Miss USArmy- E01:Service
Part 1 of 4 on our series featuring Miss USA 2016, Capt. Deshauna Barber, Commander 988th Quartermaster Detachment. In this episode, CPT Barber talks about growing up in a military family, and choosing to join the service herself.
Miss USArmy E02: Adversity
Part 2 of 4 on our series featuring Miss USA 2016, Capt. Deshauna Barber, Commander 988th Quartermaster Detachment. In this episode, CPT Barber talks about achieving success in the face of adversity.
Miss USArmy E03: Resilience
Part 3 of 4 on our series featuring Miss USA 2016, Capt. Deshauna Barber, Commander, 988th Quartermaster Detachment. In this episode, CPT Barber talks about the importance of bouncing back when life knocks you down.
Miss USArmy Ep04- Stereotypes
Part 4 of 4 on our series featuring Miss USA 2016, Capt. Deshauna Barber, Commander 988th Quartermaster Detachment. In this episode, CPT Barber talks about serving in the Army Reserve, competing in pageants, and breaking stereotypes.
CAPT. DESHAUNA BARBER

2016: U.S. military's first black Army Reserve officer to obtain the title of Miss USA

On June 5, 2016, then 1st Lt. Deshauna Barber, Army Reserve 988th Quartermaster Detachment Commander made history as the first woman serving in the U.S. military to win the Miss USA crown. Barber was among the final top nine contestants in the 2017 Miss Universe Competition, held on January 29, 2017.  As Miss USA, she worked directly with soldiers suffering from PTSD and focused on suicide prevention in the Armed Forces. 

"...As a commander of my unit I am POWERFUL, I am DEDICATED, and it is important that we recognize that gender does not limit us in the United States Army."
- Capt. Deshauna Barber