Kaliegh Garris | |
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 Kaliegh Garris in 2019 | |
| Born | August 21, 2000 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Education | Southern Connecticut State University |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2019 Miss Teen USA 2019 |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Teen USA 2019 (Winner) |
Kaliegh Garris (born August 21, 2000) is an American TV host, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Teen USA 2019. Garris had previously been crowned Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2019; she is the second entrant from Connecticut to have been crowned Miss Teen USA, following Logan West who was crowned Miss Teen USA 2012.
With her win, 2019 became the first year that all five major pageants were won by mixed and black women; other titleholders were Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica (as Miss World 2019), Zozibini Tunzi of South Africa (as Miss Universe 2019), Nia Franklin (as Miss America 2019), and Cheslie Kryst (as Miss USA 2019).[1][2][3][4][5]
- ^ Harmata, Claudia (December 10, 2019). "Making History: Current Miss Universe, Miss USA, Miss America, Miss Teen USA Are All Black Women". People. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ Ruiz-Grossman, Sarah (May 3, 2019). "Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, Miss America Are All Black Women For First Time In Pageant History". Huffington Post.
- ^ Peck, Patrice (May 3, 2019). "Miss America, Miss USA, And Miss Teen USA Are All Black Women, And I'm All Like "OKAY LADIES, NOW LET'S GET IN FORMATION!"". Buzzfeed.
- ^ Diaz, Thatiana (May 3, 2019). "3 Black Women Just Made Pageant History — & The Internet Is Celebrating". Refinery29.
- ^ Harmata, Claudia (December 10, 2019). "Making History: Current Miss world, Miss Universe, Miss USA, Miss America, Miss Teen USA Are All Black Women". People. Retrieved December 10, 2019.