Vanessa Williams’ career was synonymous with scandal for way too long. In July 1984, less than a year after being named the first Black Miss America winner, she resigned her title.

Vanessa Williams revealed she was 'thrilled' to be reunited with her Ugly Betty co-star America Ferrera in London on Saturday, nearly 20 years after the iconic ABC show aired.

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 win ...

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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 ...

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 ...

In 1984, nude photos of Williams were published in a magazine called Penthouse. According to the actress, she had posed for the pictures before her pageant days when she worked for a photographer.

The actress, 61, revealed that the late Johnny Carson made a “prejudiced” joke about her after she became the first Black woman to win the Miss America pageant in 1984. Williams shared that ...

Williams was the first Black woman to be crowned Miss America in 1984. She was 20-years-old at the time and her reign was rocked by a nude photo scandal when photos she'd taken privately had been ...

ENTERTAINMENT Vanessa Williams says nude photo scandal brought 'tremendous' amount of 'pressure, shame and judgment' Williams was crowned Miss America in 1984, 10 months before nude photos of her ...