The first Black Miss Universe was Miss Trinidad-Tobago Janelle Commissiong in 1977. Miss Universe 1977, Janelle Commissiong, crowns Miss South Africa, Margaret Gardiner. Hal Moore/AP Images ...

Jenelle Thong, who represents Trinidad and Tobago, is sharing a message to her haters after winning the Miss Congeniality Award in the Miss Universe 2024 preliminary competition. A video clip ...

July 21, 1977: Miss Universe Janelle Commissiong wears her national costume inspired by the hummingbird. There are more than a dozen species of the bird in her country, Trinidad and Tobago.

The Miss Universe beauty pageant redefined beauty standards as we saw women who came from ... Janelle Thongs was crowned Miss Universe Trinidad and Tobago 2024 and she went on to represent her ...

Janelle, 24, of Trinidad was crowned Miss Universe in Santo Domingo on July 16th. Her winged dress is made of iridescent silk and was inspired by the hummingbird, Trinidad’s national bird.

Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua was crowned the 2023 Miss Universe at the culmination of the annual beauty pageant, which took place on Saturday night in El Salvador's capital, San Salvador.