Vanessa Williams in 1983 talks first black Miss America

[benzz2006]

Funny how they never mentioned the fact that she is actually half Caucasian.

[Bliber199]

BEAUTIFUL

[Forgotten407830201]

She shouldn't come for Japan to the lives tour, because Japanese likes white's singer at all & Japan is lowing down about foreign music at popularity issue so japaneseYen is make the High !

But I like her singing with OEMs...

[always1634]

I think that she looks like tyra banks here

[leatherneckal22]

HA SHE AINT GOT NOTHIN ON LISA VOORHIES!!!!!!!!!!!!

[naturalhairedhoney]

@leatherneckal22 Do you mean Lark Voorhies? If so, then I disagree. Lark looks bad now. But BOTH were beautiful back in the day.

[geishasecrets]

It's now 2012 Vanessa Williams is on Desperate Housewives, was on Ugly Betty, has done well in her career as singer and actress, and Jane Pauly (the interviewer) is no where to be found. Ironic. Did Jane Pauly die? Well done Vanessa Williams, so much pazzaz, and ugly Jane Pauly boooo, boooo, boooo!!!

[195511SM]

I was in my early 20s when she won the title. I never paid attention to these things, except that they made a big deal of it because she was black. I was also a subscriber to Penthouse, which ran the completely innocent & artistic photos.....that pageant officials used as an excuse to strip her of her crown. I'm SO happy that she went on to have such a brilliant career as the MOST talented singer/actress EVER to emerge from that Miss America crap.

[GregWn]

@195511SM Completely innocent? Fully nude she was licking the clit of another woman, and was sans clothes in leather S&M bondage gear in another, plus several explicit full breast and vagina pics, including close-ups.

[sequintaful]

that white lady asking all thos eblck questions they knew vanessa did playboy back in 1897 and they wanna bring that shit that happened 5 seconds ago they tried to make an example outta her ass. so when blck people came to competete they had to come right from the back woods. them whites just mad cuz that bitch got talent and shes better than beyonce

[gspott699]

@sequintaful what a mintue now she is talented but i think miss new jersey should have one and beyonce has great talents so no need to bash her.

[GregWn]

@sequintaful No, I believe this interview was done the Monday morning after her crowning. Regardless, before those revelations came to the press.

[marymarymariposa]

This reporter is SOOO annoying and determined to bring up "race"!! Ugh!! Very well done, Vanessa!

[marymarymariposa]

She identifies as Black. She married Black and America saw her as Black. She is a beautiful and intelligent woman who cares what ethnicity she is! I love her!!!

[VTMCompany]

she really was most beautiful back then.

[cda345]

I like that Vanessa tried to make her achievement not about race but about herself. Take a lesson Halle Berry!

[TheCiji]

@TheContemplator07 it happens my entire family is mixed like her and we all came out with the colored eyes so its not hard to fathom.

[GregWn]

@TheContemplator07 From the caucasian relatives in her heritage....rare in the African American comunity since blue eyes are a phenotype for two recessive alleles.

[hydrolito]

@GregWn Joe Jackson the father of Michael Jackson and his brothers and sisters also has blue eyes.However how rare it is I do not know.

[JshrBs01]

She looks like a princess.

:3

[drupal]

Isn't she biracial ?

[GregWn]

@drupal Her parents were both biracial. Does that make her biracial?

[drupal]

@GregWn She's multi racial !

[TheCiji]

@drupal that quite correct!

[lambsquad17]

@GregWn no, it makes her an alien Buaahahah!. Just messin' with ya, she's biracial

[lambsquad17]

she's sooooooo down to earth

[yesrossyes]

. . . "I am sure he wanted it on his record." I believe this statement speaks volumes of his motive which Ms. Williams expresses with class.

[TheCiji]

@yesrossyes that was so classy that way she placed it.

[igotskillz1314]

I do agree with you guys in the way that I don't know why there is so much talk about "being black". I know minorities should be proud of their heritage and such, but a white woman constantly bringing that up does not help the case.

[igotskillz1314]

She is so beautiful and intelligent. A rarity these days especially in pageants.

[chyman]

such poise

[Nanadsyl]

All through time we had to endure those stupid ass race questions!!

[JasminePulse]

i wish publicity nowadays learn to keep these classy conversations..

[jb26508]

Ms. New Jersey is my grandfather's distant cousin lol but I dont know her nor should I

[julianasrainbow]

Such a classy woman!

[emmy5313]

So beautiful & classy! Love her

[90sro0ooock]

She's more beautiful NOW. :)

[Mr40acresandamule]

I hate this interview, I don't know why I looked at it. So much about her being black and a black Miss America, ridiculous. I looked at it because Vanessa is so beautiful.

[lookatdadamage94]

@Mr40acresandamule its because she was the first women of color to win miss america it was a very racial time

[BethanyRose211]

Vanessa, is just perfect. Like the way she looks is just always stunning.