Toronto’s own Bootblack Tarna wins International Ms Bootblack

Normally, anything posted on April 1 is a complete lie because April Fool’s is a day of lies and trickery. But not this story! Toronto’s own reigning Ms Bootblack, Tarna, went down to San Francisco to compete at International Mz Leather in the bootblack category, and we’re proud to report that she placed first and is now the beautiful and lovely titleholder of International Ms Bootblack! So congrats, Tarna! Celebratory cupcakes await you back home in Toronto.

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