Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Lynn Williamsis an American actress, singer, and fashion designer. She initially gained recognition as the first African-American recipient of the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984 in September 1983. However, a few weeks prior to the end of her reign, she learned that Penthouse magazine would be publishing unauthorized nude photographs of her in an upcoming issue. Williams thus resigned as Miss America on July 22, 1984, and was replaced by first runner-up Miss New...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth18 March 1963
CityMillwood, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Sometimes the snow comes down in June, sometimes the sun goes around the moon.
I enjoy the companionship we have with everyone else, and the meals we don't have to fix. We look forward to coming every Thursday. It's as good as Sundays to us.
They can hear a lot of hits. They can hear a lot of my hits -- my current album is hits from the 70s, my favorite stuff. So they'll hear Chaka Kahn, the Ohio Players, and they'll also hear the ones they know and love,
My parents are both teachers, so we had the summers off.
And when people give me their word, I listen to them.
And at 19, you think you rule the world, and you can control things. And a lot of times, you don't.
Well, my mom taught public school music for almost 40 years. And she's about 5 feet - and very mighty. And she would control her kids a lot by giving them the eye, or the stare.
There are a lot of things that you don't realize that your parents are going through when you're a kid.
I am lucky to have three daughters who are completely different. I look at my daughters and I have different relationships with all three and there are parts of each personality that are very special.
You're always going to have people that are naysayers, that don't believe in your talent, that don't believe that you have any kind of longevity.
The wiser you get, the more experience you have, and the more you see people for who they are as human beings, as opposed to figures you have to fight against.
I think there's a time to work, and everyone has to kind of adjust. And then there's a time to relax, and be the mom or take the kids on vacation when you need to wind down. So it's a matter of planning, and being able to map out your year or your week or let's start with the day. It is just being multi-tasking and being available.
The past just came up and kicked me.
South Beach. She has a flavor and a hunger for young men.