Mishael Morgan Created History at The Emmys! Find Out How!

Published on June 27, 2022 | Published By: Natalie | In Career , History

Mishael Morgan won an Emmy for the Best Female in a leading role. source: People

Mishael Morgan created history at the 2022 Emmy Awards.
The actress won an Emmy as a lead actress in The Young and the Restless.
The actress is the first black actress to win the award in this category.

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Mishael Morgan is the first black woman to win lead actress at the Emmys

Mishael Morgan is on cloud 9 as the woman who created history as the first black woman to win an Emmy for a leading role.

The 35-year-old actress won the best outstanding lead performance in a daytime drama: actress at the 49th annual ceremony on Friday night, making her the first black actress in history to do so.

The actress who plays the character of Amanda Sinclair received a standing ovation upon receiving the award.

The role was previously played by Hilary Curtis on the long-running CBS soap opera.

The happy moment came just a couple of months after her husband Navid Ali’s brother Nazir along with his spouse Raven O’Dea and their three children died in a house fire in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.

After the incident, Morgan tweeted:

“On Monday morning my husband’s only brother, perished with his wife & 3 kids in a tragic house fire. I am still in absolute disbelief.”

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What did Mishael say in her winning speech?

Upon receiving the award, Mishael gave a long, emotional winning speech.

She said:

“I was born on a tiny island in the Caribbean, and I’m now standing on an international stage and I am being honored regardless of the color of my skin, regardless of my passport, for being the best at what I do.”
“Now there are little girls around the world and no matter what the industry, the vocation … they can strive to be the best.”

The Young and the Restless star continued:

“I need to thank the fans and everybody sitting at home. They embraced me when I came on this show and I am so immensely proud of our generation.”

She further added:

“We are breaking glass ceilings left right and center and I am so honored to be a vessel and to experience this moment. Everybody out there today, we can do this thing called equality and unity together,”

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