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Riza Santos was crowned Miss World Canada 2011 in a glittering ceremony held at the River Rock Show Theatre in Richmond, BC on May 19, 2011. Riza is 24 years old and stands 5 feet 7 inches tall (1.70 m). She will represent Canada in the Miss World 2011 beauty pageant to be held in London at the end of the year.

According to Wikipedia:

Riza Santos (born August 31, 1987) is a Canadian beauty queen of Filipino, Spanish, and Chinese ancestry. Aside from being a beauty titlist, she also completed training courses with the Canadian Forces. Her military career, according to her, was influenced by her grandparents. She competed in the Miss Earth 2006 pageant where she bagged the Miss Photogenic and Miss Fontana awards.

During her participation with Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2, she played for Bantay Bata, ABS-CBN Foundation’s charitable institution. On Day 84, she was proclaimed the second place winner of Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2. She is currently studying Engineering at the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Congratulations!

Cheers,

Photo Credit: Amy Williams Photography