Marta Magdalena Stępień (born 11 March 1994) is a Polish-Canadian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss International Canada 2017 and Miss Universe Canada 2018, representing Canada in Miss International 2017 pageant in Tokyo, Japan, ending up being unplaced, but she also represented Canada at the Miss Universe 2018 pageant, finishing as a Top 10 finalist.
Marta Stępień | |
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Born | Marta Magdalena Stępień 11 March 1994 Warsaw, Poland |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Spouse |
Rodrigo Herrera (m. 2021) |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Miss International Canada 2017 Miss Universe Canada 2018 |
Hair colour | Dark Blonde |
Eye colour | Light Brown |
Major competition(s) | Miss Universe Canada 2017 (1st Runner-Up) Miss International 2017 (Unplaced) Reinado Internacional del Café 2018 (Virreina) Miss Universe Canada 2018 (Winner) Miss Universe 2018 (Top 10) |
Personal life
editStępień was born in Warsaw, Poland and raised in Windsor, Ontario. She is a student of Biomedical Engineering Technology at St. Clair College and is an applied researcher. She speaks French, Polish, German and English. She is also a professional model.
In March 2021, she married Mexican businessman Rodrigo Herrera.[1][2]
Pageantry
editMiss Universe Canada 2017
editStępień finished as the 1st Runner-up at Miss Universe Canada 2017 represented Upper Canada. Meanwhile, the official winner was Lauren Howe from Ontario Province crowned as 2017 winner and competed at Miss Universe 2017 in Las Vegas, United States. She placed in Top 10.[3]
Miss International 2017
editStępień represented Canada at the Miss International 2017 beauty contest in Tokyo, Japan but was unplaced. The pageant was won by Kevin Lilliana of Indonesia.
Reinado Internacional del Café 2018
editStępień also represented her country at Reinado Internacional del Café 2018 in Colombia where she finished as Virreina to Carmen Serrano of Spain.[4]
Miss Universe Canada 2018
editStępień represented South Ontario was crowned Miss Universe Canada 2018 at the George Weston Recital Hall, Toronto Centre for the Arts on 18 August 2018. She succeeded outgoing Miss Universe Canada 2017, Lauren Howe.[5][6]
Miss Universe 2018
editStępień represented Canada at Miss Universe 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand. She wore a gown made by designer Michael Cinco. [7] She placed in the top 10 out of 94 contestants.
References
edit- ^ "Rodrigo Herrera, de Shark Tank, se casó con reina de belleza (fotos exclusivas)". quien.com. Quien. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Beauty queen Marta Stępień marries Rodrigo Herrera - BeautyPageants". Femina Miss India. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Marta Magdalena Stepien heads off to Miss International". Miss Universe Canada. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Venezolana quedó como primera finalista en Reinado Internacional del Café". El Nacional. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "Las fotos de Marta Stepien, ganadora de Miss Canada 2018". www.infobae.com. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Windsor woman wins Miss Universe Canada 2018". windsor.ctvnews.ca. CTV News. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "This Model Just Wore A Dubai-Based Designer At The Miss Universe Pageant". Harpers Bazaar Arabia.
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