| 词条 | Janelle Commissiong |
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| name=Janelle Commissiong | image= File:Janelle Commissiong, ACF 2014.png | caption= Janelle Commissiong-Chow as Deputy Chairman of the Trinidad and Tobago Tourism Development Company | competitions=Miss Trinidad & Tobago 1977 (Winner) Miss Universe 1977 (Winner) (Miss Photogenic) | title=Miss Trinidad & Tobago 1977 Miss Universe 1977 | birth_place=Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago | birth_name= Janelle Penny Commissiong | birth_date= {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1953|6|15}} | height={{height|m=1.65}} | eye_color= Brown | hair_color= Brown | ethnicity=Mixed, African heritage }} Janelle Penny Commissiong (born June 15, 1953) is a Trinidadian politician, model and beauty queen. BiographyCommissiong migrated to the United States at the age of 13, and returned to Trinidad and Tobago ten years later. After winning the Miss Trinidad and Tobago title, she went on to be crowned Miss Universe 1977 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. In New York City, she studied fashion at the Fashion Institute of Technology, but returned to Port of Spain in 1976. The following year, Commissiong was selected to represent the Island at the 1977 Miss Universe competition in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She was elected Miss Photogenic four days before the final, becoming the first black woman to win these awards in Miss Universe history. On July 16, in the National Theater of Santo Domingo, Commissiong was crowned Miss Universe, attracting international attention as the first black winner in the chronology of Miss Universe. During her reign, she was an advocate for black rights and world peace. Commissiong was awarded the Trinity Cross, the country's highest award, in 1977. Three postage stamps were also issued in her honour. Commissiong was named chair of the newly-formed Tourism Trinidad Destination Management Company in October 2017. From 2012 to 2015 she had served as vice-chair of its predecessor agency, the Tourism Development Company.[1] She married Brian Bowen, founder of Bowen Marine, who died in an accident in November 1989. After his death, she married businessman Alwin Chow. She studied at Bishop Anstey High School. See also
References1. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.looptt.com/content/penny-commissiong-heads-new-tourism-agency |title=Penny Commissiong heads new tourism agency |date=4 October 2017 |publisher=looptt.com |accessdate=21 July 2018}}
8 : 1953 births|Fashion Institute of Technology alumni|Living people|Miss Universe 1977 contestants|Miss Universe winners|Recipients of the Trinity Cross|Trinidad and Tobago beauty pageant winners|Trinidad and Tobago female models |
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