She added, "It is an absolute honor to be the first Black woman to represent the state of Wisconsin! And I cannot wait to ...

The first Miss Black America pageant took place Sept. 7, 1968, at the Ritz-Carlton in Atlantic City, just a few hours after and blocks away from the Miss America pageant at Boardwalk Hall.

Last year, Hialeah hosted the first Miss Universe ... model and candidate for Miss Universe Cuba in 2024; Miguel Ángel García, official makeup artist for Miss Venezuela; Tenay Rodríguez ...

Hamilton performer, teacher and author Tania Hernandez first came across Miss Lou as a child on her native island of Jamaica, when she used to see the local icon on her black-and-white TV.

Raissa Santana has much to celebrate. The Brazilian beauty just became the first Black woman to be crowned Miss Brazil in 30 years, and is the second Black woman to hold the crown in the country ...

The 21-year-old Miss Denmark ... finished as first runner-up, followed by Maria Fernanda Beltran of Mexico, Suchata Chuangsri of Thailand and Ileana Marquez Pedroza of Venezuela, per the ...

History was made at this year’s National Urban League Conference’s Women of Power Awards luncheon on Thursday, July 25, when six of the nine Black Miss Americas gathered for the first time as ...

Venezuela is in second place with seven ... In 1990, Carole Anne-Marie Gist became the first Black woman to win, and Miss USA 2010 Rima Fakih Slaiby was the first Middle Eastern woman to take ...

Fast forward to 1984, when Vanessa Williams became the first Black Miss America; her victory was equivalent to Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier. But it wasn't all plain sailing ...

Marlon Lugo hopes Little Venezuela ... black beans, fluffy white rice and fried plantains. However, the almighty arepa might be Venezuela's most famous thing to eat. As I prepared for my first ...

Ileana Márquez Pedroza, a teacher from Valencia, Carabobo, has etched her name in history by becoming the newly crowned Miss Venezuela. In a groundbreaking achievement, Márquez became the first mother ...

MANILA, Philippines—The rivalry between neighboring South American countries Venezuela and ... For the 2023 Miss Universe pageant, Guatemala was the first to crown a mother as its representative ...