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

103 for her involvement in the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta, and for her work with the Miss Universe Pageant, which was held in Trinidad in 1999. Many fashion designers have followed in her footsteps, most notably Anya Ayoung- Chee , who captured the world’s attention in 2011 by winning the top prize on the popular Project Runway. In 2008 Meiling received the Chaconia Medal Silver.