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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 มิ.ย. 2010
- I have been searching for this clip for a long time and I'm glad I finally found it.
From the time I heard Vanessa Williams sing this live from Atlantic City at the Miss America Pageant I kinda knew that she was going to be crowned the winner. In my opinion a class act.
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Her talent performance set a gold standard for Miss America.
Vanessa is probably the most famous and most talented Miss America ever. And she's still smokin' hot at 51!
Now 60.
Best Miss America EVER. And yes, being successful is the best revenge. You're my hero Miss Williams. Love you.
Not hardly. The mediocrity is rewarded Society is a whole pays the price and no one or nothing is a better example than Vanessa Williams. And for the record she was out sung by a mile by Suzette Charles easily.
@@BamaFan-vc4gn Vanessa Williams is a 14 Grammy nominated Classically trained singer who unlike many of her peers is an Acclaimed Broadway Superstar celebrated across all the Arts.
Beauty unmatched. Vanessa idol's are Barbara and Bette women who also pose a triple threat.
Vanessa can sing anyrhing Jazz Pop R&B Broadway. Early on in her singing career she did a live rendition of "Tea for Two". (goggle) I knew than she was the real deal it was insane. Vanessa can sing trust and believe that👈
@@BamaFan-vc4gn lol
@@BamaFan-vc4gn Apples & oranges, some like one better than the other but it hardly makes it superior, certainly not mediocre
@BamaFan1962 - one must be able to articulate, at least on a mediocre scale, to communicate effectively. Superior vocalisation is not simply in the eyes of a myopic beholder. Ms. Williams success was secured by a multitude of individuals who purchased her albums. Perhaps your backwater tastes reside elsewhere. Sluggin' Down The Sloppy (Moonshine) Shine by Backwater Booger maybe more in line with your taste in music, but that doesn't mean Ms. Williams is inferior. She simply isn't your cup of tea. So go grab your mason jar, take a swill of that of that distill, and leave vocal critique to those in the know...
!!! She is Miss América forever.🇺🇲👑
A total class act....God given talent! It's irrevocable!
I remember watching the night that she made history she just stood out not because she was absolutely gorgeous but she had the it factor you just knew she was going to be a superstar
Likely Vanessa Williams was the most talented ever Miss America.
No one… no one! was ever a more clear and deserving winner
The best ever! Talent, smart, beautiful, persistence, much love to you Vanessa!
Yes, sing gurl❤❤🎉⭐♥️🎼🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
By far the most beautiful talent presentation on Miss America ever. I said it then, I say it now! Vanessa rocks!
I interviewed a guitarist who was blessed to work with her and Barbra Streisand, not at the same time. He loved both of them. They're class acts!
I love the smile from her eyes, lips, and whole face! You don't see many people that internally happy anymore these days..
Every other girl standing in the back knew it was over at this point. Smh. Rekt.
Not blinking is a sign of bravery and integrity.
I saw her at her last public appearance in Little Rock, AR before the sh t hit the fan. I’m glad I got a photo and autograph
THE BEST and MOST SUCCESSFUL MISS AMERICA EVER!
Once a Queen All Ways a Queen Ms Will Iams❤🎉🎉🎉
When I saw her perform this number there was NO doubt that she was going to to win....and a preview of her talent was forthcomimg.....YOU will always be the Miss America that stands head and shoulders above the rest. Here's to you Miss Vanessa!
Damn...Vanessa sang the shit outta that song!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🔥🔥🔥
This case is very interesting: Despite not finishing her reign is the most famous Miss America history, unsurpassed Miss America!!!
It's a great pity that she was forced to resign near the end of her reign because he was doing really well. Here's my eternal love for Vanessa💗
She got a lot of points in the talent. I am sure with everything else as well, but her talent is bravo 👏.
This woman is extremely talented and gorgeous! By far the most successful Ms America ever! What they did to her actually turned out for her good. Romans 8:28-30
ChrisAmericaUSA Her singing--voice and phrasing and enthusiasm--are FANTASTIC.
I don't know how you figure when there have been plenty of successful Miss Americas like Mary Ann Mobley and Phyllis George and Anita Bryant and Gretchen Carlson and Lee Remick. All of these women were huge stars of their day and just because you're not old enough to remember them or have some bias against them does it make this woman the best Miss America by a long shot. In point of fact she disgraced the crown by knowing she posed for pornographic pictures and not admitting it before she entered into a contest which forbid it.
Of course today we have made mediocrity something to be proud of but every other girl in that pageant sign the same contract knowing what they expected from them.
@@BamaFan-vc4gn Lee Remick was not a Miss America. She was beautiful and talented, but she was not a Miss America.
@@cmstevens @BamaFan 1962 obviously has an IQ only slightly larger than her shoe size. Please don't feed the trolls.
@bamafan1962 Anita Bryant was never Miss America. She was just the bigot who won Miss Oklahoma. Fortunately she has lost an audience for her nastiness. Before you post something else know what you are talking about.
They picked the right winner this year! Her beauty/look/glamour stand out from the rest!
She killed it!!! Fabulous!
She doesn’t blink from 00:26 to 00:54. That takes skill.
Still gives me goosebumps. What a talent.
The most successful Miss America of them all......and her talent is God-given! Go Vanessa!
You go, girl!
Man, she nailed that song! GREAT PERFORMANCE!
What a great performance! 🌟🌟🌟
And to think we've gone from this type of talent to a plastic cup. SMH
I so agree Bryan, I could not believe the cup routine.
Lol
Plastic cup?
I agree. I don't know what the hell that was this last pageant 2020. I miss the old days like this one here.
Honestly the only Miss America I remember. 😂
The best Miss America EVER! Finally the system came and done the right thing and made her Miss America again! Vanessa you will always be the Best!
She delivered! this is a song that I hate, yet she made me like it and think about it in a different light!!!
I remember watching this at the time. I knew she was going to win. She's great.
A song I couldn't stand even sung by Barbara Streisand. But when I heard Vanessa Williams sing it at the Miss America Pageant with her interpretation, I loved it. Finally found it on youtube.
You do understand that this is the same arrangement used by Barbra Streisand, via the Judy Garland Show. 😉
So Great ❤❤❤
As a then 12 year old (since MA was always back then the 2nd Saturday night in September of the previous year), Vanessa was the one my mom and myself wanted to win. She IS & will ALWAYS be THE MISS AMERICA!!! No disrespect to the other beautiful young black woman, Miss New Jersey, and 2nd black woman to wear the crown, Suzette Charles but Vanessa being nominated for 11 Grammys, 3 Emmys & 1 Tony clearly shows that Vanessa has also had the more stellar career & also beloved by millions and millions of people around the world!!! Love you always & forever Vanessa!!!
She is the beautiful talented and smart! The most successful miss America ever!
A. Star. Is. Born,,
Wow first time seeing this talent. She has an incredible voice! No wonder she won Miss America! At the end of the day, it is so unfortunate that she was forced to resign when someone decided to publish the photos without her consent! After she achieved stardom, I’m not surprised that the Miss America Org. decided to apologize and play into the 1984 scandal by apologizing to her in 2016!!
Yes...crazy (yet beautiful) eyes
Beautiful voice
I remember this like it was yesterday. My mom and I were watching and we couldn’t believe how incredible she was. Gave me goosebumps 35 years ago, gave me goosebumps again now! Yay Vanessa!!!
A star is born.
Best ever!!!!!!!
She owned it.
you go girl! they can can take away that damn crown and title. You're still Miss America in my eyes. I saw you performing in 2015 and you were hotter than hot. Congratulations on your new marriage!!
This Miss America can do no wrong.....I LOVED HER in UGLY BETTY ❤❤❤
Vanessa Williams and Brooke Shields are 2 of the most beautiful beings to ever live in a solar system anywhere.
Gorgeous and a fabulous talent--UNLIKE the three in a row who recently won from New York.
One of the Great Beauties of all times, and one of the most talented people ever. I remember being in my teens and was going from Group homes to Foster homes and a documentary came on about Vanessa Williams. When I saw this performance I cried like a baby. She has been one of my favorites since than. I had a opportunity to meet Miss Williams years ago in New York and she didn't disappoint... One of most genuinely kind people so gracious. I often come back to watch this performance and it gets me everytime... takes me right back to the first time I saw it as a kid. Thank you for posting this.
Her singing voice is better suited for musical theater.
Point taken. Now considering she was a 2nd yr musical theatre major at THAT time, with Goals for Broadway, your comment would be the ultimate compliment for Vanessa.
And all the other genres she's conquered well...
OMG, yes her eyes are SO So Crazy, you are so right....
She was a star then
Go head Vanessa! You are still Miss America!
Glorious cover, fabulous Vanessa! genius singer.
A class act from top to bottom.
This song so prophetic. Happy 😊 days came back for Vanessa in amazing ways! Yes, you’re my heroine! I don’t know of any former Miss Americas as prolific as her! I certainly don’t know of any seemingly disgraced people to make the phenomenal comeback she has!
Still the best miss America
wow! beauty and talent.
Vanessa Williams has a great voice
GO ON GIRL!!
Best hair
This makes me want to listen her music 🎶😍😍
Vanessa was beautiful then, but I think she's much sexier now at 48. Love her on Desperate Housewives!
She was, is………. The only miss America 🇺🇸
The UK 🇬🇧 does not recognise anyone else but our Vanessa
I was watching the night she won she just stood out above everyone else they had no choice because she was just star .Vanessa just has the it factor
"Crazy" like an imaginative, artistic genius !
"Crazy" beautiful.
I am a hug Vanessa fan...however.. her first runner Suzette Charles from New Jersey was my winner... but when it comes to Star Power.. it was truly Vanessa...
Whats the difference?
Well.. I have been an international level pageant coach for any years... When you look at the technical skills of Susette.. i.e. Vocal performance, modeling, interview, clothing selection, public speaking skills, platform.., etc.... I feel that Susette was better than Vanessa...however... The one thing Vanessa had over all the other contestants is that she had the "IT" factor.. She walks in a room and you see nothing else... and to me.. as she was in my eyes clearly second.. the judges say the STAR in her..and gave her the edge.
I love Vanessa, but vocally speaking Suzette was better by a long shot. Just saying.
I absolutely agree.
kyle haggerty, but you are forgetting interview which I am sure Vanessa handily won. I agree about Suzette’s talent but in addition to interview, Vanessa clearly beat Suzette in swimsuit (back in the good old days when MA still had swimsuit).
@danilo664266
she does have crazy eyes there ( I was thinking the same thing)
@Devon3579 Right, Suzette was more polished, vocally, at that time. But Vanessa clear had star quality which she's proven in her quarter-of-a-century-and-still-going career. We never heard from Suzette again. The proof, as they say, is in the pudding.
Suzette Charles is not as controlled in her performance. She screams at times. Vanessa on the other hand is always in full control of her voice.
No you knew as soon as you saw Vanessa she was the winner.
@@richardzmiejko3285 Suzette doesn't scream Don't be a ninny
@@jeffreysuggs2799 Why do you feel that you need to do name calling if you disagree?
@@richardzmiejko3285 they were both great and the top 2. Vanessa had that It Factor. There was no denying her that night. MS Charles was a star in her own right.
Best ever
Wow and Wow. This video shows how talented Vanessa Williams truly is. She proved she was a great actress on shows like Ugly Betty and Desparate Housewives. She has been on Broadway with Jason Alexander in "Bye Bye Birdie" and has appeared on Broadway in a Sondheim review sling with Barbara Cooke and Tom Wopat. She is fabulous.
such poise!
i love her
Awesome 👍
I remember seeing this and thinking she just won title of Miss America
CREEEPY!!!! I HAD NIGHTMARES WATCHING THIS!!!!!!!
Happy days are going shopping on a saturday.
Thanks for the info. I was referring to the lost endorsement deals.
Love you Miss America of my birth year 1984, Vanessa Williams!
@Devon3579 - Of course there are very famous people out there who are famous based on their looks more so than their talent. However, since Vanessa has had a long recording career (25 years now), two starring roles on Broadway (both difficult roles, one of them a Sondheim lead), several starring roles in film and two successful television series, the ladies you compare her to are YOUR flawed premise. We'll see how long they last and how much they accomplish. Time will tell.
Yep👌 unlike many of her peers, Vanessa is an Acclaimed Broadway Superstar with 2 being Sondheim. Her very first performance in "Kiss of the Spiderwoman" seen rave reviews on Broadway standing room only and extended to an 11 month run. A 14 time Grammy nominated classically trained singer who can actually act, a real triple threat.
I totally agree with your comment.
One pageant coach told me that Vanessa won because, in those days, judges were looking for talent that was "non-ethnic" to appeal to mainstream America. It was 1983/1984. A different time. Plus she won BOTH Talent and Swimsuit preliminaries. The latter put her over the top. Suzette Charles (first runner up) only won preliminary Talent. Hands down, both ladies ARE talented, but Vanessa was much stronger in the interview and swimsuit portions. Rumor has it that Vanessa beat Suzette out by only a few points.
Bryan Edney Exactly! According to the judges that year, Vanessa killed in in the interviews. There was no one within 5 (five) points of her, including Suzette Charles. This is what sealed the deal for her.
I remember watching this live. I used to watch the pageant every year with my mom and she had an uncanny ability to pick the winners early on. She picked out Ms. Williams even before the talent portion, she said she was so poised and beautiful. When we heard her sing we both blown away. I really think she is the most beautiful and talented person to ever come out of Miss America and I am so happy that she was able to side step the picture scandal and come out victorious. She truly deserves it.
So agree with you Bryan.
It was by one vote, in a way I thought it was a bit of a set up Suzette could've/should've won swimsuits over Miss Ohio. I was raised in a predominantly EuroAmerican environment so my parents insisted I go to a black college for a least a year people out there Washington DC, said Suzette probably had to much hip & to much booty, the white boys I grew up with loved th a t part of Suzette...go figure
@@runnerlegend7726 Poppycock, I have it on good account Suzette lost by one vote
Yes
Wow, funny to see the microphone with a chord attahced! Technology has come a long way!
She came from a good family and actually had talent. I wonder what drove her to take those photos. On of the few contestants that actually had real talent. It's not how you fall but how you rise from the fall.
Nothing "drove" her but being 18 and having a photographer sweet talk her into it.
There is a podcast -“you were wrong about.” Two episodes deal with this very question that you are raising. Take a listen.
Geesh I stan Vanessa Williams I'm 47 and proud to be one of the few day1s who know her entire body of work from this moment forward and this is the most "puke worthy" com.sec I've ever stumbled into. Just to hear so many naive folk write things like "O Vanessa, you will always be my Ms. America, She's by far the best Ms. America ever" LOL this iish is laughable and downright disrespectful to read about the FIRST and probably only black "triple threat" of our generation. Not some fake media indused singer turned fake actress; cough ...Whitney H.) but a real 16x Grammy nominated classically trained singer and Broadway Superstar who can dance all her peers under a table, BTW. Her beauty unmatched, often otherworldly who could give two fuxs about an organization and title that destroyed every ounce of credibility and talent she came in the door with and threw it, in a toilet full of iish. THAT, my friends, is what she and her real ones think about her making history, as the first black Ms. America, a (scholarship program) for smart college educated girls. It forced her to endure shame, humiliation and forced this musical theater major to work twice as hard than her semi-talented cohorts coming up around the same time. Vanessa Williams is more accomplished and acclaimed across the arts than ANY of her peers, yes, including Whitney the crackhead, Toni, Celine, Mariah, Karyn White, Pebbles and Paula, except Paula can dance, still NO TRIPLE THREAT, yet, the masses may never know the entire resume Vanessa holds, obviously her industry of peers do, but yall won't, simply because of the Crown this trash organization bestowed upon her. It's even more crazy to think, most only know a song or two and maybe Ugly Betty by Vanessa, and you really think she cares a crumb about an happenstance that damn near ruined her life and career? Lol😂 I mean, Wow! just Wow!
Actually, she was did NOT lose her scholarship money, NOR the jeweled crown; in agreement of her resignation, she was allowed to keep both my the MAO. Also, according to the MAO, she IS still acknowledged as a Miss America, aka Miss America 1984 (a), with Suzette Charles as Miss America 1984(b). You may check both the MAO website as well as going to the wikipedia site for Vanessa Williams.
But lost over 2million in endorsements as the 1st Black Mrs.America had to hurt that time.
@@dlw1221 the report at that time, as is and was with ALL previous and following winners into the late 90's, NO Miss America winner during her year as MA has EVER earned nor been on track to EARN over $150,000 in "endorsements and appearance/speaking fees. ONLY one time pre 1980 do we know that during a reign a Miss America earned far more was the winner of Native American ancestry, Norma Smallwood of Oklahoma in '26. She earned well OVER $100,000, and with inflation adjustment, (which i cant calculate) thats THE closest you'll ever come to $2 "million" in earned endorsements by an MA during her reign.
if she WAS stripped of those monies she had already earned prior to her unfortunate albeit forced resignation, this is the first time ive heard of her personally losing her already completed and earned speaking fees and corporate endorsements. Now if you said to me that the MAO almost lost or did lose over $2 million in corporate sponsorships i even with/after her resignation- that i would believe.
but she had no where NEAR to $200,000 (let alone your absurd $2 million) in earned endorsements nor did she have any coming to after her reign pre or post resignation, because it has been well known that she was intent on finishing college before her career.
I think you are talking about the contract as a spokesperson for Lincoln Car Dealership for 5 years. The scandal
The contract would reportedly be valued at $500,000.00. Lost due to scandal. Not sure if the contract was $500,000 per year or 100,000 per year.
wow...no cordless mics! and wow she wuz so young......!!!
Y'all
Listen up
I was watch this parent in 1983 history in the making
I am reading some comments
Suzette Charles
Did not out sing Vanessa Williams
This was a perfect performance period
Oh
If it wasn't for Vanessa Williams
Suzette Charles
Wouldn't had her 15 minutes of fame period
I anit hateing on suzette
Fact's
@danilo664266 it's the way they outlined them. Whoever did her make-up shouldn't have put such a hard looking liner under them.. they make her eyes look wild.
Did anybody notice that this year at MA,Vanessa was one of the first shown as the MA 83?aLL HER SUCCESS AND THEY WANTED TO ADD HER to boost up the ratings for MA......Suzette Charles was never mentioned.Like we would forget what they did to her.
neilbruce123 what she did to herself. Come on. In those days posing nude for penthouse was scandalous. At the end of the day she was strong enough to overcome the scandal and move forward. I don't think posing in salacious photos is a good role model however how she dealt and rose above diversity is. No one is perfect but you don't reward people for their downfall. Live and learn that's life. If she chose a different path like being an actress I don't think it would have been as scandalous but miss america is different.
@@LEDANCETHERAPY Where is Suzette Charles these days>?
Well she IS a New Yorker!
remeber seeing this and understanding she was a star and the girl from My High school Suzzette was going lose
Silver Screen Queen Performance! She was already wonderful!
@amazingcameron LOL! I was just getting ready to type that!!!
Even though the ending was a little over the top for my taste she was sensational.
Are you kidding? Listen to Streisands ending. This one was quote low key.
@danilo664266 Hahaha yeah I think so too...her eyes look pretty glazed...