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Top 10 Beauty Pageant Scandals
Twenty-five years ago today, Vanessa Williams became the first Miss America to resign after Penthouse magazine published photos of her in the nude. Since then, a number of gorgeous ladies have vied for the title of Beauty Queen Gone Bad
Penthouse and the Pageant
When Vanessa Williams became the first African-American to capture the Miss America crown in 1983, fans hailed her triumph as a blow to the pageant's racial barriers. But within months, her reign was marred by scandal. On July 23, 1984, Nude photographs of Williamssnapped the previous year during her stint as a photographer's assistantsurfaced in the pages of Penthouse. Amid mounting pressure from pageant officials and sponsors, Williams resigned her crown. Though the tawdry episode became a pop-culture punchlineThe Simpsons alluded to it twice Williams rebounded smoothly, recording a slew of hits during a successful singing career and and racking up acting credits punctuated by her current star turn on the sitcom Ugly Betty.
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