Talk:Shilah Phillips

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Miss Texas Shilah Phillips was in Edinburg, TX on May 15, 2007. It was an honor to meet her. I have never had that honor with anyone famous. She has a wonderful voice and can sing like an angel. This was an exciting time.

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As per WP:ANYBIO, Shilah Phillips won a well-known and significant honor when she was elected Miss Texas in 2007. She was the first African American to win the title. In the national pageant, she was first runner-up to the person crowned Miss America 2007. She also came first in the national talent contest, per WaPo: "Producers took cues from "American Idol" and incorporated interviews with judges and text-message voting after the swimsuit, talent and evening-gown competitions. Phillips, a singer and choir director's daughter, was the fan favorite in the talent competition." This article should never have been PRODed, and it should be improved rather than merged. HouseOfChange (talk) 00:55, 18 January 2020 (UTC)
 * The action of to PROD this article saying, "state level beauty queens are not default notable and otherwise there is no sign of notability and not enough sources" (subsequently changed by  to a proposed merge) occurred more than a month ago. I have argued against these proposals both here and at Talk:Miss Texas; in more than a month not one person has supported a merge or a PROD.
 * Shilah Phillips is not a random state-level beauty queen. She is the first black Miss Texas in 75 years, something many RS have considered significant.
 * She got coverage at the national level for her participation in the related reality TV show, for her performance in the pageant which included winning the fan-favorite talent award, and for being first runner up. There is GNG-level detail about her in several sources, including the Houston Chronicle.  There is also a long 2018 interview with her in Voyage Dallas but that was cut from the article with the statement that Voyage Dallas is "scam spam".
 * It is time to remove the Merge template from this bio of a clearly-notable person (as I did once, an action reverted by who wanted further discussion.) Having notified those who might object, I propose to remove that tag in 24 hours if no further discussion ensues. HouseOfChange (talk) 17:24, 23 February 2020 (UTC)