{"id":155816,"date":"2023-05-25T16:23:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T20:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=155816"},"modified":"2023-05-31T16:46:28","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T20:46:28","slug":"newfoundland-labrador-woman-wins-ms-canada-united-world-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/newfoundland-labrador-woman-wins-ms-canada-united-world-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Newfoundland Labrador woman wins Ms. Canada United World 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Newfoundland Labrador woman is the new Ms. Canada United World 2023. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amanda Kirkpatrick recently won the national title at a pageant in London, Ontario. She returned to Deer Lake last week and is working as a peer counselor. The 35-year-old Ms. Canada worked in retail but said she realized that she really wanted to help people more. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, Kirkpatrick has since created a non-profit group called SASS (Sexual Abuse Survivors Support). She has also formed a movement called \"From Victim to Victor\" and is busy uniting victims of sexual trauma across the country. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kirkpatrick will be off to Texas in September, vying for the title of Ms. United World. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen below to hear Amanda on what this win means to her:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"1178\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/amanda.wav'>amanda<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/amanda3.wav'>amanda3<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/canada-info.ca\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/05\\\/amanda.wav\",\"type\":\"audio\\\/wav\",\"title\":\"amanda\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"amanda\\\".\",\"meta\":{\"length_formatted\":\"0:31\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/canada-info.ca\\\/wp-includes\\\/images\\\/media\\\/audio.png\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/canada-info.ca\\\/wp-includes\\\/images\\\/media\\\/audio.png\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/canada-info.ca\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/05\\\/amanda3.wav\",\"type\":\"audio\\\/wav\",\"title\":\"amanda3\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"amanda3\\\".\",\"meta\":{\"length_formatted\":\"0:23\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/canada-info.ca\\\/wp-includes\\\/images\\\/media\\\/audio.png\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/canada-info.ca\\\/wp-includes\\\/images\\\/media\\\/audio.png\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<div id=\"attachment_155830\" style=\"width: 328px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-155830\" class=\"wp-image-155830 \" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/amanda3-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"A woman wearing a gold dress holds the flag of Newfoundland in a lobby. \" width=\"318\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/amanda3-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/amanda3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/amanda3-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/amanda3-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/amanda3-161x215.jpg 161w, https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/amanda3.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-155830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amanda Kirkpatrick is on her way to compete in Ms. United World in Texas this fall. Photo photo courtesy of Amanda Kirkpatrick.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_155834\" style=\"width: 336px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-155834\" class=\"wp-image-155834 \" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/amanda1-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"A woman wearing a red shirt, white sash and crown stands outside of a sunny day. She is smiling.\" width=\"326\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/amanda1-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/amanda1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/amanda1-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/amanda1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/amanda1-161x215.jpg 161w, https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/amanda1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-155834\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Recently-crowned Ms. Canada United World queen Amanda Kirkpatrick shows off her crown in Deer Lake, NFL. Photo submitted.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Newfoundland Labrador woman is the new Ms. Canada United World 2023. Amanda Kirkpatrick recently won the national title at a pageant in London, Ontario. She returned to Deer Lake last week and is working as a peer counselor. 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