The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Vanessa Williams

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Vanessa Williams

4/30/2018

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2018.076

Actress and singer Vanessa Williams (1963 - ) was crowned Miss America 1984 but had to step down. She went on to release eight studio albums, and appear in countless films and television shows and sustain a significant entertainment career. Williams was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 4/30/2018, in New York, New York. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 8; Total Run Time: 03h 35m 03s

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Williams, Vanessa, 1963-

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Actress and singer Vanessa Williams was born on March 18, 1963 to Milton and Helen Williams in Tarrytown, New York. Williams graduated from Horace Greeley High School in Millwood, New York in 1981, and enrolled at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York.In 1983, Williams won the Miss Greater Syracuse Pageant and Miss New York Pageant. Later that fall, she was crowned Miss America 1984, becoming the first African American contestant to win the pageant. A scandal involving Williams forced her to...