More than five years and two children later, Tara Teng still thanks the Miss BC program for instilling in her a lot of the confidence she has now as a mom, blogger and activist.
Teng, originally from Powell River, won Miss BC in 2010.
But she didn’t stop there, winning Miss Canada in 2011 and Miss World Canada in 2012.
Representing Canada among 118 competitors on the international stage, she used her new-found courage to shed light on human trafficking — a cause that’s close to her heart.
“Miss
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