VANESSA WILLIAMS   Vanessa Williams  (born March 18, 1963) is an American singer, actress, producer and former fashion model.  In 1983, she became the first African-American woman crowned Miss America.  Seven weeks before the end of her reign, however, a scandal arose when Penthouse magazine bought and published nude photographs of Williams.  Williams rebounded by launching a career as an entertainer, earning multiple Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award nominations.  Williams released her debut album The Right Stuff in 1988, which spawned the hits "The Right Stuff", a No. 1 on Hot Dance Songs, and "Dreamin'", a No. 1 on R&B and No. 8 on Billboard Hot 100.  Her second studio album, The Comfort Zone in 1991, topped the Billboard R&B Album Chart and spawned the Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit "Save the Best for Last".  (More from Wikipedia)
   (January 2010)  *    *    *  I forgot to include the YouTube links last month, so here they are.  A live acoustic version from 2004 of Vanessa Williams' signature song " Save the Best for Last", which Wendy Waldman co-wrote, is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoldrFVxPQ8 ; it is every bit as lovely as the hit version, "Save the Best for Last".     (February 2012) |
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