Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Lynn Williams (born March 18, 1963) is an American singer, actress, model, producer, and dancer. She gained recognition as the first Black woman to receive the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984, but resigned her title amid a media controversy surrounding nude photographs of her being published in Penthouse magazine. Thirty-two years later, Williams was offered a public apology during the Miss America 2016 pageant for the events.
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| Full name at birth | Vanessa Lynn Williams
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| Claim to fame | her hit singles including Dreamin’, The Right Stuff, Darlin’ I, Save the Best for Last, The Comfort Zone, Running Back to You, and Love Is as well as others, in addition to her roles as Lee Cullen in the 1996 action film Eraser, Calypso in the NBC mythology-adventure miniseries The Odyssey, Teri Joseph in the 1997 comedy-drama film Soul Food, Ruby Sinclair in the 1998 romantic dance drama film Dance with Me, the Queen of Trash in the 1999 musical adventure comedy film The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, Dorothy Johnson in the 2004 comedy film Johnson Family Vacation, Carmen Vasquez in the 2000 action crime thriller film Shaft, Wilhelmina Slater in the ABC comedy-drama series Ugly Betty, Renee Perry in the ABC ensemble comedy drama mystery series Desperate Housewives, Olivia Doran in the supernatural drama series 666 Park Avenue, Courtney Paige in the CBS legal drama series The Good Wife, General Rockwell in the TNT fantasy adventure series The Librarians, and Maxine Robinson in the VH1 satirical comedy-drama series Daytime Divas
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| Date of birth | 18 March 1963
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| Place of birth | The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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| Occupation | Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Model, Entrepreneur, Fashion Designer
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| Height | 5' 6" (168 cm)
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| Weight | 128 lbs (58 kg)
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| Net worth | $28,000,000 USD
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| High school | Horace Greeley High School
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| University | Syracuse University
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- Her biggest pet peeve is people driving slowly on the left lane of the road which is the passing lane.
- Vanessa listens to Howard Stern daily.
- Vanessa cannot live without her flip-flops.
- She has worked as a babysitter before. In fact, it was her first job.
- Michael Jackson was her first celebrity crush. With time, her crush moved on to Sting.
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