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Carole Gist

1969–

United States

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Carole Anne-Marie Gist (born May 8, 1969) is an American television host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 1990. Gist was the first African American woman to win the Miss USA title. Gist first won the title of Miss Michigan USA and went on to win the Miss USA crown on March 2, 1990, in Wichita, Kansas.

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