Ashley Callingbull, a 34-year-old from Enoch Cree Nation near Edmonton, is the first Indigenous woman to be crowned Miss Universe Canada. In November, she competes for the title of Miss Universe, in Mexico City.

She’s comfortable in the spotlight: Ashley’s an actor, a model and a sports host. Currently, she’s filming a TV series for AMC network in Chicago, and a film she stars in, The Great Salish Heist, is due to be released this month. Ashley’s an in-game host for the National Hockey League, the Canadian Football League and the National Lacrosse League. In 2015, she was crowned Mrs. Universe.

Indigenous supermodel who is competing to be Miss Universe defends pageants, explains the "rez" mentality and criticizes the prime minister.{ai:summary}<p>Ashley Callingbull, from Enoch Cree Nation, has made history as the first Indigenous woman crowned Miss Universe Canada. She will represent Canada at the Miss Universe competition in Mexico City this November.</p><p>In addition to pageantry, Ashley is an accomplished actor, model, and sports host, currently filming a series for AMC and starring in an upcoming film. #society</p>

Ashley Callingbull's face is all over the place and it's not just because she's beautiful

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