1. Jennifer Hosten was born on 31 October 1947 and is a Grenadian radio announcer, development worker, diplomat, author, model and beauty queen who won the Miss World 1970 contest, representing Grenada.
15 Facts About Jennifer Hosten
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Jennifer Hosten became the first black woman and the first woman from her country to win the title.
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Jennifer Hosten was 23 when she won the Miss World contest in November 1970, and so the more likely of the two dates of birth that are reported is 31 October 1947.
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Jennifer Hosten studied in London and then worked for the BBC's Caribbean radio service before becoming a flight attendant.
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Jennifer Hosten won, becoming the first black woman to win Miss World, and the black contestant from South Africa was placed second.
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Jennifer Hosten joined Bob Hope on his annual tour to US forces overseas and made numerous other personal appearances all over the world with quiet dignity despite the controversy surrounding her victory.
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Jennifer Hosten then worked with Air Canada in customer relations, and married David Craig, an IT Manager with IBM.
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Jennifer Hosten earned a Masters of Arts in Political Science and International Relations from Carleton University, Ottawa.
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Jennifer Hosten has two children, a daughter: Sophia Craig, and son: Beau Craig.
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Jennifer Hosten Craig was High Commissioner to Canada from Grenada from 1978 to 1981.
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Jennifer Hosten opened Jenny's Place, beachfront studio apartments on Grand Anse Beach in Grenada, in August 2005.
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In late 2006, Jennifer Hosten was appointed the National Director of the Miss Grenada World Contest.
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In 2011, Jennifer Hosten graduated from Yorkville University, New Brunswick, Canada, with a master's degree in Counselling.
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Jennifer Hosten is portrayed by Gugu Mbatha-Raw in the 2020 British-French comedy-drama Misbehaviour about the 1970 Miss World competition.
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Jennifer Hosten won the crown in 1963, and was of Afro-European heritage.