Daelyn Yntema is bringing the Bay of Quinte to the national beauty pageant stage.

After placing in the top 15 for the Miss World Canada provincial competition, Yntema earned her title as Miss Quinte World 2020. Yntema will be representing Belleville in July when she competes at the Miss World Canada beauty competition.

“The experience is like no other,” Yntema said. “Not only do you meet so many like-minded women, but your cause also gets recognition. The more people you build rapport with, the more help and open doors there are to help your purpose.”

For Yntema, the cause closest to her heart is the empowerment of young women. A highlight of her pageant performance was her speech about the organization she would create that encourages young women to attend workshops and seminars to advance their lives, education and future careers.

Through Beauty with a Purpose, Miss World winners are given the resources and opportunity to put their words to action for the causes that are important to them. Beauty with a Purpose was first started in 1972 by chairman and CEO of the Miss World Organization, Julia Morley. Since its inception, Beauty with a Purpose has become the heart of the competition.

Through Yntema’s preparations for the Miss World Canada provincial competition, she has raised $300 in support of Sick Kids Foundation’s Cardiac Kids. She continues to raise money in the lead up to the national competition, with the goal of raising an additional $2,500 to support the Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada.

Yntema is collecting donations in-person and online through her GoFundMe at gofundme.com/f/miss-quinte-world-2020.

First raised in the Kingston area, Yntema now calls Belleville home. While she has only been competing since 2019, she has secured the national qualification both times. In 2019 she appeared on the stage representing Kingston under the title, Miss Kingston World 2019.

When Yntema isn’t on stage, she still carries her passion for empowering young women through her job at Pegasus Cheer Athletics and as a nanny for two small children.

With her second chance at the Miss World Canada competition, Yntema is one step closer to achieving her vision of empowering young women in taking their next steps with entrepreneurship, making an impact globally, and becoming the world’s next generation of leaders.

“I could never express how grateful I am,” said Yntema. “Not just to the other delegates, but also to the Miss World Canada Corporation, the director Michelle Weswaldi, and my mother for constant love and support.”

To follow along with Yntema and her journey visit her on Instagram at @daeyntema.