Guest performer, Shawn Desman to hit the stage for the Miss Teen Canada-World

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Toronto ON – Please join us on July 17th, 2010 at 8pm for The Miss Teen Canada- World (MTC-W) (www.missteencanadaworld.com) final gala. With a guest live performance from Canada’s own Singer, songwriter, producer and actor Shawn Desman. Desman will be taking the stage this weekend and performing one of his hit singles “Shiver” and “Night Like This” from his upcoming album Fresh, as well has presenting a cheque to Free the Children on behalf on Miss Teen Canada – World. The night will also play host to other guest artists and notable Canadian celebrities to be announced. All who are there to celebrate and reign in the new Teen Queen who will be crowned amongst 70+ competitors vying for the crown and title. Provincial competitions have been conducted from coast-to-coast over the last few months offering thousands of girls aged 13-19 the opportunity to compete for the coveted title and the largest prize package awarded in a Canadian Teen Competition. The MTC-W Competition is the only national search that conducts provincial competitions across the country to select over 70 finalists for 2010. It also offers over $25,000 in cash, prizes and scholarships will be awarded to talented aspiring teens.

Who: Miss Teen Canada-World Final Gala

Where: Toronto Metro Convention Centre

When: Saturday, July 17th, 8pm

For media accreditations, and interview requests, please contact Michelle Calvert, mcalvert@lucidcommunications.ca

Partnering with Free the Children – in 2009 MTC-W raised well over $49,000 for this Toronto based charity – which empowers children in North America to take action to improve the lives of fellow children overseas. Each girl is required to raise $400 as a prerequisite into the National MTC-W Contest, and the winner will have the opportunity to travel to Kenya and have first-hand interaction visiting the projects.

About Miss Teen Canada World: (www.missteencanadaworld.com) MTC-W Competition is the only national search that conducts provincial competitions across the country to select over 70 finalists for 2010. The staged show produced in each province is to showcase the girls' talents and the overall winner becomes "Miss Teen" of their home province. The remaining finalists are awarded city titles and invited to travel to Toronto with nine other provincial winners to compete for the title of Miss Teen Canada-World.

This is the only competition that has the rights to send the winner to the International Miss Teen World Competition. Organizers have searched the country for the best of the best. These Canadian teenage finalists are those who will compete for the title of Miss Teen Canada-World to represent Canada. Miss Teen Canada-World 2010 will go on to represent the country and compete in Houston, Texas, for the coveted Miss Teen-World title in August. This final Canadian competition will be held in downtown Toronto on Saturday, July 17, 2010, at 8:00 p.m. at The Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

Miss Teen Canada-World provides the finalist with the opportunity to be an ambassador for Canada with the mandate to empower youth to take a leadership role in their communities and to create world-changing actions through Free the Children- last year MTC-W raised over $49,000 for Free the Children. The girls will also be judged on academic achievement, presentation and self-confidence and community contributions. All of these qualities will enable a young woman to become a leader of tomorrow.

About Free The Children

Free The Children is the world's largest network of children helping children through education, with more than one million youth involved in our innovative education and development programs in 45 countries. Founded in 1995 by international child rights activist Craig Kielburger, Free The Children has a proven track record of success. The organization has received the World’s Children’s Prize for the Rights of the Child (also known as the Children’s Nobel Prize), the Human Rights Award from the World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations, and has formed successful partnerships with leading school boards across North America. Visit www.freethechildren.com to learn more.


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     Dr. Shawn D. Mueller  Miss Teen Canada-World     Shawn Desman