Friday, 04 July 2008

FORMER MISS WORLD FOR PAGES' HOME GROWN WRITERS' SERIES THIS MONTH

FORMER Miss World, Grenadian Jennifer Hosten will appear in Pages' Bookstores Home Grown Writers' Series at Cave Shepherd, Broad Street on July 10.

Her featured book, Beyond Miss World: An Autobiography of Jennifer Hosten, Miss World 1970, details her journey as the only Miss World from the Caribbean to date, and her transformation after winning the international title.

It takes an in depth look at her experiences from winning the prestigious beauty contest at a time of feminist controversy, to becoming a woman of political influence when her country was in turmoil.

Tracey Lloyd, regional director for Duty Free Caribbean sees Hosten's appearance at Pages as a momentous occasion: "It is our pleasure to be honouring this wonderful Caribbean woman who has accomplished so much in her life.

"We are proud to have our Home Grown Writers' Series feature Hosten and her book as the series is intended to give exposure to persons like her whose lives and writings are inspirations to us all as Caribbean people."

Born in St. George, Grenada, Hosten obtained a Masters degree in Political Science with distinction from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada and has also penned the Effect of a North American Free Trade Agreement on the Commonwealth Caribbean (published by the Edwin Mellen Press 1992)

After winning the Miss World contest in 1970, she travelled the world making public appearances and entertaining American troops with comedian Bob Hope and in 1978 was appointed Grenada's High Commissioner to Canada, severing two Grenadian governments prior to, and following the Grenadian Revolution in 1979.

Hosten also worked with the Government of Canada from 1992, first with the department of Canadian Heritage, the International development Research Centre (IDRC) and with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).

She has held positions including Program Manager, Director of Strategic Affairs (WETV) and Policy Analyst and in 1998 she was seconded as Technical Advisor on Trade to the Caribbean States (OECS), finally serving as a Canadian diplomat in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 2002 to 2004.

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