Autobiography of wendy fitzwilliam miss universe
Wendy Fitzwilliam
Trinidadian model (born 1972)
Wendy Marcelle Fitzwilliam (born 4 October 1972) is a Trinidadian lawyer, player, model, singer, tv host lecturer beauty queen who won Stand in need of Trinidad and Tobago Universe 1998 and became the second Release Universe in history from Island and Tobago.
Miss Universe 1998 is also the third girl of African heritage to finish first in the beauty pageant.
Early life
Fitzwilliam has one sibling, a erstwhile sister, Dionyse Fitzwilliam. She grew up in Jade Gardens, Tract Vale, Diego Martin and false Diego Martin Girls R.C previously attending St. Joseph's Convent coach in Port of Spain.
She as well studied Law at the Further education college of the West Indies, Cavern Hill.
Miss Universe
Fitzwilliam modeled unpolluted local fashion designer Meiling dust her teenage and early grow older. She won Miss Universe Island and Tobago. At age 25, she participated in the 1998 Miss Universe pageant held move the Stan Sheriff Center burst Honolulu, Hawaii.
She beat falling-out challenges from the other semifinalists: Top 10 semifinalists Anna Malova of Russia, Andrea Roche provision Ireland, Kerishnie Naicker of Southerly Africa, Lymaraina D'Souza of Bharat and Michella Marchi of Brasil, Top 5 finalists Silvia Ortiz of Colombia and Shawnae Jebbia of USA, eventual 2nd Runner-Up Joyce Giraud of Puerto Law, and eventual 1st Runner-Up Veruska Ramírez of Venezuela.
Fitzwilliam's royal air and perfect evening apparel presentation won her the token of the judges and bound her the favorite to take hostage the crown that night. But, once the final 3 were announced, the final answer segment led people to suspense, on account of there was a deadlock in the middle of her and Ramirez of Venezuela who had won the swimming costume competition with the highest psychiatry ever seen at the every time.
Because there were eight workers on the panel of book and no way to downhill an eventual tie, the settlement promised to be a nail-biter.
In the end, Fitzwilliam prevailed and became the first antagonist in history to win fatiguing a bikini in the swimwear competition, denying Ramírez that honour as well. Her win came 21 years after another Island, Janelle Commissiong, who also instance to be the first Make mincemeat of Universe of African heritage, captured in 1977 the crown crave her country for the chief time.
Fitzwilliam is, thus, magnanimity second titleholder from Trinidad keep from Tobago and the third past its best African heritage, after Commissiong stand for biracialChelsi Smith of the Combined States.[1]
During her reign, she was honored by the United Benevolence and bestowed the title bear witness UNAIDS and UNFPA Goodwill Minister for her work in HIV/AIDS education and awareness.
Her firmness to the HIV/AIDS cause very led her to found Greatness Hibiscus Foundation (THF) in Island and Tobago on 6 Sept 1998. This organization was long-established to heighten AIDS awareness dependably Trinidad and Tobago and differentiate give assistance, financially and under other circumstances, to children's homes in Island.
She was the international legate for Clear Essence Skin Control and made several notable embrace appearances having hosted segments authentication "Wild On…" for E! Enjoyment Television and the Miss Sphere Special for the same cloth.
She made appearances on "Live with Regis and Kathy Lee", "The Magic Hour", "Politically Incorrect", "The O’Reilly Factor", CNN’s "Talk Back Live", Trinidad and Island Carnival" for BET, "The Johnny Cockran Show" on Court Tube, Soca Monarch Finals for CNMG with Danny Glover and Chris Tucker, among others.
After Frosty Universe
After her reign, she evidence a jazzdemo and continued round out education. In 2000, she was admitted into the bar.
Fitzwilliam has also acted as clean judge and host for spend time at regional and international pageants, much as Miss Guyana, Miss Island and Tobago and Miss Sphere.
She was the Vice Kingpin of Investment Promotion at rectitude Evolving TecKnologies and Enterprise Transaction Company Limited (E TecK), clean state-owned company in Trinidad prosperous Tobago. She is also connected to the Trinidad Guardian's Guardian in Education: Making a Difference project, a series of motivational school tours that also punters former World Champion sprinter Ato Boldon and cyclist Michael Phillips, aiming to promote the occurrence of the country's diversity.
She was appointed the Red Crotchety Ambassador of Youth for prestige Caribbean.
Wendy is also referenced in the 2016 DJ Hatchet man Song "Champion", which gained denomination status following the victory in this area the West Indies cricket bunch in the 2016 ICC Imitation Twenty20 tournament.
She is sole of the judges of grandeur reality television competition Caribbean's Adhere to Top Model.
In 2023, she was a guest judge eradicate the 71st edition of Miss Universe, held at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center integrate New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[2]
Personal life
Fitzwilliam gave birth to added son, Ailan Andrew Panton[3] assimilate June 2006.
She separated carry too far his father, David K Panton, a Rhodes Scholar, CEO view former Senator in the Country government, in 2008. She latterly resides in her native Island and Tobago with her earth Ailan Panton.