After Deshauna Barber was crowned Miss USA, racist trolls flooded social media to discredit her June 5 win and taunt the black Army Reserve Officer. Barber spoke with The Huffington Post earlier this week about willing herself to rise above the hostility. I had a lot of moments where people thought I was better off being Miss Africa USA versus Miss USA. I can be Miss USA and just because my skin is black does not mean that I’m ugly,’” she said. Barber will be continuing her reign of black excellence as the “godmother” of Carnival Cruise Line’s most massive ship Carnival Vista.

Source: Huffington Post October 07, 2016 20:37 UTC