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Amanda McCoy
Title: Miss Black USA 2013
Hometown: Raleigh, N.C.
Age: 21
School: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Jessica Alexander
Title: Miss Black Alabama USA 2014
Hometown: Montgomery, Ala.
Age: 27
School: Auburn University
Ariel McFadden
Title: Miss Black Arkansas USA 2014
Hometown: Little Rock, Ark.
Age: 21
School: Philander Smith College
Jasmine Johnson
Title: Miss Black California USA 2014
Hometown: Los Angeles
Age: 22
School: University of California, Berkeley
Jasmin Mone’ Alexander
Title: Miss Black Colorado USA 2014
Hometown: Charlotte, N.C.
Age: 26
School: University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Liberty University
Khadija Tall
Title: Miss Black Delaware USA 2014
Hometown: Hyattsville, Md.
Age: 24
School: Delaware State University and Wilmington University
Ebony Andrews
Title: Miss Black District of Columbia USA 2014
Hometown: Syracuse, N.Y.
Age: 27
School: Syracuse University and Morehouse School of Medicine
Shirley Alabre
Title: Miss Black Florida USA 2014
Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Age: 26
School: Florida Atlantic University and Nova Southeastern University
Nakeia M. Staley
Title: Miss Black Georgia USA 2014
Hometown: Stockbridge, Ga.
Age: 27
School: South Carolina State University
Mariah Scott
Title: Miss Black Illinois USA 2014
Hometown: Milwaukee, Wis.
Age: 21
School: DePaul University
Jasmine Lancaster
Title: Miss Black Indiana USA 2014
Hometown: South Bend, Ind.
Age: 23
School: Butler University
LaPrecious Brewer
Title: Miss Black Kentucky USA 2014
Hometown: Louisville, Ky.
Age: 21
School: University of Louisville
Chelsea Smith
Title: Miss Black Louisiana USA 2014
Hometown: New Orleans
Age: 24
School: Grambling State University
DeJanee Fennell
Title: Miss Black Maryland USA 2014
Hometown: Colmar Manor, Md.
Age: 22
School: Morgan State University
Kamisha Lauture
Title: Miss Black Massachusetts USA 2014
Hometown: Brockton, Mass.
Age: 20
School: Babson College
Angel Mills
Title: Miss Black Michigan USA 2014
Hometown: Detroit
Age: 22
School: Howard University and University of Pennsylvania
Lizz Guillickson
Title: Miss Black Minnesota USA 2014
Hometown: Eagan, Minn.
Age: 23
School: Normandale Community College
Denise Powell
Title: Miss Black Mississippi USA
Hometown: Pearl, Miss.
Age: 21
School: Loyola University New Orleans
Jasmine Jones
Title: Miss Black Missouri USA 2014
Hometown: Jefferson City, Mo.
Age: 25
School: Missouri Southern State University
Tierra Braddy
Title: Miss Black Nevada USA 2014
Hometown: Las Vegas
Age: 24
School: College of Southern Nevada
Sally Kamara
Title: Miss Black New Jersey USA 2014
Hometown: Lawrenceville, N.J.
Age: 24
School: Penn State University and Rutgers University
Cassandre Brissot
Title: Miss Black New York USA 2014
Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Age: 25
School: Brooklyn College, City University of New York
Yasten Burton
Title: Miss Black North Carolina USA 2014
Hometown: Greensboro, N.C.
Age: 26
School: University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Terra Strong
Title: Miss Black Ohio USA 2014
Hometown: Cincinnati
Age: 24
School: Tennessee State University
Starr Robbins
Title: Miss Black Pennsylvania USA
Hometown: Philadelphia
Age: 23
School: Drexel University
Ashleigh Smith
Title: Miss Black Texas USA 2014
Hometown: LaGrange, Ga.
Age: 25
School: University of North Texas
Gabrielle Mary Lewis
Title: Miss Black Tennessee USA 2014
Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.
Age: 28
School: University of Tennessee at Martin
Shayna Jamison
Title: Miss Black Virginia USA 2014
Hometown: Linden, N.J.
Age: 27
School: Hampton University and the George Washington University
Alexandra Morton
Title: Miss Black Washington USA 2014
Hometown: Seattle
Age: 26
School: Georgetown University
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