King was a Baptist minister known in history to have brought change, inspired many against the odds of segregation and to have led peaceful movements in the United States, from mid-1950 till his unfortunate demise through assassination in 1968. (Read more...)
Although three past winners, Penelope Coelen, Anneline Krien, and Antigone Costanda were of South African and Egyptian descents respectively, they had European and Greek origins. Darego is the first native African to win the title. (Read more...)