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Vanessa Williams became the first Black woman to win the Miss America pageant in 1983 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

DNC 2016 Coverage

POSTED: July 27, 2016, 10:00 pm

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Delegates give a rousing welcome to First Lady Michelle Obama as she addresses the Democratic National Convention.


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