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Vanessa Lynn Williams [1] (born March 18, 1963) is an American singer, actress, model, producer, and dancer. She gained recognition as the first Black woman to win the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984. She would later resign her title amid a media controversy surrounding nude photographs published in Penthouse magazine.
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.
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 ...
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. ... Williams was crowned ...
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 ...
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.
The actress, 61, revealed that the late Johnny Carson made a “prejudiced” joke about her after she became the first Black woman to win the Miss America pageant in 1984. Williams shared that ...