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The 34th Annual Miss Black USA™ Pageant Slated To Take Place In Washington, DC

This year's pageant has gained participation from the nations leaders in entertainment, business, news and more.

On Sunday, August 11, The Miss Black USA™organization will host its 34th annual Pageant featuring who’s who of young Black women today. Defying negative stereotypes, approximately eighty-percent of this year’s contestants are in graduate or professional school. Three of the contestants are practicing attorneys including the California representative Sydney Colbert, Louisiana representative Yasha Latrice, and the Ohio representative Allison Smith.