This Angolan beauty won Miss Universe in 2011. During the year of the title, she was a business student and now is dedicating time to working on her platform of fighting HIV/AIDS and poverty.
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Miss Botswana, Mpule Kwelagobe won Miss Universe in 1998. She was the first black African to win the Miss Universe title, and the third black woman to win it. Kwelagobe was crowned by former Miss Universe winner, Wendy Fitzwilliam. Today, she is a human rights health activist who works to help youth and women get better access to reproductive services and sex education.
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The Trinidad and Tobago native won Miss Universe in 1998. She was the second black woman to win the title. Since winning, Fitzwilliam has recorded a jazz demo and has passed the bar exam to work in the field of law.
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The Trinidad resident was the very first woman of African descent as well as the first black woman to win the Miss Universe title. She was crowned in 1977. While she held the title, Commissiong was an advocate for black rights and world peace.
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The actress now known for shows such as “Ugly Betty” was the first black woman to be crowned Miss America in 1983. Her title ended early due to scandalous photos of Williams being released.
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Turner was crowned Miss America in 1990. She entered the world of pageantry in 1981 in the Miss Black Teenage World and today she’s a motivational speaker for young people and the Christian community.
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Vincent won the title of Miss America in 1991 and is the daughter of Haitian parents. Vincent was twice a contender for a state title before finally winning Miss Illinois in 1990. The following year she won Miss America.
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Aiken was just 18 when she won the Miss America title in 1994. She is best remembered for singing “Summertime” and was featured in People Magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world.
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Harold is not only a pageant winner but also a politician. She was twice a Republican candidate for the 13th Congressional District seat in Illinois. Harold is known for taking a stance against youth bullying and violence.
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Cameron is a memorable pageant winner because she was the first woman in the U.S. to win the Miss America title (in 2010) with a black U.S. president at the helm. Today, Cameron is a spokeswoman for HIV/AIDS awareness.
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