Anya Ayoung Chee

Anya Ayoung Chee, the winner of The Miss Trinidad and Tobago Universe 2008 was born in 1981 at a very cosmopolitan city of Port-of-Spain . She had a keen interest in art and designing so she continued her studies in Graphic and Interior Design from London and New York.

When Ayoung-Chee created Tall Mall Foundation in 2007 then Anya decided to spend her spare time for the support of such programs like taking Support initiatives for the island.

In The Miss Trinidad and Tobago World 2008 Anya Ayoung Chee and Gabrielle Walcott (simultaneously contested) won the title and they began training for the competition. Anya is the 2nd title holder in 44 years history and the first winner of this title was Stephanie Lee Pack, who won the title in 1974.

During the competition when Missology.org asked:

“Is your Asian heritage an issue since you represent a country with an overwhelming African and Indian heritage?”

Anya replied:

“Trinidad & Tobago is unique in its ethnic make-up because it is a country with people of all races. I am of mixed origin, mainly Chinese, Indian and Caucasian, and although my particular mixture is a minority, I represent the unusual combination of ethnicities that defines us as a people”

The winner of Miss Trinidad and Tobago Universe 2008 is now caught up in a sextape scandal in the series of videos. Her boyfriend and a friend is also involved. It is said that the other girl was Miss Japan 2008 but recently TMZ reported that the other girl wasn’t Miss Japan 2008. The video was stolen from Anya’s boy friend Wyatt’s computer when he taken it to a shop for repairing. Wyatt apologized from Anya’s family he said:

“I feel horrible and embarrassed for Anya, her family and myself … because this was a private moment that was never supposed to be made public. This was an intentional, malicious sabotage against Anya and her career … and I feel stupid for not deleting the files off of my computer.”