Carole Gist
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Born |
Carole Anne-Marie Gist May 8, 1969 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Education |
Cass Technical High School Northwood University |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Title(s) |
Miss Michigan USA 1990 Miss USA 1990 |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss USA 1990 (Winner) Miss Universe 1990 (1st Runner-Up) |
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.[1] 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.[1][2] 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,[1] 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.
Personal life
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.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Carthane, Ardis (26 March 1990). "Carole Gist: Miss USA tells how she rose from ghetto to national fame". Jet. pp. 58–60. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ↑ "Miss USA Past Titleholders". Miss Universe Organisation. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
