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Vanessa Williams (born March 18, 1963) is an American actress, singer, and fashion designer. She initially gained recognition as the first African American winner of the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984 in September 1983.
Forty years after a nude photo scandal forced Vanessa Williams to relinquish her Miss America crown, she can look back on the experience with some perspective and pride. "I'm still here and I'm ...
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. Williams is also of English and Welsh descent.
Miss America 1983, Debra Maffett (Miss California 1982) crowned her successor, Miss New York 1983, Vanessa Williams of Millwood, New York at the end of the nationally televised event. In July 1984, Williams was forced to resign over the unauthorized publication of nude photographs and was succeeded by first runner-up, Miss New Jersey Suzette ...
The actress reflected on her 1984 Miss America win and 10-month reign, which was cut short when nude photos she had taken years before were leaked to the press.
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 ...
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 ...
English: Title: Vanessa Williams, former Miss America 1984 Creator(s): Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer Date Created/Published: July 1984. Medium: 1 photograph : color transparency ; 35mm (slide format) Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-gtfy-04455 (digital file from original) Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.