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Miss North Carolina crowned as Miss Black USA 2015 in Washington, DC
Sunday evening at UDC Theater of Arts Building Miss Black USA 2015 was crowned in front of a sold out audience
Sunday evening at UDC Theater of Arts Building in Washington D.C. , Miss Black USA 2015 was crowned in front of a sold out audience.
The winner is Miss North Carolina Madison Gibbs. Madison is a native to North Carolina and an alumnus of North Carolina A&T. Gibbs is also a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta. She will begin her first year of law school at Howard University this week.
During her reign, the two platforms that she will be focusing on are as follows:
- Heart Truth Campaign- Bringing awareness of heart disease to Women
- Are You Ok?- Platform to bring awareness about mental illness with Contemporary Family Services, Inc.
The newly crowned Madison Gibbs made an appearance on News Chanel 8 “Let’s Talk Live” yesterday. Viewers can watch it on WTTG Fox 5’s Good Day DC today, August 11, at 10:30 a.m.
Miss Black USA 1996 Dawn Moss, Miss Black USA 2015 Madison Gibbs & 2007 Dr. Kalilah Harris
For more information, please visit www.missblackusa.org
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