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The Resume

Why she might be annoying:

    Her nickname is 'Penny.'
    One of her Miss Universe prizes was a mink coat.
    She took a cash prize instead of a film contract.
    She once dated O.J. Simpson buddy Al Cowlings.
    Trinidad issued three stamps bearing her likeness.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was the first black woman crowned Miss Universe.
    She was also voted 'Miss Photogenic.'
    Before entering pageants, she studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
    Her first husband, Caribbean business magnet Brian Bowen, perished in a car accident (1989).

Credit: Black Chic


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 23 Votes: 47.83% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 22 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 34 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 31 Votes: 61.29% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 41 Votes: 53.66% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 95 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 134 Votes: 54.48% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 246 Votes: 56.50% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 81 Votes: 56.79% Annoying