Lencola Sullivan, first black Miss Arkansas, 1980 [graphic]. 1980.

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Lencola Sullivan, first black Miss Arkansas, 1980 [graphic]. 1980.

Miss Arkansas Lencola Sullivan of Morrilton, Conway County, Arkansas, showing three different hairstyles. Sullivan was crowned Miss Arkansas in August, 1980; she was first African American Miss Arkansas. She was a runner up to Miss America. As of 2001, she was living in New York City, where she does motivational speaking on self-esteem and personal empowerment for women.

1 copy negative : b&w ; 13 x 10 cm. (5 x 4 in.)

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Arkansas History Commission

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Miss Arkansas Pageant (1980)

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Arkansas History Commission

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The Arkansas History Commission was created by the General Assembly in 1905. Inspired and guided during its early years by John Hugh Reynolds, the commission is the official archives of the state, responsible for collecting and preserving the source materials of the history of Arkansas. From the description of Arkansas History Commission records, 1905-1984 [microform]. (Arkansas History Commission). WorldCat record id: 244818119 ...

Sullivan, Lencola.

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Hubbell, Ken

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