Diana Schoutsen

Inspirations
Diana ScHoutSen
biography
born in hamilton ontario, Canada
Diana is both Latin american
and Dutch. her parents are both
immigrants in Canada from
honduras and holland. Diana has
her roots in Canada and emulates
the best qualities from her family
and embodies the values of both
cultures from her parents. Due to her
diverse background, she has learned
to embrace different languages and
cultures.
Diana went to ballet school
throughout her education; in
addition, she began a modeling
career when she was sixteen. as a
model and dancer, she demonstrated
a graceful spirit and exceptional
talent. Diana began to study
kinesiology at york university in
toronto for about two years, after
much study she found she needed
some hands on experience in the
clinical field to decide where she
would go next. Diana is now a
graduate of Mohawk College with
a diploma in occupational therapy
and Physiotherapy assistant. Diana
also obtained her certificate as
nutrition and wellness specialist
from Niagara College, which
she uses to educate clients in the
professional clinical setting. she
now plans to pursue and complete
her degree in health and physically
fitness from york university.
as a dancer of 14 years and an
actress of 5 years, Diana actively
pursues a professional career in
the arts. she expresses her creative
side through dance, acting, and
modeling. her one ambition in life
is to be happy while defining her
identity. she strongly believes in the
power of influence, there is always
room to make a difference in the
lives of others.
she credits her parents for
sustaining a fundamental and
nurturing environment for her and
her siblings to grow up in. Growing
up on a dairy farm outlines Diana’s
hardworking abilities and made her
into the strong, self-directed learner
she is today. Country girl at heart,
she is second youngest of five. Diana
fully intends to become a congenial
and sincere woman, while crafting
her own individuality through her
experiences and influencing others
to make a difference.
her appetite for learning about the
world and other issues continues
to drive Diana through volunteer
opportunities. in the past three
years, Diana has kept busy
extensively traveling ontario
and Florida involving herself in
many charitable events. some of
many charities Diana has been
involved in includes: Children’s
fund aka tree of hope, uNiCeF
Canada, the Canadian heart and
stroke foundation, Children’s wish
foundation of Canada, the Canadian
and american cancer society, as well
as the Multiple sclerosis society
of Canada. With much experience,
Diana uses these unifying positions
to enrich her understanding about
the world and other issues to excel
in life.
in 2008, Diana wanted to take her
modeling career to the next level
and has started pageantry. Diana is
breaking barriers through pageants
to promote and raise awareness
about the things that she is passionate
about. her first pageant was the
Miss World Canada pageant held
in toronto, Canada. Diana placed
5 th runner up. she came out of the
experience craving for more. she
then entered Miss Latina Canada
in 2009 and ended up walking
away with the crown. it is Diana’s
country girl sincerity combined
with her striking Latin american
features that managed to captivate
both the audience and judges. as the
new 2009 Latin-Canadian goodwill
ambassador, Diana surely saw how
Miss Latina Canada opened up
many doors for her as she began
to travel extensively and was able
to network in the entertainment
industry. one stop was in West
Palm beach Florida, where Diana
had the opportunity to represent
Canada at local events, news
conferences, guest appearances and
photo shoots. another stop included
L.a, California where she attended
the New york film academy on
a scholarship she had won from
the pageant. this is where Diana
was able to express her love for
acting and take it to the next step
professionally.
hosting came to Diana as she
represented Canada internationally
as Miss Latina Canada. some
hosting jobs Diana was involved
with includes: “the hot spot,” an