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Vanessa Williams (born March 18, 1963) is an American actress, singer, and fashion designer. She initially gained recognition as the first African American winner of the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984 in September 1983. Several weeks before the end of her reign, however, a scandal arose when Penthouse magazine bought ...
February 15 – Harmony Society formally established in the U.S. at Harmony, Pennsylvania. March 1 – Justice Samuel Chase is acquitted of impeachment charges by the U.S. Senate. March 3 – Louisiana Territory is created. March 4 – Thomas Jefferson is sworn in for a second term as President of the United States, and George Clinton is sworn ...
Briefly on the Board of Directors for the Miss America Organization in 2018 [78] 2013: Jan. 12, 2013 Mallory Hagan [97] New York: Brooklyn: 24 Tap dance, "Get Up Offa That Thing" by James Brown: Served the second shortest term by any Miss America, lasting only nine months: 2014: Sept. 15, 2013 Nina Davuluri [98] [99] Fayetteville: 24 Bollywood ...
Vanessa Williams became the 1st Black Miss America on this day 40 years ago. Garin Flowers. September 17, 2023 at 8:00 AM. Miss New York Vanessa Williams was crowned the winner of the 57th Miss ...
Miss Universe 1995: New York: Shanna Moakler: New York: 20 1st Runner-Up at Miss USA; Assumed title when Chelsi Smith won Miss Universe; 1996: Louisiana: Ali Landry: Breaux Bridge: 22 Top 6: 1997: Hawaii: Brook Lee: Pearl City: 26 Miss Universe 1997: Idaho: Brandi Sherwood: Idaho Falls: 26 1st Runner-Up at Miss USA; Assumed title when Brook Lee ...
This is a list of notable Protestant missionaries in China by agency. Beginning with the arrival of Robert Morrison in 1807 and ending in 1953 with the departure of Arthur Matthews and Dr. Rupert Clark of the China Inland Mission, thousands of foreign Protestant missionaries and their families, lived and worked in China to spread Christianity, establish schools, and work as medical missionaries.
Pierson v. Post is an early American legal case from the State of New York that later became a foundational case in the field of property law. The case involved an incident that took place in 1802 at an uninhabited beach near Southampton, New York. Lodowick Post, a local resident, was out with a hunting party when his hunting dogs caught the ...
Miss USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1952 to select the entrant from United States in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operated both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA, until 2020, when the organization announced it was licensing operation of the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants to Crystle Stewart, Miss USA for 2008 prior to her ...