Alice Panikian, born May 23, 1985 in Sofia, Bulgaria, is a Canadian model who was crowned Miss Universe Canada on March 21, 2006. Panikian is of Bulgarian and Armenian ancestry, and came to Canada with her parents when she was five years old. Panikian is in her second year at York University majoring in English and Communications. She currently resides in Toronto, Ontario as she aspires to become a broadcast journalist or a TV show host.Before becoming Miss Universe Canada, Panikian represented Canada at the 2006 Reinado Internacional del Café or International Queen of Coffee pageant, held in Colombia on January 9, where she became the first ever winner.
