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Vanessa Lynn Williams was born in Tarrytown, New York with a birth announcement that read: "Here she is: Miss America". [2] [3] She was raised in Millwood, New York. [1]A paternal great-great-grandfather was William Fields, an African-American legislator in the Tennessee House of Representatives.
Vanessa Williams | Real Biz with Rebecca Jarvis—ABC News, April 27, 2016. Post–Miss America 1984 "How Vanessa Williams Endured Her Miss America Scandal"—Oprah's Master Class, Season 4, Episode 7, July 13, 2014. ""Vanessa Williams Reflects on Becoming the First Black Miss America" – Oprah's Master Class, Season 4, Episode 7, July 13, 2014.
Vanessa Lynn Williams [52] New York: Millwood: 20 Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent: Popular vocal, "Happy Days Are Here Again" First African American Miss America [52] Resigned on July 23, 1984, due to backlash from unauthorized nude photos of her being published in Penthouse magazine [53] [54] July 23, 1984 Suzette Charles [55] New ...
Vanessa Williams attends the Pamella Roland fashion show during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at Starrett-Lehigh Building on Feb. 12, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty ...
NEW YORK – Vanessa Williams continues to conquer new frontiers. Williams became the first Black Miss America at the pageant in 1984. She then navigated a media controversy surrounding ...
Vanessa Williams: 25 Things You Don’t Know About Me (‘My Biggest Regret Is Posing Nude as a Teenager’) “There was a tremendous amount of onus, pressure, shame, judgment,” she recalled ...
Vanessa Williams (born March 18, 1963) is an American actress and singer. In 1983, she became the first African–American woman to win the title of Miss America ( Miss America 1984 ). Williams was forced to resign a few weeks prior to the end of her reign on July 22, 1984 due to a scandal surrounding the publication of unauthorized nude ...
Miss New York Vanessa Williams was crowned the winner of the 57th Miss America Pageant on Sept. 17, 1983. -- (Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) (NBC via ...