The first Black woman to be crowned Miss Mississippi USA is now the reigning Miss USA.
Asya Branch, a student at the University of Mississippi and Booneville native, was crowned Miss USA on Monday, after the coronavirus pandemic delayed the event by several months. She'll go on to represent the US in the Miss Universe pageant.
Branch shared her historic win with Miss Teen USA 2020 Ki'ilani Arruda, only the second Hawaiian woman to win the teen pageant.
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