Miss U.S.A.1990 - Carol Anne Marie Gist (1st Runner Up MU90) from Michigan

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The first Black Miss USA was Carole Gist, now Carole Gist Stramler.

Miss U.S.A.1990 - Carol Anne Marie Gist (1st Runner Up MU90) from Michigan 20476232

Gist first won the title of Miss Michigan USA and went on to win the Miss USA crown on March 2, 1990 in Wichita, Kansas.
Gist, a 5 ft 11 ³⁄₄ in (182 cm^{) detroit} native, 20 years old at the time, eventually became first runner-up to Mona Grudt of Norway in the Miss Universe pageant of that same year.

**dora.lomboy** Tue Feb 04, 2014 8:34 am

Miss U.S.A.1990 - Carol Anne Marie Gist (1st Runner Up MU90) from Michigan 312671

She is currently married with two children and works as an executive assistant for a construction company.

Miss U.S.A.1990 - Carol Anne Marie Gist (1st Runner Up MU90) from Michigan Carolegist

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Miss U.S.A.1990 - Carol Anne Marie Gist (1st Runner Up MU90) from Michigan 20476038

Carole Anne-Marie Gist (born May 8, 1969) is an American TV host, model and first African American woman to win the Miss USA title. Gist first won the title of Miss Michigan USA and went on to win the Miss USA crown on March 2, 1990 in Wichita, Kansas. The 1990 pageant had representatives from Georgia (Brenda Leithleiter), Alaska (Karin Elizabeth Meyer), Kentucky (Tiffany Tenfelde), South Carolina (Gina Tolleson, who as 1st runner-up then went on to represent the country at the Miss World pageant, winning the title) and Karin Hartz of New Jersey making up with Gist the Top 6 finalists. Gist, a 5 ft 11 3⁄4 in (182 cm) Detroit native, 20 years old at the time, eventually became first runner-up to Mona Grudt of Norway in the Miss Universe pageant of that same year. She was also the first contestant from Michigan to win Miss USA, and broke the five-year streak of winners from Texas.

Gist is a graduate of Cass Technical High School in Detroit. At the time of her coronation, she was a junior marketing and management major at Northwood University at Midland, Michigan.