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Encyclopedia > Cindy Breakspeare
A publicity photo of Cindy.
A publicity photo of Cindy.

Cynthia Jean Cameron Breakspeare, known as Cindy Breakspeare (born October 24, 1954 in Toronto, Canada) was crowned Miss World 1976. She is a jazz artist and the mother of Grammy-winning reggae musician Damian Marley. Image File history File links CindyBreakspeare. ... Image File history File links CindyBreakspeare. ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ... The Miss World pageant is an international beauty pageant founded in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form that originated around the start of the 20th century in New Orleans, rooted in African American musical styles blended with Western music technique and theory. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... { Reggae is a music genre developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. ... Damian Marley (born July 21, 1978 in Kingston, Jamaica), is a Grammy-winning reggae artist and is the youngest male child (or veteran, as stated in the song Me Name Jr. ...


She was born in 1954 to a Jamaican father and a Canadian mother, and moved to Jamaica when she was four years old. As a teenager she began participating in beauty pageants, including Miss Jamaica Body Beautiful and Miss Universe Bikini. She was invited to participate in the Miss World competition in 1976; she traveled to London and won the title, only the second Jamaican woman ever to do so. 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Miss World pageant is an international beauty pageant founded in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. ...


Her relationship with musician Bob Marley produced her son, Damian Marley, who was born in 1978. Marley wrote the song Waiting In Vain about his relationship with her. Robert Nesta Marley, OM (February 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981), better known as Bob Marley, was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, and guitarist. ... Damian Marley (born July 21, 1978 in Kingston, Jamaica), is a Grammy-winning reggae artist and is the youngest male child (or veteran, as stated in the song Me Name Jr. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...


She married senator and attorney-at-law Tom Tavares-Finson in 1981 with whom she has son Christian (1982) and daughter Leah (1986). Cindy and Tom later divorced in 1995. Christian attends law school in the UK (1982) while Leah who attends university in Canada(1986). Leah presently dates reggae artist Spragga Benz. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Spragga Benz (born Carlton Grant), One of Jamaicas top DJs (american equivalent of rapper), being around since 1991. ...


Cindy is now married to Rupert Bent II, a pilot and guitarist for Byron Lee & the Dragonaires. She and her husband perform together as jazz musicians and Cindy is now one of Jamaica's top interior decorators. Byron Lee and the Dragonaires is one of the best known Jamaican band . ...

Preceded by
Wilnelia Merced
Miss World
1976
Succeeded by
Mary Stavin

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Jamaican Hall Of Fame: Cindy Breakspeare (Jamaica) (269 words)
Breakspeare attended the Immaculate Conception Academy and shortly after her graduation from the Academy, she became romantically linked with Robert Nestor Marley.
Cindy Breakspeare is the mother of Bob Marley's youngest son Damian Marley, who is also a singer in his own right.
Although Cindy Breakspeare was not born in Jamaica, she has the heart of a Jamaican and has become an integral character in the Jamaican Legacy.
Cindy Breakspeare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (229 words)
Cynthia Jean Cameron Breakspeare, known as Cindy Breakspeare (born October 24, 1954 in Toronto, Canada) was crowned Miss World 1976.
She married senator and attorney-at-law Tom Tavares-Finson in 1981 with whom she has a son, Christian who attends law school in the UK (1982), and a daughter Leah who attends university in Canada (1986).
Cindy is now married to musician guitarist for Byron Lee and the Dragonaires and pilot Rupert Bent II.
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