Safiya Songhai - Pageantry

Pageantry

Songhai is the first woman selected to represent the Miss Black United States competition for 2009. She was first runner up in the Miss Black USA 2008 pageant, representing Massachusetts in the pageant. Songhai has had a notable career in the Miss America Pageant system. She won the title of Miss Five Boroughs in 2004 placed in the top ten winning preliminary on-stage questions in the Miss New York Pageant. Prior to this win, Songhai was first runner up to Miss District of Columbia 2003, second runner up to Miss District of Columbia 2001, and was first runner up to Miss Metropolitan Manhattan 2004. Songhai's talent is usually a comedic monologue, and she has won top-interview, and on-stage question at nearly every pageant in which she has competed.