But while she will always love the Miss America Organization and is thankful for the $30,000 in scholarship money she amassed during her time there, being crowned Miss Black America in Philadelphia ...

The soul singer Kirby was born Kirby Lauryen Dockery, and that last name connects her to the Dockery Plantation in Mississippi, where her enslaved ancestors picked cotton. Now, as a songwriter, Kirby ...

For Memphis-born, Mississippi-bred musician Kirby Lauryen Dockery, the last decade has seen her songs and determination bring her to an exalted place in the music business. KIRBY — as she’s known ...

Miss Black Connecticut Osas Ighodaro has been crowned Miss Black America 2010. Ms. Ighodaro is a professionally trained actress, and she performed her winning talent: “What If I Am a Black Woman” in ...

Twenty-two-year-old Racine native, Willow Newell, was announced the winner of Miss Wisconsin 2025 June 21.Newell becomes the first Black woman to win the state competition, according to the Miss ...

Before Willow Newell even considered competing in beauty pageants, she practiced her contestant wave and smile in her bedroom mirror. Now, at 22, Newell, who served as Miss Racine, no longer needs to ...