Joliet pageant for Black girls returns after 15-year hiatus

Joliet pageant for Black girls returns after 15-year hiatus

Reyna Slater, 7, of Shorewood recently was crowned queen at her very first pageant.“I was so surprised when I won,” Reyna said. “It blew my mind.”More than 700 people attended the newly revived Little Miss Black Joliet pageant Nov. 18 in the auditorium at Joliet West High School, said Arnetta Bosby, treasurer of the pageant committee.“It was fun hearing the children say, ‘Next time, I’m going to win,’ ” Bosby said. “We know we did a good job bec…