Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Before Willow Newell even considered competing in beauty pageants, she practiced her contestant wave and smile in her bedroom ...

RACINE, WI — Willow Newell, just be yourself. The simple three-word message was echoed throughout Mike & Angelo’s Sunday evening to a packed house during the send-off for Miss Wisconsin to Orlando for ...

Willow Newell, a Racine resident, won the title of Miss Wisconsin Saturday night. Newell is the first Black woman to be crowned Miss Wisconsin, according to a press release from the pageant. Newell ...

Madalyn Oliphant is the first Black Miss Mississippi Teen USA and is now competing for the national title. Her platform, "Maddie's Little Library," promotes literacy and was inspired by reading to her ...

NEW BERLIN, Wis. — Willow Newell, 22, of Racine, was named Miss Wisconsin 2025 on Saturday evening. She is the first Black Miss Wisconsin. Newell competed as Miss Racine and she received $13,000 in ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Willow Newell dreamt of becoming Miss America since she was a little girl, but did not know it would mean making history along the way. “Oh God, it’s been three months since ...

Congratulations are in order for Willow Newell, who made history as the first Black woman to win Miss Wisconsin on June 21. The Racine native will now be heading to compete in the Miss America ...

Before Willow Newell even considered competing in beauty pageants, she practiced her contestant wave and smile in her bedroom mirror. Now, at 22, Newell, who served as Miss Racine, no longer needs to ...

Willow Newell recently made history as the first Black woman to be crowned Miss Wisconsin. Twenty-two-year-old Racine native, Willow Newell, is the first Black woman to be named Miss Wisconsin. Twenty ...