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.

Follow the San Francisco native, Black Barbie collector and proud mom of two on Instagram and Twitter @janinerube Vanessa Williams is living proof that your past doesn't define your future.

Vanessa Williams, the first African-American to win the title Miss America, also became the first in the pageant’s 63-year history to resign the crown after news broke that nude photos of her in ...

How many Broadway shows has Vanessa Williams been in? Vanessa Williams has appeared on Broadway in 9 shows. How many West End shows has Vanessa Williams been in? Vanessa Williams has appeared on ...

Vanessa Williams revealed that she is single after secretly divorcing Jim Skrip in 2021. The Ugly Betty alum made the shocking revelation about her love life in an interview with People published ...

On July 23, 1984, Vanessa Williams resigned as Miss America, the first Black woman to win the crown and the first, and only, winner forced to give it up. Williams’ treatment, or rather ...

However, during the period when Juanita had MJ stalked, there was rampant gossip that His Airness was fooling around with 1984 Miss America Vanessa Williams. Williams vehemently denied the rumor.

The music teacher died in London surrounded by family and friends Bruce Glikas/WireImage Helen Louise Williams, Vanessa Williams' mother, has died. She was 85. The music teacher “peacefully ...

Vanessa Williams revealed in a new interview that her third marriage to businessman Jim Skrip actually quietly ended three years ago. The actress and singer, 61, married the Buffalo-born ...

Vanessa Williams is a proud mom of four children. The Ugly Betty actress and her first husband, Ramon Hervey II, were married from 1987 to 1997 and welcomed three children: Melanie, Jillian and Devin.