Vanessa Williams was the MC. She had just won Miss America. Later in the show, I was scolded, and kept out of the rest of the show because I’d gotten a case of the giggles. I was in the paper twice the next day. Once for giggling, and once with Ms. Williams. My best friend was African American, and it was unheard of back then.
A lot of people only get their names in the paper twice...once when they're born and then when they die. So you're already ahead of the game!