Miss Universe

Carole Anne-Marie Gist (born May 8, 1969) is an American TV host, model and first African-American woman to win the Miss USA title. Gist first won the title of Miss Michigan USA and went on to win the Miss USA crown on March 2, 1990, in Wichita, Kansas. The 1990 pageant had representatives from Georgia (Brenda Leithleiter), Alaska (Karin Elizabeth Meyer), Kentucky (Tiffany … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Beauty Pageant Winners