Miss World T&T, Jeanine Brandt, is putting to rest rumors circulating online which claim she is the daughter of Attorney General Faris Al Rawi.

Without naming the AG in her statement, issued today, Miss Brandt she has taken note of erroneous claims as it relates to her biological father.

“I wish to categorically state on behalf of my parents Jeffrey  and June-Ann, that those proclamations are untrue,” she wrote. 

This is the second statement issued by Ms. Brandt over the past two days. 

On Tuesday, she responded to criticism over her portrayal of Trinidad and Tobago at the Miss World forum in Puerto Rico.

She again reiterated in Wednesday’s statement, that she had no intention of painting her country in a bad light. 

“As part of the journey of the Miss World Pageant, Beauty with a Purpose (BWAP) is a mandatory project showcasing the philanthropical work of each contestant in their country. I established The Brandt Beauty Foundation as part of my BWAP, with a core conviction for helping and giving back to the most in need throughout Trinidad and Tobago,” she said.

 “Poverty globally is a hard reality many choose to ignore and conceal. However, after extensive eye-opening visits to various remote communities nationwide with several constituency representatives, I took the solemn vow to bring as much relief to persons in numerous communities, as best as I can.

I have met families that lacked the basic infrastructure to live a standard life. I have met kids who have not attended school due to a lack of basic resources i.e. electricity, basic clothing, devices, running water and various devices to access the new learning environment induced by the pandemic. While I acknowledge that all of our citizens have free access to education, healthcare and other public services some cannot afford transport to attain these services.”

 She ended: “In hindsight my statements could have been articulated better especially in the perfect hindsight of only sections of the event being circulated. My intention was not to sensationalize any level of poverty in Trinidad and Tobago but to demonstrate the solutions that I advocated for in my small way to bring relief whilst bringing awareness from a different perspective. I had just under 2 minutes to do this!”