Maddie Oliphant was recently crowned the first African-American Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2025. The Hickory native is now prepared to spread her community service platform, Maddie’s Little Library, ...

Kaliegh Garris (Miss Teen USA) and Zozibini Tunzi (Miss Universe) — became the first group of Black women in pageant history to hold all four major titles in a single year. "Cheslie my friend ...

The first African Americans to appear in the Miss America Pageant came onstage as 'slaves' for a musical number in 1923. It was not until 1970 that a black woman, Iowa's Cheryl Brown ...

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alma Cooper, the reigning Miss USA, spoke to more than 4,000 students about opportunities in the Army and different pathways to pursue degrees in higher education at high schools ...