Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shilah Phillips

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 04:36, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Shilah Phillips

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Only state beauty pageant participant. Not even title holder. GNC failed because no major coverage. Reason Rrmmll22 (talk) 04:01, 9 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Women-related deletion discussions. Curbon7 (talk) 04:10, 9 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Beauty pageants-related deletion discussions. Curbon7 (talk) 04:10, 9 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Texas-related deletion discussions. Curbon7 (talk) 04:10, 9 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Keep She is notable for being the first Black woman to hold the Miss Texas title, which got national coverage at the time. Washington Post: "Shilah Phillips, the first black Miss Texas, was named first runner-up...Phillips, a singer and choir director's daughter, was the fan favorite in the talent competition." NY Daily News: "Some of the loudest applause for a surviving finalist was for 24-year-old Shilah Phillips, the first black Miss Texas." In addition to being first runner-up in the 2006 national pageant, she was (according to Slate) the "centerpiece" of a "Pageant School" film. Slate: "The centerpiece of this inaugural Pageant School was Miss Texas. She’s tall, bright, and powerfully glamorous, with that intimidating Lone Star star quality. Her tears welled up sincerely when she talked about how proud she was to be 'the first African-American Miss Texas.'" Clearly, RS considered her achievement notable. HouseOfChange (talk) 15:16, 9 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@HouseOfChange: I found first African-American who crowned Miss Texas is another person.21 years ago: First African-American crowned Miss Texas Misasory (talk) 13:25, 10 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Misasory: The source you list describes a "Miss Texas" title in the Miss USA pageant. Phillips was the first "Miss Texas" in the Miss America pageant. Therefore the multiple RS describing Phillips as the first Black Miss Texas in the context of talking about the Miss American pageant series are not mistaken. Chelsi Smith's notability does not invalidate the many RS treating Shilah Phillips as notableHouseOfChange (talk) 13:42, 10 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per WP:BASIC and the extensive sources in the article as noted above, and e.g. JBHE 2006, Dallas News 2010, and additional sources, e.g. People 2007, and there is more information available that could help expand the article, e.g. Collin College 2006. Beccaynr (talk) 16:53, 9 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- @Beccaynr she does not meet WP:BASIC because she is only notable for one event. All the publicity was about this one incident. --Rrmmll22 (talk) 18:26, 10 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  - WP:BLP1E does not appear to apply because reliable sources cover Phillips for more than one event, i.e. her Miss Texas win, her participation in Miss America 2007, and her participation in Pageant School: Becoming Miss America. The sources also support the significance of her Miss Texas win, and her substantial/well-documented role in Miss America 2007, and the high-profile nature of these events. Beccaynr (talk) 15:19, 12 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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