HISTORY MADE
AS BLACK WOMEN WIN MISS USA, MISS TEEN USA, AND MISS AMERICA
For the
first time in history, Miss USA 2019, Miss Teen USA 2019, and Miss America 2019
are all black women.
Cheslie
Kryst was announced as Miss USA on Thursday May 2nd, there by completing the
historic trio.
Nia Franklin
was crowned Miss America 2019 in September 2018 and, recently, Kaliegh Garris
was crowned 2019 Miss Teen USA.
Worthy of
note is the fact that both Kryst and Garris refused to straighten their hair
for the pageant. In fact, Garris' coily hair was such a huge topic of
discussion on social media.
Garris told
Refinery21 that while some people tried to convince her to straighten her hair
for the Miss Teen USA competition, she opted for her natural curls because when
she’s wearing them, she feels confident.
In 2012
Black women simultaneously wore crowns as Miss Teen USA and Miss USA.
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