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 runnersup.
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The Associated Press
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