Valene Maharaj | |
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| ๐ Image Maharaj in 2007 | |
| Born | Valene Maharaj (1986-04-25) April 25, 1986 (age 40) Gasparillo, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] |
| Spouse | Vishal Maharaj (m. 2012) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
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Valene Maharaj (born April 25, 1986) is a Trinidadian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Trinidad and Tobago and Miss World Caribbean in 2007.
Early life and education
[edit]Valene Maharaj was born on April 25, 1986 in Gasparillo, Trinidad to Sumintra and Ashuk.[2][3][4] The third of four children, she grew up in St Margaret's Village, Claxton Bay.[3][1] She graduated from Southern Community College with an associate's degree in business administration and attended American InterContinental University South Florida for fashion and marketing.[1]
Career
[edit]Maharaj became active in the fashion industry at age 16, winning the Caribbean Model Search and attending Jamaica's Fashion Week in 2003.[3] In March 2006, she won the first runner-up spot at the Miss Trinidad and Tobago pageant.[4] In 2007, Maharaj won the Miss Trinidad and Tobago pageant.[4] At the Miss World 2007 pageant, she placed in the Top 5 and won Miss World Caribbean.[5][1] She supported Paint your Dreams, an arts charity in Tacarigua.[6]
In August 2025, Maharaj joined the board of governors at the University of Trinidad and Tobago.[7][8]
Personal life
[edit]She married Vishal Maharaj in 2012 in a traditional Hindu service.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Choy, Darcel (May 27, 2007). "Valene comfortable with her size". Newsday. Archived from the original on 2008-12-21. Retrieved 13 Dec 2010.
- ^ "Queen Of The Caribbean-Valene Maharaj Returns Home". Trinidad Express. Dec 7, 2007. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
- ^ a b c d "The wedding of Valene Maharaj". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
- ^ a b c "Valene Maharaj Bio". In.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "Miss World contest finished (9 photos)". UNIAN. 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
- ^ "Beauty with a Purpose - Valene Maharaj". Caribbean Belle Magazine. Archived from the original on 2010-03-04. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "Professor Cudjoe leads 13-member UTT board". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. 2025-08-16. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
- ^ "Prof Selwyn Cudjoe named Chairman of UTT Board". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 2025-08-15. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
