Frankie Cena

Cena was selected to represent Canada at the Mister World beauty pageant in 2012, held in Torbay, England. He won the talent portion of the competition for his singing performance, and placed in the top-ten overall at the competition. He was the shortest man ever to compete at the pageant.[5] Cena then hosted the 2014 edition of Mister World, interviewing contestants, judging the talent portion of the competition, and presenting at the finale. Cena also worked as the Web Presenter for Miss World beauty pageant in 2014, conducting interviews and creating video coverage of the event featured on the Miss World website.[6] He was frequently seen at events with Tara Teng, Miss World Canada 2012.[7]

Cena was a co-host of the Miss World pageant in 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018.[8][9][10][11][12] He also co-hosted Mr. World 2014 and 2016.[13][14]

Cena's first performances were with the British Columbia Boys Choir at the age of nine, with whom he performed for Queen Elizabeth II at her 50th Jubilee.[15] In 2012, Cena made it to the televised rounds of the final season of Canadian Idol, and he continues to post covers of popular songs and music videos on his Youtube channel and to perform at various concerts.[16][17]

Following his own student debating career, Cena became coach of his former high school in 2012, winning regional and international championships. He went on to become coach of the Danish National Debate Team and, in 2016, founded Fostering Debate Talent (FDT) Academy, a private debate academy based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[18][19][20]