娱乐英语新闻:Miss Canada sets eyes on world title

At the Miss World Canada pageant she impressed the judges with her speed painting, while in China she will tinkle the ivories to demonstrate her piano skills. "Recreationally, piano was just something I did here and there as a kid. In university I didn't do it much, so I picked it up again for the Miss World and it's something you never forget."

Another of her talents is tae kwon do. "I did martial arts as a child, so I'm very strong. Coming to China was something I had dreams about as a child and I'm really hoping I can see some martial arts when I'm there," she said.

Garrido, who is planning for a career in medicine, likely in oncology or orthopedics, said for now she was concentrating on pageants and seeing what opportunities could open up for her after winning the Miss World Canada title.

"I've done a few pageants before. I kind of call it the pageant bug. Once you done one you kind of want to keep doing them. They are so much fun. It's just all the people that you meet, the places you get to go, the experiences and the networking. It's just so rewarding and so much fun and yeah, you kind of get addicted to it because you want it. You just crave this traveling and the extras that go along with it and all the things you can do with a title," Garrido said.

She was particularly excited to be coming to China as the Miss World contest, the oldest surviving international beauty pageant, returns to Sanya following a two-year absence. Last year, Gibraltar's Kaiane Aldorino won the title in South Africa.

"When I found out the pageant was going to be held in China I pulled out a documentary and watched it because I just wanted to be as involved and knowledgeable before going, just to kind of see how diverse a country it is from east to west, north to south," Garrido said.

"I'm really excited. There's just so much history to take in."