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| Miss Canada Universe 2013 Riza Santos |
"This is the first instance of this type of error in the 11 years that Beauties of Canada (BOC) has produced the Miss Universe Canada pageant," the organizers said in a statement. "This is an unfortunate circumstance where a human error was made, and in such a situation, as difficult as it is, it is only right to correct the error."
During the coronation night held last Saturday at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts in Toronto, it was Bradford native Denise Garrido who was announced as the new Miss Canada Universe title holder while Santos, who was representing Calgary, settled for second place.
After the error was corrected, it was found out that Santos had the highest score while Garrido was actually just fourth. Siera Bearchell of Moose Jaw, Diana Martin of Mississauga and Michelle McKay of Sarnia, were second, third, and fifth, respectively.
"We would like to offer our sincere apology to Denise Garrido for this human error discovered while validating the results," BOC said. "Miss Garrido’s example and grace represents all we look for at Miss Universe Canada. We have no doubt she will continue to succeed in her endeavors and we wish her well. We truly hope she remains a strong part of the Miss Universe Canada Organization."
It added: "Beauties of Canada congratulates Riza Santos as the winner of Miss Universe Canada 2013 competition, and looks forward to working with her as she prepares to represent our country at Miss Universe 2013."
Santos, who previously competed in the 2006 Miss Earth and 2011 Miss World pageants, will be representing Canada in this year's Miss Universe competition.
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