Miss Black USA Pageant

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Not to be confused with Miss Black America or Miss Black United States.

The Miss Black USA Scholarship Pageant is a national scholarship competition for young women of African descent that was founded in 1986 by Karen Arrington.[1][2]

The Miss Black USA Pageant is a non-profit corporation in the state of Maryland, recognized under the 501(c)3 code of the Internal Revenue Service, awarding scholarships for college and graduate school to young women of color between the ages of 18 and 27. In 2007, over eighty percent of the contestants were pursuing graduate or professional degrees. The winner that year was a first-year medical student at Meharry Medical College. Each year, a winner is selected to serve as "Miss Black USA" for one year and receives an academic scholarship.

History and former titleholders

The first titleholder was Tamiko Gibson, representing Maryland, who was crowned Miss Black USA 1987 at the JW Marriot in Washington, D.C. on June 6, 1987.[3] Gibson would later complain that she had been improperly dethroned in May 1988 and received none of the promised prizes.[4][5]

On August 23, 2003, Elizabeth Muto won the pageant, which was held in Miami.[6] Muto returned her crown later that year because she was unhappy with the contract that the pageant asked her to sign, which would have made them her exclusive publicist, agent and manager.[6]

State pageants

Each year, state competitions are held across the nation including Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee,Virginia and Washington. The Miss Black USA organization licenses the state pageants. Women from areas where a state pageant is not held may apply as a delegate-at-large.

Winners

Year Name State Notes
1987 Tamiko Gibson Maryland Crowned June 6, 1987 in Washington, D.C.
1988 Melanie Elaine Rainey
1989 Leslie Elizabeth Waddell Michigan Crowned in College Park, Maryland.[7]
1990 Clarissa Lester South Carolina
1991
1992
1993 Ebony Warren Florida
1994 Deya Smith Connecticut
1995 Sheila Mutumba Rugege Louisiana
1996 Dawn Moss Maryland
1997 Caroline Mack North Carolina
1998 No pageant held[8]
1999 No pageant held
2000 No pageant held
2001 Lisa Marie Miree Ohio Crowned March 24, 2011 in Birmingham, Alabama.
2002 No pageant held[5]
2003 Elizabeth Muto Nevada Crowned August 23, 2003 in Miami. Returned crown four months later.[9]
2004 No pageant held[5]
2005 Celi Marie Dean Minnesota Crowned August 7, 2005 in Washington, D.C.
2006
2007 Kalilah Allen-Harris Tennessee
2008 Kristen E. White Georgia
2009 Shayna Y. Rudd Pennsylvania Crowned August 3, 2009 in Washington, D.C.[10]
2010 Osas Ighodaro Connecticut Crowned August 9, 2010 in Washington, D.C.[11]
2011 Ocielia Gibson Texas Crowned August 8, 2011 in Washington, D.C.[12][13]
2012 Salena Watkins New York Crowned August 13, 2012 in Washington, D.C.[14]
2013 Amanda McCoy North Carolina Crowned August 12, 2013 in Washington, D.C.[15]
2014 Jasmin Alexander Colorado Crowned August 10, 2014 in Washington, D.C.
2015 Madison Gibbs North Carolina Crowned August 9, 2015 in Washington, D.C.[16]
2016 TBA TBA TBA

Local and State winners

Miss Black USA state and local delegate winners and contestants have gone on to successful careers in entertainment, law, education, medicine and other arenas. Some of the state and local pageant's winners include:

  • Kia Talein Anderson-DeJan (Miss Black Maryland 1994) — R&B/Gospel Recording artist, radio and TV Personality and actress.
  • Dr. Lynette Danley-Land (Miss Black Iowa USA 1995) — College professor, author and speaker.
  • Valorie Burton (Former Miss Black Texas USA 1995) — Former co-host of Bishop TD Jake's Potter House, life coach and author.
  • Kemba Cofield (Miss Black Kentucky USA 1996) — Jazz recording artist
  • Chloe Johnson (Miss Black Colorado USA 2011) — Television personality, model and dancer.
  • Kade Henderson (Miss Black New York USA 2015, Community Ambassador Award Recipient) Brand and Wardrobe Stylist and Digital Merchant
  • Ashley Jones (Miss Black Michigan USA 2015, Top 15 Miss Black USA 2015 national pageant and Community Ambassador Award Recipient) model and actress

References

  1. ↑ Miss Black USA
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