Rhea-Simone Auguste (born July 30, 1984) also known as Simmy, is a print journalist and stand-up comedian in Trinidad and Tobago.
Auguste began her career as a writer contributing to Trinidad's Catholic Newspaper as a Vision reporter at the age of 15. She started a formal career as a reporter with the Trinidad Express in 2003 while still a student at the University of the West Indies pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Literatures in English. Auguste first worked as a fashion reporter and was responsible for numerous exclusive interviews with Trinidad and Tobago's leading designers including Meiling, Heather Jones, Concept Studio and Peter Elias.
While still working as a fashion reporter, Auguste secured exclusive regional interviews for the Woman Express magazine with international actresses Vanessa Williams;[1] interviews with America's Next Top Model Eva "the Diva" Marcille Pigford,[2] Jade Cole and McKey Sullivan.
Auguste also secured entertainment exclusives with Jamaican artiste Tessanne Chin and Digicel Rising Star winners (Trinidad and Tobago edition) Erica Samuel[3] and Kay Alleyne.
The transition to "Simmy" took place in 2017 with Auguste taking the stage as a stand-up comedian and comedy writer in Port of Spain.
Auguste was awarded the inaugural Camsel/Media Association Award of Trinidad and Tobago LUMEN award for her in-depth child abuse feature stories[4] [5] in 2008 – "Protecting Children's Basic Rights".
Soon after, Auguste took home a local Pan American Health Organization award for her work on health and nutrition.[6]
In late 2008, she copped 4 prestigious regional Pan American Health Organisation Awards for excellence in health reporting[7] and in 2009 she was hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome, Italy for her contribution to regional food security reporting.[8]