The trio’s history-making wins follow that of Vanessa Williams, who became the first black woman to win the Miss America pageant in 1983. The first black Miss USA winner, Carole Gist ...
The same day, the first Miss Black America Contest is held in Atlantic City in protest of the "white" Miss America Pageant. Pepsi Cola withdraws its 11-year sponsorship, claiming the pageant no ...
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — In a matter of months Mariah Cooley has gone from Miss Black Peoria USA to Miss Black Illinois USA. This gives her the opportunity to expand her platform to speak about the ...
The first African Americans to appear in the Miss America Pageant came onstage as 'slaves' for a musical number in 1923. It was not until 1970 that a black woman, Iowa's Cheryl Brown ...
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Vanessa Williams Recalls Johnny Carson's 'Racist' Joke When She Became the First Black Miss America; Details InsideE ven though Vanessa Williams etched her name in history as the first Black woman to be crowned as Miss America in 1964, the racial prejudices did not stop coming her way. Speaking to PEOPLE ...
Miss America’s smile never faded on Saturday as she met hundreds of fans during a celebration in her honor in Alabama. Abbie Stockard, 22, a Birmingham native, returned to her home town for ...
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