Chelsi Mariam Pearl Smith ( August 23 , 1973 – September 8 , 2018 ) was an American actress , singer , television host , and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 1995 and Miss Universe 1995 . Smith was the third Miss USA of African-American origin , after Carole Gist ( 1990 ) and Kenya Moore ( 1993 ) , in addition to being the sixth American woman to win Miss Universe and the first since Shawn Weatherly was crowned Miss Universe 1980 . She was the first black American Miss Universe
Miss USA 1995
Miss USA 1995
Chelsi Smith