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
editGriffith 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
editGriffith is the wife of Gary Griffith, the former commissioner of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service.[12][13]
References
edit- ^ "Beauty queen to business: 13 former queens who have bossed up | Loop Trinidad & Tobago". Loop News. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ a b "Dyer-Griffith resigns from ANSA McAL". www.guardian.co.tt. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Nicole comes to husband's defence". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ admin (2015-02-03). "COP Chairman Dyer-Griffith Raises Concerns Over Political Partnership". Power 102FM Digital. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ Singh, Renu-ka. "Nicole Quits Cop". www.guardian.co.tt. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "O2N Style leaps, one day to a week of events". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 2019-05-29. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ beta (21 August 2020). "The conversation". Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ "'Don't let diabetes own you'". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ "Nicole Dyer-Griffith: "We're as good as gold…"". www.guardian.co.tt. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
- ^ "Nicole comes to husband's defence". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
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