Janelle "Penny" Commissiong, TC (born June 15, 1953) is a Trinidadian politician, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1977.

[1] migrated to the United States at the age of 13, and returned to Trinidad and Tobago ten years later.

After winning the Miss Trinidad and Tobago Universe title, she went on to be crowned Miss Universe 1977 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and in the process became the first black woman to win the prestigious pageant crown.

The following year, Commissiong was selected to represent the country at the 1977 Miss Universe competition in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

[citation needed] Commissiong was named chair of the newly formed Tourism Trinidad Destination Management Company in October 2017.