Fashion, Hairdressing and Modeling; Beauty Queens
Lopez, Charlotte Anne
Lopez was Miss Teen USA in 1993. She was placed in care by her mentally ill mother as a baby (with her brother and sister) and lived in foster homes in Vermont state for 15 years; by the... [more]
Oldfield, Bruce
Oldfield was a Barnardo boy from birth. He was then fostered by a family in Durham but when a teenager his behavior was so difficult that he had to go back to a children's home for a few ye... [more]
Palmer, James Alvin
Palmer was adopted when two days old by a wealthy New York manufacturer, who also adopted an older girl. His adoptive father died when he was nine. His mother and he then moved to Californi... [more]
Pascale, Lorraine
Pascale was the fourth child of a woman, but her father was not her mother's husband (they were separated at the time), and she went into care when they were reconciled. She spent several y... [more]
Rowell, Victoria
Rowell was a foster child for most of her childhood, in Maine and Massachusetts, sometimes with Black families and sometimes with whites. She credits her foster child experiences with givin... [more]
Schad, Brenda
Schad was adopted as a baby. Her mother was a Choctaw girl of 16 (who was herself orphaned at 13 and raised by her uncle) and her father was a Cherokee boy. She is said to be the person ... [more]
Sherrin, Scott
Sherrin was a transracial adoptee, adopted by a white couple in London. His adoptive family included two born-two children and another adopted Black child. He showed great talent for dan... [more]
Walker, C.J.
Walker was born Sarah Breedlove and orphaned in 1874 when both her parents died of yellow fever. She was then raised for several years by her older brother and sister, but married for the f... [more]
