Roanoke Times
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DATE: MONDAY, July 23, 1990                   TAG: 9007230253
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A/8   EDITION: EVENING 
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DATELINE: INDIANAPOLIS                                LENGTH: Short

ST. LOUIS NATIVE CHOSEN MISS BLACK AMERICA

Jones was selected from among 39 contestants in the 22nd annual pageant. A native of St. Louis, she lives and works in Bridgeport, Conn.

Jacklynne Ann Fletcher of Dayton, Ohio, was second; Elaine Joyner of Columbia, S.C., was third; and Cynthia Richardson of Cincinnati was fourth.

The pageant included swimsuit, public speaking and talent competitions.

- Associated Press