Walking a mile in the shoes of Udichi Tomar takes some skillfulness.

Udichi Tomar continues to conquer the world of sport, beauty and brains.

Born in Thailand to parents from India, her family moved to Fort McMurray when she was just a toddler.

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It was while attending Grade 7 at École McTavish Public High School, that Tomar was bitten by the sports bug.

“I definitely fell in love with basketball right off the bat,” recalls Tomar, who was a diminutive quicksilver guard at 5-foot-6. “I liked the whole idea of being involved with a team…in something that was high-paced. It was a great way for working out any stress.”

Cross-country, middle and long-distance running would also enter the fray.

She would additionally suit up for the Fort McMurray Fury rep soccer team from Grades 9 – 12.

A go-getter, it states in her bio that “she served as a Vice-President of her high school’s UNICEF club raising awareness of the struggles faced by mothers and children in rural parts of Africa.”

She was also “selected as one of Canada’s youth ambassadors in 2018 and made a trip to Ecuador where she participated in building a school for a rural community in the Amazon basin.”

Currently enrolled in a Bachelor of Arts program in Economics and Financial Management at Lazaridis School of Business, Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Tomar remains active in sports with house league basketball and volleyball along with visits to the gym and squash court.

Last year 2022, she shifted gears and explored the world of pageantry.

In a span of six months, she entered three pageants: Miss Universe Canada, Miss Ontario and Miss World Canada where she placed in the Top 25!

“It takes commitment to do (school, sports, pageantry) them together. Pageantry is an extension that pushes you. You have the same mindset. You have to be level-headed and committed.

“Going from sneakers to heels 24/7 you basically the same as you have to be aggressive in terms of mentality and the atmosphere is competitive in both.

“They’ve both improved my confidence in myself and my abilities which is a common thing I’ve heard others say as well.

“Honestly you need to know yourself. Growing up I was also a Tom Boy. Growing up you discover yourself. I love makeup and was interested in modeling. If you want to do both. You can do both.”

Tomar added that she would one day like to star in a Bollywood movie.

All we can say in conclusion is: if the shoe fits, wear it!

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