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File No. 986931 · Adjudicated

Daria Werbowy

Model — Lancôme spokesmodel, 50+ Vogue covers

Born

1983

Birthplace

KRAKÓW, POLAND

Citizenships

POLAND / CA

Canadianness Score

🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁

3.0/ 5

Weighted across 6 scored criteria

Designation

Ya No Ya 🤔

Knows that bud → buddy → pal is not an escalation in friendliness.

Scorecard

Path B — not born on Canadian soil

I. Origin

Born on Canadian soil

KRAKÓW, POLAND

Canadian parentage

No Canadian parents on record

Citizenship on record

Held — by descent or naturalisation

II. Residency

Formative years spent in Canada

Raised — Canada

Lived in Canada by choice

Residency on record as an adult

Worked or filmed in Canada

Credits filed north of the 49th

III. Cultural evidence — not scored

Section III is recorded for the file only. It carries no weight under either path.

Publicly claims to be Canadian

Says so, out loud

Canada claims them back

No claim lodged

Fun fact

Grew up in Mississauga, giving her genuine suburban Toronto roots long before the international runways.

The verdict

Moved from Poland to Canada at age three and grew up in Mississauga, Ontario. Despite walking runways worldwide, she's kept her Canadian citizenship and has that distinctly low-key Canadian vibe — never quite comfortable with the fame. Canada proudly claims her as one of our own supermodels.

Adjudicated by

The Standings Committee

Status

Final — appealable