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Silvia's Academy Pageant & Etiquette Coach | Toronto

Silvia Guimarey

Silvia's Academy was designed to empower and reinforce the image of girls and young women. Providing a well-rounded and competitive learning experience through an integral education program, fusing the power of an assertive personal presentation with beauty as well as elegance.

Silvia Guimarey, Venezuelan by birth living now in Quebec, Canada. With a background in Public Relations from Concordia University and certified as an Etiquette Instructor in London at the BSE as well as a pageant coach with more than 10 years of experience in the field of education.
Silvia's Academy comes to life out of a childhood dream and the niche to empower and offer guidance to girls and young women, through a more positive and confident and polished personal presentation.
The aim is to help the participant develop her own beauty in all aspects, by implementing and exercising social skills, etiquette, public speaking, runway and deportment, and so much more, -so they may be used and put to practice in an always evolving woman's life. Therefore, giving her a set of skills that will make her feel empowered and ready to succeed.
Director of Miss Phillipines International of BC & Canada | GEM Co-Director | Vancouver

Adelynn Cupino-Yambao

Adelynn is a veteran pageant queen. Her experiences include: winning the Mrs. Philippines World 2022 title and competed in Las Vegas for the World Title.

Adelynn is a veteran pageant queen. Her experiences include: winning the Mrs. Philippines World 2022 title and competed in Las Vegas for the World Title. She had the honour of representing Canada as Miss International Canada 2004, was Miss Petite Canada 2003 and Miss Philippines of BC 2002. With her wealth of experience, she has trained candidates and winners for numerous local and national competitions in; stage presence, catwalk, and interview skills. Adelyn currently judges local and international pageants today. Many of her trainees have won numerous national titles. Adelyn is committed to ensuring that each one of her candidates is successful with their pageant endeavours.
Personal & Leadership Development | Toronto

Inthida Ngeth

Inthida Ngeth is a captivating bilingual executive coach, strategic advisor, and success mentor, with a passion for cultivating extraordinary leaders. Known as a natural motivator, team builder, and collaborator, Inthida is both passionate and talented at helping individuals, teams and organizations become and achieve their best.

As an executive career coach and business advisor, Inthida has embarked on a journey that has been uplifting, inspiring, and rewarding; helping leaders, executives, and founders to bring out their best, become more effective at emotional intelligence, helping them to manage diverse teams, navigate social complexities, and create positive opportunities and results. Inthida is dedicated to the advancement of women leaders in society and she loves to empower and guide other women in business to realize a greater impact and reach higher in their career/business and life. Inthida’s coaching has a thought-provoking yet practical approach with a proven record of accelerating growth and driving change, from the inside out.
GEM BC Co-Director | Vancouver

Shirley Yu

Shirley is a proud Canadian who was born in China and raised in Vancouver. She’s a model, teacher, coach and graphic designer graduated from SFU with a BA degree in Interactive Arts and Technology. Shirley started competing in pageants since 2019. And finally in 2022, Shirley had the honour to represent her country, China at Miss Grand International 10th Anniversary in Indonesia.

Shirley believes that pageants can change one’s life just like how it changed hers. This year, Shirley decided to join GEM Group in helping the younger generation today in finding their confidences and be their own role models.

Shirley is a proud Canadian who was born in China and raised in Vancouver. She’s a model, teacher, coach and graphic designer graduated from SFU with a BA degree in Interactive Arts and Technology. Shirley started competing in pageants since 2019. And finally in 2022, Shirley had the honour to represent her country, China at Miss Grand International 10th Anniversary in Indonesia.

Shirley believes that pageants can change one’s life just like how it changed hers. This year, Shirley decided to join GEM Group in helping the younger generation today in finding their confidences and be their own role models.

Pageant Gal Glamour & Confidence Coach | Toronto

Maria Giorlando

Maria Giorlando is a four-time local, national, and international pageant titleholder. Through her speeches and workshops she was able to help women and men realize their unique potential, self- worth, and overall empower them put implement self-care routines that allow them to mindfully and purposefully live each day as the happiest version of themselves.

Since 2016, Maria dove deep into pageants and realized how quickly a newer competitor could be in the industry, winning countless awards and taking home 4 prestigious titles within 5 years. These titles include Miss Tecumseh 2016, Miss Canada 2018, Royal International Ms. Canada 2021, and International Role Model Ms. 2021-2022. When she steps off the stage, Maria takes her passion and successes in pageantry to guide her clients around the world to combine their preparation strategy with a stand out performance so they can win their dream pageant title. As an international travel, speaker, and leader, Maria's biggest mission is to teach women how they can step into their highest potential, live and win with an unshakeable purpose, and set in motion their own international impact that changes the world.
Experience the biggest transformation in a 1:1 coaching container. Together, we will create a personalized coaching system and strategy to crown you with a confidence that will connect to your self-worth, your bigger purpose in life, and the impact you desire to make in the world, whether or not the goal is to step on a pageant stage.

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