AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Miss Universe Canada host confronts contestants on stage over Indigenous-themed costumes
A former Miss Universe Canada winner interrupted her own co-hosting duties during the pageant's final to publicly rebuke two contestants for wearing Indigenous-inspired costumes, a move that forced the organization to apologize and overhaul its costume rules. Ashley Callingbull, a Plains Cree woman from the Enoch Cree Nation and the first Indigenous woman to win […] The post Miss Universe Canada host confronts contestants on stage over Indigenous-themed costumes appeared first on American Almanac .
A former Miss Universe Canada winner interrupted her own co-hosting duties during the pageant's final to publicly rebuke two contestants for wearing Indigenous-inspired costumes, a move that forced the organization to apologize and overhaul its costume rules. Ashley Callingbull, a Plains Cree woman from the Enoch Cree Nation and the first Indigenous woman to win the Miss Universe Canada title, broke from the script during the competition's final to address what she called cultural appropriation in the national costume segment. Two contestants had appeared days earlier wearing outfits that drew on Indigenous imagery, and Callingbull decided the moment could not pass without a response. The confrontation, first reported by The Sun , has…Open