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Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Williams is an American actress, singer, and fashion designer. She initially gained recognition as the first African American winner of the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984 in September 1983. Several weeks before the end of her reign, however, a scandal arose when Penthouse magazine bought and published nude photographs of Williams. Williams was pressured to relinquish her title and was succeeded by the first runner-up, Miss New Jersey 1983, Suzette Charles. She was the first Miss America to give up her crown. Thirty-two years later, in September 2015, when Williams served as head judge for the Miss America 2016 pageant, former Miss America CEO Sam Haskell made a public apology to her for the events of 1984. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_Williams_and_Miss_America) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
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Survivor
2024
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The Best
2021
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The Real Thing (Digital PDF Booklet)
2009
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Everlasting Love (U.S. Version)
2005
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Silver and Gold (feat. Brian McKnight)
2004
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Next
1997
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Star Bright
1996
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The Comfort Zone
1991
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The Right Stuff
1988
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The Best Of Vanessa Williams 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
2003
Singles & EPs See All
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iLike Moonlight
Single • 2024
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BOP! EP
EP • 2024
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Legs (Keep Dancing)
Single • 2024
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Shoveling Snow by Alexander Tsypkin and Paul Lazarus
EP • 2020
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Bubble Kisses
Single • 2020
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Mary's Little Boy Child
Single • 2013
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The Sweetest Days
Single • 1994
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Work To Do
Single • 1992
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Legs (Keep Dancing) [The Remixes EP]
EP • 2024
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You Are Everything (Remixes)
Single • 2019
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Timeless R&B Christmas
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I Wanna Know What Love Is
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Coachella 2025: Do LaB
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Essential '90s R&B
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