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Fri, 11.16.2001

Miss World Crowns Its First Black African Winner

Agbani Darego

On this date in 2001, the first Black African woman won the Miss World beauty pageant.

Agbani Darego, an 18-year-old from Nigeria, was crowned in Sun City, South Africa. Miss Aruba, Zerelda Lee, and Miss Scotland, Juliet-Jane Horne, were first and second runners-up.

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these hips are big hips they need space to move around in. they don't fit into little petty places. these hips are free hips. they don't like to be... HOMAGE TO MY HIPS by Lucille Clifton
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