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Kryst, who represented North Carolina in the pageant, is a lawyer who practices civil litigation and does pro bono work to help get reduced sentences for incarcerated people. The high school senior from Connecticut plans to attend college and pursue a degree in nursing. Both Kryst and Garris were applauded for wearing their natural hair during their pageants. But Miss America that year, Laura Kaeppeler, was not. Black women for the win yet again. Breaking boundaries and redefining the beauty standard! My heart is full!

Vanessa Williams became the first black woman to win the Miss America title in Last week, for the first time, black women wore the crowns of all three major pageants simultaneously. The three wins have become a powerful symbol of how much American views on beauty have evolved from a past marred by racism and gender stereotypes, even as black women leaders are still severely underrepresented in other fields, like corporate America or in Congress. Franklin said on Saturday. But race does matter in America, because of the history, because of slavery.

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