PAGEANT: Meet Riza Santos, Another Pinay Candidate in Miss Universe 2013

Aside from Philippines' Ariella Arida, another Pinay is vying for the Miss Universe title this year.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGoAEH9tdg_BttnIbT1ZEgZUGpRNPEpi4SiufNfjJujpfOoobDpxrrueeH1onfx4C2uyp3rHPwIzjYZoV_1-E7sk8UX8A2oSL1qxFiQipKIBs-KhuNszJOXJRVndOGabaXV8PB8CtPRiFc/s1600/miss+canada+-+riza+santos+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGoAEH9tdg_BttnIbT1ZEgZUGpRNPEpi4SiufNfjJujpfOoobDpxrrueeH1onfx4C2uyp3rHPwIzjYZoV_1-E7sk8UX8A2oSL1qxFiQipKIBs-KhuNszJOXJRVndOGabaXV8PB8CtPRiFc/s320/miss+canada+-+riza+santos+1.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miss Canada - Riza Santos</td></tr></tbody></table>Riza Santos, born and raised in Canada, is a former Pinoy Big Brother Housemate who appeared on several TV programs and movies here in the Philippines.<br /><br />Here's a brief bio from the Miss Universe website:<br /><br />HOMETOWN: Calgary<br />HEIGHT: 5’ 8”<br />AGE: 27<br /><br />Born in Alberta, Canada, Riza Santos is a former Canadian Forces Army Reserve. She’s an experienced actress and dancer, who is vocally trained in musical theatre and opera. Her other dance skills include jazz, hip-hop, salsa and traditional Filipino dance.Riza aspires to to become an entrepreneur for her own engineering company and develop a scholarship fund for students who do not have the financial resources to pursue a post-secondary education.<br /><div><blockquote class="tr_bq">We are a society that must quickly adapt to a rapidly changing evolution and it is crucial that tolerance is practiced on a daily basis, whether you are a world leader, a community politician, a famous celebrity or even just a working class civilian. - Riza Santos</blockquote><div>FUN FACTS:</div><div><ol><li>Riza can precisely and accurately hit a target using a C7 service rifle.</li><li>Riza has acted in four major Filipino films, including the box office hit “Dobol Trobol,” where she played the leading lady and was trained in knife throwing.</li><li>From 2008-2009, Riza was the official television host for the Asian Poker Tour, which aired on CS 9-Sports Channel and Solar Sports.</li></ol></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3gRwGCerGsbH3WH_CDcHhYOXnPUDhgsLhtew4XfYjuZc-WlvouJn1_lKP1Zp7KR3UjzBJOPeAjLvh4rCS7BdDNmuhQgn8vOpHn5rOZci3QjAqEVmkZbhVM5jqTzetX2ohXN5wkU8Jk57f/s1600/miss+canada+-+riza+santos+2.jpg" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Z_gHQJO_sb63WReePUMfY680g2CmMZ4HW_eGTjAmFHhYVFCc_LtN78aBOiKH-Cp6If6YUx-xCWoVBLzhPWHcAGRJS-f69_PDx-xB0LKeBR7R9tI6gjHfXV4z6AoghLoaD8YxYdS0KNny/s1600/miss+canada+-+riza+santos+5.jpg" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixVbkoQ_HawwF7gzk29hUsiat8gT-WsiMNBtxvuM64YymAJDAlI2R-s0irYIbQCeaQFOrZf7mYc_D11xkWeiaZVUojlTUnMVXIinIVWj6wK4MwRpnFEHygZiJvRBT1-JHAm3NVP4Tuk3Re/s1600/miss+canada+-+riza+santos+3.jpg" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglCO2f48nnX9KC4rZSsmAyeo6qLp8QlsHaaf7N8e2FxmsWfVnjGJ_WBAoB251rw_QYLooUZaRl70R9aG48dMD252yCSef4BFO4EQkEYAz-1vD2-jdQ9zwVGd3RMacEqtqDrlvxlMMA-THC/s1600/miss+canada+-+riza+santos+4.jpg" /></div><br />

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Aside from Philippines' Ariella Arida, another Pinay is vying for the Miss Universe title this year. Miss Canada - Riza Santos Riza Sant...

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