Nia Franklin, Miss New York who was crowned Miss America 2019 yesterday has been tagged ugly by her haters, after makeup-free photos of her emerged on the internet.
In what appears to be a quick twist, the smart, talented, and beautiful opera singer who moved to New York after being accepted at the Kenan Fellow program at Lincoln Center Education in Manhattan has received series of hate messages on social media over her no make up photos
But pics of her without makeup began circulating shortly after she was crowned the Miss America 2019 winner. And almost immediately, haters came out – and tried to call her all kinds of names.
As at the time of this report, she is yet to react to the online trolls meanwhile, during the Miss USA 2019 competition, Nia, who is black, described how music helped her find her identity.
“I grew up at a predominately Caucasian school and there was only five percent minority, and I felt out of place so much because of the color of my skin.
“But growing up, I found my love of arts, and through music that helped me to feel positive about myself and about who I was.”
She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where she studied music composition.
See the pics below.