American Diamonds Pageant

Dymond Hayes proved that the third time is charmed when she captured the title of Miss Black Texas USA 2013. The 21-year-old is a graduating senior at Spelman College with majoring in political science. Her ultimate goal is to  open a non-profit that benefits women with terminally ill diseases, and to work in corporate America within the governmental affairs and strategic sourcing departments.  During her reign, she will promote her platform entitled “Make the Impact of a Lifetime through Breast Cancer Awareness and Early Detection!” Having lost a grandmother to breast cancer and with her mother’s 2003 breast cancer diagnosis, it is highly likely that Dymond will be diagnosis with breast cancer at some point in her life. It is because her family history that she is so passionate about getting others to join the fight against breast cancer. Dymond desires that cancer patients and their families will no longer hear the words “We’re sorry but there is nothing else that can be done” due to her efforts. She has raised over $40,000 for breast cancer research since 2003. As Miss Black Texas USA Dymond wants to encourage her community to live a healthy, happy, lifestyle and in doing so they will improve their chances against breast cancer, heart disease, among many other diseases that heavily impact the black community.

           Hayes lends her time with several organizations including but not limited to Sisters Inc., American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association/Go Red for Women, and The I Love my Brown Skin Campaign. The Five-Time Presidential Volunteer and Academic Award Winner was recently honored by the NACCP with “The Future Leaders Award” for establishing five nationally recognized fund raising programs. Outside of school and her extensive community serve she is part of the National Society for Leadership and Success, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, S.K.I.R.T.S. (Sisters Keeping it Real Through Community Service), and Feminist Majority Leadership Association of Spelman College.