Toronto audiologist Emilie Vos, AuD, placed second runner-up at Miss Universe Canada 2026, using the national competition to bring greater attention to hearing healthcare, newborn hearing screening and hearing conservation. Vos finished among the top three delegates in the competition and was also named a Top Five Humanitarian finalist and finished among the Top Three in the People’s Choice vote....
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No actionable clinical change — this is a human-interest story about an audiologist advocate, not a clinical or research finding.
High-profile advocacy by a credentialed audiologist raises public awareness of hearing healthcare access, newborn screening, and hearing conservation at a national level.
- 01Emilie Vos, AuD, placed second runner-up at Miss Universe Canada 2026.
- 02She used the platform to advocate for newborn hearing screening programs.
- 03Hearing conservation (protecting hearing from noise damage) was a key campaign message.
- 04The story highlights growing public-facing roles for audiology professionals.
