The MEDIAGIRLS Podcast

E5: Are Pageant Wins for Black Women All Positive?


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Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, Miss World, AND Miss Universe are all Black women. Before a new Miss America was crowned in December, Miss America, too, was a Black woman! What does this mean for more inclusive beauty standards, in particular beauty standards for women of color? Are the recent slate of pageant winners entirely positive for Black women? For more inclusive beauty standards? As is true of most of our topics, it's a little more complicated than you might think.

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