When Vanessa Williams was crowned Miss America, her life instantly changed. Not only did the win bring her new responsibilities within the pageant world, but she also made history becoming the ...

getty "I remember turning on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, and his opening monologue was, 'Did you hear we have the first Black Miss America? Yeah. They didn't mention that Mr. T was one of ...

The actress says she felt that Carson was implying "there had to be one Black judge in order for me to win.” Vanessa Williams is reflecting on the early days of her career in a new interview ...

Tyrenda Williams-Reed, who represented Alabama in the America’ Junior Miss program in 1997 and became the first Black woman to win the competition, has died, according to the Distinguished Young ...

She lost the race to Julie Fedorchak, who received 46 percent of the votes for the state's 1st Congressional District. Mund came in third place with 19.6 percent. Mund was crowned Miss America ...

When Vanessa Williams made history becoming the first Black woman to be crowned Miss America at the 1984 competition, the then-20-year-old became the talk of the nation. Unfortunately, all of what ...