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SAN BERNARDINO, CA— Each year the Miss Black Awareness Scholarship Pageant committee crowns a young lady to represent in Inland Empire with sweet honesty, grace, and integrity. Pagent Director, Charlene Dixon, would like to thank Miss Black Awareness Lydia Blevins and her Royal Court for fulfilling their Royal duties in 2022-2023.
Queen Lydia Blevins and Princess SiYae Purnell crowned 9-year-old Khaleena Brown as the 55th Miss Black Awareness Queen on Saturday December 16, 2023, concluding their year reign.
The Miss Black Awareness Pageant is a family affair from the beginning all the way to the reign of the new Queen. The pageant committee is proud of the family for supporting their little Queen. It’s this kind of support that the young ladies need to be successful in life.
This year’s Court included: Princess Jewels Holley, Kalani Gray, Duchess Lauren Keys, Pharrah Gray, and Amber Keys, and Queen Khaleena Brown.
“All of our young ladies are title holders, and we hope that they will all wear their crown proudly,” Dixon explains. “Let it be known that they have not reached their destination we’re on a journey together. The qualities that we look for in our Queen, is commitment, dedication, follow through and Khaleena proved to be the ONE that met all of the requirements. The Miss Black Awareness Scholarships Pageant committee is happy that the judges saw sweet honesty, grace, integrity and chose you.
If you missed the pageant, you can meet Miss Black Awareness and her Court at the MLK breakfast at the Ontario DoubleTree, MLK parade in San Bernardino, and San Bernardino County Black History Parade and Expo on February 24, 2024 at Citrus avenue and 210 freeway in Fontana.
Registration for the 2024-25 Miss Black Awareness Scholarship Pageant will begin on June 1, 2024. For more information visit www.blackawarenessparades.com or call (909) 913-0831.
