Is Miss USA Elle Smith Black?

Is Miss USA Elle Smith Black?

She’s a biracial woman — her father’s white, her mother’s Black.” Cheslie Kryst at Miss USA 2019 competition. “She occupied space,” Smith adds of Kryst.

What ethnicity is the new Miss USA?

Before becoming the new Miss USA, Gabriel, 28, became the first Filipino American woman to win Miss Texas USA in July. After her win, Gabriel said Filipina girls and women reached out to her on social media.

Where is Miss USA Elle Smith from?

Elle is an Ohio native and graduated from Shawnee High School in 2016. Growing up, she participated in choir, orchestra, drama, and volleyball, and was an honor student.

Who are the black Miss USA?

In 1984, Vanessa Williams became the first Black winner of Miss America. The progress continued until Black women won all four major titles for the first time in 2019. In 2021, three Black women won the major competitions of Miss USA (Elle Smith), Miss Earth (Destiny Wagner) and Miss Teen USA (Breanna Myles).