Who They Are:
Miss America Pageant Winners
This page is dedicated to the African American winners of the Miss America pageant competition. There were 8 women bestowed with this honor but technically only 7 winners. Vanessa Williams was the first ever African American Miss America, but she resigned her title and the first runner-up Suzette Charles (also African American) assumed the title. The complete list of winners is shown below and photos are provided in the same order.
1984 Vanessa Williams (NY)
1984 Suzette Charles (NJ) assumed the title from Williams
1990 Debbye Turner (MO)
1991 Marjorie Vincent (IL)
1994 Kimberly Aiken (SC)
2003 Erika Harold (IL)
2004 Ericka Dunlap (FL)
2010 Caressa Cameron (VA) - pictured above
All these women have a unique place in history and we salute them.
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