BREAKING DRESS REGS PODCAST

Giselle Drew Walsh is a passionate advocate for Veterans and Front-line workers mental health, PTSD awareness, and initiatives. Giselle saw firsthand how devastating PTSD can be for a veteran, and their family to navigate, especially when there are limited resources. This spurred Giselle to start speaking about PTSD and a resilient mindset, organize events for charities who support veterans, start her podcast “Breaking Dress Regs”, and eventually led her to the decision to enter the pageant system to reach a broader audience with her advocacy.

In becoming Mrs. Canada Universe ‘24/’25, Giselle has dedicated herself to using her platform to highlight the rich history of Canada’s military, and the sacrifice of its soldiers. Taking a completely different approach on the traditional, and typically expected, National Costume for Canada, Giselle has designed and is creating a National Costume to represent Canada’s veterans and its military, with many veterans from across Canada joining her in handcrafting poppies. This National Costume is one that truly represents and pays respect to Canada’s veterans and their sacrifices.
Giselle is the first, trade-qualified, Canadian veteran to win a Canadian national pageant title and the first Canadian veteran in the Mrs. Universe system. Women employed in combat trades make up less than 3% of the military population. Having been trained as an Infantry soldier her entire career, she demonstrates how women can indeed challenge themselves, be strong, but also be vulnerable and embrace their feminine qualities.