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 I ...

NEW YORK – Vanessa Williams continues to conquer new frontiers. Williams became the first Black Miss America at the pageant in 1984. She then navigated a media controversy surrounding ...

Vanessa Williams Says ... I was a baby.' " In 2015 Miss America publicly apologized to Williams for their part in pushing for her resignation amid the scandal. With all she's accomplished ...

While working as a receptionist for a New York City model agency photographer in her 20s, Williams posed nude for the photos with the understanding that they would only appear in silhouette.

Vanessa Williams has detailed the 'betrayal' she felt over the nude photo scandal that ended her 1984 Miss America reign. The actress, 61, made history when she became the first black woman to ...

Vanessa Williams has reflected on the nude photo scandal that nearly derailed her ... The now actress had just been crowned Miss America during the 1984 competition, marking a turning point ...

the Devil Wears Prada star spoke about the 1985 nude scandal that led her to resign as Miss America. Ten months after earning the crown in 1984, Williams, who was 20 at the time, was notified that ...

Vanessa Williams is opening up about her past, present, and future in a new interview with People. The actress reflected on her 1984 Miss America ... to People. The scandal dominated the news ...

Vanessa Williams ... including the nude photo scandal that almost derailed it all as it was ramping up. Williams was thrust into the spotlight when she won Miss America in 1984, becoming the ...

The actress, singer and former beauty queen opens up about finding decades of success after a difficult past in this week's cover story Vanessa ... Miss America publicly apologized to Williams for ...