2008 MISS BLACK U.S.A. GOT OUR SUPPORT

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

Xantus Lace Wigs is host of opening day at the Miss Black U.S.A. Scholarship Pageant, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Meet the 1996 Winner, and Executive Producer of this years event. Meet the 2007 Winner Beautiful & Talented Miss Kalilah