Nicole Griffith

Nicole Dyer Griffith is a Trinidadian politician and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Trinidad and Tobago 1999 and represented her country at Miss Universe 1999.[1] After her reign as Miss Trinidad and Tobago she moved into the corporate sphere to become the Group Corporate Communications Manager at ANSA McAl Group of Companies.[2] Nicole Dyer Griffith served as Senator and Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Communication.

Biography

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Griffith became the Group Corporate Communications Manager at  ANSA McAL Group of Companies in Feb 2007 where she remained until Nov 2010.[2] She has also served as the Senator and Parliamentary Secretary In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Communication.[3][4][5]

Griffith is the former chair of the political party, Congress of the People (COP).[6][7] She was also the leader of the political party the Alliance of Independents (AOI).[8]

Griffith is the founder of The O2N Foundation, also known as the Oxygen with Nicole Foundation, a non-profit organization.[9][10] In addition, she is patron of the Diabetes Association of Trinidad and Tobago.[11]

Personal life

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Griffith is the wife of Gary Griffith, the former commissioner of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service.[12][13]

References

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  1. ^ "Beauty queen to business: 13 former queens who have bossed up | Loop Trinidad & Tobago". Loop News. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  2. ^ a b "Dyer-Griffith resigns from ANSA McAL". www.guardian.co.tt. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  3. ^ Hosein, Gabrielle; Parpart, Jane (2016-12-22). Negotiating Gender, Policy and Politics in the Caribbean: Feminist Strategies, Masculinist Resistance and Transformational Possibilities. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-78348-752-3.
  4. ^ "British High Commissioner pays courtesy call on Parliamentary Secretary in Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Communications | Trinidad and Tobago Government News". www.news.gov.tt. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  5. ^ "Nicole comes to husband's defence". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  6. ^ admin (2015-02-03). "COP Chairman Dyer-Griffith Raises Concerns Over Political Partnership". Power 102FM Digital. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  7. ^ Singh, Renu-ka. "Nicole Quits Cop". www.guardian.co.tt. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  8. ^ admin (2015-08-17). "Leader of the Alliance of Independents says the Party will not contest the General Elections". Power 102FM Digital. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  9. ^ "O2N Style leaps, one day to a week of events". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 2019-05-29. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  10. ^ beta (21 August 2020). "The conversation". Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  11. ^ "'Don't let diabetes own you'". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  12. ^ "Nicole Dyer-Griffith: "We're as good as gold…"". www.guardian.co.tt. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  13. ^ "Nicole comes to husband's defence". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
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