Here is a picture of all the contestants in the 1997 Miss Canada International pageant.

The contestants were:

Maritimes:

-Miss Newfoundland, Kerri-Lynn Hayley
-Miss New Brunswick, Vanessa Boucher
-Miss PEI Int'l, Lindsay Johnson
-Miss Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, Emily Ryan
-Miss Southwestern Nova Scotia, Jessica Deveau
-Miss Labrador, Newfoundland, Keri-Lynn Power

Ontario

-Miss Chatham, Ontario, Brooke Ross
-Miss Brampton, Ontario, Karen Gregory
-Miss Toronto, Ontario Int'l, Ronda Copeland
-Miss Sarnia, Ontario Int'l, Catherine Haufschild
-Miss Barrie, Ontario, Sherry Johnston
-Miss Winsor, Ontario, Shannon McArthur

Manitoba

-Miss Manitoba, Mandi Hochbaum

Alberta

-Miss Calgary, Alberta Int'l, Brooke Ross

Far North -Miss Northwest Territories, Karen McCaul
-Miss Inuvialuit, NWT, Andrea Hansen

British Columbia

-Miss Victoria, BC, Elysha Bibby
-Miss Vancouver, BC Int'l, Susan Soares

The hosts of this event were Miss Canada International 1995, Catherine Dunn and television personality, Robin Ward

Top Eight:

-Miss Sarnia, Catherine Haufschild
-Miss Annapolis Valley, NS, Emily Ryan
-Miss Manitoba, Mandi Hauchbaum
-Miss Chathem, Ontario, Brooke Ross
-Miss Northwest Territories, Karen McCaul
-Miss Calgary, Alberta, Angel Dennis
-Miss Winsor, Ontario, Shannon McArthur

The finally tally is:

Winner: Miss Annapolis Valley, NS, Emily Ryan
1st runner-up: Miss Manitoba, Mandi Hauchbaum
2nd runner-up: Miss Chathem, Ontario, Brooke Ross

Here are some of the MCI 1997 delegates after the pageant in their purple evening gowns by Algo.

Here is Miss Manitoba with two of the judges: Simon Chang and Maureen Collins.

The new Miss Canada International is Emily Ryan of Nova Scotia who was that's year's Miss Apple Blossom Festitval.

After the pageant Emily was sheduled to represent Canada at the Miss World Pageant, but due to her decline, a new titleholder was chosen:

Miss Canada International World

Keri-Lynn Power who represented Labrador at MCI 1997 was chosen Canada's 1997 Miss World representitive and went to the Seychelles to compete. Her offical title was Miss Canada International World.

Eventually Emily Ryan lost her title and there was a new MCI:

Miss Canada International 1997

Brooke Ross, the second runner-up at MCI 1997 was chosen as Miss Canada Int'l 1997. She carried on the obligations of being Miss Canada Int'l and toured about Canada promoting the pageant and rasing money for various charities.

Photo credits: Photos given to me most kindly from Isabelle Fry of the Isabelle Fry modelling agency. Thank you so much Isabelle.