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The '''1973 Miss Black Teenage World Pageant''' was a beauty pageant held in [[Birmingham]] on [[August 8]], [[1973]]. It was the inaugural pageant in the | The '''1973 Miss Black Teenage World Pageant''' was a beauty pageant held in [[Birmingham]] on [[August 8]], [[1973]]. It was the inaugural pageant in the international competition founded by Ronald Charity for girls ages 15 to 17 from the United States, Bermuda, Virgin Islands and Canada. | ||
Rosalette Petty, a 16-year-old from Kailua, Hawai'i, won the pageant, in part by demonstrating native dances. She was awarded a full four-year scholarship to Hampton Institute in Hampton, Virginia. Runners-up included Pamela Bosley of St Louis, Missouri; Pamela Harvey of La Plata, Maryland; Marilyn Monroe of Hartford, Connecticut; Angela Bridges of Passaic, New Jersey; and Marcia Jackson of Orlando, Florida, who won the "Miss Together" award. The only finalist from Alabama was Paulette Payne of [[Gadsden]]. All fifteen finalists won scholarship money, as well as Kodak pocket Instamatic 10 camera outfits presented by the Eastman Kodak Co. | Rosalette Petty, a 16-year-old from Kailua, Hawai'i, won the pageant, in part by demonstrating native dances. She was awarded a full four-year scholarship to Hampton Institute in Hampton, Virginia. Runners-up included Pamela Bosley of St Louis, Missouri; Pamela Harvey of La Plata, Maryland; Marilyn Monroe of Hartford, Connecticut; Angela Bridges of Passaic, New Jersey; and Marcia Jackson of Orlando, Florida, who won the "Miss Together" award. The only finalist from Alabama was Paulette Payne of [[Gadsden]]. All fifteen finalists won scholarship money, as well as Kodak pocket Instamatic 10 camera outfits presented by the Eastman Kodak Co. | ||
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The second annual pageant was held in Danville, Virginia. | The second annual pageant was held in Danville, Virginia. | ||
==References | ==References== | ||
* "[https://books.google.com/books?id=FFsDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA58&ots=ELwKRxQycB&dq=Rosalette%20Petty&pg=PA58#v=onepage&q&f=false Hawaiian Girl Wins Black Beauty Pageant]" (September 6, 1973) ''Jet'' magazine | * "[https://books.google.com/books?id=FFsDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA58&ots=ELwKRxQycB&dq=Rosalette%20Petty&pg=PA58#v=onepage&q&f=false Hawaiian Girl Wins Black Beauty Pageant]" (September 6, 1973) ''Jet'' magazine | ||
[[Category:Beauty pageants]] | [[Category:Beauty pageants]] | ||
[[Category:1973 events]] | [[Category:1973 events]] | ||
Revision as of 17:10, 7 June 2015
The 1973 Miss Black Teenage World Pageant was a beauty pageant held in Birmingham on August 8, 1973. It was the inaugural pageant in the international competition founded by Ronald Charity for girls ages 15 to 17 from the United States, Bermuda, Virgin Islands and Canada.
Rosalette Petty, a 16-year-old from Kailua, Hawai'i, won the pageant, in part by demonstrating native dances. She was awarded a full four-year scholarship to Hampton Institute in Hampton, Virginia. Runners-up included Pamela Bosley of St Louis, Missouri; Pamela Harvey of La Plata, Maryland; Marilyn Monroe of Hartford, Connecticut; Angela Bridges of Passaic, New Jersey; and Marcia Jackson of Orlando, Florida, who won the "Miss Together" award. The only finalist from Alabama was Paulette Payne of Gadsden. All fifteen finalists won scholarship money, as well as Kodak pocket Instamatic 10 camera outfits presented by the Eastman Kodak Co.
The second annual pageant was held in Danville, Virginia.
References
- "Hawaiian Girl Wins Black Beauty Pageant" (September 6, 1973) Jet magazine