WENDY   FITZWILLIAM

DATE OF BIRTH: October 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH: Diego Martin, Trinidad
EDUCATION:
  • University of the West Indies (Bachelor of Law, 1996)
  • University of the West Indies, Hugh Wooding School of Law (LLB)
  • CAREER:                                 Fitzwilliam won the Miss Universe title as Miss Trinidad & Tobago in Honolulu, Hawaii, on May 12, 1998. As a result of her commitment to fighting HIV/AIDS, she was honored by the United Nations in June 1998 with the title of UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador. She subsequently narrated videos for UNAIDS and UNICEF on the plight of children and adults living with HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean. Her dream to heighten AIDS awareness in Trinidad & Tobago was realized on September 6, 1998, when The Hibiscus Foundation was founded. She was admitted to the Trinidad & Tobago bar on May 31, 2000.
    AWARD:
    • 1998 - Trinidad & Tobago Chaconia Medal Gold (for Promotion of Trinidad & Tobago)
    Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit