Carole Gist

Carole Anne-Marie Gist (born May 8, 1969) is an American TV host, model and first African American woman to win the Miss USA title.[1]

Carole Gist
Born	Carole Anne-Marie Gist May 8, 1969 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Education	Cass Technical High School Northwood University
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Title	Miss Michigan USA 1990 Miss USA 1990
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Brown
Major competition(s)	Miss USA 1990 (Winner) Miss Universe 1990 (1st Runner-Up)

Gist first won the title of Miss Michigan USA and went on to win the Miss USA crown on March 2, 1990 in Wichita, Kansas.[1][2] The 1990 pageant had representatives from Georgia (Brenda Leithleiter), Alaska (Karin Elizabeth Meyer), Kentucky (Tiffany Tenfelde), South Carolina (Gina Tolleson, who as 1st runner-up then went on to represent the country at the Miss World pageant, winning the title) and Karin Hartz of New Jersey making up with Gist the Top 6 finalists. Gist, a 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) Detroit native,[1] 20 years old at the time, eventually became first runner-up to Mona Grudt of Norway in the Miss Universe pageant of that same year. She was also the first contestant from Michigan to win Miss USA, and broke the five-year streak of winners from Texas.

Personal life

Gist is a graduate of Cass Technical High School in Detroit. At the time of her coronation, she was a junior marketing and management major at Northwood University at Midland, Michigan.[1]

References

1. Carthane, Ardis (26 March 1990). "Carole Gist: Miss USA tells how she rose from ghetto to national fame". Jet. pp. 58–60. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
2. "Miss USA Past Titleholders". Miss Universe Organisation. Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2010.