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Miss Black America Pageant Returning to Spotlight. Do We Still Need it, Though?
The competition was created as a response to the racially prejudiced Miss America pageant in 1968.
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Cheslie Kryst’s Family to Hold Vigil In Honor of Her 31st Birthday
‘We are already experiencing a remarkable outpouring of love and support for our Cheslie, for which we are tremendously grateful,’ Kryst’s family said.
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Mom of Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst Speaks Out for the First Time Since Her Daughter’s Passing
Mother of the accomplished attorney and beauty queen says her daughter was deeply depressed.
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Once Again, a Black Woman Has Been Crowned Miss USA
Kentucky journalist Elle Smith will be the third consecutive Black American queen to compete for Miss Universe—only 6 months after her first pageant.
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Better Together: As If It Isn’t Great Enough That the Top Pageant Winners Are All Black Women, Two of Them Are Now Roommates!
Who says women can’t both compete and be close friends? After a momentous and historic win for Miss South Africa Zozibini Tunzi at the 2019 Miss Universe pageant on Sunday, fellow competitor Miss USA, Cheslie Kryst, celebrated both her own Top 10 and the fact that all four top worldwide pageant titles are currently held…
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Triple Crowns: For the First Time, America's Top Pageant Winners Are All Black Women
With the crowning of Cheslie Kryst as Miss USA last night, a trio of black women have now claimed the crowns in three major beauty pageants, including Miss America and Miss Teen USA. Kryst, a 28-year-old attorney from Charlotte, N.C., works on behalf of prison inmates, and as CNN reports, gave a sterling answer to…
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Miss USA Clarifies Controversial Health Care Comments: ‘I Am Privileged to Have Health Care and I Do Believe That It Should Be a Right’
After intense backlash over her comments about health care during the Miss USA pageant, newly crowned nuclear chemist Kara McCullough went on Good Morning America to “clarify” her controversial comments afterward, now insisting that health care “should be a right” for all. “I am privileged to have health care and I do believe that it…
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Black Nuclear Chemist Who Isn’t a Feminist and Believes Health Care Is a Privilege Crowned Miss USA
Kara McCullough, who represented the District of Columbia, was crowned Miss USA 2017 during Sunday night’s pageant at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. The 25-year-old chemist, who works for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, gave some interesting answers during her final-round interview before being crowned. When asked about what she considers feminism to…