First Canadian Mrs. Universe setting an example for First Nations youth
Saskatchewan powwow princesses are commending a role model—this year’s Mrs. Universe.
The highly regarded pageant competition, held in Minsk, Belarus on Saturday, was full of firsts.
Ashley Burnham, 25, formerly Ashley Callingbull, was crowned the winner, making her the first Canadian and first First Nations woman to win the pageant.
Burnham is originally from Enoch Cree Nation, west of Edmonton. According to her Facebook bio, by age 10 she had consecutively won all Enoch’s princess crowns.