Miss Wisconsin just got a little more melanin. The pageant has crowned its first-ever Black woman winner in its history. Willow Newell, a 22-year-old from Racine, Wisconsin, took home the title during ...

The first Miss Black America pageant took place Sept. 7, 1968, in Atlantic City, just a few blocks away from the Miss America pageant protest.

Ashley Marie Myatt – Being Crowned Miss Black America – via Instagram *The Frederick Douglass Academy (FDA) in Harlem, New York, was abuzz with excitement as students gathered for a momentous ...

Miss New York Vanessa Williams made history in 1983 when she became the first Black woman to be crowned Miss America ...

Miss Black America’s presence at Frederick Douglass Academy was more than just a ceremonial appearance. It represented a partnership with Mentoring in Medicine, a non-profit organization ...

Explore three career paths and meet the winner of Miss Black America 1984. This episode introduces three career paths: becoming an FBI agent, starting a small business, and working as a claims ...

At this year’s National Urban League Conference’s Women of Power Awards luncheon, six of the nine Black Miss Americas gathered for the first time as part of a special tribute.

On July 23, 1984, Vanessa Williams resigned as Miss America, the first Black woman to win the crown and the first, and only, winner forced to give it up.

Tyrenda Williams-Reed, who represented Alabama in the America’ Junior Miss program in 1997 and became the first Black woman to win the competition, has died, according to the Distinguished Young ...

Vanessa Williams revealed that Johnny Carson made a “prejudiced” joke about her Miss America pageant win in 1984.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This swimsuit was worn by Beatrice ...

On July 23, 1984, Vanessa Williams resigned as Miss America, the first Black woman to win the crown and the first, and only, winner forced to give it up. Williams’ treatment, or rather ...