Pinay crowned Miss World Canada

Riza Santos, a former housemate of the ABS-CBN reality show “Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition 2” will represent Canada in this year’s Miss World beauty pageant which will be held in London this November after she was crowned Miss World Canada 2011 last May 19 in a pageant held in Richmond, British Columbia, according to abs-cbnnews.com.

Santos, a Filipino-Canadian, also competed as Miss Canada in the Miss Earth pageant last 2006 which was held here in the Philippines. She won the Miss Photogenic and Miss Fontana awards.

In 2007, she joined the "Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition 2" and was proclaimed as the second place winner of the show. She also played roles in different movies and TV shows in the Philippines like in the movies “Dobol Trobol” and “When Love Begins.” She also appeared in TV shows such as “I love Betty La Fea” Palos and Love Spell.