Halle Berry first attracted attention at the beginning of 1986 when she reached the finals of Miss USA Universe -- one of the world's top beauty contest awards -- in Miami,Florida. But before she could do that in this year, she had won two beauty pageant awards: Miss Teen All American Pageant 1985 and then Miss Ohio USA. In Miami, former host to the Miss Universe Pageant, the young Berry, who served as her own manager, finished second, ahead of 49 of America's most beautiful and talented candidates.
