Profiles: Heroes, Role Models and Pioneers of Trinidad and Tobago - by Nasser Khan

101 Fashion and Beauty Pageants JANELLE PENNY COMMISSIONG (1953- ) S he attended St. Ursula’s Elementary School and Bishop’s Anstey High School. She left Trinidad at the age of 13 for New York where she later attended the Fashion Institute of Technology. With a passion for fashion and her striking beauty, she returned to Trinidad in 1976 and won the honour to represent T&T at the Miss Universe Pageant which was held in the Dominican Republic in 1977. She went on to capture the Miss Universe crown at the pageant, making all of T&T proud. She also won the Miss Photogenic title at the contest. In honor of her accomplishment, three T&T stamps bearing her photos were issued and a popular calypso sung by the Lord Kitchener. • Trinity Cross, 1977 WENDY FITZWILLIAM (1972- ) W endy Fitzwilliam grew up in Diamond Vale, Diego Martin and attended Diego Martin Girls R.C and St. Joseph’s Convent in Port of Spain. She graduated in 1996 from the University of West Indies and then from Hugh Wooding Law School as a lawyer. She was admitted to the bar in May 2000. At age of 25 she represented T&T at the 1998 Miss Universe pageant held in Honolulu, Hawaii. As a result of her commitment to fighting HIV and AIDS, she was honored by the United Nations in June 1998 with the title of UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador. She has narrated videos for UNAIDS and