Vanessa williams, who relinquished her title of miss america last month after sexually explicit photographs of her with another woman appeared in penthouse magazine, said yesterday that she had. Forty years after a nude photo scandal forced vanessa williams to relinquish her miss america crown, she can look back on the experience with some perspective and pride. In a new interview, vanessa williams opened up about the nude photo scandal that rocked her world and eventually resulted in her resignation as miss america. In 1983, vanessa williams became the first black miss america, but shortly afterwards, she had the honor stripped from her when rumors that nude pictures of her had been circulated among men’s magazine publishers to see which would pay the most The lucky winner happened to be bob guccione of penthouse. Vanessa williams has detailed the 'betrayal' she felt over the nude photo scandal that ended her 1984 miss america reign
The actress, 61, made history when she became the first black woman to win.
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