Canadians get screwed too
look at this beautiful lady, she trains at my gym. She did 3 or 4 figure pro show and she never placed 

She looks very good [well except for her hair

]
But realistically, what did she expect? Figure shows normally have 20/25 girls. The best of the best from all over the world. She only did 3/4 shows and expected to place so soon? Very few girls do that. Look at alot of the now top girls...many of them did numerous shows before they placed. Compete, talk to the judges, make improvements and have patience. Competing at a pro level and not placing is nothing to be ashamed of anyway, it is still a good accomplishment.