Miss Black USA Pageant
Winners

Miss Black USA Pageant

Section Title: Winners
Table Section Text: None

Year	Name	State	Notes

1987	Tamiko Gibson	Maryland	Crowned June 6, 1987 in Washington, D.C.

1988	Melanie Elaine Rainey

1989	Leslie Elizabeth Waddell	Michigan	Crowned in College Park, Maryland.

1990	Clarissa Lester	South Carolina

1991

1992

1993	Ebony Warren	Florida

1994	Deya Smith	Connecticut

1995	Sheila Mutumba Rugege	Louisiana

1996	Dawn Moss	Maryland

1997	Caroline Mack	North Carolina

1998	No pageant held

1999	No pageant held

2000	No pageant held

2001	Lisa Marie Miree	Ohio	Crowned March 24, 2011 in Birmingham, Alabama.

2002	No pageant held

2003	Elizabeth Muto	Nevada	Crowned August 23, 2003 in Miami. Returned crown four months later.

2004	No pageant held

2005	Celi Marie Dean	Minnesota	Crowned August 7, 2005 in Washington, D.C.

2006

2007	Kalilah Allen-Harris	Tennessee	Crowned June 1, 2007 in The Gambia.

2008	Kristen E. White	Georgia

2009	Shayna Y. Rudd	Pennsylvania	Crowned August 3, 2009 in Washington, D.C.

2010	Osas Ighodaro	Connecticut	Crowned August 9, 2010 in Washington, D.C.

2011	Ocielia Gibson	Texas	Crowned August 8, 2011 in Washington, D.C.

2012	Salena Watkins	New York	Crowned August 13, 2012 in Washington, D.C.

2013	Amanda McCoy	North Carolina	Crowned August 12, 2013 in Washington, D.C.

2014	Jasmin Alexander	Colorado	Crowned August 10, 2014 in Washington, D.C.

2015	Madison Gibbs	North Carolina	Crowned August 9, 2015 in Washington, D.C.

2016	Tonille Simone Watkis	Connecticut	Crowned August 7, 2016 in Washington, D.C.

2017	Daphne Marcelle Lee	New Jersey	Crowned August 20, 2017 in Washington, D.C.

2018	Kelsi Alexandria Horn	Michigan	Crowned August 12, 2018 in Washington, D.C.

Sentence(s)

The first titleholder was Tamiko Gibson, representing Maryland, who was crowned Miss Black USA 1987 in Washington, D.C. on June 6, 1987.

final_sentence: The first titleholder was Tamiko Gibson, representing Maryland, who was crowned Miss Black USA 1987 in Washington, D.C. on June 6, 1987.