Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Born | Ma Yanbing July 7, 1987 Jinan, Shandong, China |
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Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 54.1 kg (119 lb) |
Hair color | Black |
Eye color | Brown |
Title(s) | Miss World Canada 2009 |
Major competition(s) |
Miss World Canada 2009 (winner) Miss World 2009 (Fourth Runner up) |
Lena Ma (simplified Chinese: 马艶冰; traditional Chinese: 馬艶冰; pinyin: Mǎ Yànbīng; born July 7, 1987 in Jinan, Shandong, PRC), is the winner of the Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant 2004. She participated in Miss Chinese International 2005 but did not place in the top 3.
In 2008, Lena participated in Miss World Canada. She ended up 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, Lena Ma won the title of Miss World Canada 2009. At Miss World Canada 2009, Lena 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.
She currently works as a teller for TD Canada Trust and attends Queen's University, where she is part of the Queen's Student Opera Company.
Awards and achievements | ||
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Miss Chinese Toronto | ||
Preceded by Sarina Lee |
Miss Chinese Toronto 2004 |
Succeeded by Elva Ni |
Preceded by Leah Ryerse |
Miss World Canada 2009 |
Succeeded by Denise Garrido |