srepac Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 From Wikipedia Vanessa Lynn Williams (born March 18, 1963) is a Grammy and Tony Award nominated American R&B/Pop/theatrical singer and actress. In 1983, Williams made history when she became the first African-American woman to be crowned Miss America. Her reign as Miss America came to an early and abrupt end when she resigned her title in scandal. However, she has since gone on to a successful entertainment career. In her current project she plays Wilhelmina Slater on the award-winning comedy, Ugly Betty. Williams was born in Millwood, New York; she and her brother grew up in a middle-class suburban area. Prophetically, her parents put "Here she is: Miss America" on her birth announcement. [Entertainment Tonight, December 11 2005] Her parents, Milton and Helen Williams, were both music teachers; they are both half African-American and Caucasian. She studied piano and French horn growing up, but was most interested in singing. She received a scholarship and attended Syracuse University as a theatre arts major, but later dropped out of college to pursue a career in entertainment. After time out of the spotlight, Williams secured a record deal, and released her debut album, The Right Stuff in 1988. The first single, "The Right Stuff," was successful on the R&B charts and the third single, "Dreamin'", was a chart success becoming Williams' first top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and her first number one single in the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - chart. The album reached gold status and earned her three Grammy Award nominations, including one for Best New Artist Her sophomore album "The Comfort Zone" became the biggest success in her music career. The lead single "Running Back to You" became another chart topper for her, reaching the top position of Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - chart in October 5, 1991. Other singles included "The Comfort Zone", "Just for Tonight", "Work to Do" and the club hit "Freedom Dance (Get Free!). Vanessa Williams' second album. Vanessa Williams' second album. However, the most successful single of the album and still her biggest hit to date is "Save the Best for Last", which became across-the-board hit in the spring 1992, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks and reaching #1 on charts in countries all over the world, including Australia, the Netherlands, and Canada and in the top 5 in Japan and the United Kingdom. The album went three times platinum and earned her four Grammy Award nominations. In addition to Vanessa Williams' first two albums, her most notable chart successes have included the songs, "Love Is", "The Sweetest Days", "Colors of the Wind", and "Oh How The Years Go By". In total, Williams has sold six million records and received fifteen Grammy Award nominations. In 2005, Williams released her eighth studio album, Everlasting Love, a collection of covers of her favorite 1970s songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacdiv Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 "Rush Hour 3" Premiere Hollywood 07.30 spacdiv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacdiv Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 And Then Came Love Premiere Beverly Hills 08.02 spacdiv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Star1 Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 The first set of pics are of another actress named Vanessa Williams. The singer/actress here goes by Vanessa L. Williams in movies to avoid confusion:http://imdb.com/name/nm0001853/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacdiv Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 DVD release party for "Ugly Betty: The First Season" 08.20 spacdiv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qball Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 threads merged Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanja Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Vanessa Williams at Sergio Rossi store opening video 8 MB = 24 Sec http://rapidshare.com/files/86766882/Vanes...ore_opening.avi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanja Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Vanessa Williams at Best of Both Worlds premiere video 6 MB = 27 Sec http://rapidshare.com/files/86770493/Vanes...ds_premiere.avi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jal718 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olek_torun Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jal718 Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jal718 Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 New Ebony scanned by me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jal718 Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 I scanned this out of People. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miss Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 :Flower: thanks John, beautiful pictures of her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jal718 Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 :Flower: thanks John, beautiful pictures of her You're very welcome Miss! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooo-pc Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 9 pictures 1100x1450 4.12Mb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jal718 Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 She already has a thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.