Miss Howard University Armani Washington Wins National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Pageant

By Dantee Ramos

The 85th Miss Howard University, Armani Washington, took the crown at the annual National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame pageant on Sunday.

In honor of celebrating the achievements of African American women who attended HBCUs, the NBCAHOF hosts The Competition Of Queens. The competitors are selected to represent their HBCUs by the royal court, according to CluthPoints.

The selected women compete for the title of Miss NBCA Hall of Fame, scholarships, and other prizes. Washington’s win marks the third Miss Howard University to win the pageant. Former Howard campus queens Kendall Nicole Isadore and Adrian Love Pruett took home the crowns consecutively in the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 NBCAHOF pageant.

Washington celebrated her win on Instagram, sharing a picture of herself wearing a crown, the NBCAHOF sash, and holding a bouquet of red roses,

“You know what they say, ‘heavy is the head,’” she captioned her post.

Washington worked hard on her campaign — “How To Get Away With Truth & Service,” inspired by ABC’s hit show How To Get Away Murder. The campaign was also inspired by Howard University’s motto of “Veritas et Utilitas, Truth, and Service.”