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* Vanessa Williams is a creature unlike any other. It’s as though she came here to impart the ins and outs of living life on one’s own terms. From unwitting societal lightning rod during the 1980s to multi-platinum selling recording artist; and Broadway, film and television star, Vanessa Williams slayed the male-dominated Hollywood dragon long […]

Jody Watley & Vanessa Williams *Music icon Jody Watley welcomes Vanessa Williams as a guest to “The Jody Watley Show,” on SiriusXM’s The Groove, Channel 50. Tune in on July 9th and catch the Vanessa Williams interview on The Jody Watley Show. Vanessa Williams is one of the most respected and multi-faceted performers in the […]

* Vanessa Williams will join the comedy ME, MYSELF & I in a recurring role beginning Monday, Nov. 6 (9:30 – 10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Williams will play Kelly Frasier, Older Alex Riley’s arch rival in the business world who becomes his love interest.  Older Alex Riley is played by Emmy® […]

Vanessa Williams (Getty) *Vanessa Williams is an acclaimed actress, who has appeared on television shows, in film productions and stage plays for more than three decades. As a songstress and recording artist, she has enjoyed many hit records, such as  “Dreamin’,” “Save the Best for Last,” and “Colors of the Wind,” among others.  And […]

*When the trailer for the new “Candyman” movie dropped, fans of the Black horror film were thrilled to see actress Vanessa Williams reprising her role of Anne-Marie in the cult classic. But when media outlets began to report on the buzz surrounding the film, they incorrectly added a middle initial to Vanessa’s name. As reported […]

Getty * Vanessa Williams has come under fire over her Fourth of July performance of the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” known as the Black National Anthem, during a PBS special.  Williams performed the song on PBS‘ A Capitol Fourth program on Sunday. She told the Associated Press on July 2: “It’s in celebration […]

* Vanessa Williams posted a makeup-free selfie on Facebook and captioned the photo: “No filter… No energy.” Some fans are shocked that the 60-year-old former beauty queen appears to be aging badly while others are convinced she used an aging filter.  As Sandrarose.com reports, one person tweeted: “There’s no way this can be Vanessa Williams […]

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Twitter *Emmy-nominated Vanessa Williams opened up to Page Six about how she was able to bounce back from the public backlash following the Miss America scandal in the ’80s. Williams became the first Black woman to win the crown in 1983 but when Penthouse Magazine published unauthorized nude photos of her, she was forced to […]

Vanessa Williams / Miss America *Vanessa Williams was stripped of her Miss America crown in 1984 after Penthouse published nude photos of her without her permission. Now the scandal is set to be unpacked in a forthcoming series for Sony TV. “This project is incredibly personal to me,” Williams told Deadline. “There are so […]

Vanessa Williams on “GMA” *Thirty-two years after she was force to give up her Miss America crown over naked photos, Vanessa Williams is returning to the pageant stage on Sunday…this time, as a judge. Williams, the first African-American Miss America, won the title in 1984 but resigned after Penthouse magazine published sexually explicit photographs […]

* Vanessa Williams took to Instagram this week to show off her fit figure in a white bikini.  The Hollywood icon captioned the photo, “Are we doing bikini shots in our early 50s? Ok.”  One Instagram user responded, “When you look like this! YUP!” Check out the image below. READ MORE: Vanessa Williams Recalls Backlash to […]

Miss America CEO Sam Haskell and Vanessa Wiliams *It’s been 32 years since Vanessa Williams was forced to give up her Miss America crown, but Sunday night, the singer/actress and the organization literally kissed and made up. It happened at the very beginning of the show when Miss America CEO Sam Haskell apologized to Williams […]

[…] NEWS ON EURWEB: Marc Lamont Hill Argues That Dylann Roof Should NOT be Executed | WATCH (from left) Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) and Anne-Marie McCoy ( Vanessa Williams) in Candyman, directed by Nia DaCosta. EUR correspondent Tifarah Dixon talked to Williams about creating her characters backstory with director Nia DaCosta, the “violence” of gentrification, […]

[…] by Bruce Glikas/WireImage) *Many music fans may not be familiar with the Neo-Soul group Lion Babe or that one of its members is the daughter of actress-singer Vanessa Williams. The group’s lead singer is Jillian Hervey, 33, daughter of Williams and her ex-husband Ramon Hervey. Lion Babe is comprised of Jillian, the vocalist, and record […]