Meet Miss Latina Canada 2009!

DIANA SCHOUTSEN
Diana represented Halton Region, after winning a local preliminary pageant in May. Her prize was to represent her large community at the national level of the 2009 Miss Latina Canada event. Diana Schoutsen is both Latin American on her mother’s side (from Honduras) and Dutch from her father’s. She has grown up on a dairy farm located in Binbrook, Ontario, just north of Hamilton. Her country girl sincerity combined with her striking Latin-American features managed to captivate both the audience and judges.

Among an array of products and prizes, Diana will be taking a trip to the Dominican Republic as part of her ambassadorial work, visiting Hollywood, California as part of a scholarship to the New York Film Academy at Universal Studios, and representing Canada at internationalevents around the world.

She will have a busy year as a spokesperson for many Canadian causes and businesses, including collaborating on a fundraiser for children in Honduras. All 22 contestants were part of the Miss Latina® Canada 2009: the reality series, the first of its kind in Canada - and also the first time in 17 years that a pageant has been given national television time in Canada. The season premiere aired on Thursday, August 28, 2008 on Nuevo Mundo Television, and Diana’s win will be part of the season finale taking place on September 25th, 2009.