Lynelle Cantwell's response to 'ugliest girls' poll earns Torbay teen trip to Toronto

Less than a weekafterLynelle Cantwellstood up to the cyberbullies who named her in an 'ugliest girls' poll, the Grade 12 student in Torbay is still receiving a floodof positive messagesand finding herself besieged by a string of interview requests.

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Cantwell wrote a Facebook post Tuesday calling out the whoever voted for her in an ugliest girls post on social media site ask.fm.

The response to her comments has been almost universally positive, and Cantwell said people even recognized her when she was out to dinner over the weekend.

The easy thing to do is to retaliate or stay quiet on the sidelines.- Shane Feldman

Cantwelland some friends were treated to a night on the town by the City League Wrestling's Mr. Fantastic and Dynamite Dylan.

The two local wrestlers took the teens to get their hair done, out for a shopping trip, and out to dinner at Jungle Jim's.

"There was actually people that came up and were like, 'You're that girl, you're that girl,' and they wanted to give me hugs," she told CBC's St. John's Morning Show.

In an interview with the St. John's Morning ShowMonday,Cantwellwas surprised on the phone by Count Me In founder ShaneFeldman,who offered her an all-inclusivetrip to Toronto to take part in the group's2016 leadership summit.

Count Me In is a youth-led organization that operates around the globe to help promote the values of volunteerism and connect young people with leaders in their community.

FeldmanpraisedCantwellfor responding to the poll by rising above thenegativity.

"The easy thing to do is to retaliate or stay quiet on the sidelines," saidFeldman.

"It's common for people to rant about all sorts of things, butLynellethe fact that you jumped on toFacebookand posted a rant of kindness and compassion was truly inspiring and it moved our entire team."

Cantwelllater took to Twitter tothankall of her supporters.

Ongoing support

Cantwell saidher Facebook inbox has been filled with messages of support sent from people all over the globe.

Her story has spread from the CBC to outlets like The Globe and Mail, BuzzFeed, The Toronto Star, The Daily Mail (UK), Seventeen Magazine, the Today Show and People Magazine.

Cantwell said the original Facebook post has even spread worldwide, appearing in publications in Russia and Italy.

It's a level of attention that Cantwell never anticipated, but she said she's taking it all in strideby trying to figure out thenext step to continue sharing her positiveantibullying message.

"I'm getting messages and people are talking to me about what I did and what I'm going to do next and how I'm going to keep this going," she said.

Cantwellwill be able to keep the conversation going when she travelsto Toronto to attend the Count Me In Leadership Summiton Victoria Day weekend in May.