I t might have been the lowest point in her life, as she told People in , but the scandal that led Vanessa Williams to resign her post as Miss America also set her up for one of the greatest comebacks in entertainment history. But they did leave the studio, partly because she was identifiable: photos of Miss America in compromising positions, some of them involving another nude woman, were worth their weight in gold. TIME reported that the photographer was paid more than Penthouse had ever paid for a photo spread before. The statement that Williams ultimately made was that she was more than a racy photo spread — and more than Miss America. The title had never been a dream of hers, as TIME attested just after she won the competition.
The Scandal That Cost a Miss America Her Crown
Miss America resigns over nude photos - HISTORY
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Miss America Pageant Chairman Apologizes For 1984 Nude Photo Scandal
Williams originally made history on September 17, , when she became the first Black woman to win the Miss America crown. She attended Syracuse University and studied musical theater. In , while working a summer job as a receptionist at a modeling agency in Mt. After Williams became Miss America, the photographer sold the pictures to Penthouse without her knowledge. Williams later dropped lawsuits against the magazine and photographer after it was learned that she had signed a model release form at the time the photos were taken.
The film stars Brittany Murphy, Jay Mohr, and Michael Biehn. Very hot scene at bedroom, Brittany Murphy getting her toes sucked with dominant attitude. Lucy Liu offers Tim Curry a barefoot walking ashiatsu massage and rubs her foot all over his face. Dominique Swain forces Jeremy Irons to smell her feet at car.