"Beauty belongs to the whole world, It does
not have racial or geographical barriers"
The news crossed the whole world, On July 17,
1977, Janelle Commissiong a young woman of Trinidad and Tobago
became the first black woman to be crowned Miss Universe in
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, after 26 years of the contest.
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The achievements of other black misses like
Evelyn Miot (Miss Haiti 1962 and the first black woman in
entering the semi-finals); Anne-Marie Braafheid (Miss Curaçao
and the first princess in 1968); and Gerthie David (Miss Haiti
and the first princess 1975) seemed to inspire Janelle.
When she won, she said that she hoped her victory would help
erase racism in the world, " Beauty belongs to the whole world,
it does not have racial or geographical barriers ". When she
gave the crown one year later in Acapulco Mexico, the live
would have her big surprise ... she crowned to Margaret Gardiner
a white girl of South Africa, a country known as the most
racist laws in the world and where black people were abused
worse than animals, a lesson destiny?... judge you.
Janelle was the third Miss Universe to win Miss Photogenic.
Nowadays Janelle has a Boat construction company**
in the Caribbean and is still beautiful.
Did you know that Janelle Commissiong´s mother is from Venezuela?
** Boat Construction Company was sold
just few days ago.
Thank you very much to Fernando (Dominican
Republic)
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