Marjorie Vincent
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Alma mater | DePaul University Duke University Florida Coastal School of Law |
Occupation | Broadcast journalism |
Title | Miss Illinois 1990 Miss America 1991 |
Predecessor | Debbye Turner |
Successor | Carolyn Sapp |
Spouse(s) | Wesley Tripp (m. 2006) |
Children | 1 |
Marjorie Judith Vincent is an American journalist and former beauty contestant who was crowned Miss America 1991.
Early life and education[]
Vincent's parents, Lucien and Florence Vincent of Cap-Haïtien, Haiti migrated to the United States in the early 1960s; Marjorie was the first of their children to be born in the United States.[1] She grew up in Oak Park, Illinois, attending Catholic school and taking ballet and piano lessons. Vincent entered DePaul University as a music major, switching to business in junior year and graduating in 1988. Winnings from beauty pageants helped to pay her schooling.[2]
Pageantry[]
After two unsuccessful pageant tries, at Miss North Carolina and Miss Illinois,[3] she won Miss Illinois, allowing her to advance to Miss America. At the Miss America pageant, she performed the Fantaisie-Impromptu (Op. posth. 66) by Chopin, won the crown, and became Miss America 1991 on 7 September 1990, succeeding Debbye Turner.[2][4] Her win marked the first occasion in which there were back-to-back African American Miss America winners.[5] Vincent was the last Miss America to be serenaded by Bert Parks.
Career[]
Vincent, who already had two years in law school at Duke University before becoming Miss America, changed her goal from international law to television journalism, becoming a news anchor at WGBC in Meridian, Mississippi in October 1993.[3][6] She later worked at WHOI in Peoria, Illinois and the Ohio News Network in Columbus, Ohio.[citation needed]
Vincent completed her law degree at Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville, Florida.[7] She's been admitted to the Florida Bar since 2011 and currently works for the Office of the Attorney General in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Personal life[]
Vincent has a son, Cameron, who was born in 1994.[1] She married Wesley Tripp in November 2006.[5]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Tauber, Michelle; Neill, Mike; Russell, Lisa; Fowler, Joanne; Dam, Julie; Tresniowski, Alex; Miller, Samantha; Dougherty, Steve; Yu, Ting (October 16, 2000). "American Beauties: 80 Years". People.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Burgess, Marjorie. "Marjorie Judith Vincent". Contemporary Black Biography. Gale Group, Inc.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Haynes, Karima A. (January 1994). "Miss America: from Vanessa Williams to Kimberly Aiken". Ebony. Chicago: Johnson Publishing Company. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
- ^ Libman, Norma (August 25, 1991). "Year of Living as Miss America Offers an Education in Life". The Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Jump up to: a b https://blackpast.org/aah/vincent-marjorie-1964
- ^ "Marjorie Vincent, former Miss America, named TV anchor in Meridian, MS - for NBC-affiliate WGBC-TV". Jet. Chicago: Johnson Publishing Company. 6 December 1993. ISSN 0021-5996. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
- ^ "Coastal Law's Black Law Students Association earns National Acclaim" (Press release). Jacksonville, Florida: Florida Coastal School of Law. 13 February 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
External links[]
- 1964 births
- Living people
- American television news anchors
- DePaul University alumni
- Duke University alumni
- Florida Coastal School of Law alumni
- Miss America 1991 delegates
- Miss America Preliminary Talent winners
- Miss America winners
- People from Oak Park, Illinois
- Journalists from Illinois
- American women television journalists