La Toya Woods

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La Toya Woods
Born
La Toya Woods

(1985-09-25) 25 September 1985 (age 38)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Miss Universe Trinidad and Tobago 2010
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)
Miss Universe Trinidad and Tobago 2010 (winner)
Miss Universe 2010 (unplaced)

La Toya Woods (born 1985) is a Trinidadian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who winner of the Miss Trinidad and Tobago Universe 2010 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2010 in Las Vegas, United States. [1] [2] [3] She competed in the local pageant as Miss Point Lisas.[ citation needed ]

Woods was at the time of the Miss Universe contest a Psychology student at the College of Science, Technology and Applied Arts of Trinidad & Tobago (COSTAATT). [1] She is also a fashion model, her work including modelling during Trinidad and Tobago Fashion Week, for local fashion shows, and Caribbean Belle magazine.[ citation needed ]

In 2011 she was a judge at the Red Bull Flugtag at William's Bay, Chaguaramas. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Allaham, Aabida (2010) "La Toya charms Anil Archived 2013-12-12 at the Wayback Machine ", Trinidad Express , 4 August 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2013
  2. Eniath, Aliyyah (2010) "Newly Crowned Archived 2013-12-12 at the Wayback Machine ", Caribbean Belle. Retrieved 8 December 2013
  3. "Latoya goes for the crown tonight", Trinidad Express , 22 August 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2013
  4. "Red Bull event attracts 20,000", Trinidad & Tobago, 6 July 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2013
Preceded by Miss Trinidad & Tobago Universe
2010
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