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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.
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.'
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.
Vanessa Williams was crowned Miss America 1984. The 57th edition of the pageant was held on 17 September at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. She became the first African...
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...
Here's the 1984 Miss America crowning moment with Vanessa Williams as the winner
Aug 23, 2021 · August 23, 2021 at 6:00 a.m. EDT. Miss New York, Vanessa Williams, right, poses with Jo Ann Miller, who was Miss New York in 1973, at a champagne reception honoring Williams in August...
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...
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, says...
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.
