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Natalie Glebova
Natalie Glebova (Russian: Наталья Глебова; born Natalya Vladimirovna Glebova; 11 November 1981) is an author and a Canadian beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe 2005. She had previously won the Miss Universe Canada 2005 title.
Glebova was born in Tuapse, Russia, to Vladimir Slezin and Anna Glebova. While in Russia, Vladimir worked as a radio communications specialist in the merchant marine industry, while Anna was a high school teacher. Glebova is an only child. As a child, Glebova studied classical piano and competed in rhythmic gymnastics. At age 13, Glebova and her family left Russia for Canada and settled in Toronto, Ontario. After arriving in Canada, her parents found employment as software specialists.
After graduating from high school (central, in London Ontario), Glebova worked as a professional model in Toronto and received a Bachelor of Commerce in information technology management and marketing from Toronto Metropolitan University. Prior to competing in pageantry, Glebova worked as a motivational speaker for elementary and high school students.[citation needed]
Glebova's first pageant was Miss Universe Canada 2004, where she was the third runner-up behind eventual winner Venessa Fisher. Glebova returned the following year and won Miss Universe Canada 2005.
As Miss Universe Canada 2005, represented Canada and won Miss Universe 2005, held in Bangkok, Thailand. Throughout the contest, Glebova gave the traditional Thai greeting known as a "Wai" on every appearance which helped her win over Thai audiences and judges. Glebova was crowned Miss Universe 2005 by the outgoing titleholder, Jennifer Hawkins of Australia. Glebova's win was Canada's second after Karen Dianne Baldwin had won Miss Universe 1982, and made Glebova the first immigrant to win Miss Universe.
As Miss Universe, Glebova traveled extensively and promoted a program to increase awareness of HIV and AIDS, the ongoing platform of the Miss Universe titleholder. She attended the G8 Summit in New York City on 11 August 2005, which looked at ending poverty in underdeveloped regions, and ending gang activity and drug cartels in Colombia. In November, Glebova attended the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in Delhi, India, and a week-long tour of Indian cities on the AIDS Awareness Program. In December, she attended the national pageants of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic before going back to Thailand to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the 2004 tsunami tragedy.[citation needed]
During Glebova's official homecoming to her hometown of Toronto, she was offered an official apology by the city's mayor David Miller after she was barred from attending a "Tastes of Thailand" festival while wearing her sash and tiara and being introduced as a beauty titleholder. A 1990 bylaw, which prevents sexual stereotyping of women in public events, was strictly enforced and largely criticized by Miller and Miss Universe Organization president Paula Shugart. Shugart called the episode an "insult" to not only Glebova, but to the Thai government who named her an "honorary tourism ambassador". According to Shugart, this was the first time that a titleholder was uninvited from a public event.
During her reign, Glebova traveled to Africa in July to attend an AIDS Educational Tour with the Global Health Council, Malaysia in late September, the Bahamas and St. Martin. In late March 2006, Glebova visited Russia for the first time since leaving the country as a child. She participated in an HIV-AIDS awareness campaign in Moscow and attended a Russian fashion show as a special guest. She also made numerous trips to Thailand, where she commemorated the anniversary of the 2004 tsunami, and Canada, her home nation.[citation needed]
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Natalie Glebova
Natalie Glebova (Russian: Наталья Глебова; born Natalya Vladimirovna Glebova; 11 November 1981) is an author and a Canadian beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe 2005. She had previously won the Miss Universe Canada 2005 title.
Glebova was born in Tuapse, Russia, to Vladimir Slezin and Anna Glebova. While in Russia, Vladimir worked as a radio communications specialist in the merchant marine industry, while Anna was a high school teacher. Glebova is an only child. As a child, Glebova studied classical piano and competed in rhythmic gymnastics. At age 13, Glebova and her family left Russia for Canada and settled in Toronto, Ontario. After arriving in Canada, her parents found employment as software specialists.
After graduating from high school (central, in London Ontario), Glebova worked as a professional model in Toronto and received a Bachelor of Commerce in information technology management and marketing from Toronto Metropolitan University. Prior to competing in pageantry, Glebova worked as a motivational speaker for elementary and high school students.[citation needed]
Glebova's first pageant was Miss Universe Canada 2004, where she was the third runner-up behind eventual winner Venessa Fisher. Glebova returned the following year and won Miss Universe Canada 2005.
As Miss Universe Canada 2005, represented Canada and won Miss Universe 2005, held in Bangkok, Thailand. Throughout the contest, Glebova gave the traditional Thai greeting known as a "Wai" on every appearance which helped her win over Thai audiences and judges. Glebova was crowned Miss Universe 2005 by the outgoing titleholder, Jennifer Hawkins of Australia. Glebova's win was Canada's second after Karen Dianne Baldwin had won Miss Universe 1982, and made Glebova the first immigrant to win Miss Universe.
As Miss Universe, Glebova traveled extensively and promoted a program to increase awareness of HIV and AIDS, the ongoing platform of the Miss Universe titleholder. She attended the G8 Summit in New York City on 11 August 2005, which looked at ending poverty in underdeveloped regions, and ending gang activity and drug cartels in Colombia. In November, Glebova attended the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in Delhi, India, and a week-long tour of Indian cities on the AIDS Awareness Program. In December, she attended the national pageants of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic before going back to Thailand to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the 2004 tsunami tragedy.[citation needed]
During Glebova's official homecoming to her hometown of Toronto, she was offered an official apology by the city's mayor David Miller after she was barred from attending a "Tastes of Thailand" festival while wearing her sash and tiara and being introduced as a beauty titleholder. A 1990 bylaw, which prevents sexual stereotyping of women in public events, was strictly enforced and largely criticized by Miller and Miss Universe Organization president Paula Shugart. Shugart called the episode an "insult" to not only Glebova, but to the Thai government who named her an "honorary tourism ambassador". According to Shugart, this was the first time that a titleholder was uninvited from a public event.
During her reign, Glebova traveled to Africa in July to attend an AIDS Educational Tour with the Global Health Council, Malaysia in late September, the Bahamas and St. Martin. In late March 2006, Glebova visited Russia for the first time since leaving the country as a child. She participated in an HIV-AIDS awareness campaign in Moscow and attended a Russian fashion show as a special guest. She also made numerous trips to Thailand, where she commemorated the anniversary of the 2004 tsunami, and Canada, her home nation.[citation needed]
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