Cheryl Browne

This article is about the Miss America contestant. For the American politician, see Cheryl Brown.
Cheryl Browne
Born
Cheryl Adrienne Browne
Alma materLuther College
Known forFirst African American contestant, Miss America 1971 pageant.
TitleMiss Iowa 1970
SpouseKarl Hollingworth
Children2

Cheryl Adrienne Browne Hollingsworth, Miss Iowa 1970,[1][2] is an American former ballet dancer and beauty pageant titleholder. She is known as the first African American contestant in the history of the Miss America pageant (Miss America 1971)[2][3][4][5] following the abolition of the pageant's rule number seven, instituted during the 1930s, which read: "contestants must be of good health and of the white race".[2][6]

In 2000, Cheryl Browne Hollingsworth lived in Lithonia, Georgia, with her husband Karl. Both work in the financial industry and have two grown children.[3]

  1. ^ "List of Miss Iowa Winners". Archived from the original on 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
  2. ^ a b c "Miss America, People & Events: Transcript". PBS.
  3. ^ a b Davis, Shirley (2000-10-19). "History follows former Miss Iowa First black pageant winner recalls her crowning moment". Quad-City Times.
  4. ^ Musel, Robert (1970-08-26). "Television in Review". The Bryan Times p. 16 (United Press International). {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
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  6. ^ "Miss America, People & Events: Breaking the Color Line at the Pageant". PBS.