Ellie Kemper Under Fire for Winning 1999 Pageant With Racist History. The actress was crowned queen of the Veiled Prophet Ball, whose organizers banned Black and Jewish members.

Ellie Kemper | Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for SiriusXM. For a working actor, getting to audition for Saturday Night Live is akin to winning the lottery. Considering Kemper’s interest in comedy, ...

Twitter users were divided after a photo of actress Ellie Kemper being crowned the 1999 Queen of Love and Beauty at St. Louis’ Veiled Prophet Ball resurfaced According to a 2014 article in The ...

Ellie Kemper | Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for SiriusXM. For a working actor, getting to audition for Saturday Night Live is akin to winning the lottery. Considering Kemper’s interest in comedy, ...