MISS BLACK U.S.A. CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF SCHOLARSHIP, BEAUTY & ACHIEVEMENT

Milestones

1986 – Miss Black USA Pageant is founded by Karen Arrington

1987 – The first Miss Black USA Pageant is held. The pageant was held in Washington, DC.

1989 – Granted 501(c)3 tax exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service

1990 – The first full tuition scholarship is awarded. The winner received a full four year scholarship to Miles College and a fully furnished apartment.

1994 – Miss Black USA 1994 Tours Rio & Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

1995 – Miss Black USA 1995 Tours Johannesburg, South Africa

2003 – Miss Black USA 2003 Pageant is outsourced and licensed to Independent Company

2005 – Miss Black USA Partners with Bally Total Fitness

2005 – Miss Black USA is New Face of Flori Roberts Cosmetics

2006 – Miss Black USA organization partners with the American Diabetes Association

2007 - The Pageant is held outside the U.S. for the very first time (The Gambia, West Africa)

2007 – Over $300,000 awarded in Scholarships

2007 – New Teen Division Announced: “Miss Black USA Talented Teen 2009”

2007 – Debra Carr, Miss Black USA National Advisory Board Member named President of Miss Black USA Talented Teen 2009

2007 – Miss Black USA Becomes National Spokesperson for American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) Cultural Competency Campaign

2007 – Miss Black USA Becomes Celebrity Advocate for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)

2007 - Miss Black USA appears on Good Morning America Now

2008 - Miss Black USA Partners with the Heart Truth CampaignTM The Heart Truth and Red Dress are trademarks of the DHHS