Host Claudia Jordan and pageant contestants pose for photos at 16th Annual Little Miss African American Scholarship Pageant in Los Angeles, California this past weekend.
Founded in 1992, the Little Miss African American Scholarship Pageant is an education program that helps prepare young ladies from ages 6-12 to become self-sufficient leaders of tomorrow. Visit the LMAA official site for more info.
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- Laila Ali and contestant
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- Lisaraye McCoy and contestant
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- Tichina, Claudia, LisaRaye, & Laila Ali
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- Chandra Wilson & daughter
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- Lisa Ruffin and Claudia Jordan
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- Trenyce
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- LisaRaye
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- Tichina Arnold
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- Laila Ali
( Photos: WENN )
that’s nice
I love the young girls attire!
Never heard of the pageant before, but am so glad there’s something positive like this these little girls can be a part of! We need more of this and less booty booty butt cheeks & coonery from BET.
nice to see some celebs involved
Kids look cute. Good job on this foundation supporting young black girls!
Awww that’s really nice… i like lisa’s dress and shoes. They all look gorgeous.
Beautiful…iLove stuff like this =o)
Aww…this is great!!! Wishing all of them nothing but future success!
This is a really great cause! Letting our young black sisters know that they are beautiful. And might I add, Lisa Raye is still looking good!
Looks like a very nice event! Everyone looks very nice!
awww look at those beautiful black babies
I’m glad to see these women really empowering these young ladies and helping them build strong foundations. Laila looks really good as does everybody else.
I have a problem with these Little Miss African Pagents etc., it’s like, why can’t they compete against whites? Why does it need to be seperate?
Lol. “Self-sufficient leaders of Tomorrow”? Yeah alright. “Self-sufficient” is codeword for “Quasi-L*sbian Feminist that worships the Educational and Paper Money System”. “Leaders of Tomorrow” is codeword for “Pawns of the White Man” . There is not one black woman that can or will lead a damn thing unless given authority by the white man. Spare me please. Instead of teaching these young women how to be beneficial to their people, they instead prefer to teach them how to be beneficial to themselves. Nothing but a training ground for young black girls to end up looking for a “good white man” to marry, or another black woman to develop a “relationship” with, after they go through the indoctrination known as the school system and are seduced into believing that black men are beneath them.
They ALL look beautiful…but I must say, I’m loving Lisa’s style here.
Somebody comment was all over the place made no sense at all…
That’s good look. Everyone looks nice!!! Them little girls are pretty..
Claudia Jordan and tachina look bad especially claudia
Dang, I think someone believes this is Media Fake Out with the ‘baiting’ comment.
I am glad to see the support of the celebrities involved. It’s so refreshing to see attention being paid to our young girls because the images out there are frightening! Public speaking, self esteem and global knowledge is what is needed in order to make it in this world and be the future leaders of tomorrow and sometimes that is what is missing in some of our communities.
I love it when you post positive stuff like this!
Everyone looks gorgeous love the first picture with the kid in traditional kente outfits beautiful
Cracking up lauhing at Judah. Hilarious.
I helped with this event and these girls are wonderful and the people that help behind the scenes are great. They met on Saturday’s from 12:00 to 6:30ish for free…just because they want to make a difference.
Judah is slaying me. Comedy.
no matter what nationality it support i dont wanna see little girls lookin like tramps older than what they are so i hope they have decent clothes and makeup for them to wear
Loving how negativity creeps into this post as well. Get a grip.
Look at these beautiful women and girls! Love it!
I appreciate what they are doing but WTF are some of those little girls in halter tops? Seriously… WTF were they thinking when they dressed them like that?
*Ignoring Judah*
AWWW
This is so cute
I love seeing posts like this
@SIGH Lisa started this pageant to empower little African American girls. We actually have quite a few girls of mixed race who’s White and Latina mothers entered them into the pageant. Yes thier mother can read books and try to teach them about thier culture but what better way for them to learn about Toni Morrison and memorize speeches about African American women like Marian Wright Edleman than from other African American women. It’s not just a pageant, they learn about their culture, those girls leave with a new level of confidence. Last year they had one of the girls come in and her mother had no idea what to do with her hair, one of the group leaders did her hair for her etc. and her confidence level went sky high. Why can’t we have something for OUR little girls?
LOve that dress Claudia has on!!!
The girls are beautiflullllll!!! This was a great event, i’m very happy the celebs came out to encourage them to be excellent in all they do. I pray all those girls have great success in life. Beautiful and Smart kids the speeches where amazing. Keep up the good works!!!
Why are these haters on here talking crap,don’t hate ….with all your negative comments…..awwww are you angry no one pays you any attention…. go start something and make a difference and don’t hate on the great things these women are doing in the lives of the future. Go be the change you want to see!!!
I like the idea of the pageant, but it seems like the focus is more on the stars than the girls. The website is never updated and you can never get in touch with anyone from the pageant to even find out where the event is held or where to buy tickets. The kids should be the focal point of the event and we should at least see the photo of the winner.
While this is a good idea, I wonder what the purpose of the little girls wearing half top are. Their pot bellies shouldn’t be exposed, they are children.
Congratulations on a successful pageant. We plan to enter some of our girls next year.
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THis pagenat is a joke. Lisa cheats. she picks the winner herself depending on who she likes. She’s a cheater . She uses the money to get liposuction.