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Apr 10, 2024 · About two months before the end of her reign, Williams received word that nude photos of her were going to be published in Penthouse. She had no control over the photos, had given no consent to the magazine to run them, but apparently that wasn’t going to stop them.
Vanessa Williams and Traci Lords September 1984 Penthouse Issue. Long Reads Features. 'A Felony Just to Own': The Sleazy Story Behind Penthouse ’s Most Controversial Issue. One scandal would’ve been enough. By Lili Anolik | Sep 22, 2020. IMAGE PHOTO: Mike Kim/ Getty Images.
Sep 14, 2015 · When nude photos of a celebrity surface nowadays, it’s often rumored that the star may have “leaked” them. That was far from the case in 1984, when Vanessa Williams resigned as Miss America...
Jul 24, 2024 · Vanessa Williams reflected on her 40-year career in the latest cover of PEOPLE Magazine, including the nude photo scandal that almost derailed it all as it was ramping up.
Jul 24, 2024 · 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.
Feb 16, 2015 · Vanessa Williams had a rough start to her now-successful acting and singing career when nude photos of her leaked in 1984 — but don’t compare the first African-American Miss America’s past...
Jul 24, 2024 · Ten months after earning the crown in 1984, Williams, who was 20 at the time, was notified that nude photos of her would be published in the men's magazine without her consent.
