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  1. 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. She was forced to give up her crown in the fuor...

  2. Sep 22, 2020 · Photo by Getty Images. We'll start with the dethroning. In 1984, Vanessa Williams was the reigning Miss America. Miss America isn't a big thing now, is barely a thing at all, but it certainly was when Williams, 20 at the time, a junior at Syracuse University, took the title on September 17, 1983.

  3. Jul 24, 1984 · July 24, 1984. Vanessa Williams, whose nude photos in Penthouse led to... By FRANK SPOTNITZ. NEW YORK -- Vanessa Williams, whose nude photos in Penthouse led to her abdication as Miss...

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  5. Miss America 1984, Vanessa Williams of New York, fresh from a short night of sleep and the excitement of being the first Black woman to win the crown... Atlantic City, New Jersey: Miss New York, Vanessa Williams of Millwood, New York, is shown during the evening gown competition, was crowned Miss...

  6. 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...

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  7. Jul 13, 2014 · The story reported on the scandal that had been swirling around Williams like a tornado for several days — and the picture of her shown on the cover of the September 1984 Penthouse Magazine...

  8. Aug 23, 2021 · August 23, 2021 at 6:00 a.m. EDT. Miss New York, Vanessa Williams, right, poses with Jo Ann Miller, who was Miss New York in 1973, at a champagne reception honoring Williams in August 1983. A...

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