Means knows that you don’t need a sash or crown to promote issues of personal and national significance. “But,” she said with a smile and shrug, “it doesn’t hurt.” Whether serving as Miss Black USA ...

Miss Massachusetts Contestant Gives Up Crown After Pageant Mocks # ... who became the first black woman to win the Miss America pageant in 1983. The first black Miss USA winner, Carole Gist ...

"I hope at least one person out there feels like they can see themselves in me and feel inspired," says Emma Broyles, who is the first Miss America winner from Alaska Joelle Goldstein is a Senior ...

where they crown a sheep and throw products like lipstick and hair curlers into a "Freedom Trash Can." The same day, the first Miss Black America Contest is held in Atlantic City in protest of the ...

Stockard received a glittering crown and a bouquet of roses at the end of the ceremony. She also received hugs from her fellow contestants and took her first walk on stage as Miss America 2025.

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

where they crown a sheep and throw products like lipstick and hair curlers into a "Freedom Trash Can." The same day, the first Miss Black America Contest is held in Atlantic City in protest of the ...