The Miss Black Arizona Scholarship Foundation Congratulates the new 2010 Miss Black Arizona USA, Rebekah Oliver and Miss Black Teen Arizona USA, Raven Green!!!

 November 24, 2009 --- Phoenix, AZ--- The Miss Black Arizona Scholarship Foundation Congratulates the new 2010 Miss Black Arizona USA, Rebekah Oliver and Miss Black Teen Arizona USA Raven Green!!!  In what has been an incredible year for the Miss Black Arizona Scholarship Foundation and its contestants, on Sunday, November 22^nd the pageant celebrated a phenomenal end and new beginning! The Miss Black Arizona Scholarship Foundation awarded thousands of dollars in scholarships and prizes to tons of contestants! With a sold-out show, nearly 500 people witnessed the best in talent, beauty and education on a state level with so many beautiful, educated and talented ladies! In a few weeks the state queens will travel to Washington, D.C for a national photo shoot with all of the state winners! The National Pageant will take place summer, 2010 and the Miss Black Arizona Scholarship foundation hopes to, for the 1st time, bring back a winner and return with a National Title!

The pageant committee garnered support from several media entities and local valley businesses including: Hendrix Salvage Company, State Farm Good Neighbor Dondrell Swanson, Gilbert Salon and Spa HairADize, The Write up Newspaper who is sponsored the essay scholarship for the pageant contestants and many more.  On a National Level the pageant was sponsored by: Tiffany &Co. who awarded on stage to the winners custom Tiffany & Co. jewelry, Dr. Miracles, Honey Bears BBQ, Pappaduex Restaurant, Subway, Design Essentials, Project Pretty, Lamik Beauty, Westcor Malls and Cox Communications. Over the next year the new queens will participate in several local and state events and fulfill a year of service to the state of Arizona. Rebekah and Raven have each developed a platform and will do their part to help change Arizona!

The energy was at an all-time high and November 22^nd was officially declared by Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon as “Miss Black Arizona and Miss Black Teen Arizona Day.” The pageant committee hosted a weekend of activities for the contestants starting Friday November 20^th a public forum panel discussion on Chris Rock’s “Good Hair,” a night on the town that included dinner at Pappaduex Restaurant, a pajama party and hair and beauty expo among rehearsals at the host hotel, the Sheraton Crescent.  

The pageant was hosted by the lovely and talented former Miss Black Arizona and platinum selling artist CeCe Peniston and Sugar Bear from CBS Radio’s 101.5 Jamz and took place in downtown Phoenix at the Herberger Theater. A special emcee for the pageant was board chair and founder of Diva’s of Distinction Kim Anderson. The pageant featured several special guests’ appearances and performances including former Miss Black Arizona and National recording artist CeCe Peniston, Project Runway reality-star Tanisha Harper, special performances by Wyclef Jean’s new artist of Sony BMG and Carnival House Records, Dejuan who was a true treat.  A sad note to the evening was the farewell to two stellar queens who undoubtedly represented the state of Arizona in a marvelous way, Rozan Latham, Miss Black Teen Arizona USA who under her gorgeous formal wear gown flashed her cowboy boots, proving she will always be true to herself, and Brittanee’ Perkins, Miss Black Arizona USA, who had an emotional final walk.

As a community effort the Miss Black Arizona Scholarship foundation joined forces with the Sojourner Center to collect 108,000 diapers for women and children of domestic violence, Brianna Sanders was named Miss Community Service bringing in more than 1400 diapers; the diaper drive garnered more than 2000 diapers! The pageant also supported Banner Heart Hospital and Britticare’s International, an organization with a goal of helping children survive cancer, one smile at a time. The pageant introduced for the 1^st time the Major Davis Award, which was presented to Kim Anderson, the pageant etiquette coach who has supported the pageant in stellar fashion and the 2010 Miss Black Arizona Award, which was awarded to Rozan Latham, who has demonstrated the mission of the foundation in her service to the organization.

The Miss Black Arizona Scholarship Foundation would like to thank all of the volunteers, sponsors, advertisers, judges, staff, and most importantly the 2010 Contestants!

Winning Results: Teen                                                  
Miss Black Teen Arizona USA- Raven Green   
1st Runner- Up ~ Chelsey Anderson  
2nd Runner- Up~ Angelique Jones  
3rd Runner- Up~ LaSandra Brevard
4th Runner- Up~ Jemila Whitner                

 Winning Results: Miss
 Miss Black Arizona USA – Rebekah Oliver        
1st Runner- Up ~ Shante' Berry      
 2nd Runner-Up~ Courtney Livingston      
3rd Runner-Up~ Najat Omer
4th Runner- Up~ Charmaine Carribon

The Miss Black Arizona USA and Miss Black Teen Arizona  USA Scholarship Pageants were developed to promote cultural, social, and leadership status, on a state and national level, within the African American Community.  It provides a forum for today's African American woman and girl to express their viewpoints, talents and accomplishments to audiences statewide. The Miss Black Arizona Scholarship Foundation is a community driven organization and is committed to addressing health and education, two leading social issues in the African American community. The Pageants celebrate scholastic achievement and believe that education is the key to lifelong success and empowerment. The Miss Black Arizona Pageant promotes education and leadership by providing scholarship opportunities to its winners. The Miss Black Arizona Scholarship Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit corporation, recognized under the 501(c) 3 code of the Internal Revenue Service. It is our National mission to provide educational opportunities to outstanding young women of color and to develop the "whole woman mind, body, and spirit.” The 2010 Miss Black Arizona Teen USA, Raven Green and Miss Black Arizona USA, Rebekah Oliver and their royal court are available for interviews, event hosting, and business appearances; kindly contact 602-535-1291 or email info@missblackarizona.com.Visit the pageant at www.missblackarizona.com for updates, information and to register for next year’s pageant!

Check out the Little Miss Black AZ Contestants!

The Miss Black Arizona Scholarship Pageant is slated to take place November 20th and 21st, 2009 and recruitment has started! The deadline to register is October 15th, workshops and events are being held monthly and we invite you to get involved and have your chance to showcase your platform, talent and education on a state level! Please join us this Sunday for a free workshop you do not want to miss!

MBAZ Pageant Boot Camp

Sunday August 23rd, 2009

2:30 p.m.

Burton Barr Library Lecture Room

1221 N. Central Ave. 85004

For Questions or More Information

Please Call 602-535-1291!

The Miss Black Arizona Scholarship Foundation would like to congratulate Brittanee' Perkins, 2009 Miss Black Arizona USA, on graduating with a 4.0 from South Mountain Community College. Brittanee' will continue her college education this fall at the W.P. Carey college of business to complete her bachelor’s degree. Way to go Brittanee'!