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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 .
In addition to parents Hervey and Vanessa Williams, Jillian Hervey is the niece of actor Chris Williams and the great-great-great-granddaughter of William A. Feilds, [6] a formerly enslaved African-American who was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives during Reconstruction; [7] the latter connection was uncovered when the television show Who Do You Think You Are? traced the family ...
Vanessa Estelle Williams, sometimes professionally credited as Vanessa E. Williams [1] (born May 12, 1963), [2] is an American actress and producer. She is best known for her roles as Maxine Joseph–Chadway in the Showtime drama series, Soul Food (2000–2004), for which she received NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series and as Nino Brown's feisty gun moll, Keisha in the ...
Actress Vanessa Williams tied the knot with fiance Jim Skrip in an elegant, classically stylish 4th of July wedding in front of friends and family. The lavish yet intimate wedding in Buffalo, New ...
Vanessa Williams: 25 Things You Don’t Know About Me (‘My Biggest Regret Is Posing Nude as a Teenager’) “There was a tremendous amount of onus, pressure, shame, judgment,” she recalled ...
Vanessa Williams (born March 18, 1963) is an American actress, singer, and fashion designer. She initially gained recognition as the first African American winner of the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984 in September 1983.
Vanessa Williams attends the Pamella Roland fashion show during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at Starrett-Lehigh Building on Feb. 12, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty ...