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Jul 23, 2015 · July 23, 1984: Vanessa Williams resigns as Miss America after Penthouse magazine announces it will publish photos of her posing nude
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...
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Miss New York Vanessa Williams sings during the talent portion of the 1984 Miss America pageant in Atlantic City. Williams won the pageant, only to... Atlantic City, New Jersey: Miss New York, Vanessa Williams of Millwood, New York, is shown during the evening gown competition, was crowned Miss...
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During the preliminaries for the Miss America pageant, Williams won "Preliminary Swimsuit" and "Preliminary Talent" (with a vocal performance of "Happy Days Are Here Again"). She was then crowned Miss America 1984 on September 17, 1983, becoming the first African American woman to win the title.
- September 17, 1983 – July 22, 1984 (resigned)
Pictured: Miss New York Vanessa Williams winner of the 57th Miss America Pageant for 1984 -- Vanessa Williams resigns her Miss America title July 23, 1984 in New York City. Nude photographs of Miss Williams and another woman surfaced, forcing...
Jun 16, 2006 · Here's the 1984 Miss America crowning moment with Vanessa Williams as the winner