Miranda Anthistle
A&E Reporter

While public relations grad Jessie Sulidis didn’t win the heart of a reality television bachelor, she’s accomplishing a lot more off-screen by helping worthy causes.
“I’ve been getting invites to help out at different charity events,” said Sulidis, 25, who wasn’t chosen to be the potential wife of bachelor Jake Pavelka.
“I’m involved in the Miss Universe pageant in June where I’ll be doing the models’ makeup, as well as modelling. I’m also doing a fashion show for breast cancer awareness in October.”
Sulidis was one of 25 women looking for love on ABC’s The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love, which ended last month.
For people who think Sulidis participated in the show to get 15 minutes of fame, she dismisses it as ridiculous.
“I had dignity and didn’t act crazy or do anything controversial,” she said.
“I stayed true and had the right intentions. For me, there was no ‘cool factor’ to it.”
She currently works full-time at her family’s business, the Cosmetic Company, and said she one day hopes to run it.
“I plan events, throw seminars and do presentations, all of which ties into the skills I learned through the PR program,” said Sulidis who graduated in 2007.
No stranger to the spotlight, she has acted in films such as Disney’s Camp Rock 2 and was Miss Molson Indy Canada and Miss Molson Indy Toronto in 2004.
Classmate and friend Sabrina Paniccia said Sulidis was always down-to-earth, despite her acting and modeling achievements.

(Courtesy) Public relations grad Jessie Sulidis, 25, works in in the Toronto area after graduating in 2007.

“All throughout college Jessie was really nice,” said Paniccia. “She’s a confident, beautiful person both internally and externally, and definitely not one of those people who lets popularity get in the way of her focus.”
Public relations professor Trilby Bittle remembers Sulidis as very effervescent and commended  her for appearing on reality television.
“I think it’s utterly fantastic. To do something like that takes a very special person. I always applaud anyone who takes different pathways and that certainly is right outside the box.”