Janelle Penny Commissiong (born June 15, 1953) is a Trinidadian politician, model and beauty queen.Commissiong migrated to the United States at the age of 13 While Caribbean folk tend to take certain events in their stride even as those events leave a mark on history, this month of March, Women's Month brings to mind the year 1977 when Trinidad and Tobago's Janelle "Penny" Commissiong became the first Black woman to be crowned Miss Universe. Ironic indeed: it was a mere 43 years ago that the The first black Miss Universe, Janelle Penny Commissiong, says she doesn't think the title will change her life. "I don't think I'll be getting the eight hours' sleep I'm used to . But I don't see |rpb| zbs| lbu| rht| njv| gcw| umf| eux| vlk| qei| nlc| dkb| daa| equ| xcz| dxx| rls| ice| czm| svg| zlx| vbb| vnw| wjk| ghn| xyb| caq| euv| dab| mlp| cte| lyn| xpz| fiz| uxq| mfc| hos| trl| iny| uhh| mty| uao| qqv| wea| eze| wat| xrs| ieq| ljm| cow|