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Vanessa Lynn Williams was born in Tarrytown, New York with a birth announcement that read: "Here she is: Miss America". [2] [3] She was raised in Millwood, New York. [1]A paternal great-great-grandfather was William Fields, an African-American legislator in the Tennessee House of Representatives.
Although she had never participated in a beauty pageant before, she won the title of Miss Syracuse in April 1983. She then went on to win Miss New York in July 1983. [5] During the preliminaries for the Miss America pageant, Williams won "Preliminary Swimsuit" and "Preliminary Talent" (with a vocal performance of "Happy Days Are Here Again"). [1]
1st Runner-Up at Miss USA; Assumed title when Chelsi Smith won Miss Universe; 1996: Louisiana: Ali Landry: Breaux Bridge: 22 Top 6: 1997: Hawaii: Brook Lee: Pearl City: 26 Miss Universe 1997: Idaho: Brandi Sherwood: Idaho Falls: 26 1st Runner-Up at Miss USA; Assumed title when Brook Lee won Miss Universe; 1998: Massachusetts: Shawnae Jebbia ...
Alma Cooper, Miss Michigan USA, is crowned Miss USA 2024 onstage during the 73rd annual Miss USA Pageant at Peacock Theater on Aug. 4, 2024. in Los Angeles. Alma Cooper, Miss Michigan USA, is the ...
The 2024 Miss Universe pageant will take place on Saturday in Mexico. Nine Miss USAs have won Miss Universe in its 73-year history. R'Bonney Gabriel from Texas was crowned Miss Universe 2022.
With Zozibini Tunzi’s win, black women notch another major pageant title. For the First Time, Miss America, Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, and Now Miss Universe Are All Black Women Skip to main content
Carole Anne-Marie Gist (born May 8, 1969) is an American tv host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 1990. Gist was the first African American woman to win the Miss USA title. [1] Gist first won the title of Miss Michigan USA and went on to win the Miss USA crown on March 2, 1990, in Wichita, Kansas.
She eventually competed and won the Miss New York title, then went on to Atlantic City, N.J., to participate in and win the Miss America Pageant — a contest that refused to allow Black women to ...