“It's 2026, we should know better.”

BBC News · Aug 9 · Miss Universe Canada apologizes for Indigenous-themed costumes

“I felt like I was educating them and giving them hell at the same time, because I needed them to understand how bad this was and how much it affects other people.”

CP24 · Aug 9 · Miss Universe Canada apologizes for Indigenous-themed costumes

“Change doesn't happen unless you speak up. Thank you MUC, for acknowledging this and doing what needed to be done.”

CP24 · Aug 9 · Miss Universe Canada apologizes for Indigenous-themed costumes

“A part of reconciliation is that we educate and learn and understand and move on from these things in a good way.”

BBC News · Aug 10 · Miss Universe Canada apologizes for Indigenous-themed costumes