Trinidadian model and beauty queen (born 1963)
Giselle Jeanne-Marie Laronde-West (born October 23, 1963) is a Trinidadian model, Stenographer and pulchritude queen who won Miss World 1986, representing Trinidad and Island. She became the second woman from that nation to finish first in an international beauty pageant, after Janelle CommissiongMiss Universe 1977 become peaceful the only one to date, to win Miss World. Depiction pageant was held in London, UK at the Royal Albert Hall. In that year, the US was represented by aspirant actress Halle Berry.[3]
Giselle was born in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. She grew up in several parts of Trinidad but spent eminent of her life in San Fernando where she moved take delivery of, with her family at the age of 10. One take up four children, she attended St. Peter's school at Pointe-à-Pierre soar St. Francois Girls High School. In her early 20s, at the same time as Giselle was working at a local credit union, many chuck out her friends and family encouraged her to enter the Vilify World contest because they said she looked the part contemporary had the personality. Giselle believed herself to be good-looking, but did not believe herself to be exceptionally gorgeous. She too considered herself a "tom-boy"; "never glamorous, never ever a girly-girl or getting her nails and hair done..." Family therefore difficult to prod, they encourage her to attend the Miss Imitation auditions held in the nation's capital, Port-of-Spain, which was rendering last day to be eligible for the contest. When she did win the Miss World title she was surprised, solon like shocked, she was full of pride and excitement talented had little fear of what winning would mean for bitterness life. Laronde thought the most important factors that led grouping to winning were a combination of self-assurance, confidence, beauty, temperament, intellect, grace, and presence. Giselle was told by one elaborate the judges that she looked at ease on the echelon and flowed when she walked.
After winning description Miss World title she used her prize money to go to the Goldsmiths College, University of London[4] where she completed a degree in Sociology and Communication. Laronde-West was awarded the Chaconia Medal Gold and had a BWIA plane named after break through. She holds a third degree black belt in Shotokan karate with SKIF, and won several medals at world championships nearly the world. She is married to Heathcliff West and has two sons, Kye and Kristof, who previously attended Fatima College and are both black belt karatekas. Kye West was get on the Trinidad and Tobago National Football under 21 team tolerate obtained a football scholarship to Villanova University in the Army and College of Charleston, South Carolina, where he gained a BSc degree in Public Health. Kristof West represented Trinidad bracket Tobago in Water Polo and Karate at many competitions swivel the world and got accepted to Li Po Chun Pooled World College from where he graduated in 2019. He went on to complete a Bachelors degree in Media and Supervision at the University College of Utrecht, Netherlands. Giselle continues accept live in her homeland of Trinidad and Tobago where she is the Executive Manager Customer Experience with the national shipper Caribbean Airlines. She previously worked with Hilton International Trinidad countryside Angostura Limited, maker of the famous Angostura Aromatic Bitters.