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Rahyma and her staff at the Seattle airport Hilton
Brandon Maxwell NYFW19
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The 50th anniversary of independence of Trinidad and Tobago Guardian Newspaper’s online survey she was considered one of the top ten of the 50 most influential people in the nation.
2013: Invited as one of the top five global designers to participate in the Women of Purpose Global Summit.
Awarded the ‘iconic designer’ 2013 National Icon Award of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
2017: Meiling was appointed Board Member of the Common Wealth Fashion Council.
Honorary Distinguished Fellow in Fine Arts from the University of Trinidad and Tobago.
2018: Meiling was honored to represent her country at the first ever Commonwealth Fashion Exchange event, which hosted designers and artisans from 52 Commonwealth countries producing a design using principles of sustainable excellence.
The main event was hosted at Buckingham Palace, Westminster, London, UK.
She stated to the Caribbean beat in 2004 “People think, because I’m a Caribbean designer, everything that comes out of me must be bright and tie-dyed. I say, no, I’m just a designer who happens to be in the Caribbean.”