40 years ago today, Williams was stripped of her Miss America crown. Here's how she got the last laugh. Bettmann Archive; Dia Dipasupil/Getty Vanessa Williams in 1984 and 2024 On July 23, 1984 ...

Williams was crowned Miss America 1984 the previous September, becoming the first Black woman to ever claim the title. The next July, however, scandal rocked her world when she learned Penthouse ...

Vanessa Williams Getty Images. In a live telecast from Atlantic City, New Jersey, host Gary Collins had the honor of announcing the winner of Miss America 1984.. Beginning with the fourth runner ...

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.

Williams was crowned Miss America 1984 the previous September, becoming the first Black woman to ever claim the title. The next July, however, ...

Williams was crowned Miss America in 1984, 10 months before nude photos of her were published in Penthouse magazine. By Christina Dugan Ramirez Fox News. Published July 24, 2024 1:37pm EDT. ...

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 ...