Karen Elizabeth Tilley
{{Infobox pageant titleholder
| title= Miss Canada 1985
| birth_name= Karen Elizabeth Tilley
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| nationalcompetition= Miss Canada 1985 (Winner)
Miss Universe 1985 ׁ(Top 10)
| birth_date= {{birth year and age|1964}}
| height= 5'10
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| hair_colour=Blonde
| eye_colour=Blue
|name=Karen Tilley}}
Karen Elizabeth Tilley is a Canadian dancer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Canada 1985,{{Cite web|title=Canada 1980-91 |website=Pageantopolis|url=http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/canada_1980s.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831093051/http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/canada_1980s.htm|access-date=November 11, 2018|url-status=usurped |archive-date=2011-08-31}} she also placed in the top 10 at the 1985 Miss Universe pageant.
Life
Tilley was born in Quebec City, Quebec and later moved to Calgary, Alberta and represented this province in the Miss Canada competition.{{Cite news |last=Solomon |first=Howard |date=1984-11-10 |title=Karen takes a bite of the high life |pages=5 |work=Calgary Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107420775/karen-takes-a-bite-of-the-high-life/ |access-date=2022-08-11}} Tilley's hobbies include cooking, travelling, dancing and hiking. When she won the national competition she earned $76,937.80 (Canadian Dollars) in cash and prizes, including $12,000 car, a $6,000 fur coat and $1,500 scholarship.{{Cite news |title=Quebec-born Miss Canada says she feels 'fantastic' |newspaper=The Montreal Gazette |agency=Canadian Press |date=October 31, 1984 |page=B-5 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19841031&id=530xAAAAIBAJ&pg=6140,4700195 |access-date=January 1, 2015}}
In the year following her win as Miss Canada, Tilley was based in Toronto where she participated in promotional events for sponsors, had her presence was paid for by companies on a 'per-appearance basis',{{Cite news |last=Cornacchia |first=Cheryl |date=1985-03-16 |title=Smiles and signatures on demand |pages=89 |work=Calgary Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107420963/smiles-and-signatures-on-demand/ |access-date=2022-08-11}} and traveled to different places in Canada.{{Cite news |date=1985-08-28 |title=A chance to travel, start career, that's what title means to Karen |pages=1 |work=Fort McMurray Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107422630/a-chance-to-travel-start-career/ |access-date=2022-08-12}} She described her appearances as public relations, which was a career she intended to follow after her year as Miss Canada.{{Cite news |last=Sibula |first=Steve |date=1985-09-25 |title=Being Miss Canada is not a cushy job |pages=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107421814/being-miss-canada-is-not-a-cushy-job/],[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107421869/] |work=The Times Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107421814/being-miss-canada-is-not-a-cushy-job/ |access-date=2022-08-12}}{{Cite news |last=Herman |first=Deanna |date=1985-04-12 |title=Miss Canada PR person |pages=29 |work=Star-Phoenix |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107421579/miss-canada-pr-person/ |access-date=2022-08-12}}
Tilley represented Canada in the 1985 Miss Universe competition and was one of ten semifinalists when Deborah Carthy-Deu was crowned as Miss Universe.{{Cite news |last=Hallifax |first=Jackie |date=1985-07-16 |title=Miss Universe crowned Monday |pages=9 |work=The Marshall News Messenger |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107422100/miss-universe-crowned-monday/ |access-date=2022-08-12}}
References
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{{Succession box|title=Miss Canada
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|before=Cynthia Michele Kereluk
|after=Rene Newhouse|}}
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Category:Anglophone Quebec people
Category:Canadian female models
Category:Miss Universe 1985 contestants
Category:People from Quebec City
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