After two unsuccessful pageant tries , at Miss North Carolina and Miss Illinois , she won Miss Illinois , allowing her to advance to Miss America . At the Miss America pageant , she performed the Fantaisie-Impromptu ( Op . posth . 66 ) by Chopin , won the crown , and became Miss America 1991 on 7 September 1990 , succeeding Debbye Turner . Her win marked the first occasion in which there were back-to-back African American Miss America winners . Vincent was the last Miss America to be serenaded by Bert Parks
Miss America 1991
Miss America 1991
Marjorie Vincent