On this day in 1983: Deneen Zezell Graham, a 19-year-old dancer from North Wilkesboro, becomes the first black Miss North Carolina.
Here’s what Graham — now Graham-Kerns — is doing these days.
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On this day in 1983: Deneen Zezell Graham, a 19-year-old dancer from North Wilkesboro, becomes the first black Miss North Carolina.
Here’s what Graham — now Graham-Kerns — is doing these days.
Deneen it is so good to see that you have had such a wonderful career. We can remember the days that you spent rehearsing for the Miss Elkin Valley Pageant. We always knew that you would be a great success. David & Trudy