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 ...

For decades, medical literature has portrayed MS as a disease primarily affecting white populations, but emerging research tells a different story. The reality is that Black Americans not only ...

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 ...

NEW YORK – Vanessa Williams continues to conquer new frontiers. Williams became the first Black Miss America at the pageant in 1984. She then navigated a media controversy surrounding ...

The Miss Black University pageant at Ole Miss crowned its third-ever winner, junior Hannah Olive, on March 21.

Vanessa Williams will appear on ITV's The Jonathan Ross Show on Saturday night, and the star has been sharing her experience on Miss America. As the first black Miss America winner, the 61-year ...

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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 ...