I just heard the shocking news that Juliette Powell passed away suddenly last week as a result of acute bacterial meningitis. Juliette won the 1989 Miss Canada Pageant where she became the first Black Canadian to hold the title. She went on to become a VJ at MusiquePlus and then MuchMusic, eventually hosting Electric Circus and French Kiss. All the while she was studying economics at U of T.
She would end up living in New York, founding her own media and consulting company, advising the United Nations, World Economic Forum, and the World Bank, teaching, writing and inspiring.
Here's our chat from October 31, 2023.
