Miss Universe Canada crowned

By News Staff

Posted Jun 3, 2013 7:34 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

A week after finding out she’d been mistakenly named third runner-up, Calgary’s Riza Santos has officially been crowned Miss Universe Canada.

The Calgary Sun reports Santos received her crown here in town on Sunday, in front of dozens of her family and friends.

A technical glitch saw another woman win the title last Sunday at the pageant in Toronto, but officials quickly realized the mistake.

Santos got a call Monday, explaining she was the rightful winner.

She’ll represent Canada at the Miss Universe Pageant in December.

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