THE FIRST BLACK WOMEN MISS USA, MISS AMERICA AND MISS TEEN USA
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For the first time, America's top beauty
pageants –Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss America -- have crowned black women as their
winners at the same time.
And that's a big deal if you know pageant history.
Beauty pageants early in their histories,
some dating back to the 1920s, barred women of color from participating. Even
after organizations began changing their rules to accept women of all races,
there was still a lingering frustration and opposition to join.
Only in the last 50 years have black women
become more prevalent in these competitions. Vnessa Williams was the first Blck
Miss America in 1983, and Carole Ann-Marie Gist, the first black Miss USA
contestant, was crowned in 1990. The following year Janel Bishop became the
first black Miss Teen USA.
So when Cheslie Kryst was named 2019's Miss
USA on Thursday, she became
part of a historic trio, along with 2019 Miss Teen USA Kaliegh Garris and 2019
Miss America Nia Franklin.
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