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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 part and had the personality. Giselle believed herself to be good-looking, but did not believe herself to be exceptionally gorgeous. She also considered herself a "tom-boy"; "never glamorous, never ever a girly-girl or getting her nails and hair done..." Family therefore had to prod, they encourage her to attend the Miss World auditions held in the nation's capital, Port-of-Spain, which was the last day to be eligible for the contest. When she did win the Miss World title she was surprised, more like shocked, she was full of pride and excitement and had little fear of what winning would mean for her life. Laronde thought the most important factors that led her to winning were a combination of self-assurance, confidence, beauty, personality, intellect, grace, and presence. Giselle was told by one of the judges that she looked at ease on the stage and flowed when she walked.
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Trinidad and Tobago National Football under 21 team and obtained a football scholarship to Villanova University in the USA and College of Charleston, South Carolina, where he gained a BSc degree in Public Health. Kristof West represented Trinidad and Tobago in Water Polo and Karate at many competitions around the world and got accepted to Li Po Chun United World College from where he graduated in 2019. He went on to complete a Bachelors degree in Media and Performance at the University College of Utrecht, Netherlands. Giselle continues to live in her homeland of Trinidad and Tobago where she is the Executive Manager Customer Experience with the national carrier Caribbean Airlines. She previously worked with Hilton International Trinidad and Angostura Limited, maker of the famous Angostura Aromatic Bitters.
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