1. Wendy Marcelle Fitzwilliam was born on 4 October 1972 and is a Trinidadian lawyer, actress, model, singer, tv host and beauty queen who won Miss Trinidad and Tobago Universe 1998 and became the second Miss Universe in history from Trinidad and Tobago.
Wendy Fitzwilliam studied Law at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill.
Wendy Fitzwilliam's win came 21 years after another Trinidadian, Janelle Commissiong, who happened to be the first Miss Universe of African heritage, captured in 1977 the crown for her country for the first time.
Wendy Fitzwilliam is, thus, the second titleholder from Trinidad and Tobago and the third of African heritage, after Commissiong and biracial Chelsi Smith of the United States.
Wendy Fitzwilliam has acted as a judge and host for many regional and international pageants, such as Miss Guyana, Miss Trinidad and Tobago and Miss Universe.
Wendy Fitzwilliam was the Vice President of Investment Promotion at the Evolving TecKnologies and Enterprise Development Company Limited, a state-owned company in Trinidad and Tobago.
Wendy Fitzwilliam is attached to the Trinidad Guardian's Guardian in Education: Making a Difference project, a series of motivational school tours that features former World Champion sprinter Ato Boldon and cyclist Michael Phillips, aiming to promote the development of the country's diversity.
Wendy Fitzwilliam was appointed the Red Cross Ambassador of Youth for the Caribbean.
Wendy Fitzwilliam is referenced in the 2016 DJ Bravo Song "Champion", which gained cult status following the victory of the West Indies cricket team in the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 tournament.
Wendy Fitzwilliam is one of the judges of the reality television competition Caribbean's Next Top Model.
Wendy Fitzwilliam gave birth to her son, Ailan Andrew Panton in June 2006.
Wendy Fitzwilliam separated from his father, David K Panton, a Rhodes Scholar, CEO and former Senator in the Jamaican government, in 2008.