Vanessa Williams Reflects On Facing Backlash For Being Crowned ‘Miss America’ 40 Years Ago

Vanessa Williams Reflects On Facing Backlash For Being Crowned ‘Miss America’ 40 Years Ago

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Sitting down with ET Canada’s Carlos Bustamante, Vanessa Williams looks back on being crowned Miss America in 1983 and the scandal that came months later when she was forced to resign after a magazine published unauthorized nude photos of her.

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  1. Vanessa Williams has endured so much negative in her life, but is has been like the best cream, which always comes out on top! Not only has she had to cope with being a black beauty queen in a white world, but she has had to compete in the world of entertainment as a woman when being a woman 40 yr. ago in this business was very risky! What a wonderful role model for women, and women from all walks of life! Thank you from the bottom of my 75 yr.old,.white woman heart!

  2. In a strange way, her dethroning was probably the best thing to happen to her.. Who remembers who wins Miss America?..Can you name the woman that replaced her?..At the time, we all assumed she would never have a career.. Look at her now.. Fabulous..

  3. I had the pleasure of meeting her in 1988. She was the guest artist on this dance show called Latin Connection. I got to dance on stage with her during a performance of her first R&B album.

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