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Kalyn Chapman James is an American model, television host, and beauty pageant titleholder from Mobile, Alabama, who was crowned Miss Alabama in 1993, the first African American to win the pageant. She competed for the Miss America 1994 title and placed as a top-ten semi-finalist. ==Pageant career== Chapman was the first African-American to win the Miss University of South Alabama title then competed in the 1991 Miss Alabama pageant. She was named was first runner-up to winner Wendy Neuendorf.〔 The next year she was the first African-American named Miss Mobile Area and two weeks before competing she injured her right knee in an accident on the beach. She placed second runner-up for the Miss Alabama 1992 crown behind winner Kim Wimmer and first runner-up Heather Whitestone.〔〔 Chapman was crowned Miss Leeds Area 1993 which made her eligible to compete at the 1993 Miss Alabama pageant, her third attempt at the state title.〔〔 Entering the state pageant in June 1993 as one of 45 finalists, Chapman's preliminary competition talent for Miss Alabama was performing a modern dance routine to "The River" by Duke Ellington.〔 Her platform was improving education for Alabama's children.〔 Chapman won the competition on Saturday, June 19, 1994, when she received her crown from outgoing Miss Alabama titleholder Kim Wimmer.〔〔 Chapman became the first African American to be named Miss Alabama.〔〔 As Miss Alabama, her activities included public appearances across the state of Alabama, including hosting regional beauty pageants and speaking to student and civic groups.〔〔〔〔 Chapman remains the only African-American to have ever been Miss Alabama. Chapman was Alabama's representative at the Miss America 1994 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September 1993.〔〔 Her competition talent was modern dance.〔 She was Top 10 semi-finalist for the national title.〔〔〔 Her reign as Miss Alabama continued until Heather Whitestone was crowned on June 18, 1994. Chapman now awards an annual scholarship called the Kalyn Chapman James Scholarship for $1,000 that is awarded to the highest scoring African-American contestant to encourage excellence in African-American participation in the Miss Alabama Pageant. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kalyn Chapman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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