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Miss District of Columbia 2016, Deshauna Barber, was crowned Miss USA last night, beating out first runner up, Miss Hawaii and Miss Georgia – all three women of color. The army officer and I.T. specialist for the federal government is a graduate of Virginia State University and has dedicated her platform to raising awareness for PTSD.
Deshauna has a passion to serve the men and women in the U.S. military, specifically focusing her platform on PTSD treatment for soldiers returning from deployments and suicide prevention in the Armed Forces.
This year’s show was the first after the organization broke its relationship with Donald Trump.
