In a sad day for all of us, July 23, 1984 saw beauty queen Vanessa Williams resign her Miss America crown after nude pictures of her were published in what magazine?
Vanessa Williams and Miss America good for your career, where for me it took every ounce of credibility and talent that I had and wiped it out." Miss America 2016 Post-Miss America 1984 July 1984 resignation speech Miss America 1984 Vanessa Williams and Miss America 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. Several weeks before the end of her reign, however, a scandal arose when "Penthouse" magazine bought and published unauthorized nude photographs
Miss America 1984 Miss America 1984 Miss America 1984, the 57th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 17, 1983 on NBC Network. Debra Maffett (Miss California 1982) crowned her successor, Miss New York 1983, Vanessa Williams at the end of the nationally televised event. Williams was succeeded by Miss New Jersey Suzette Charles in July 1984, when she was forced to resign over the unauthorized publication of nude photographs. Charles served as Miss America until September 1984. Among the contestants who did not place among the 10 finalists, Miss New Mexico 1983 Mai