Miss Canada
Preliminary Winners


The Miss Canada Pageant was a preliminary to Miss America for several years, and it adopted the system of preliminary swimsuit and talent awards between 1955 and 1961. The last Canadian representative at Miss America was Nina Holden, at Miss America 1963. Her dethroned predecessor, Connie-Gail Feller, represented Canada at Miss America 1962. Enjoy the lists! All info from Jimmy's Pageant Page.


1955: London, Ontario
Thursday Swimsuit: Judith Eleanor Welch—Toronto
Thursday Talent (3-way-tie):
Sherry Aileen Moore—Calgary, Alberta
Denyse Roxanne Angers—Québec City, Québec
Hazelanne Gulcein—Wadena, Saskatchewan

Friday Swimsuit: Valerie Anne Lane—Winnipeg, Manitoba
Friday Talent: Anne McCahey—Montréal, Québec

1956: Hamilton, Ontario
Thursday Swimsuit: Carole Stewart—Toronto, Ontario
Thursday Talent: Dorothy Germaine Moreau—Montréal, Québec

Friday Swimsuit: Ronwyn McLennan—Toronto, Ontario
Friday Talent: Dorothy Harpell—Alberta

1957: Pageant title post-dated

1958: Hamilton, Ontario
Thursday Beauty: Joan May Fitzpatrick—Windsor, Ontario
Thursday Talent: Patricia Farmer—Hamilton, Ontario

Friday Beauty: Elaine Bishenden—Downsview, Ontario
Friday Talent: Thelma Falk—Toronto, Ontario

1959: Hamilton, Ontario
Thursday Beauty: Huguette Nantel—Plateau Mont-Royal, Québec
Thursday Talent: Velma Anne Smith—Guelph, Ontario

Friday Beauty: Velma Anne Smith—Guelph, Ontario
Friday Talent: Dorys Angers—Québec City, Québec

1960: Burlington, Ontario
Tuesday Swimsuit: Friedel Neumann—Hamilton, Ontario
Tuesday Talent: Anne Marie Clark—Galt, Ontario

Wednesday Swimsuit: Rosemary Catherine Keenan—Fredericton, New Brunswick
Wednesday Talent: Darlene Hirst—Willowdale, Ontario

1961: Burlington, Ontario
Tuesday Swimsuit: Barbara La Montagne—Québec City, Québec
Tuesday Talent: Joan Lafferty—Miss Toronto "T", Ontario

Wednesday Swimsuit: Iris Elaine Thurlwell—Northtown Toronto, Ontario
Wednesday Talent: Barbara La Montagne—Québec City, Québec

1962: Burlington, Ontario
Wednesday Swimsuit: Connie-Gail Feller—Ottawa, Ontario
Wednesday Talent: Anne-Marie Perron—Dorval Gardens, Québec

Thursday Swimsuit: Helena Marie "Nina" Holden—Victoria, British Columbia
Thursday Talent: Connie-Gail Feller—Ottawa, Ontario


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