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She was the first Miss America to give up her crown. Thirty-two years later, in September 2015, when Williams served as head judge for the Miss America 2016 pageant, former Miss America CEO Sam Haskell made a public apology to her for the events of 1984.
Nov 13, 2009 · On September 17, 1983, Williams made history by becoming the first African-American woman in the pageant’s 63-year history to capture the Miss America title.
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.
Sep 17, 2023 · Miss New York Vanessa Williams was crowned the winner of the 57th Miss America Pageant on Sept. 17, 1983.
Sep 17, 1983 · In 2015, more than three decades after her crown was rescinded, Williams found herself back on the Miss America stage in Atlantic City.
Sep 17, 2013 · On September 17th 1983, Vanessa Williams broke color barriers and made history becoming the first black Miss America. Although she wasn't the first black woman to take the stage at the pageant, she was the first to take the crown.
Mar 27, 2021 · Vanessa Williams made history becoming the first African American woman to be crowned Miss America, but the road ahead for her was not an easy one. Thirty-eight years later, Williams, 58,...
In 1984 Vanessa Williams became the first black Miss America, beginning the year as one of the best Miss Americas ever, in the eyes of many pageant insiders, but ending her reign mid-year...
Jul 10, 2014 · In 1984, a Syracuse University junior named Vanessa Williams was crowned Miss America—the first African-American woman to hold the title.
Sep 17, 2015 · Thirty-two years ago today on September 17, 1983, Vanessa Williams became the first black woman to be crowned Miss America, winning the esteemed title at just 20-years-old.
