[In] Miss America you need a talent ... (Carole Anne-Marie Gist was the first Black Miss USA, earning her crown in 1990.) "Being Miss USA... being the second [Black] woman to be crowned Miss ...

Do you know the difference between Miss USA and Miss America? They're the two biggest pageants in the country, and both involve a sash and crown. But that's where most of their similarities end.

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 ...

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 ...