Miss Canada speaks up about being 'large'

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<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:62.4537037037037% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BPwBTo6jgEb/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A photo posted by Siera Bearchell (@sierabearchell)</a> on <time dateTime="2017-01-27T02:02:07+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Jan 26, 2017 at 6:02pm PST</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="http://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>MANILA – Miss Universe Canada 2016 Siera Bearchell speaks up about how it feels to be relatively &quot;larger&quot; than other candidates in the pageant.</p><p>In an Instagram post, Bearchell said she was asked how it feels to be &quot;larger&quot; that the other Miss Universe candidates.</p><p>&quot;&#x27;How does it feel to be so much... larger than the other delegates?&#x27; I was just asked this question in a press junket by a member of the media. I was left almost speechless. I thought, &#x27;How does it feel to be myself? How does it feel to be confident in who I am? How does it feel to fulfill my dream of representing Canada on the Miss Universe stage? How does it feel to be a role model for so many young women who struggle to find someone to look up to? How does it feel to redefine beauty?&#x27;&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;My answer- It feels great,&quot; Bearchell added.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><div style="padding-top:66.375%"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1458451" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></div></figure><p>In a separate interview, Bearchell said being confident is more important than one&#x27;s looks.</p><p>&quot;This competition is more than what we look like. It&#x27;s about being comfortable with who we are, it&#x27;s about sharing a message that is important to us,&quot; she said, reacting to questions about her weight gain.</p><p>Earlier this month, Bearchell also <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/life/01/19/17/miss-universe-canada-reacts-to-body-shaming-bashers">reacted</a> to body-shamers who told her she is &quot;losing points&quot; in the pageant because of her weight gain.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img figcaption="" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/miss-universe/01/27/canda-012717.jpg"/><div class="embed-desc">Bearchell (2.jpg) during the Miss Universe 2016 Preliminary Round (left) and Bearchell during (1.jpg) during the preliminary competition at Miss Supranational 2015, where she placed 1st runner up. <em>Composite photo. Voltaire Domingo, NPPA and Siera Bearchell on Instagram </em></div></figure></div><p>In an interview on ANC&#x27;s Headstart on Friday, Miss Universe 1969 Gloria Diaz included Bearchell in her top 5 Miss Universe 2016 candidates.</p><p>She, however, said the 23-year-old Canadian beauty needs to shed some weight.</p><p>&quot;If Canada could lose 8 pounds, I love her face. Am I right? She’s beautiful,&quot; she said.</p><p>It was previously announced that plus-size model <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/life/12/16/16/model-ashley-graham-is-backstage-host-for-miss-universe">Ashley Graham</a> will be the backstage host of the 65th Miss Universe pageant, set to be held in Manila on January 30.</p><p>The move is considered groundbreaking for beauty pageants, which are known for having contestants with lean or slim bodies.</p><p>Last year, reigning titleholder Pia Wurtzbach of the Philippines<a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/04/25/16/pia-lauds-first-plus-size-miss-peru-contestant"> lauded</a> Mirella Paz Baylon for being the first plus-size contestant to make it to the Top 10 of the Miss Peru pageant.</p>

<p>She was asked how it feels to be "larger" that the other Miss Universe candidates. </p>

She was asked how it feels to be "larger" that the other Miss Universe candidates.

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