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     • The Miss Black America contest started in 1968 in response to the exclusion of African American women from the Miss America pageant.
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   When did Black Beauty contests start?

   • By the 1960s there still had not been a black contestant. Following the advances of the civil rights movement, black Americans set up their own contest in 1968. Black communities had sponsored segregated black beauty contests for years, dating farther back than the Miss America contest.

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   Where did beauty contests come from?

   • The origins of beauty contests extend back for centuries; the modern pageant can be traced to the United States and the 1921 Miss America Pageant. Hollywood films and newsreels helped spread the idea to different countries in the 1930s and 1940s.

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   Who invented the beauty contest?

   • The first truly modern beauty contest, involving the display of women's faces and figures before judges, can be traced to one of America's greatest showmen, Phineas T. Barnum (of circus fame). In the 1850s, the ever-resourceful Barnum owned a "dime museum" in New York City that catered to the growing audience for commercial entertainment.

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   When did women of color get barred from a beauty pageant?

   • Early in their histories, beauty pageants -- some dating back to the 1920s -- barred women of color from participating. Here, a group of contestants pose during the 1955 Miss Universe pageant. It would be another 22 years before a Black woman won the crown. Historically, she says, beauty standards were set by and for White women.

   How Miss Universe’s historic win helped shift the status quo ... - CNN

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3. www.washingtonpost.com › outlook › 2022/02/16The history of beauty pageants reveals the limits of Black ...

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   Feb 16, 2022 · At Miss Black America, Black women combated racial discrimination by creating their own space to celebrate Black beauty in an all-Black pageant. The event emerged from a growing movement of Black ...

4. www.pbs.org › wgbh › americanexperienceBeauty Pageant Origins and Culture | American Experience ...

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   The first truly modern beauty contest, involving the display of women's faces and figures before judges, can be traced to one of America's greatest showmen, Phineas T. Barnum (of circus fame)....

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     Miss Black USA - The Pageant Celebrating Black Beauty

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     BLACK BEAUTY: 50 SHADES OF BROWN🎉 🌟 “Embracing the Elite Goddess Club! ✨ Watch these radiant contestants own the stage as they represent their states with pride. 🎤👑 Celebrating the beauty and power of every shade of brown! 👸🏽For over 30 years, Miss Black USA has celebrated the diverse beauty and representation of Black women who come in 51 shades, sizes, and hair textures. 👸🏽She wears her hair, natural, straight, curly, in braids, faux locs, or however she chooses. Unapologetically! 👸🏽

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     Black women who ruled five Major Beauty Pageants this year

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6. www.pbs.org › wgbh › americanexperienceBreaking the Color Line | American Experience | PBS

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   Following the advances of the civil rights movement, black Americans set up their own contest in 1968. Black communities had sponsored segregated black beauty contests for years, dating...

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7. www.nytimes.com › 2019/12/15 › styleBlack Women Now Hold Crowns in 5 Major Beauty Pageants

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   Dec 15, 2019 · Dec. 15, 2019. Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica was crowned Miss World on Saturday, marking the first time that black women have simultaneously held the titles of five of the world’s top beauty...

8. www.bbc.com › culture › articleThe birth of the Black is Beautiful movement - BBC

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   Today, black beauty and style is still extensively explored by black photographers, as made clear by the recent book The New Black Vanguard, which highlights 15 emerging and established ...

9. www.cnn.com › style › articleHow Miss Universe’s historic win helped shift the status quo ...

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   Aug 7, 2020 · South African Zozibini Tunzi’s historic Miss Universe win, set against the backdrop of centuries of under-representation for Black women, is helping change perceptions in the world of beauty.

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10. www.nytimes.com › 2019/12/10 › usBlack Women Reign at Beauty Pageants - The New York Times

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    Dec 10, 2019 · Dec. 10, 2019. When Zozibini Tunzi of South Africa was named Miss Universe on Sunday, her crowning signified a milestone: the first year that four of the major beauty pageants had simultaneously...