NAMES IN THE NEWS : Miss Black America Crowned
Rosie Jones says she hopes to be a role model for youth as the new Miss Black America.
Jones, 26, who is from St. Louis and works in Bridgeport, Conn., was selected early today from a field of 39 contestants representing major metropolitan areas across the nation.
Jones, a computer programmer, said leadership is the most important quality a Miss Black America can have.
“I want to talk to a lot of young people,” she said.
Jacklynne Ann Fletcher of Dayton, Ohio, was second; Elaine Joyner of Columbia, S.C., was third, and Cynthia Richardson of Cincinnati was fourth.
Jones will receive a $2,000 minimum cash prize, a trip to Hawaii, a wardrobe and a crown.
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