RONISHA TURNER

MISS BLACK DELAWARE USA 2005

As Miss Black Delaware, twenty-three year old Ronisha F. Turner is proud to be the first Delaware representative in the Miss Black USA pageant.  Ronisha, known as Roni to her friends, was first introduced to pageantry her sophomore year at Delaware State University where she won 1st runner-up in the Miss Black and Gold pageant.  She went on to win the highest student position at her school, the title of Miss Delaware State University.  As Miss DSU, she represented the university in the Miss Black College Alumni Pageant where she placed in the top 10.  For as long as she can remember, Ronisha loved the stage and performing. As a girl, she would put on shows for family and friends, singing. Her elementary school teachers recognized her charisma and talent and urged that she enter numerous dramatic reading competitions.  Ronisha has enjoyed writing poetry since the tender age of eight.  It is through her words, that she finds her freedom. It is through her close-knit family’s support that she finds her success. 

Her college experience could not have been better. Ronisha graduated cum laude from Delaware State University, her parents’ old stomping ground, with a B.A. in Public Relations. She was a cheerleader for three years serving as co-captain her junior year. Ronisha graced the DSU Education and Humanities Theater in 3 play productions starring as Miss Evers in Miss Evers’ Boys, and Red is For Colored Girls, along with a small part in Joe Turner Done Come and Gone. Ronisha also had the privilege to intern with NASCAR, NAACP and Nike.  Recently, Ronisha earned a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, and membership into Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.  She plans to own a sports and entertainment public relations company in the near future.  Ronisha believes 100% in: “lift as you climb”. This is her way of saying thank you for the many blessings she has received.