Natural hair is one of the hottest topics in the pageant scene.
In this post, get to know the movers and shakers who are ushering in a new era.
For years, it’s been a huge struggle for women with natural hair to decide how to wear it when they compete in pageants.
If you’re one of these natural beauties, you know exactly what we mean.
But now, the tides are turning. Gone are the days of torturing your hair into submission and the potential feelings of guilt or even sadness many women feel at having to hide their natural hair.
Embrace Your Natural Hair!
Now, thanks to the incredible women on this list, more and more pageant competitors are feeling ready to share and celebrate their natural hair with the world.
Let’s take a moment to learn more about the women who set the pageant stage for natural hair. Deshauna Barber
This 2016 Miss USA winner broke lots of barriers when she won her title.
She was the first active member of the military to ever win the pageant. While many audience members and judges alike have celebrated the chance to see the duality of a military member in pageant dresses, others, especially women of color, celebrate Barber’s legacy for a different reason.
Barber describes herself as being the first “dark-skinned” black woman to win Miss USA since Kenya Moore — now of Real Housewife fame — did in 1993.
The following year, Barber returned to the Miss USA stage to crown Kára McCullough (more on her lat...