Melanie Renaud
Height: 5’9
Hometown: Windsor, ON
Sponsors: Cafe Del Cielo, Nick Didas Photography, Family and Friends
Melanie Renaud is a 26-year old marketing strategist, model, stylist, writer, mentor, and philanthropist. She graduated from the University of Windsor with honours in Digital Journalism and Communications.
Melanie is a Global Ambassador and spokesperson for the Starkey Hearing Foundation. She proudly worked alongside Delta Zeta National to raise 5-million dollars in 5 years for the foundation and travelled with a team to Guatemala on a Starkey mission trip to provide hearing aids and hearing care to over 800 people. Melanie had the life changing first hand experience of providing that care and seeing a child hear for the first time. She continues to support their cause and plans to volunteer with them again in the near future.
Apart from her volunteer experience with the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community, Melanie is also an advocate for Autism awareness. Her aim is to educate and promote inclusivity and acceptance for everyone on the Autism Spectrum. She has always had a heart for the autism community as an older sister to her brother Max on the autism spectrum. Melanie, Max and their Mother are currently working to publish a book together to spark conversation about the autism spectrum while also teaching respect and kindness.
She is also passionate about empowering young people with the tools and resources to develop confidence and leadership skills. During the pandemic, when there was uncertainty for in-person pageants, she created a virtual pageant called Miss Confidence Canada for teens and women to practise their skills while providing workshops aimed at confidence building, runway, and interview. Melanie volunteers at a camp for girls ages 6-12 teaching these skills and mentors collegiate women in leadership roles – she has spoken at college campuses as far as Arizona and California. Melanie hopes to inspire young women everywhere to be confident in themselves and thrive as leaders in their communities.