Janelle 'Penny' Commissiong (born June 15, 1953) is a Trinidadian politician, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1977.
n 1976, just before winning the Miss Universe crown, she studied fashion at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. After winning the Miss Trinidad and Tobago title, she went on to be crowned Miss Universe 1977 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
She was the first woman from the Caribbean and the first woman of African ancestry to be crowned Miss Universe.
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