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1. www.theroot.com › making-miss-black-america-as-theAs the Miss Black America Pageant Turns 50, a Look Back

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   Aug 30, 2018 · When Oprah Winfrey represented her home state of Tennessee in the Miss Black America pageant in 1971, she was part of a pioneering group of young women daring to define beauty on their own...

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     Miss Black USA - The Pageant Celebrating Black Beauty

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     Every Black Miss America Winner - Crowning Moments | 1984 - 2019 | Black is Beautiful

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     Miss Black USA 2023 pageant with Mariah L. Smith, 6 August 2023

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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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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Miss_Black_AmericaMiss Black America - Wikipedia

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   The Miss Black America beauty contest is a competition for young African-American women. The pageant has garnered the support of artists, activists and performers including Stevie Wonder , Curtis Mayfield , and Oprah Winfrey .

   Year	Miss Black America	Hometown And/or Home State
   2018	Ryann Richardson	Brooklyn, New York
   2017	Brittany Lewis, Adult	District of Columbia
   2016	Nicole Lynette Hibbert, Adult	Delaware
   2015	Jelisa Barringer, Adult	Ohio

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4. www.missblackamerica.comMiss Black America

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   ABOUT THE QUEEN. “God Bless Miss Black America! Watch Over Miss Black America” Curtis Mayfield, 1969. Reigning Miss Black America is Ashley Myatt, Ashley Marie Myatt is an accomplished Veterinarian Technician with over ten years of experience.

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   What is the Miss Black America beauty contest?

   • The Miss Black America beauty contest is a competition for young African-American women. The pageant has garnered the support of artists, activists and performers including Stevie Wonder, Curtis Mayfield, and Oprah Winfrey. After 40 years, in 2009 the pageant had a "kick off" in Washington, D.C. to rebrand the competition.

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   When was Miss Black America First held?

   • Miss Black America will celebrate its 55th anniversary as the pageant returns to its origins in Atlantic City. On Dec. 16, young African American women will compete in the beauty contest to claim the title. It was first held in Atlantic City in 1968.

   Miss Black America Pageant Returns To Its Roots In Atlantic City

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   When is Miss Black America's next pageant queen?

   • Miss Black America will crown its next pageant Queen on Dec. 16 in Atlantic City, NJ, broadcasted by Black America Network. Miss Black America will celebrate its 55th anniversary as the pageant returns to its origins in Atlantic City. On Dec. 16, young African American women will compete in the beauty contest to claim the title.

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   What happened to the Miss Black America pageant?

   • Hear her comments many years later. While the Miss America pageant now includes people of color, the Miss Black America pageant continues on. The organization writes that providing a woman with a stage for her talents, a platform for her views, and a pedestal where she can achieve dignity is still of value.

   Miss Black America: The Pageant Changed History | HuffPost

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6. www.usatoday.com › story › newsGroundbreaking 1968 pageant proved black is beautiful - USA TODAY

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   Feb 16, 2018 · By diversifying the pageant stage, Miss Black America provided an opportunity for young black women to celebrate their beauty no matter their skin color, body type, or hair texture.

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7. www.blackenterprise.com › miss-black-americaMiss Black America Pageant Returns To Its Roots In Atlantic City

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   Nov 20, 2023 · Miss Black America will celebrate its 55th anniversary as the pageant returns to its origins in Atlantic City. On Dec. 16, young African American women will compete in the beauty...

8. www.huffpost.com › entry › miss-black-america-pageanMiss Black America: The Pageant Changed History - HuffPost

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   Apr 5, 2016 · For the story of local black beauty pageants and the growth of Miss Black America, watch this report from Bayer Mack and the producers of Oscar Micheaux: The Czar of Black Hollywood: Miss Black America.

9. www.missblackamerica.com › about-usABOUT US & OUR HISTORY - Miss Black America

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   Three decades of Producing the Miss Black America Pageant and TV Special has opened many avenues to Black women and wiped away many negative images that have been beholden by Black people in general. A Black woman who became Miss America was asked how she felt being Miss America, and being Black.