Avril Hertneky, (Arabic: أفريل هيرتينكي: born December 6, 1992), is Deaf Assyrian. She is a first-generation Canadian. She was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. she was raised in Brampton, Ontario. she graduated from George Brown College in Toronto and earned a certificate as a Makeup Artist. In July 2014, she was a contestant as Miss Canada at the Miss and Mister Deaf International, Inc., held in England. she is a mother of two beautiful children. In 2018, From Rejection to Love was born. she wants to fight, and push for reform with the government in order to save Deaf children from her struggles.