African American Pageant Essay

Pageants separates itself from other cultures due to its history, hair and makeup styles, social habits, ethics, and stereotypes.

The history of pageantry has changed tremendously over the years. “In other words, it is not simply that the Miss America pageant defines the “typical” woman within the bounds of whiteness, but also that the pageant presents the definition of typicality as a national identity for all women” (Watson & Martin, 2004, p.70). The first African American to capture the title of Miss USA was Carole Ann-Marie Gist in 1984. The Miss USA pageant started in 1952, so it took 32 years for a black woman to claim the title. Now, it is normal for black women to win pageants which is a great thing because it used to not be that

“The Romanov Imperial nuptial crown. It was the first crown and previously owned by the Russian czar. It was used when Armi Kuusela of Finland won. It is believed to be made with approximately 1,535 flawless diamonds and was insured for $500,000. Ironically, a nuptial crown was used to honour a "Miss” (Angelopedia, 2022, p.1). The Miss USA crowns have evolved since the first crown, but they have always been beautiful and expensive with real diamonds. “Force for a Good Crown. Miss Universe organization, under the new leadership of JKN Global Group, held the event to unveil the new crown today, i.e., 19th December 2022 at True Icon Hall (Icon Siam) in Bangkok, Thailand. The crown ‘Force for Good’ is also made by Mouawad. This will be the 12th crown of the Miss Universe pageant and the second crown from the world-renowned jeweler. The design reflects the belief of the Miss Universe organization that the future of the world will be shaped by women who are ready to push all the limits of what is possible and by talented women from around the world who encourages positive changes” (Angelopedia, 2022, p.1). The 2023 “Force for a Good” crown is not only huge but spectacular. It is different from the other crowns in the past. Our Miss USA gets to wear it because she won the Miss Universe competition. The Miss USA crowns have evolved tremendously since the first titleholder. They are not only

This image is a political cartoon. The first thing I notice about it is there are three white women and one African American woman being crowned Miss America. The previous ones were handing down their crowns. The setting is a black background with some stars and drawings of some movement around their hands. The image was created to show how it took a while for there to be diverse winners, at first it was all white women. This sentence will discuss the origins of the image, how it was created, and why it was created. The intended audience is for people that do pageantry and people that are interested in competing in them. The ethos found in the image is empowerment. It shows that out of all these years the stigma has finally been broken and we are more racially accepting. The image is sympathetic because it shows that there is finally an African American winner after so many years. The cartoon shows logos because of how it shows that we have broken the stigma to just white women winning pageants. The logical fallacy in this image is the post hoc ergo propter hoc which means just because something happened first, does not mean it caused what happened next. This is a prime example of this image because the first three women that are crowned Miss America are white and the last one crowned is an African American, so this shows