Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Lynn Williams is an American actress, singer and fashion designer. She first gained recognition as the first black winner of Miss America in 1984. However, a few weeks prior to the end of her reign, she resigned after Penthouse magazine published nude photographs of her in an issue. She later rebounded as a singer with the song "The Right Stuff", and later had a string of other songs such as "Save The Best For Last" and "Colors of The Wind", the latter of which featured in the Disney film Pocahontas and for which Williams received an Oscar. Her notable acting credits include Wilhelmina Slater in Ugly Betty, Renee in Desperate Housewives and Teri in Soul Food.
She sang the end credits version of Undying Love, alongside fellow soul artist Luther Vandross, on the soundtrack to The Quest for Beasts movie Rise of Babylon.
She appeared in Oliver and Company:The Series as herself.
Category:1960s births
Category:American singers
Category:African Americans
Category:Actresses