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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. Lewis was crowned the 49th Miss Black America in 2017 and she competed in the Miss America Pageant as Miss Delaware in 2014.
Feb 16, 2018 · Brittany Lewis, the reigning Miss Black America and a Ph.D. candidate at George Washington University who is studying the history of Atlantic City, says most black women didn’t feel connected to ...
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Brittany is also the recipient of the George Washington University’s Herber Prize for Best Teaching. Not a newcomer to pageants, Brittany has held national, state, and local titles in multiple pageant systems. She was crowned Miss Delaware for the Miss America Organization in 2014 and Miss Black America in 2017.
Aug 17, 2018 · Brittany Lewis “[It was] this intersection of race, gender, activism and beauty,” said Brittany Lewis, Miss Black America 2017, who entered the pageant as part of her Ph.D. research at George ...
Oct 11, 2017 · Her dissertation on black history in Atlantic City examines how the Miss Black America pageant evolved in the late 1960s as a reaction to the then all-white Miss America competition—a concept Lewis calls “pageant-as-protest.” “Not many people look at beauty contests as moments of historical significance,” she said.
Aug 30, 2018 · “Stop and look at the true meaning of feminism — and it means choice,” says Brittany Lewis, Miss Black America 2017. “I consider myself a feminist, and I love pageants.”
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Jan 16, 2018 · Listen to Miss Black America 2017 Brittany Lewis as she explains why she joined the pageant. Last Edited by: Ismail Akwei Updated: January 16, 2018. I Agree to F2FA terms. SUBSCRIBE. Watch.
