The 18-year-old Connecticut native says she feels "more confident" rocking her natural hair Sophie Dodd is a writer for PEOPLE. She previously worked as an editorial assistant at PEOPLE from 2018 to ...

I only need one hand to count the number of Black women who have been crowned Miss USA in the pageant’s 60-plus year history-and just a few fingers for the Miss America pageant (which crowned its ...

The newly-minted Miss Teen USA Kaleigh Garris gives “crown” a new name. When the 18-year-old Connecticut teen won the title on Sunday, the tiara was placed atop her halo of naturally-textured hair. As ...

*Kaliegh Garris of Milford, Connecticut was crowned Miss Teen USA on Sunday, and the 18-year-old rocked her natural curls as she tearfully accepted the title. Garris said she prepped her hair herself ...