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.

[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 ...

"We know her impact will live on," Cheslie Kryst's family said after the pageant queen's tragic death Maria Pasquini is the senior news editor for the human interest vertical at PEOPLE. She has ...

Some events were more important, politically and socially, than others. The Miss Black America contest defied the exclusion of African American women from the Miss America pageant. The crowning of ...

Alma Cooper was named Miss USA 2024 after a turbulent year for the organization following former Miss USA 2023 Noelia Voight’s resignation. Jackeline Voigt and Barbara Srivastava, the ...

The same day, the first Miss Black America Contest is held in Atlantic City in protest of the "white" Miss America Pageant. Pepsi Cola withdraws its 11-year sponsorship, claiming the pageant no ...

Another was racism, since a woman of color had never won—and there had never been a black contestant. “Nor has there ever been a true Miss America—an American Indian,” they wrote.

Cheslie Kryst is not only 2019's Miss USA, she's a practicing attorney! This year's new Miss America dazzled the judges with her style, class and incredible operatic singing voice. ET takes a look ...