Showing posts with label Pageants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pageants. Show all posts

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Trinidad and Tobago's Wendy Fitzwilliam




Wendy with son Ailan.


Who's Wendy Fitzwilliam? Fitzwilliam is the second black woman to win the Miss. Universe pageant in 1998. The pretty West Indian isn't just another beauty queen though. Wendy's an intelligent, educated philanthropist.

She was honored by the United Natiions an UNAIDS and UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador due to her work in HIV/AIDS education and awareness. She's also the person to be appointed to the high ranking position of Red Cross Ambassador of Youth for the Caribbean. Wendy's also a part of the Trinidad Guardian's Guardian in Education: Making a Difference project, a series of motivational school tours.

The former Miss Universe also holds a Bachelor of Law (LLB) degree from the Univerity of West Indies.
She's currently the Vice President of Business Development at the trinidadian state-owned, Evolving TecKnologies and Enterprise Development Company Ltd.

In 2006, she gave birth to her son Ailan. Last fall, there were murmurs she might get in the political arena and run as a candidate for the PNM party in Trinidad & Tobago. That didn't happen, but who knows what the future holds for her. Wendy Fitzwilliam does have a lot of potential.

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Miss East Africa UK Cares



Maureen Nyakaira and Pauline Long (CEO and Founder of Miss East Africa UK)



2007’s Miss East Africa UK, Maureen Nyakaira, will spend her holidays raising awareness and funds for several charities during her East African tour. Miss Nyakaira came from humble beginnings in Kampala, Uganda before arriving in the UK in 2003, so she understands personally the plight of the less fortunate in East Africa.

She will spend Christmas with the babies in Forever Angels of Tanzania and while she’s in Kenya she’ll visit Nyumbani Children’s home, as well as, New Year’s Eve/Day with the children of Rafiki Children’s home, then proceed to meet orphans in Rwanda. Miss East Africa UK will also host charity event, “Nayaka Eire Concert” in Kampala, Uganda on January 12th to raise funds for children’s charities Nyaka AIDS Orphans School and Pearl Children Care Centre.

Visit these websites for more information on how you can help:
www.orphansofrwanda.org
www.foreverangels.org
www.nyumbani.org
http://www.misseastafrica.co.uk/maureen/
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