2016
Third time Connecticut state title holders (Deya Smith, Osas Ighodaro, and Tonille Simone Watkis) has won national pageant Miss Black USA 2016.
2015
First time two recipients received the Community Ambassador Award; Kade Henderson Miss Black New York USA 2015 and Ashley Miss Black Detroit USA 2015.
2010
Connecticut is the first state to have two winners crowned “Miss Black USA”. Osas Ighodaro, Miss Black USA 2010 is the first Nigerian American to capture the Miss Black USA Crown Shawnta Watson-Wolcott Receives the first ever Miss Black USA Legacy Award.
2009
Miss Black USA Pageant partners with Dr. Ian Smith and the 50 Million Pound Challenge to fight obesity in the African American community.
2008
Miss Black USA Partners with the Heart Truth CampaignTM The Heart Truth and Red Dress are trademarks of the DHHS.
2007
The Pageant is held outside the U.S. for the very first time (The Gambia, West Africa) Over $300,000 awarded in Scholarships. New Teen Division Announced: “Miss Black USA Talented Teen 2009” Debra Carr, Miss Black USA National Advisory Board
2007
Miss Black USA Becomes National Spokesperson for American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) Cultural Competency Campaign. Miss Black USA Becomes Celebrity Advocate for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).
2006
Miss Black USA organization partners with the American Diabetes Association.
2005
Miss Black USA Partners with Bally Total Fitness andMiss Black USA is New Face of Flori Roberts Cosmetics.
2003
The first full tuition scholarship is awarded. The winner received a full four year scholarship to Miles College and a fully furnished apartment.
1995
Miss Black USA 1995 Tours Johannesburg, South Africa.
1994
Miss Black USA 1994 Tours Rio & Salvador da Bahia, Brazil.
1990
The first full tuition scholarship is awarded. The winner received a full four year scholarship to Miles College and a fully furnished apartment.
1989
Granted 501(c)3 tax exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service.
1987
The first Miss Black USA Pageant is held in Washington, DC.
1986
Miss Black USA Pageant is founded by Karen Arrington.
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