Debra Maffett
Debra Sue Maffett was the Miss America winner in 1983.[1][2] She crowned the first black Miss America, Vanessa Williams, in 1984.[3]
References
- ↑ See Photos of Every Miss America Since 1921. Time. https://time.com/3340914/photos-miss-america-2015/. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ↑ Miss America Fates and Fortunes Retrieved 2018-04-14.
- ↑ Don Singleton (September 18, 1983). "Vanessa Williams is crowned the first African-American Miss America in 1983". New York Daily News. https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/african-american-usa-crowned-1983-article-1.2353418. Retrieved April 5, 2021.