The actress, 61, made history when she became the first black woman to win. In a new interview, vanessa williams opened up about the nude photo scandal that rocked her world and eventually resulted in her resignation as miss america. Getty images (2) forty years after a nude photo scandal forced vanessa williams to relinquish her miss america crown, she can look back on the experience with some perspective and pride.
Vanessa Williams was Miss America. Then Penthouse published her nude
Vanessa williams recalls the first thing she did when her nude photo scandal broke in 1984, williams became the first black miss america
But she was stripped of her title and publicly shamed after nude photos of her were sold to penthouse.
Her journey from america’s first black miss america to penthouse scandal subject to broadway sensation continues to captivate audiences decades later In 1984, unauthorized nude photographs published in penthouse magazine. Vanessa williams opens up in this week’s cover story about finding decades of success 40 years after her miss america crown was stripped away following a nude photo scandal.
