Emma Ciprian’s talents helped lead her to the Miss New Westminster 2016 title – and to land a role in Royal City Musical Theatre’s spring production.
Ciprian, a Grade 11 student at St. Thomas More Collegiate, was crowned Miss New Westminster 2016 at a gala awards on Saturday night. This coming weekend, the Sapperton resident will take to the Massey Theatre stage as part of the Royal City Musical Theatre production of Fiddler on the Roof.
The installation of the 2016 New Westminster Hyack Ambassador leadership team got underway at the Justice Institute on Friday with the talent and speech competitions. The action continued on Saturday night, with the awards and crowning ceremony taking place at the Laura Muir Theatre at Douglas College, an event attended by more than 30 youth ambassadors from around the province.
Along with being crowned Miss New Westminster, Ciprian won the Talent Award. Shane Ward was named Hyack Princess 2016 and received the Top Speaker and Knowledge Award.
Grace Suazo received the Bernie Legge Award for the young woman who has embraced the training and developed herself the most, and Gabriella Sali was named Miss Friendship 2016. Also taking honours were Nicole Pereira, who won the Essay Award and Ravneet Rattan, who received the Alumni Award and People’s Choice Award.
All six of the 2016 Hyack ambassadors will represent the City of New Westminster throughout B.C. and the Pacific Northwest for the coming year, as well as participate in the Hyack Festival Association’s 45th sapphire anniversary year.
