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  2. time.com › 3961120Why Vanessa Williams Gave Up Her Miss America Crown | TIME

    Jul 23, 2015 · 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 Miss America also set her ...

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  4. www.cnn.com › 2015/09/14 › entertainmentVanessa Williams gets Miss America apology – 32 years later

    Sep 14, 2015 · Actress and singer Vanessa Williams returned to the Miss America stage Sunday night, three decades after she became the first black woman to win the crown but resigned following a nude photo scandal.

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  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Vanessa_Williams_and_MissVanessa Williams and Miss America - Wikipedia

    Vanessa Williams (born March 18, 1963) is an American actress, singer, and fashion designer. She initially gained recognition as the first African American winner of the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984 in September 1983. Several weeks before the end of her reign, however, a scandal arose when Penthouse magazine bought ...

    • September 17, 1983 – July 22, 1984 (resigned)

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  7. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › miss-americaMiss America resigns over nude photos - HISTORY

    Nov 24, 2009 · Vanessa Williams, the first Black woman to win the Miss America title, gives up her crown in 1984 after Penthouse magazine publishes nude photos of her in its September issue. The scandal rocked the pageant and the nation, but Williams rebounded with a successful entertainment career.

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  8. www.esquire.com › entertainment › a33955539Vanessa Williams and Traci Lords September 1984 Penthouse ...

    Sep 15, 2020 · Vanessa Williams being crowned as Miss America 1984. We'll start with the dethroning. In 1984, Vanessa Williams was the reigning Miss America. Miss America isn't a big thing now, is barely a thing ...

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  10. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Vanessa_WilliamsVanessa Williams - Wikipedia

    Vanessa Lynn Williams [1] (born March 18, 1963) is an American singer, actress, model, producer, and dancer. 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 ...

  11. www.biography.com › musicians › vanessa-williamsVanessa Williams - Husband, Age & Miss America - Biography

    Apr 3, 2014 · Vanessa Williams is an actress and singer known for her Miss America scandal and her roles on television shows such as 'Ugly Betty.' Updated: May 25, 2021 Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

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