Amber Corbett Makes History, First Black Woman to Represent the US in Miss Intercontinental Pageant

Nationwide — Amber Corbett, a local New Yorker from the Bronx, was not too long ago topped Miss Intercontinental USA, making historical past as the primary Black girl to symbolize the US within the pageant because it started in 1971.

“Successful [the competition] felt like I used to be breaking a glass ceiling in itself as a result of, in 51 years, there’s by no means been a Black Miss Intercontinental USA,” Corbett informed The Villager.

The crowning ceremony happened throughout a meet and greet occasion at The Prepared Rooftop within the East Village, the place Katherine McQuade, the US of America’s Miss 2023, topped Corbett as the brand new titleholder.

This yr’s pageant was carried out otherwise, with contributors submitting digital packages as an alternative of competing in individual on stage. Regardless of the challenges, Corbett’s victory marks a big breakthrough in pageant historical past.

“I’m planning [on] doing a secure area and hav[ing] Zoom calls for girls of shade to do networking. As a result of as a girl of shade in media, it’s such a small trade,” mentioned Corbett.

Transferring ahead, Amber is dedicated to selling range and illustration within the media. She plans to proceed her assist useful resource known as “She’s Represented” which serves as a secure and empowering area for girls of shade in company America.

Amber Corbett graduated cum laude from Tempo College with a bachelor’s diploma in enterprise administration in promoting and built-in advertising and marketing communication. She now works as a advertising and marketing coordinator in advert gross sales at NBCUniversal Peacock and Scripted Improvement Division.

Regardless of being shy in her early years, Amber’s mom inspired her to affix pageants to spice up her confidence. For the reason that age of 11, her pageantry journey has been exceptional with a number of crowns beneath her belt, together with Miss Galaxy NY 2021, Miss Galaxy NY Teen 2015, Miss Earth NY Teen 2015, Miss United States NY Jr Teen 2015, and IJM Junior Teen 2015.

The Miss Intercontinental magnificence pageant, set to start in October, will see contestants competing for the title of Miss “POWER OF BEAUTY.”