Mother of 2 Crowned Ms. America after 11 Years in Wheelchair
After facing many obstacles in her life, including a hit and run accident in 1996 that left her in a wheelchair for 11 years, 36 year old California mom Tracy Broughton won the 2011 Ms. America title. Broughton will go on a twelve month tour with her crown making personal appearances and promoting awareness for disability rights.
As a busy single mother of twins, Broughton still makes time for her modeling career, heading a legal aid business, and donates her time to charity. Ms. Broughton plans to use her title to bring awareness to disability rights and be a role model for all those who use wheelchairs every day. Disability rights has been an issue close to Ms. Broughton’s heart since she was paralyzed in an accident from which she is still recovering.
Winner of the Miss Black California pageant in 2003 while still confined to a wheelchair, Tracy Broughton hopes to use her new Ms. America crown to target disability rights. Read the rest..
On Sunday, January 30, 2011 (there's that day again) at the Doubletree Guest Suites Anaheim Resort in Anaheim, CA, finalists from across the United States competed in Interview, Sportswear, Evening Gown and the finalist On-Stage Question.
The Ms. America ® Pageant is for women 26 years of age and up who are single, divorced or married. Over $40,000 in gifts and prizes will be awarded at this year’s pageant which includes a $25,000 crown designed and crafted by Newport Jewelers of Newport Beach, CA.
To make the evening even more special for Tracy Broughton, 36, from Ladera Ranch, California, she can now consider herself positive addition to Black History Month notes as she is the first African American to be crowned Ms. America !!!!!!
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