The Miss America pageant was marking its 62nd birthday that year. It was a milestone no one could have imagined when they launched the whole enterprise in 1921, a quirky little beachfront beauty ...

Vanessa Williams, left, is shown after being crowned Miss America 1984 in Atlantic City, N.J. on Sept. 17, 1983. Suzette Charles, right, was chosen as first runner-up but later became Miss America ...

After being introduced as "Miss America 1984" — no asterisk needed — Williams sang "Oh How The Years Go By" and got a personal message from Miss America pageant executive chairman Sam Haskell.

Miss Alaska, Emma Broyles, won the Miss America 2022 competition and spoke out about her diagnoses of ADHD and a form of OCD. Accessibility statement Skip to main content Democracy Dies in Darkness ...

Miss Florida, who just earned her master's in health administration, was a former cheerleader at this major state program.

Miss America 1984, Suzette Charles, who is among a group of 19 former crown winners calling for Carlson’s head, went on NBC’s “Megyn Kelly Today” Monday and lambasted the pageant leader.

Williams, Miss New York 1983, became the first contestant of African American heritage to win the pageant, but Miss America 1984 didn't serve the whole year.

At the 2016 Miss America pageant in Atlantic City Sunday, it wasn't the winner who garnered all the attention. Vanessa Williams, Miss America 1984, shared in that spotlight.

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 ...

Carmen was born in Venezuela and won Miss Venezuela and Miss South America pageants in 1984, and she earned second runner-up for Miss Universe. Today Carmen is a journalist, ...

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 ...