For the first time in history, the winners of top four beauty pageants are black women - Upworthy

The Miss America pageant was started in 1921, but women of color were barred from participating until 1940. It took another 30 years for the first black woman to participate in the pageant in 1970. In 1983, Vanessa Williams became the first black woman to win Miss America. Now, the winners of all fo

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First time black women win all three biggest US pageants

For the first time ever, all four beauty pageant winners are black

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