Miss World 2007

It's good to see women of color come together.

Over the weekend, Miss China was crowned Miss World and Miss Angola and Miss Mexico came in 2nd and 3rd place.

Now if only Hollywood would give us more starring roles. If magazines would put us on more covers. If corporate America would give us more respect. And if rappers didn't perpetuate sleazy stereotypes of us in music videos.

The world would be a better place.

I'll leave you with a quote from Miss Angola (Micaela Reis):

"...I suffered from racism. There have been times when I have walked down the street that I have been called names because I have an interracial heritage. I have received insults from both sides - African and Caucasian. It is very humiliating; I feel very sad about it because it is horrible when it happens."