On July 13, 1984, she learned that nude photos she’d taken ... ve Said About Going Greek!) How Vanessa Williams Went from Being 'Canceled' amid Miss America Scandal to Proving Her Haters Wrong ...

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 ...

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 ...

Forty years ago Williams' world came crashing down following a nude photo scandal that ended her historic ... challenge of my life." Vanessa Williams Reflects on Miss America Nude Photo Scandal ...

On July 23, 1984, Vanessa ... at the hands of the Miss America organization as well as by Penthouse and its lecherous founder Bob Guccione — who published nude photos of Williams without her ...

Vanessa Williams ... reflected on her 1984 Miss America win and 10-month reign, which was cut short when nude photos she had taken years before were leaked to the press. Williams, who was the ...

NEW YORK – Vanessa Williams continues to conquer new frontiers. Williams became the first Black Miss America ... end of her reign, Penthouse magazine bought and published unauthorized nude ...

When Vanessa Williams was crowned Miss America, her life instantly ... months before her reign was supposed to come to an end. In 1984, nude photos of Williams were published in a magazine called ...

41 years after getting and losing the title of Miss America, actress-singer assured People that she's moved past the nude Penthouse spread that nearly ended ... The photos of Williams and the ...

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 ... 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 ...