Brittany Lee Lewis

Brittany Lee Lewis
Born (1990-07-21) July 21, 1990 (age 34)
Education
Occupation
  • Television personality
Known for
Websitehttps://www.brittanyleelewis.com/

Brittany Lee Lewis (born July 21, 1990) is an activist, television personality, political commentator, disc jockey (DJ), Miss Delaware 2014, and Miss Black America 2017. She is a native of Brigantine, New Jersey.[1] Lewis was crowned the 49th Miss Black America in 2017 and she competed in the Miss America Pageant as Miss Delaware in 2014. She is also a regular commentator on RT News,[2] Roland Martin Show,[3] Fox5DC,[4] and various Sinclair Broadcasting programs.[5]

Lewis is an advocate for domestic violence awareness and chooses it as her platform topic in pageants; her sister was fatally shot in 2010 after an abusive relationship of five years.[6] Lewis is a historian and educator, having taught at both the college and post-secondary levels. She has a B.A., M.A., and is a PhD candidate in the history department at George Washington University.[7]

Her activism and pageantry have been covered by NPR,[6] The Washington Post,[8] Southern Living,[9] and Good Morning Washington,[10] among others.

  1. ^ "N.J. woman is not just a pageant winner – she's a Miss America scholar". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "NY Times endorsement: 'Patronizing' to women?". YouTube. RT America. January 20, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  3. ^ Martin, Roland S. (June 1, 2020). "#GeorgeFloyd independent autopsy; Louisville Black man killed; Conrad Worrill: vote for Biden" – via YouTube.
  4. ^ "Brittany Lee Lewis on #FOX5LION on WTTG Fox 5 in Washington, DC". YouTube. Cleary Strategies, LLC. February 18, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  5. ^ Williams, Armstrong (April 1, 2019). "Armstrong Williams 30min 2-21-19 "SOCIALISM VS CAPITALISM"". YouTube. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Newly Crowned Miss America Felt Helpless Against Domestic Violence". NPR.org.
  7. ^ "Black History Month: Reflecting on the past and present at GW". The GW Hatchet. February 25, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  8. ^ "Miss America: The 12 cheesiest 'home state' intros from the contestants". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  9. ^ "Your Southern Contestants in the Miss America Pageant". Southern Living. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  10. ^ "Meet the new Miss Black America Brittany Lewis". Good Morning Washington. WJLA. October 20, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2019.