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Amber Summer Corbett (born February 15, 2000) is an American beauty pageant titleholder. She has held Miss United States New York Junior Teen (2015), Miss New York Earth Teen (2017) titles and First Runner Up Teen New York USA (2016).  Amber represented the United States at Miss Intercontinental 2023 in Egypt and was the first African American woman to the US at the pageant’s 51 year's history.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Early life and education

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Amber was born and educated in Westchester County, New York. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Pace University's Lubin School of Business[8][9] in 2022, graduating Cum Laude. Her major was in Advertising and Integrated Marketing Communications, complemented by a minor in Digital Marketing.[10]

Philanthropy and volunteerism

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Amber has volunteered with several non-profit organizations including Andrus Foundation,[11] which provides a sanctuary for children to prevent and overcome the effect of childhood adversity, and the People Connect Foundation to create opportunities for underprivileged youth to travel beyond their borders.[12] She is a two-time recipient of President Obama's Volunteer Service Award[13].

Pageantry achievements

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Amber has held Miss United States New York Junior Teen (2015), Miss New York Earth Teen (2017), and the First Runner Up Teen New York USA (2016)[14]. She represented the United States as Miss Intercontinental 2023 in Egypt[15][16][17][18][19][20].  She was the first African American woman to represent the United States in the pageant's 51-year existence.[21]

Her pageant titles include Miss Galaxy New York (2021), Miss Galaxy New York Teen[22] (2017), and the 4th runner-up position at the international pageant, Miss Earth New York Teen[23] (2018). Notable early titles include Miss United States New York Jr Teen (2015) and Miss International Junior Miss Junior Teen (2014).[24]

References

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  1. ^ "Amber Corbett '22". www.alumni.pace.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  2. ^ Holtermann, Gabriele (2023-07-24). "New York native Amber Corbett becomes first Black woman to represent USA in Miss Intercontinental pageant | amNewYork". www.amny.com. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  3. ^ "Miss Intercontinental USA Amber Corbett to compete in Egypt". PIX11. 2023-10-30. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  4. ^ "Amber Corbett Makes History, First Black Woman To Represent the US in Miss Intercontinental Pageant - Kansas City The Call". Kansas City The Call -. 2023-08-11. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  5. ^ Allen, Zayna. "Amber Corbett Becomes First Black Woman to Represent The US in Miss Intercontinental Pageant". 21Ninety. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  6. ^ Staff, BOTWC (2023-08-09). "Amber Corbett Makes History As First Black Woman To Represent USA In Miss Intercontinental Pageant". Because of Them We Can. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  7. ^ "Miss Intercontinental USA Amber Corbett to compete in Egypt". PIX11. 2024-02-01. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  8. ^ "Lubin School of Business".
  9. ^ "Pace University". pace.edu.
  10. ^ "Amber Corbett '22". www.alumni.pace.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  11. ^ "Andrus".
  12. ^ "Amber Corbett Makes History, First Black Woman to Represent the US in Miss Intercontinental Pageant". BlackNews.com. 2023-08-03. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  13. ^ "Obama service award". Presidential service awards.
  14. ^ "Miss New York Teen USA 2016". www.pageantupdate.info.
  15. ^ Bhardwaj. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ^ "Miss Intercontinental WS". Miss Intercontinental.
  17. ^ BOTWC. "BOTWC". because of them we can.com. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  18. ^ Jackson, Stacy. "Amber Corbett will make history". Black Enterprise. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
  19. ^ "Winter Film Awards". Winter film awards.
  20. ^ "Black News Article". Black news.com. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  21. ^ "Miss Intercontinental USA Amber Corbett to compete in Egypt". PIX11. 2023-10-30. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  22. ^ "Miss Galaxy International Pageants". www.pageantplanet.com.
  23. ^ "Miss Earth Teen USA". www.missearthusa.com/.
  24. ^ "A Brooklyn Beauty Is The First Black Woman To Represent USA In The Miss Intercontinental Pageant". www.blackenterprise.com. 2023-07-27. Retrieved 2024-02-01.