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Juliette Powell
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| Born | June 22, 1970 New York City, U.S.
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| Died | June 3, 2025 (aged 54) New York City, U.S.
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| Alma mater | Vanier College McGill University University of Toronto Columbia University |
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| Title | Miss Canada 1989 |
Juliette Powell (June 22, 1970 – June 3, 2025) was an American-Canadian expert in media and technology. She was also a business advisor and author. Juliette was crowned Miss Canada in 1989. She was the first Black Canadian to win this beauty contest.
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Early Life and Pageant Journey
Juliette Powell was born in Manhattan, New York, on June 22, 1970. When she was eight, she moved to Montreal, Quebec, with her French-Canadian mother. In high school, she was very good at math and science. She also swam twice a week. Juliette described herself as a shy student back then.
Her journey into beauty pageants started because she felt upset. She heard a rumor that the second-place winner of the Miss Montreal pageant had scored higher. However, the judges supposedly did not choose her because she was Black. Juliette said she didn't want to be a beauty queen. Instead, she wanted to prove a point. She entered the Miss Montreal pageant and later won the 1989 Miss Canada Pageant. During this time, she also studied Commerce at Vanier College, graduating in 1992.
Career in Media and Technology
After being Miss Canada, Juliette Powell represented Canada at Miss Universe 1989. In 1992, she joined MusiquePlus as a VJ (video jockey). At the same time, she studied finance and business at McGill University. She hosted MusiquePlus' weekly dance music show, Bouge de là!, until 1996.
In 1996, she moved to Toronto. She then joined MuchMusic and hosted Electric Circus and French Kiss. While working, she also studied economics at the University of Toronto.
Business and Global Advisory Roles
In 1999, Juliette Powell started working for CablePulse 24 as a business reporter. She also created her own media and consulting company. It was called Powell International Entertainment Inc. (PIE Inc.). Her company produced features with famous people. These included Nelson Mandela, Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, Sir Richard Branson, Tim Burton, Steven Spielberg, Tom Cruise, Janet Jackson, Tina Turner, and Prince Charles.
In 2001, she helped write the media section for the UN Plan of Action. This was for the World Conference against Racism. This led to her becoming an advisor for international groups. These groups included the United Nations, World Economic Forum, and the World Bank. In 2011, she worked with the E-G8. This was a group that advised G8 Summit leaders on the future of the internet.
Author and Speaker
Juliette Powell became well-known for her 2009 book. It was titled 33 Million People in the Room: How to Create, Influence and Run a Successful Business using Social Networking. Her early writings about how businesses could use social media were translated. They appeared in Chinese, Korean, German, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Powell often spoke on TV channels like NBC, CNN, ABC, BBC, and BNN. She also wrote columns for Bloomberg. She discussed business and ethical issues related to social media. These topics included privacy, cybersecurity, and bias. She became a popular speaker. She also worked with media to explore the effects of big data. In 2016, Powell gave a TED Talk. It was about Unconscious Bias at a TEDx event. The talk was called "It's About Time We Challenge Our Unconscious Biases."
Later, Juliette earned a US-recognized degree. She graduated from Columbia University with high honors. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. Her research focused on how artificial intelligence (AI) could regulate itself. This research later became the basis for her book The AI Dilemma.
In 2021, Powell joined the faculty at New York University. She taught courses about media, technology, and ethics.
Passing Away
Juliette Powell passed away on June 3, 2025, in New York. She was 54 years old. Her death was due to complications from a serious bacterial infection called acute bacterial meningitis.
