Her daughter's tribute, Parliament's salute, and how Cynthia Shange reshaped representation on the global stage.

The Little Miss African American Scholarship Pageant celebrated its 31st anniversary in Los Angeles, continuing its mission to uplift young African American girls through education, the arts, and ...

Cynthia Shange, the first Black woman from South Africa to compete in the Miss World beauty pageant, has died. She was 76.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Miss Universe runner-up made history for Nigeria. After online attacks about her nationality, she felt she had 'a point to ...

Here are the African countries that have brought home the Miss Universe crown. Botswana had the first black Miss Universe [facebook] Mpule Kwelagobe in 1999 was the first black African woman to be the ...

The messy Miss Universe news cycle did not end when the 2025 pageant crowned a winner on Nov. 21, as just days later, fourth runner-up Olivia Yacé publicly cut ties with the organization and resigned ...

The late beauty queen became the first Black woman to represent South Africa at the global pageant in 1972 ...

Cynthia Shange, the first black woman to represent South Africa at Miss World during apartheid, has died at 76. A trailblazer ...

The star's daughter paid touching tribute to the trailblazer.

Celebrities always support Actress Lisa Ruffin’s Annual Little Miss African American Scholarship Pageant and this year it continues. *Celebrities always support Actress Lisa Ruffin’s Annual Little ...

In a statement posted on her official Facebook page on Monday, she explained her decision to step away from Miss Universe Africa. Olivia Yacé, the Ivorian beauty queen who made history at Miss ...

Miss Nigeria Chidimma Adetshina during the Miss Universe finals.Hector Vivas/Getty Images When Chidimma Adetshina won Miss Nigeria in August, she wrote on Instagram that her crown was a "call to ...