Over 50 contestants ... Minnesota, Tennessee, Ohio and Alabama. While many viewers eagerly anticipated the crowning moment, there is a sense that the pageant is losing its traditional appeal. Miss ...

After the finale, some Miss USA contestants questioned the results of the pageant, claiming there was never a chance for them to win over Miss Texas, R'Bonney Gabriel, who is also the first ...

But just four months later, Kolbow was named Miss Black Minnesota 2008, and is now on her way ... who she described as being a very quiet woman – was a contestant in the Miss Black USA pageant, but ...