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.

Malonson, originally from Magnolia, told the Dallas Morning News she's "always had to battle" this type of criticism, because her father is black and her mother is white. But the pageant is open ...

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 ...

In what's been called a post-racial era, is there still a place for a black beauty competition?

The pageant’s coordinators said the event sought to represent the Black community at Ole Miss. The school has a long history of racism and segregation on its campus, made famous by its first ...

School spirit for Spelman College erupted across social media as students prepared for a series of beauty competitions, culminating with the annual Miss Spelman Pageant.

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 ...

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.

Ocielia Gibson-Sprowl, the winner of the 2012 Miss Black USA pageant, launched Pageant Coach Certification program.

The newly crowned Heartshine Pageant queens are celebrating their new titles and how they will reign and represent the state this year.

The Miss Black University pageant at Ole Miss crowned its third-ever winner, junior Hannah Olive, on March 21.