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Giselle Laronde
Giselle Jeanne-Marie Laronde-West (born October 23, 1963) is a Trinidadian model, Stenographer and beauty queen who won Miss World 1986, representing Trinidad and Tobago. She became the second woman from that nation to win an international beauty pageant, after Janelle Commissiong Miss Universe 1977 and the only one to date, to win Miss World title. The pageant was held in London, UK at the Royal Albert Hall on November 13th, 1986. In that year, the US was represented by aspiring actress Halle Berry. Early life Giselle was born in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. She grew up in several parts of Trinidad but spent most of her life in San Fernando where she moved to, with her family at the age of 10. One of four children, she attended St. Peter's school at Pointe-à-Pierre and St. Francois Girls High School. In her early 20s, while Giselle was working at a local credit union, many of her friends and family encouraged her to enter the Miss World contest because they said she looked the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World 1986
Miss World 1986, the 36th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 13 November 1986 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom. The winner was Giselle Laronde (''Queen of Americas'') from Trinidad and Tobago. She was crowned by Miss World 1985, Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir of Iceland. Runner-up was Pia Rosenberg Larsen (''Queen of Europe'') representing Denmark and third was Chantal Schreiber from Austria. This edition marked the debut of Antigua and Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands, Macau and Sierra Leone. and the return of Mauritius last competed in 1980, Tonga and Turkey last competed in 1983, and Honduras last competed in 1984. Aruba, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, French Polynesia (as Tahiti), Liberia, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Uganda and Zaire, withdrew from the competition. Results Placements Continental Queens of Beauty Judges *Lloyd Honeyghan *Mrs. Arabella *Nick Owen *Robert Kalman *Eric Morley † - Chairman and CEO Miss World Organization * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Schenectady Gazette
''The Daily Gazette,'' from 1902 to 1989 ''Schenectady Gazette,'' is an independent, family-owned daily newspaper published in Schenectady, New York. ''The Daily Gazette'' also owns and operates ''The Amsterdam Recorder'', ''The Gloversville Leader-Herald'' and ''Your Niskayuna''. History The ''Daily Gazette'' was founded in 1894 as a weekly newspaper by the Marlette family. It was sold to the Schenectady Printing Association in September of that year, and expanded into a daily newspaper, while still publishing its weekly edition. By 1895, it had a circulation of 3,000 copies a day. From 1902 to 1989 inclusively, the newspaper's title was ''Schenectady Gazette.'' In 1990, the paper changed its name to ''The Daily Gazette'' (thus reverting to its initial title but including the definite article in the title). Also in 1990, it began publishing a Sunday edition. In 1996, the ''Gazette'' launched its free website, which it turned into a subscriber-based website in 2003. , it off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World 1986 Delegates
Miss (pronounced ) is an English-language honorific typically used for a girl, for an unmarried woman (when not using another title such as "Doctor" or "Dame"), or for a married woman retaining her maiden name. Originating in the 17th century, it is a contraction of ''mistress''. The plural of ''Miss'' is ''Misses'' or occasionally ''Mses''. History Origins Like '' Ms'' and ''Mrs'', ''Miss'' has its roots in the title ''Mistress''. ''Miss'' was originally a title given primarily to children rather than adults. During the 1700s, its usage broadened to encompass adult women. The title emerged as a polite way to address women, reflecting changing societal norms and class distinctions. Prior to this, referring to an adult woman as a ''Miss'' might have carried connotations of prostitution. Evolution of meanings and usage The meanings of both ''Miss'' and ''Mrs'' underwent transformations over time. Historically, these titles did not solely indicate marital status. Even after t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1963 Births
Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove River, Sydney, Australia. * January 2 – Vietnam War – Battle of Ap Bac: The Viet Cong win their first major victory. * January 9 – A January 1963 lunar eclipse, total penumbral lunar eclipse is visible in the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia, and is the 56th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 114. Gamma has a value of −1.01282. It occurs on the night between Wednesday, January 9 and Thursday, January 10, 1963. * January 13 – 1963 Togolese coup d'état: A military coup in Togo results in the installation of coup leader Emmanuel Bodjollé as president. * January 17 – A last quarter moon occurs between the January 1963 lunar eclipse, penumbral lunar eclipse and the Solar eclipse of January 25, 1963, annular solar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Fairbrother
Helen Fairbrother (born c. 1966) is an English model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss International 1986. Miss International 1986 Fairbrother represented England at the Miss International 1986 pageant when it was held in Nagasaki, Japan on 31 August 1986. She bested 1st runner-up Pia Rosenberg Larsen of Denmark, who would later be crowned 1st runner-up at the Miss World 1986, and 2nd runner-up Martha Cristiana Merino Ponce de León of Mexico, to become the 26th winner of the pageant. Fairbrother would later give up her crown to Laurie Tamara Simpson Rivera of Puerto Rico the following year. Miss United Kingdom 1987 In September 1987, no sooner had Fairbrother relinquished her title of Miss International than she competed in Miss United Kingdom 1987 to vie for the right to compete in the Miss World 1987 which was to be held later that year. Fairbrother represented Swindon at the national pageant, but could not repeat her prior victory and was placed 2nd runner-up, behind win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bárbara Palacios
Bárbara Palacios Teyde de Manrique (born 9 December 1963) is a Spanish-born Venezuelan tv host, writer and beauty queen. She is the winner of Miss Universe 1986. She is the third woman from Venezuela to win the Miss Universe pageant. Early life Palacios was born in Madrid to parents Bárbara Teyde (born María Antonia Hernández; 13 April 1942, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain – died 10 September 2008, Caracas, Venezuela) and Jorge Palacios (born 1940, Seville, Spain), who later divorced. Her parents were both actors. They moved to Caracas, Venezuela, Caracas in the mid-1960s when Palacios was one and a half years old, and, according to the laws of the time, of the South American country, she was considered a Venezuelan national. As she relates in her book presented in 2019, ''Atrévete a ser Bárbara'' (''Dare to be Barbara''), who was a member of a "dysfunctional family", with situations of domestic violence, where she had a childhood and adolescence full of abuse and mist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albany Lozada
Albani Josefina Lozada Jiménez (born July 5, 1965) is a Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder who competed as Miss Portuguesa in her country's national beauty pageant Miss Venezuela, obtaining the title of ''Miss World Venezuela''. She grew up in Acarigua and as the official representative of her country to the Miss World pageant held in London, United Kingdom on November 12, 1987, became 1st runner-up to eventual winner Ulla Weigerstorfer of Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust .... References External linksMiss Venezuela Official Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Lozada, Albani [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Miss World Continental Queen Of Beauty Winners
Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Earth, it is one of the Big Four beauty pageants. The current Miss World is Suchata Chuangsri of Thailand who was crowned on 31 May 2025 in Hyderabad, India. History 20th century In 1951 Eric Morley organised a bikini contest as part of the Festival of Britain celebrations that he called the Festival Bikini Contest. The event was popular with the press, which dubbed it "Miss World". The swimsuit competition was intended as a promotion for the bikini, which had only recently been introduced to the market and was still widely regarded as immodest. When the 1951 Miss World pageant winner, Kerstin "Kiki" Hakansson from Sweden, was crowned in a bikini, it added to the controversy. The pageant was originally planne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulla Weigerstorfer
Ulla Weigerstorfer (born Ulrike Weigerstorfer 16 August 1967 in Bad Aussee) is an Austrian tv host, model and beauty queen who won Miss World 1987 in London representing Austria. She became the second titleholder from her country, after Eva Rueber-Staier of Austria in 1969. Life after Miss World Ulla has appeared on various TV shows, presented a sports programme on radio and written two books about cosmetics. She has also undertaken work in the fast food Fast food is a type of Mass production, mass-produced food designed for commercial resale, with a strong priority placed on speed of service. ''Fast food'' is a commercial term, limited to food sold in a restaurant or store with frozen, preheat ... industry and is involved in charity work. In her free time she enjoys show jumping with her own horses. In the 2013 Austrian parliamentary election Weigerstorfer ran for the Team Stronach. Following the resignation of Monika Lindner on November 27, she became her successor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World
Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Earth, it is one of the Big Four beauty pageants. The current Miss World is Suchata Chuangsri of Thailand who was crowned on 31 May 2025 in Hyderabad, India. History 20th century In 1951 Eric Morley organised a bikini contest as part of the Festival of Britain celebrations that he called the Festival Bikini Contest. The event was popular with the press, which dubbed it "Miss World". The swimsuit competition was intended as a promotion for the bikini, which had only recently been introduced to the market and was still widely regarded as immodest. When the 1951 Miss World pageant winner, Kerstin "Kiki" Hakansson from Sweden, was crowned in a bikini, it added to the controversy. The pageant was originally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
