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After her reign, Sapp starred as herself in the autobiographical television movie, Miss America: Behind the Crown, which depicted the physically abusive relationship between her and Faaola. In interviews about the movie, she stated, "When I learned that abuse hotlines were receiving up to 1,000 calls a day, I decided I should make the movie.
Aiken was 18 years old when she won the coveted title of Miss America, and was only the fifth woman of African descent to be crowned. Aiken's pageant coach was CB Mathis of CB's Limited in Lancaster, South Carolina. [3] Aiken used the plight of the homeless as her platform.
In 2014, she wrote a memoir, Being Miss America: Behind the Rhinestone Curtain, published by the University of Texas Press. [2] [12] In 2015, she defeated incumbent Nick Wyman for the presidency of the Actors' Equity Association, [13] a position she held until 2024, when she declined to run for another term. [14]
The issue of mental health for Miss America winners was front and center during the season finale of A&E’s Secrets of Miss America, including discussions about why it’s being affected and what ...
The Miss South Carolina USA competition, previously known as Miss South Carolina Universe, [1] [2] is the pageant that selects the representative for the state South Carolina in the Miss USA pageant, and the name of the title held by that winner. The pageant has been produced by Paula Miles, the sister of Miss South Carolina USA 1979, Janice ...
Forty years after a nude photo scandal forced Vanessa Williams to relinquish her Miss America crown, she can look back on the experience with some perspective and pride. "I'm still here and I'm ...
Herlong participated in a local beauty pageant while she was in high school. After taking first place, she continued to participate in beauty pageants, eventually becoming Miss South Carolina at age 23 [3] and then going on to compete in the nationwide Miss America pageant. [4] She attended Columbia College in South Carolina. Herlong began ...
At the Miss America pageant, she performed the Fantaisie-Impromptu (Op. posth. 66) by Chopin, won the crown, and became Miss America 1991 on 7 September 1990, succeeding Debbye Turner. [2] [4] Her win marked the first occasion in which there were back-to-back African American Miss America winners. [5] Vincent was the last Miss America to be ...