Nova Stevens was crowned Miss Universe Canada 2020 on 24th October 2020 and will now represent Canada in Miss Universe Canada 2020. She succeeds Miss Universe Canada 2019 Alyssa Boston for the crown.
Hailing from Vancouver, Nova is a 27-years-old dynamic, resilient and persistent beauty and believes in the power of faith in being able to change your circumstances. Her family fled a brutal civil war in South Sudan and was sent alone to Canada at age 6 to be able to have a better life. She wishes to use her chance at a new life in Canada as a driving factor to be reunited with her parents one day.
For her advocacy, Nova promotes ‘Feed it forward’, a Canadian not-for-profit with two main goals: to feed Canadians that are food insecure and to reduce food waste. Its mission is to make a difference in the lives of fellow Canadians who need assistance with securing nutritious food and regular balanced meals. She has recently been active in carrying out humanitarian activities that focus on the physical and mental balance of children.