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No Trinidad and Tobago Delegate for Miss Universe

Minister of Community Development, Culture and Gender Affairs, Marlene McDonald has sent a strong plea to the private sector urging them to assist with funding for the Miss Universe pageant and not only wait till our young women do well to support.
Author: Trinibeat | Date: July 2009
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This comes after Trinidad and Tobago is unable to have a representative for the pageant in August due to lack of funding. The Minister is urging the business sector to get involved in Franchise opportunities as the Government is of the view that it has no right in the Miss World and Miss Universe franchises.

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McDonald, in a statement to Parliament yesterday, said, “We see a tremendous business opportunity for corporate T&T in respect of future competitions. The ministry stands ready to assist. Corporate T&T must now step up to the challenge. It is an opportunity for business not to get advertising mileage, but to exercise their social responsibility,”. “I urge businesspeople of T&T not to wait until our young women do well at these pageants to lend their support, but like the Government, to invest in T&T’s youths now,” she added. McDonald said Government was of the clear view it had no place in the ownership of the Miss World and Miss Universe franchises.

Source: guardian.co.tt

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