Asya Branch made history when she became the first Black woman to be crowned Miss Mississippi USA in 2019, following in the footsteps of the Black women who came before her within the Miss Universe ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Asya Branch, the first Black Miss Mississippi USA to win the Miss USA crown, will compete on the world stage for the title of Miss ...

The moment Asya Branch made history, becoming the first Black representative from Mississippi to win the Miss USA competition, her mind went blank. After confirming the announcer had actually said her ...

Miss USA 2020 Asya Branch isn’t shy about sharing her beliefs. The 22-year-old model and beauty company owner has been raising awareness on criminal justice and prison reform long before she won the ...

EXCLUSIVE: Asya Branch is still stunned that she was crowned the winner of Miss USA’s 2020 pageant. Branch, the sixth of eight siblings, previously made history as the first African American to be ...

In November, Asya Branch's dreams came true. The Booneville, Mississippi-native took home the title of Miss USA. Now, crown in hand, Branch is trying to fulfill a much bigger dream of hers: ...

Mississippi's own Asya Branch competed at the Miss Universe pageant over the weekend as Miss USA.Branch spent months preparing for the international competition, even before a date was set.Officials ...

In a scene that felt straight out of Miss Congeniality, on Nov. 9, Mississippi's Asya Branch was crowned Miss USA 2020. The 22-year-old seemed stunned to hear her name called and promptly broke into ...

A Second Amendment loving Mississippian who sung the Star Spangled Banner at a Trump rally was last night crowned Miss USA. Asya Branch, 22, impressed judges with her discussion of how the country had ...

Branch previously made history as the first Black woman to be crowned Miss Mississippi USA Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2019, ...