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Oct 21, 2010 · Among the most famous was the 1984 issue which included nude photos of Vanessa Williams during her reign as the first black Miss America.
Jul 23, 2015 · But they did leave the studio, partly because she was identifiable: photos of Miss America in compromising positions, some of them involving another nude woman, were worth their weight in gold.
Apr 10, 2024 · Shortly after the scandal broke, Williams launched a lawsuit against the photographer who sold the images of her. The $400 million lawsuit was filed against both Penthouse magazine and Tom Chiaped, but only a year later Williams ended up dropping the suit.
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Aug 24, 1984 · NEW YORK -- Vanessa Williams, who relinquished her Miss America crown when Penthouse magazine published sexually explicit photos of her, also had posed nude for another photographer, a...
Sep 15, 2020 · On July 20, 1984, Mr. Unflappable, Albert Marks, appeared on camera, waving around a Penthouse and demanding that Williams resign within seventy-two hours. The "hardcore" nature of the photos...
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Sep 14, 2015 · That was far from the case in 1984, when Vanessa Williams resigned as Miss America after Penthouse magazine published nude photos of her that had been taken before her 10-month reign.
Nov 24, 2009 · On July 23, 1984, 21-year-old Vanessa Williams gives up her Miss America title, the first resignation in the pageant’s history, after Penthouse magazine announces plans to publish nude...
