Lena Ma

Lena Ma
Lena Ma
Born	Ma Yanbing; July 7, 1987; Jinan, Shandong, China
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Title	Miss World Canada 2009
	Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Brown
Major; competition(s)	Miss World Canada 2009 (Winner); Miss World 2009 (4th Runner up)

Lena Ma (simplified Chinese: 马艳冰; traditional Chinese: 馬艶冰; pinyin: Mǎ Yànbīng; born July 7, 1987), is a Canadian beauty queen known for winning Miss World Canada 2009.[1] She was the winner of the Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant 2004. She participated in Miss Chinese International 2005 but did not place in the top 3; the eventual winner was Leanne Li.

Biography

Ma was born in Jinan, Shandong and immigrated to Canada at age nine.[2]

In 2008, she participated in Miss World Canada. She finished as the 4th runner-up. She also received the Miss Photogenic and Miss Entrepreneur award. The winner of Miss World Canada 2008 was Leah Ryerse.

On March 21, 2009, Ma won the title of Miss World Canada 2009, the first Canadian woman of ethnic Chinese descent to do so. At Miss World Canada 2009, Ma also won the Miss Talent award (vocalist), Beauty With a Purpose Award (judged on community/charity volunteering), Best in Evening Gown Award, Best in Interview Award, and the Top Model Award. She represented Canada at the Miss World contest, held in December 2009 in South Africa. She won Miss World Talent (tied with Sierra Leone), which fast-tracked her to the Top 16, and eventually placed as 4th runner-up overall.

Ma studied at Queen's University and graduated in 2009.[1]

Profile

Name: Lena Ma 馬艶冰 (full name: Lena Yanbing Ma)
Nickname: Lena
Profession: Student, Model, Singer
Date of birth: July 7, 1987
Weight: 54.1 kg (119 pounds)
Height: 1.79 m (5'10.5)
Languages: English, Mandarin
Origin: Jinan, Shandong

Awards

Miss World 2009 4th runner-up
Miss World Talent 2009 Winner
Miss World Canada 2009 Winner
Miss World Canada 2009 Talent Award
Miss World Canada 2009 Beauty With A Purpose Award
Miss World Canada 2009 Best in Evening Gown
Miss World Canada 2009 Best in Interview
Miss World Canada 2009 Top Model Award
Miss World Canada 2008 4th Runner-Up
Miss World Canada 2008 Miss Photogenic
Miss World Canada 2008 Miss Entrepreneur for Beauty with a Purpose
Miss Chinese International Pageant 2005 Finalist
Miss Chinese Toronto 2004
Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant 2004 Miss Friendship
Canadian Fashion Designer Awards - Best Female Model Award

References

"Queen's student is Miss World Canada 2009". www.queensu.ca. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
nurun.com. "Model of modesty". The Kingston Whig-Standard. Archived from the original on 2016-04-14. Retrieved 2016-04-03.

Miss World Canada 2008 Results page Retrieved April 29. 2008.
Miss World Canada 2008 contestant profile Retrieved April 29, 2008.
Fairchild TV article on Lena Ma(In Chinese) Retrieved April 29, 2008.

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Leah Ryerse	Miss World Canada 2009	Succeeded by Denise Garrido

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[:0-1] "Queen's student is Miss World Canada 2009". www.queensu.ca. Retrieved 2016-04-03.

[2] urun.com. "Model of modesty". The Kingston Whig-Standard. Archived from the original on 2016-04-14. Retrieved 2016-04-03.