Miss World 2008 - II Runner up

Gabrielle Walcott, a Trinidadian model, was the second runner up in the Miss World pageant 2008 and was born in the republic of Trinidad and Tobago on 26th June 1984. With her stunning beauty and humor, Gabrielle gives a whole new meaning to "Beauty with a Purpose" and is an avid human rights activist making her presence known in several local NGO's and charitable organizations as well as in the world of fashion.

She pursued acting and theatre arts at HB Studios in New York, United States. Her Personal Interests are: Dance, Yoga, Art, Fashion Design, Photography, Acting, Reading, Movies, Theatre and Advocacy. She is a long-time member and supporter of the Trinidad & Tobago Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, (the TTSPCA), and claims to have rescued 10 stray dogs and cats.

Her interest in working with cancer related charities and organizations sparked when she lost her maternal aunt to breast cancer.

Gabrielle currently works closely with the Just Because Foundation, a non-profit community-based organization founded by Chevaughn Joseph and Noel Joseph in honour of their son Jabez "JB" Joseph, who died from a rare form of cancer. The JBF provides practical and emotional support for parents and siblings of children with cancer.