Janelle "Penny" Commissiong

Janelle "Penny" Commissiong, TC (born June 15, 1953) is a Trinidadian politician, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1977.

Quotes

• The George Floyd incident was a perfect storm — for the world to see and understand that these changes have to be made.
• Without George Floyd we wouldn’t have seen all the rest that’s happened over the past few months, or understood what’s at the root of parts of America.
• It’s an issue that’s touched the whole world, with protests everywhere, wherever there are people of colour.
• I had just moved back to Trinidad, so I did it for promotion. I hadn’t been there for some years and wanted people to know who I was. I went into a local pageant without any expectations.
• Only when we got there did I realize that I was really in a competition.
• I’d never even been on a stage before. Seeing the competitive spirit around beauty was very interesting.
• Except we never saw a black contestant on the cover.
• We weren’t seeing ourselves in the papers at all. We figured we were there just to make up the numbers
• I had never before in my life felt second place or second class, so that was all new to me.
• A person of colour was not a typical beauty.
• It was a hostile industry, but over the years I think I earned their respect.
• may help young people coming up have a sense of our history.
  • TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ASSOCIATION OF OTTAWA;30 July 2020,Source: Toronto Sun
• There are so many pre-conceived notions of what '60' is first and foremost 'old'.
• Retirement has traditionally been tied to the 60s and that image hangs over it, but it just doesn't fit.
• looks."One of the things I'm thankful for is that I have all my original body parts.
• No fillers, no replacements, no substitutes."This seems miraculous in a world she recognises as revolving around instant beauty at all costs.
• costs."Everything is Hollywood. Everything is instant. Everyone strives for perfection the perfect look.
• In the quest for perfection the line keeps moving.
• Responsibility dictates behaviour and winning never dictated how I lived my life.
  • This is 60,2013-07-20,by Debbie Jacob