Ashley Callingbull is the 1st Indigenous woman to win Miss Universe Canada

Alberta’s Ashley Callingbull has go nan first Indigenous female to triumph Miss Universe Canada.

The 34-year-old model, character and tv big from Enoch Cree Nation, which butts up against nan westbound broadside of Edmonton, was crowned successful Windsor, Ont., connected Saturday.

Callingbull is presently an in-game big for nan National Hockey League, Canadian Football League, and nan National Lacrosse League.

She has acted successful APTN bid Blackstone and Tribal, and received awards and nickname for her organization activity and activism.

Callingbull antecedently collapsed barriers erstwhile she became nan first Canadian and Indigenous personification to triumph Mrs. Universe successful 2015 and nan first Indigenous female to look arsenic a “Sports Illustrated” exemplary successful 2022.

She will compete for nan title of Miss Universe successful Mexico successful November.

“This is nan astir surreal feeling. I’ve been chasing this dream for years and I’m still successful awe that it really came true,” Callingbull wrote successful a societal media post.

“Representation genuinely matters because erstwhile 1 of america wins, we each win.”