Jennifer Hosten was born and raised in St. George's, capital of the small Caribbean Island known for it's spices, Grenada.  She completed her education in London and  studied broadcasting with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and worked for its Caribbean service before becoming a flight attendant. At the age of 22, Jennifer was the first black woman to be crowned Miss World and as expected spark anger among the European white population who taught that Miss Sweden should be the winner purely because she was white and that a black girl should not be the winner. Two black women - Miss Grenada and Miss Africa South - were first and second at the pageant, the first time ever at a major international pageant. Twenty-three years later, this feat was repeated at the 1993 Miss World Pageant.

Jennifer Hosten was acclaimed in Grenada as a national heroine, and less than seven months later, in June 1971, six commemorative stamps were printed in her honor.

Jennifer accompanied  Bob Hope on his annual Christmas tour of U.S. overseas army camps  in December 1970, and sang her popular song  "Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better" with Bob Hope to "thousands of wolf-whistling American servicemen." She also appeared with Liberace in Australia and made personal appearances all over the world. Jennifer Hosten, with her regal bearing and quiet dignity, did her country proud as Miss World.

After her year's reign, Jennifer became a customer relations officer with Air Canada, married airline executive David Craig, and  lived in Bermuda until 1973, then took up residence in Ontario, Canada.

In August 1978, Jennifer Hosten Craig was appointed Grenada's High Commissioner to Canada. At the ceremony in Ottawa, she said that she would work hard to make Canadian tourists aware of what she considers  the most beautiful of the Caribbean Islands, Grenada.  "Grenada and Canada have always enjoyed good relations," she said. "I will work to maintain that relationship and make Grenada better known as a tourist attraction in Canada."  In November1978, she was a special guest at the Miss World pageant.

Jennifer now resides in Canada and remains committed to her homeland.  We salute a true daughter of the soil, one who made a difference and changed the world forever.  Jennifer Hosten a National Heroine.