First Black Miss Universe Still Looks Amazing. See Her 46 Years Later!

What a stunning beauty who deserved to win the title back in ‘77. It sounds like Penny made the most of that honor. Bravo

Growing up as a young Asian girl in California, I loved watching the Miss Universe pageant. I was 9 years old when she won. To this day, she is the one Miss Universe that I really remember. I thought she was so beautiful. She still is.

She is the only Black contestant in Miss Universe history to be voted as Miss Photogenic. She was beautiful then and beautiful now. UPDATE: It was mentioned in the comments that Miss Bahamas 1982, Ava Burke won Miss Photogenic as well. After researching it, I discovered it's true! I'm glad that another Black Beauty won the hearts of a panel for her beauty. She was and is definitely beautiful!!! SECOND UPDATE: Someone revealed to me ANOTHER Black Miss Photogenic winner in the Miss Universe pageant by the name of Margaret Hill (Miss Bermuda 1970). Her face was undeniably beautiful! She died in 2019.

Indeed Penny remains the Miss Universe that won all our hearts. We Trinidadian and Tobagonians love her dearly to this day. Long live our Queen !

I was teenager when she won, Penny is loved and respected in Trinidad 🇹🇹 and Tobago.

69 years old in 2023 and still looking amazing! 😃😃😃👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🥰🥰🥰

I was in primary school when Penny won Miss Universe buy that pride lasted a lifetime. Over the years she proved that her beauty was more than skin deep, I feel an even grater sense of pride now. A beautiful, strong, intelligent, classy Trini woman. Keep shinning Penny 🇹🇹 ❤

Not only is she pretty; she also is gracious. Beauty coupled with graciousness.

When Penny won the Miss Universe competition I was a film cameraman filming her arrival back in Trinidad. My film crew wanted her autograph but we didn’t have any paper so we asked her to sign her name on a piece of 35 mm film. Film is like plastic and writing on it was impossible. But she tried and gave up after a while. I was amazed at how pleasant and easy going she was!

The whole country went crazy in 1977 I was a little kid but I remember she is very beautiful and we won again in 1998 , my Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹

She was and still is gorgeous!

Her beauty had not faded at all! She seems to have beauty through and through. It comes from her heart and soul. 💕

The whole region was mighty proud of her historic win. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🌹🌹🌹🌹

I was a child then but I remember yelling with joy when she won Miss Universe.

Proud to be Trinidadian! Happy to have stumbled on this video. Penny looks amazing!! ❤

I met her December 2017 in Downtown Brooklyn at my aunt’s spa. Had no idea who she was but my wife who happens to be Trinidadian knew her right away and fanned out a little bit. They even took some pics together, she was very kind and approachable and even now she’s still very beautiful.

So proud of our🇹🇹 Pretty Penny who looks as gorgeous as in 1977 and who is still so graceful 46 years later and counting. I couldn't agree with it more - brains, beauty and fashionable. ❤

I am such a proud TRINI. We love and adore her. We have since had another MISS UNIVERSE WE ARE PROUD OF THEM BOTH ‼️‼️

Janelle Commissiong, a classic beauty, then and now. I remember how proud and impressed I was when she won the title of 'Miss Universe'. I knew from the start, hands down, that she was the winner. It is wonderful to hear about her life and success... even through the tragic losses...she is still a winner...after all these years.

Wow she was able to win that with her real hair and real eyelashes, and probably original body parts! She is a great example for us all!