{"id":26071,"date":"2023-03-17T09:24:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T13:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=26071"},"modified":"2023-03-17T09:36:55","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T13:36:55","slug":"mr-diamond-of-the-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=26071","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Diamond of the South"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/227816_215745411788514_4841910_n.jpg\" alt=\"Diamond of the South logo\" class=\"wp-image-128512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/227816_215745411788514_4841910_n.jpg 594w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/227816_215745411788514_4841910_n-400x175.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/227816_215745411788514_4841910_n-480x210.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Mr. Diamond of the South Titleholders<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/10524331_10154417591055595_554029904435147294_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"26093\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/10524331_10154417591055595_554029904435147294_n.jpg\" alt=\"Cameron Black\" class=\"wp-image-26093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/10524331_10154417591055595_554029904435147294_n.jpg 594w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/10524331_10154417591055595_554029904435147294_n-93x150.jpg 93w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/10524331_10154417591055595_554029904435147294_n-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/10524331_10154417591055595_554029904435147294_n-326x527.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cameron Black<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1491699_547784658645833_423954653_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"720\" data-id=\"26082\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1491699_547784658645833_423954653_n.jpg\" alt=\"Valentino Lord Alexander\" class=\"wp-image-26082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1491699_547784658645833_423954653_n.jpg 526w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1491699_547784658645833_423954653_n-110x150.jpg 110w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1491699_547784658645833_423954653_n-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1491699_547784658645833_423954653_n-326x446.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Valentino Lord Alexander<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/10371280_679295812136271_8501600786340262385_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"26059\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/10371280_679295812136271_8501600786340262385_o-723x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Alphonse Dupree - Photo by Tios Photography\" class=\"wp-image-26059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/10371280_679295812136271_8501600786340262385_o-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/10371280_679295812136271_8501600786340262385_o-106x150.jpg 106w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/10371280_679295812136271_8501600786340262385_o-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/10371280_679295812136271_8501600786340262385_o-326x462.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/10371280_679295812136271_8501600786340262385_o-700x991.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/10371280_679295812136271_8501600786340262385_o.jpg 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alphonse Dupree &#8211; Photo by Tios Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/10271640_466610736802964_6749167313269856958_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"26050\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/10271640_466610736802964_6749167313269856958_n.jpg\" alt=\"Teriko Ross St. James - Photo by Tios Photography\" class=\"wp-image-26050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/10271640_466610736802964_6749167313269856958_n.jpg 718w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/10271640_466610736802964_6749167313269856958_n-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/10271640_466610736802964_6749167313269856958_n-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/10271640_466610736802964_6749167313269856958_n-326x436.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/10271640_466610736802964_6749167313269856958_n-700x936.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Teriko Ross St. James &#8211; Photo by Tios Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15134581_10210995026101794_5878255672222245086_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"43408\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15134581_10210995026101794_5878255672222245086_n.jpg\" alt=\"Yaheem Lopez Dupree - Photo by Tios Photography\" class=\"wp-image-43408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15134581_10210995026101794_5878255672222245086_n.jpg 660w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15134581_10210995026101794_5878255672222245086_n-103x150.jpg 103w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15134581_10210995026101794_5878255672222245086_n-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15134581_10210995026101794_5878255672222245086_n-326x474.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Yaheem Lopez Dupree &#8211; Photo by Tios Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/17038833_10158326358695634_1293224578659729496_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"49770\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/17038833_10158326358695634_1293224578659729496_o-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Shoveon Davenport Delye - Photo by Tios Photography\" class=\"wp-image-49770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/17038833_10158326358695634_1293224578659729496_o-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/17038833_10158326358695634_1293224578659729496_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/17038833_10158326358695634_1293224578659729496_o-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/17038833_10158326358695634_1293224578659729496_o-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/17038833_10158326358695634_1293224578659729496_o-326x326.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/17038833_10158326358695634_1293224578659729496_o-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/17038833_10158326358695634_1293224578659729496_o.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shoveon Davenport Delye &#8211; Photo by Tios Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/542D4335-31AD-4C56-A319-F1FBCCDC7E37.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"836\" height=\"1231\" data-id=\"132966\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/542D4335-31AD-4C56-A319-F1FBCCDC7E37.jpeg\" alt=\"Carlos D. Bellair\" class=\"wp-image-132966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/542D4335-31AD-4C56-A319-F1FBCCDC7E37.jpeg 836w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/542D4335-31AD-4C56-A319-F1FBCCDC7E37-272x400.jpeg 272w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/542D4335-31AD-4C56-A319-F1FBCCDC7E37-768x1131.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/542D4335-31AD-4C56-A319-F1FBCCDC7E37-675x994.jpeg 675w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/542D4335-31AD-4C56-A319-F1FBCCDC7E37-480x707.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Carlos D. Bellair<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Mr. Diamond of the South Titleholders<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2010<\/strong> &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=26092\"> Cameron Black<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2013<\/strong> &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=26081\"> Valentino Lord Alexander<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2014<\/strong> &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=26058\"> Alphonse Dupree<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2015<\/strong> &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=26049\"> Teriko Ross St. James<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2016 <\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=43405\">Yaheem Lopez Dupree<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2017&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=31189\">Shoveon Davenport Delye<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2021<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=132964\">Carlos D. Bellair<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mr. Diamond of the South History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mr. Diamond of the South 2010<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Winner &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=26092\">Cameron Black<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mr. Diamond of the South 2011 &#8211; 2012<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pageant status needs researched.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mr. Diamond of the South 2013<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Winner &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=26081\">Valentino Lord Alexander<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mr. Diamond of the South 2014<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Winner &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=26058\">Alphonse Dupree<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mr. Diamond of the South 2015<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Winner &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=26049\">Teriko Ross St. James<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mr. Diamond of the South 2016<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Winner &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=43405\">Yaheem Lopez Dupree<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mr. Diamond of the South 2017<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Winner &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=31189\">Shoveon Davenport Delye<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mr. Diamond of the South 2018 &#8211; 2020<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pageant status needs researched.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mr. Diamond of the South 2021<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Winner &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=132964\">Carlos D. Bellair<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=132971\">ARCHIVE: Promotional Photos of Mr. and Miss Diamond of the South 2021<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mr. Diamond of the South Titleholders Mr. Diamond of the South Titleholders<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":128512,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","wpcat-15-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26071"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26071\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/128512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}