Performing Arts – Pageants
Marva Weatherhorn (1983- )
Twenty-one-year-old Marva Weatherhorn, the first black Miss Guatemala, represented her country in the 2004 Miss Universe pageant. Her mother’s family...
Marva Wright Urena (1986- )
“Image Ownership: Public Domain” In 2010 Marva Wright Urena became the first Costa Rican of African ancestry to be selected...
Malou Mercedes Hansson (1983- )
Malou Hansson, a Miss Universe competitor in Puerto Rico in 2002, was crowned Miss Sweden earlier that year. She had...
Rachel Christie (1988- )
Rachel Sophia Adina Christie was crowned Miss England on July 20, 2009. She was the first women of African descent...
Vanessa Mendoza (1981- )
At the age of 20 Vanessa Mendoza was crowned Miss Colombia 2001. Although Afro-Colombians comprise 10.6% of Colombia’s population, this...
Yityish “Titi” Aynaw (1992- )
Yityish “Titi” Aynaw was crowned Miss Israel on February 27, 2013. She made history when she became the first Miss...
Carole Ann-Marie Gist (1969- )
Carole Anne-Marie Gist, the first African American woman to win the Miss USA title, was born on May 8, 1969,...
Erika Harold (1980- )
Erika Harold, Miss America 2003, was the sixth black woman to win the Miss America title. Harold was born on...
Vanessa Williams (1963- )
Vanessa Lynn Williams was born in Tarrytown, New York on March 18, 1963. She is the daughter of Helen and...
