What happened to Vanessa Williams in 1983 would never happen today, but the multi-hyphenate was still able to get through her scandalous past all because she believed in herself!
For those who don’t know, the now-58-year-old became the first Black woman to be crowned Miss America when she won the competition in 1983.
However, her reign was cut short when Penthouse magazine published unauthorized nude photos of her, prompting pageant bosses to force her to resign.
The pageant issued a retroactive apology to Williams not even six years ago, but at the time of the scandal, the performer only had herself to rely on to keep her career afloat.
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