Alice Panikian
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Born |
Alice Panikian May 23, 1985 Sofia, Bulgaria |
|---|---|
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Title(s) | Miss Universe Canada 2006 |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss Universe Canada 2006 Miss Universe 2006 (top 10) |
Alice Panikian (Armenian: Ալիսա Փանիկյան; Bulgarian: Алис Паникян) (born May 23, 1985 in Sofia, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian-Canadian journalist, TV Host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Canada on March 21, 2006. She attended William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute in Toronto, and graduated in 2003.
At 6'0" (1.83 m) she is not only the tallest major national titleholder in Canadian history, but also had earned a significant amount of attention from the world press as one of the strongest candidates to succeed to then-reigning Miss Universe, Natalie Glebova, also from Canada. As no country has ever won the title back-to-back (later achieved by Dayana Mendoza and Stefanía Fernández in 2009, both of them from Venezuela), Panikian had a significant historical hurdle to jump despite many pundits who argue that she was an even stronger candidate than her predecessor. Alice did not become Miss Universe 2006 (that honour went to Zuleyka Rivera of Puerto Rico), but she did finish in 6th place. She is the last Canadian presentative to place at the Miss Universe finals to date.
Alice enjoys writing short stories, and her hobbies include volleyball and yoga.
Panikian is of Bulgarian and Armenian ancestry, which comes through her paternal grandfather and accounts for her Armenian surname. She came to Canada with her parents when she was five years old. Panikian studied at York University and majored in English and Communications. She studied broadcast journalism and resides in Toronto, Ontario and aspires to be a journalist or a TV show host.
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