Vivien Calmez

(1955) is since March 2003 director of SAASA (Stichting Antilliaans en Arubaans Servicecentrum Amsterdam) (Foundation of Antillean and Aruban Service centre Amsterdam). She studied law, psychology and at the school of higher vocational education to be a social worker. She worked amongst others things for the department of Economic Affairs on Curaçao. She has an other side to her character. She has been carnaval queen twice; in 1981 on Curaçao and in 1984 in Rotterdam, during the Antillean summer carnaval. For many years she danced with the group Casca di Pinda , a well known dance group from Curaçao. She has participated in several fashion shows and was the first black Miss Limburg, who then participated in the Miss Holland beauty contest.