After Shannon Patterson saw Franklin win Miss America 2019, he told her sister that he was going to marry her. Now, more than six years later, the couple have officially tied the knot. Patterson and ...

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Chris Grymes and Open G Series present composer, performer, and 2019 Miss America Nia Imani Franklin in a concert featuring works from her debut EP, Extended, as well as new and recent music by ...

What a difference two years make. In April of 2020, pandemic-shuttered Wilmington was dealing with — among other things — not being able to celebrate the coming of spring with the N.C. Azalea Festival ...

KASSANDRA HYLTON. IT’S ABOUT TO BE PROM SEASON. AND MANY STUDENTS TODAY WERE ABLE TO PICK UP THEIR DRESS FOR FR.EE MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH IN WINSTON-SALEM HOSTED THE PROM GOWN GIVEAWAY. ORGANIZED ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Nia Franklin was crowned Queen Azalea for this year’s Azalea Festival at Live Oak Pavilion Wednesday evening. The singer, actress, composer and performer earned a master’s in ...

The most amazing accomplishment of Nia Franklin’s life so far isn’t necessarily being crowned Miss America 2019 on Sept. 9. It’s saving her father’s life. Franklin’s father was diagnosed with ...

Miss America has crowned a new winner — and she is a Black Queen. Miss New York Nia Imani Franklin took home the 2019 Miss America tiara during Sunday night’s historic pageant. Franklin won a $50,000 ...