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In 1984, Vanessa Williams was the reigning Miss America. Miss America isn't a big thing now, is barely a thing at all, but it certainly was when Williams, 20 at the time, a junior at Syracuse University, took the title on September 17, 1983.
Sep 14, 2015 · Vanessa Williams stepped down in 1984 as the first black Miss America after nude photos of her appeared in Penthouse magazine. She went on to have a successful singing and acting career and has...
Jul 24, 2024 · 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. “I’m still here and...
Jun 11, 2019 · Celebrities can only be so prepared (double-sided sticky tape, static guard, etc…) when it comes to wardrobe malfunctions—which is why there have been a lot of them, some worse than others.
Jul 24, 2024 · After winning the Miss America pageant in 1984, Williams was pressured to step down after nude photos of her were published without her consent by Penthouse magazine. In September 2015, when...
Forty years ago Williams' world came crashing down following a nude photo scandal that ended her historic reign as the first Black Miss America. "There was a tremendous amount of onus,...
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