For the first time, all five top beauty pageant winners are all women of color. “I think black women need this. It’s a symbol,” says Miss America Nia Franklin on NewDay. “We cannot be what we cannot see,” added Miss Universe Zozibini Tunzi.
For the first time, top beauty pageants -- Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, Miss America, Miss Universe and now, Miss World -- have crowned black women as their winners at the same time.
And that's a big deal if you know pageant history.Beauty pageants early in their histories, some dating back to the 1920s, barred women of color from participating. Even after organizations began changing their rules to accept women of all races, there was still a lingering frustration and opposition to join. Only in the last 50 years have black women become more prevalent in these competitions.
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