Jamaica’s 

“Miss World 1976″

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 Jamaican beauty, “Miss World 1976″, Cindy Breakspeare,  as she appeared on the cover of the Miss World 1977 Souvenir Program

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Jazz musician and Miss World 1976 Cindy Breakspeare is the mother of Bob Marley’s son Damian Robert Nesta “Junior Gong” Marley (born July 21, 1978 in Kingston, Jamaica).   He grew up to become a three time Grammy-winning reggae artist.

Stunning Cindy Breakspeare in official “Miss World” regalia in 1976

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Damian   Marley

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Damian Robert Nesta “Junior Gong” Marley (born July 21, 1978), is a reggae artist, a humanitarian, and the youngest son of the late reggae legend Bob Marley. He has won three Grammy awards.

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Damian was two years old when his father died; he is the only child born to Marley and Cindy Breakspeare, Miss World 1976. Damian’s nickname Junior Gong is derived from his father’s nickname of Tuff Gong. Damian has been performing since the age of 13. He shares, along with most of the Marley family, a full-time career in music. Unlike his brothers and sisters, however, his musical specialty is “toasting”, a Jamaican vocal technique that is a predecessor to rapping.

Personal life and beliefs

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Born as Damian Marley, he was nicknamed “Jr. Gong” in honor of his legendary father, Bob “Tuff Gong” Marley. He has 13-half siblings total; 11 on his father’s side and 2 on his mother’s side. Damian was only two years old when his father died, killed by the spread of melanoma to his

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