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  2. Vanessa Williams and Miss America - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Vanessa Williams - Wikipedia

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    Williams was the first African-American recipient of the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984 on September 17, 1983. Several weeks before the end of her reign, a scandal arose when Penthouse magazine bought and published unauthorized nude photographs of her.

  4. Vanessa Williams Reflects on Miss America Nude Photo Scandal ...

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    The Miss America Organization publicly apologized for its response to the scandal in 2015, with Chairman and CEO Sam Haskell III saying, “You have lived your life in grace and dignity and never ...

  5. Vanessa Williams talks 'Survivor,' Miss America controversy ...

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    Williams relinquished her Miss America crown 40 years ago. Toward the end of her reign, Penthouse magazine bought and published unauthorized nude photos of her. Then in 2016, ...

  6. Vanessa Williams says she felt ‘pressure, shame, judgment ...

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    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. ... The scandal dominated the news ...

  7. Miss America - Wikipedia

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    Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 18 and 28. [1] Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", [2] the contest is judged on competition segments with scoring percentages: Private Interview (30%) – a 10-minute press conference-style interview with a panel of judges, On Stage Question (10%) – answering a judge's question ...

  8. 'Secrets of Miss America' explores the pageant's racist ... - AOL

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    The Miss America organization has had a long and ugly history with racism and diversity, and Monday’s Secrets of Miss America explored just how long and just how ugly it’s been.. The new ...

  9. Category:Beauty pageant controversies - Wikipedia

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    Controversial Beauty pageant contestants and winners who have achieved great notoriety and press due to incidents, scandal, or other negative press coverage. Pages in category "Beauty pageant controversies"