Miss Universe, Wendy Fitzwilliam, made American talk show host Sinbad feel like a king for a night when she crowned him with her priceless diamond tiara. To the screams and shouts of the live studio audience in a fun moment, she placed the Miss Universe crown on Sinbad's head during her celebrity interview with the superstar actor/comedian, live from Hollywood, California Friday night.

 "I promise to work with underprivileged children," laughed Sinbad in a melodramatic and tear jerking high pitched lady's voice as he posed fun at the new Miss Universe. It was so funny that Wendy and the live audience just burst into hysterics. But Wendy held her own, live on Vibe, as she spilled more of her magic on American viewers. Exquisite and elegant in a jeweled cafe au lait coloured, spaghetti strap micro-mini that worked wonderfully with her dark skin and skyscraper high heels, the new black Miss Universe glided down the winding staircase on the Vibe set and stepped softly into her seven minutes of fame on night-time talk TV. Wendy was fabulous. She also get two more minutes than the five minutes of fame that every American craves.

She was received with a standing ovation. When she and Sinbad hugged at the end of the stairs, her tall host who usually towers way over any guest who is not a basketball star, seemed stunned by her height and even more shocked by the fact that she was six feet tall and a little extra with the inches on her high heels.

Wendy was a winner all the way. She was classified with one word: "style." Immediately, she charmed her host. Sinbad started to melt into his seat when her heard her hot Caribbean accent. "With that accent I want to buy you a house right away, because I just love the accent."

Sinbad, who revealed that he had been to Trinidad for Carnival, said he loved that Caribbean flavour. "I've been there for Carnival. I love Trinidad because they live. People in Trinidad live. They enjoy life and I wish sometimes, in America, we can take their same flava."

Complimenting her on how "fine" she is, Sinbad asked Wendy whether or not she had a history of entering pageants before she entered the Miss Universe. "Miss Trinidad and Tobago was my very first pageant, before that I never even attended one."

Surprised by her answer, Sinbad began to play her asking her if she entered Miss Trinidad & Tobago because she felt she was all that and more. But Wendy replied: "In Trinidad one thing you can't have is an ego. All Trinidadians think they are the hottest thing since Elvis."

She was showered with praise for her outstanding performance in the Miss Universe Pageant where she beat out 80 contestants to take the coveted title, a $40,000 US salary for the year ands $200,000 US in gifts and prizes. Miss Universe was also on Vibe to flaunt some of her gifts. Wendy's beauty was accentuated with the sparkling diamonds in the necklace, tennis bracelet and watch from her new designer jewelry collection.

Sinbad treated his live audience and home viewers to some memorable moments from the pageant which was held in Hawaii. "Girl can sing," he said. Before Wendy could deny, Sinbad said, "If you can't sing, you faked the funk well." Miss Universe was in good company. She appeared on a star studded cast which featured R&B super group Boyz II Men and 22 year-old Milwaukee Bucks basketball star turned actor Ray Allen who stars alongside Denzel Washington in the just released and already highly acclaimed Spike Lee movie He Got Game.

It was no small moment. She was announced in the opening line up and shared equal space with the big stars. Sinbad did T&T some justice when he announced that there were only two black Miss Universe winners in the 47 year history of the pageant and both came from Trinidad and Tobago.

This was Wendy's first celebrity appearance as Miss Universe. For the next 12 months she will be living in the exclusive Miss Universe apartment in Los Angeles. She is expected to make one international trip per month and countless television interviews. According to Sinbad, be viewing because maybe she will be coming soon to a town or CARNIVAL near you.