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Jul 23, 2015 · The pageant’s organizers were aghast at the images, which appeared in Penthouse ’s September 1984 issue with the headline, “Miss America: Oh, God, She’s Nude!”. The magazine’s ...
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.
Sep 14, 2015 · The Miss America CEO apologized to Vanessa Williams on stage Sunday at the Miss America 2016 pageant, which was won by Miss Georgia Betty Cantrell.
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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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When nude photos of Vanessa Williams surfaced in 'Penthouse' magazine, the scandal forced her to resign as Miss America. Vanessa describes her biggest fear during the ordeal and what stopped her from filing a lawsuit against 'Penthouse.'
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Sep 14, 2015 · Organisers of the Miss America pageant have apologised to actress Vanessa Williams, 32 years after she was forced to hand back her title. Williams was the first black woman to be named...
She gained recognition as the first African-American woman to receive the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984, but resigned her title amid a media controversy surrounding nude photographs of her being published in Penthouse magazine.
