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Aug 23, 2021 · How Vanessa Williams won Miss America and made history as the first Black winner - The Washington Post. This article was published more than 2 years ago. Style. The competition for Miss...
- Entertainment Tonight
Vanessa Williams Releases Instantly Iconic 'Legs (Keep Dancing)'
"They say the legs are the last to go / I'mma keep dancing," Williams croons in the new track, her f...
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- Atlanta Black Star
'She's Still Got It: Fans Race to Vanessa Williams’ Defense Months After Trolls Claim She Used...
Vanessa Williams has fans batting their eyes at her as she embarks on a major comeback months after being slammed for her natural beauty. Th...
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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...
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...
Sep 17, 2023 · Vanessa Williams became the 1st Black Miss America on this day 40 years ago. Within months her historic reign would be over following backlash over nude photos. Garin Flowers. · National...
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...
