Vanessa lynn williams (born march 18, 1963) is an american actress, singer, and fashion designer. Forty years after a nude photo scandal forced vanessa williams to relinquish her miss america crown, she can look back on the experience with some perspective and pride. Vanessa williams has detailed the 'betrayal' she felt over the nude photo scandal that ended her 1984 miss america reign
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The actress, 61, made history when she became the first black woman to win.
Her journey from america’s first black miss america to penthouse scandal subject to broadway sensation continues to captivate audiences decades later
In 1984, unauthorized nude photographs published in penthouse magazine. Vanessa williams recalls the first thing she did when her nude photo scandal broke in 1984, williams became the first black miss america But she was stripped of her title and publicly shamed after nude photos of her were sold to penthouse. Vanessa williams opens up in this week’s cover story about finding decades of success 40 years after her miss america crown was stripped away following a nude photo scandal.
