Dorothy Brown, first Miss Black Fort Worth

Creator

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Identifier

10020680

Description

Dorothy Brown, a 24-year-old physical therapist at Peter Smith Hospital and Texas Woman's University graduate, became the first Miss Black Fort Worth after competing for the title on Saturday, March 13, 1976. She will compete again in June at the Miss Black Texas pageant in Dallas and the winner will represent Texas in the national Miss Black America contest. She is seen here, wearing a crown, holding a bouquet of roses and a trophy that reads "Miss Black Fort Worth Beauty Queen 1976."

Archival Date

1976-03-13

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6 03/14/1976 #6770 fr. 9

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Beauty contestants; Beauty contests; Awards