Miss Wisconsin just got a little more melanin. The pageant has crowned its first-ever Black woman winner in its history. Willow Newell, a 22-year-old from Racine, Wisconsin, took home the title during ...

The first Miss Black America pageant took place Sept. 7, 1968, in Atlantic City, just a few blocks away from the Miss America pageant protest.

The pageant aims to unite and amplify the Black community at Ole Miss. This year’s Miss Black University Pageant has crowned a winner, Hannah Olive. The third annual contest took place at the ...

I entered my first pageant in 2003, the Miss Violet Festival, during the summer before my senior year of high school. I was one of those die-hard school spirit types — on the sidelines at ...

The iconic Miss Black America pageant will return to Atlantic City, its original location, for its 55th anniversary on Dec. 16. This year, more than 50 Black women will be competing for the ...

Mrs. Black Globe International™: Honoring the jewel of the married woman, this division recognizes the strength, resilience, and beauty of women who excel in both family and career.

We’re at an institution full of Black women who serve Black women.” Credit: Bita Honarvar Spelman, the all-female historically Black college, hosts the Miss Spelman pageant each spring.

kcra 3’s michelle bandur has much more on this major achievement during black history month, and what it means to so many women of color. MICHELLE: SAY HELLO TO THE 2023 HEARTSHINE PAGEANT STATE ...

The Miss Black America Pageant will return to Atlantic City, N.J., for its 55th anniversary. It will be held on the Boardwalk on Saturday, Dec. 16.