英语文摘:Miss Canada sets eyes on world title

Vancouver, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Canada's entry into Miss World contest is hoping that her gown made by a noted Chinese-Canadian dressmaker will make a difference in helping her to secure the crown.

Denise Garrido, a 23-year-old Ontario native, won the title in May in Vancouver, beating a field of more than 30 candidates.

She returned to the west coast city over the past week for her fittings with designer Sandra Sung prior to catching a plane late Wednesday night to China. The pageant will be held in October in south China resort city of Sanya.

Sung, one of Canada's most prolific bridal designers, has created several outfits for Garrido, including a stunning gown in a mermaid-style cut that flares out in a "poof" at the bottom.

"Sandra described the color as midnight blue so it's a very, very dark blue. But it has elements of green as when it reflects in the light you kind of see a green tint. The color is really lovely. It's a one shoulder dress, ..., that's really, really nice," said the biomedical sciences graduate.

"After talking to her and seeing her designs, she has very elegant styles. She really knows how to fit a dress to a girl. Trying it on yesterday, it fit like a glove. It's very, very well done," said Garrido, who will be lugging around four suitcases in her travels through Beijing, Shanghai, Inner Mongolia and Hainan Island.

As a veteran of several beauty contests, including the environmentally-themed Earth pageant in the Philippines, the 178 cm, 61 kg Garrido said she liked to mix things up at the events to showcase her many talents.