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American singer, actress and former Miss America (born 1963)

For other people named Vanessa Williams, see Vanessa Williams (disambiguation).

Vanessa Lynn Williams^[1] (born March 18, 1963) is an American singer, actress, model, producer, and dancer.

She gained recognition as the first Black woman to win the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984.

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She would later resign her title amid a media controversy surrounding nude photographs published in Penthouse magazine. Thirty-two years later, Williams was offered a public apology during the Miss America 2016 pageant for the events.

Williams rebounded from the scandal with a successful career as a singer and actress. In 1988, she released her debut studio album The Right Stuff, whose title single saw moderate success as well as "Dreamin'", which peaked at number 8 in the United States in 1989.

With her second and third studio albums, The Comfort Zone (1991) and The Sweetest Days