The teen stated, “I was the first African American Miss Mississippi Teen USA crowned, and I want to use that as a talking point in my Miss Teen USA interview. I want to show girls that we can do it.

The Miss Black America contest defied the exclusion of African American women from the Miss America pageant. The crowning of the National Doughnut Queen held less social significance. But ...

Kim Aiken, Miss America 1993, is the fifth African American Miss America. She uses her year to promote the cause of the homeless. Alabama's Heather Whitestone wins the swimsuit and talent ...