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Stuffing slices of pizza and drinking beer may not be a part of the training regimen for most pageant contestants.
But the seven local businessmen vying to be named "Mr. Millennium" were doing their best to increase their girth — er, worth — prior to the unique fundraiser event for the Crossroads Hospice Society, which, in 2000, was in the planning stages for construction of its new $1.5 million-facility near Port Moody’s Eagle Ridge Hospital.
The contestants — three of them single — would compete in fashion modelling, beach and formal wear, impromptu questioning and talent, with the winner representing Crossroads at local functions through 2001.
“The guys are really excited about this,” said Linda Kozina, Crossroads’ executive director.
“They’re training to get in shape. And we’ve already got a waiting list for next year’s pageant.”
The Tri-City News has covered civic affairs, local crime, festivals, events, personalities, sports and arts in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody since 1983. Bound back issues of the paper are available at the Coquitlam Archives, while digital versions of several past years can be found at issuu.com.
