Her name is Solange Tuyishime < trust me I never spell that name without writing it down >...lol...The funny thing about it is that her Mother looks as good looking as her daughter. They both attend the same church as mine. They are very good people!!!
Miss Canada International 2006
Solange Tuyishime, Fredericton, New Brunswick
Solange Tuyishime; is a 22 years old from Fredericton New Brunswick. She was born and raised in Central Africa. When she was 13 she escaped from the war in central Africa and moved to Canada.
She continued her education at École Sainte-Anne (A well recognized French school in Fredericton, New Brunswick). In school she was a very active person. She played Basketball for two years, volleyball for three years and soccer all through high school and was captain of the girls’ soccer team during her last year. She was also part of the student union, the year book committee, theatre committee, and a cheerleader. She graduated from École Sainte-Anne in 2001 with a scholarship from the Knights of Columbus. Through those years, She received numerous awards such as: most improved player 18 & Under girls “AAA”, Sportsmanship award and most valuable cheerleader, 1st place- Provincial Champions, N.B.I.A.A. Sr. Soccer Girls (four years in a row).
After graduating from École Sainte-Anne with a high school diplomat, she decided to continue her education at St-Thomas University. She was accepted in the journalism program, where she received a $6000 ATV Media Scholarship that is awarded to a third year student in Bachelor of Arts in journalism program, who demonstrates an interest in television journalism. On May 9th of 2005, she graduated from St-Thomas University with honours in French and a major in Journalism. In the future, she would like to further her education with masters in Public Communication.
Whenever she gets the opportunity to make a difference in someone’s life, she does it without hesitation. Every year Solange donates cloths and shoes to community living. Last years she participated in the Run for the cure, raising money for breast cancer, and she wrote articles that were published every month, encouraging more people to participate. Since she love working with children, for the past two years she has been coaching soccer, to children of grade 5 and 6. Last year she was the vice president of the African Student Union. During the year they organized activities for the African community in Fredericton. For many years she helped this association voluntarily in many activities like the African night that’s held every year at the University of New Brunswick.
In 2004 she was crowned Miss New Brunswick International 2004. This was an opportunity of a lifetime that gave her the chance to participate at the Miss Canada International pageant where she finished a runner up.
“My life time experiences have made me the strong person that I am today. I am proud to be a Canadian, and being a survivor from the war, I’ve learned to be appreciative, to never take anything for granted, to help those who are less fortunate, to work hard in life and to never give up on my dreams.”
Solange Tuyishime
Miss Canada International 2006
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