Williams was crowned Miss America 1984, but was forced to resign after scandal. — -- Vanessa Williams, the first African-American Miss America, will return to the Miss America pageant as a judge ...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. So on the day after it was announced that entertainer Vanessa Williams will be the head judge of Sunday night’s Miss America Pageant after resigning as Miss America in 1984 amid a ...

Vanessa Williams made history becoming the first African American woman to be crowned Miss America, but the road ahead for her was not an easy one. Thirty-eight years later, Williams, 58, says winning ...

Vanessa Williams has the ultimate comeback story. — -- Vanessa Williams is an actress, singer, dancer, author, and mother of four who first rose to fame in 1983 when she was the first ...

As Women’s History Month unfolds across America, few entertainers embody its spirit of groundbreaking achievement quite like Vanessa Williams, who celebrated her 62nd birthday on March 19. Her career ...

Being groundbreaking is something Vanessa does with ease; she was the first Black Miss America in 1983, and after her ...

Brace yourself, San Francisco, Wilhelmina is coming to town! Actually it's Vanessa Williams, the beautiful star of stage and screen, whom millions of fans remember as the devious fashion diva ...