Irene Bayati is a Grade 11 student in the Comox Valley and was recently crowned as a finalist in the provincial qualifiers of the Miss Teenage Canada pageant.

Despite the opportunity to head to nationals in August with the title of Miss Teenage Vancouver Island, Irene chose not to advance.

She is here to talk about her take on pageantry today, her platform of mental health advocacy for youth and children and her vision of the community.

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