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Aug 23, 2021 · How Vanessa Williams won Miss America and made history as the first Black winner - The Washington Post. Advertisement. This article was published more than 2 years ago. Style. The...
Jul 23, 2015 · By Jennifer Latson. July 23, 2015 10:30 AM EDT. I t might have been the lowest point in her life, as she told People in 1984, but the scandal that led Vanessa Williams to resign her post as...
Nov 13, 2009 · On September 17, 1983, 20-year-old Vanessa Williams becomes the first Black woman to win the Miss America crown. Less than a year later, on July 23, 1984, Williams gave up her crown after...
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...
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,...
Sep 11, 2017 · Sept. 17, 1983 On this day, a 20-year-old Vanessa Williams became the first black woman to be crowned Miss America. It was a milestone many decades in the making. Participation by minority...
Jul 10, 2014 · OWN. 5.79M subscribers. 317. 46K views 9 years ago #OWNTV #Oprahwinfrey #masterclass. In 1984, a Syracuse University junior named Vanessa Williams was crowned Miss America—the first...
