Miss Toronto Tourism
The Miss Toronto Tourism pageant has been run since 1997. Several former Miss Toronto Tourism have been involved in controversies. Zevonique Wilson, formerly Miss Toronto Tourism 2004, was asked to step down when it was learned she was facing charges of trying to rob an illegal body rub parlor. Later, in 2009, Wilson was charged with weapon's possession, when two guns were found in a car in which she was a passenger. Wilson spent four months in jail in pre-trial detention, but the charges were eventually dropped. The crown decided she could plausibly dispute she was aware the bag next to her contained a gun.
Alana Kindree, formerly Miss Toronto Tourism 2010, was involved in controversies involving Rob Ford. She was observed partying with a heavily intoxicated Ford on March 17, 2012 -- St Patrick's Day. Isaac Ransom, one of Ford's aides, would later tell Police he suspected Kindree was an "escort or prostitute", and that she had brought hashish to the mayor. Other reports asserted the mayor had attended a "stag party" where Kindree was an entertainer.[1][2][3][4][5]
References
- ↑ Allison Jones, Diana Mehta (2013-11-14). "ROB FORD: Booze and prostitutes on the job?". Hamilton Spectator. Archived from the original on 2013-12-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20131218082648/http://www.thespec.com/news-story/4216077-rob-ford-booze-and-prostitutes-on-the-job-. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
- ↑ Ann Hui (2013-11-13). "Staffers told police they were worried about Rob Ford’s drug, alcohol use". Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2013-11-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20131114094048/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/breaking/article15409994/?page=all. Retrieved 2014-09-26. "According to former Ford staffers Mr. Ransom and Mr. Fickel, the mayor’s entourage that night included a woman described in the document as a “professional escort who knew the Mayor Ford well.” She returned with them to city hall that night, according to Mr. Ransom, and had been seen with him on at least one other occasion, at a stag party. The mother of the woman told The Globe on Wednesday that her daughter is not an escort."
- ↑ "T.O. Confidential: The Rob Ford Files, associates -- Alana Kindree". T.O. Confidential. Archived from the original on 2014-09-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20140926104317/https://sites.google.com/site/therobfordfiles/associates/known-associates-of-ford/alana-kindree. "When interviewed by police on 3 July 2013, Isaac RANSOM advised that a female by the name of "ALANA" was with the Mayor at the Bier Markt on March I7th, 2013. RANSOM believes that she was a professional escort who knew Mayor FORD well."
- ↑ John Semley (2013-11-14). "Alleged sex worker "Alana" may be former Miss Toronto Tourism: BREAKING! It is possible that a 23 year-old woman could be friends with the mayor without being a prostitute". Now magazine. Archived from the original on 2013-11-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20131117052245/http://nowtoronto.com/news/story.cfm?content=195325. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
- ↑ Michelle Mandel (2014-01-22). "The Rob Ford story: From penny-pinching councillor to crack mayor". Brantford Expositor. Archived from the original on 2014-09-26. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brantfordexpositor.ca%2F2014%2F01%2F23%2Fthe-mayor-rob-ford-story&date=2014-09-26. "Ransom was told to report to City Hall at about 9 p.m. where he found Ford with an entourage that included aide Brooks Barnett, old Etobicoke friend Peter Kordas and an attractive blue-eyed blond he knew only as Alana. Ransom would later tell police that he suspected Alana may have been an escort or prostitute. "There have been rumours that Mayor Ford has used escorts or prostitutes. Alana has also been seen with Mayor Ford at a stag party.""
