ʃiː wʌzðə fˈɜːst nˈɑːnfɹˈɛntʃ wˈɪnɚɹ ʌvðə mæɹˈɑːkəz dˈɔːɹ ɐwˈɔːɹd fɹʌm sˌoʊsɪˈeɪtˈeɪ pˈɜːnɑːd, ænd hˈæzbiːn ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl wˈɪmɪnz jˈɪɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv, ðə sˈɪsɚɹˌuː ɐwˈɔːɹd ʌv ˈɑːnɚ ðə sˈɛkənd hˈaɪɪst ɐwˈɔːɹd ɪn dəmˈɪnɪkə, ɐ lˈaɪftaɪm ɐwˈɔːɹd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv ænd ɐ ɡˈoʊldən dɹˈʌm ɐwˈɔːɹd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ.
She was the first non-French winner of the Maracas d’Or Award from Société Pernod, and has been awarded International Women's Year in 1985, the Sisserou Award of Honour (the second highest award in Dominica), a Lifetime Award in 2005 and a Golden Drum Award in 1984.