Miss Black USA is a beauty pageant and scholarship program founded in 1986 by Karen Arrington. It "celebrates scholastic achievement and believes that education is the key to lifelong success and empowerment."http://www.missblackusa.org/aboutus.html
The 2009 Miss Black USA pageant was held from July 29 to August 4, in Washington, DC. Shayna Y. Rudd, Miss Black Pennsylvania, was the winner.