She says that she has been bullied for her small size and for being the new kid in school. She notes that even something as far back as the second grade, when a girl asked another girl why she was talking to “that new girl” still sticks with her years later, so that’s why she wants to help kids who are dealing with bullying today.

“You always will remember that, so it’s important how you treat others.”

Now MacDonald has to prepare to make the trip to Toronto for the National Teenage Canada National Pageant. She’s looking for sponsors to help her get to Toronto, talking to local businesses and setting up a GoFundMe account at http://www.gofundme.com/22r57bqs. She wants to represent the city and the province to the best of her ability, and says that she wants to represent the crown well.

“They picked me for a reason, and I have to do my best.”

The national pageant is July 17-24 in Toronto.