HAD NO IDEA!| Vanessa Williams - Save the Best For Last | FIRST TIME HEARING REACTION

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  • @sometimesboy
    @sometimesboy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +566

    Vanessa Williams is one of the GREATEST comeback stories of all time! She was the FIRST black Miss America winner (which caused controversy at the time) who had to step down due to nude photos taken when she was younger. She was publicly shamed and lost her title. A few years later she re-emerged as an incredible singer and then a celebrated actress. Vanessa Williams stands today as an ICON who shows that perseverance and talent will see you through the storm.

    • @juliewhite7469
      @juliewhite7469 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Great comment 💙

    • @tmr626
      @tmr626 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@juliewhite7469 Yea, the 'Eraser' movie was good too. Also starred James Caan as the bad guy.

    • @kokostevens1071
      @kokostevens1071 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I don't remember the photos being nude, but she may have been or at least scantily dressed but the truly provocative part of the photo shoot was the sexual positioning of the two female subjects. I actually think it was a great publicity opportunity and would not be surprised if it was strategically planned. It was exposed in like the last month or two of her reign as Miss. America. While I would have preferred that she did not do that, she did not diminish herself in my point of view at all, everyone has used sexuality to escalate and promote themselves but had a problem with it because she was black, that is my opinion.

    • @btgiv6009
      @btgiv6009 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I was around when she was crowned Miss America, and I don't recall it actually being controversial at all. I remember the constant drumbeat from people who *claimed* it was controversial because they were just *sure* that Middle America was aghast. But living in Middle America, I maybe only heard one person (an old woman) express any dismay over it, and her comment was met with eyerolls.

    • @matthewvade6553
      @matthewvade6553 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kokostevens1071 Actually the photos weren't only nude, they were somewhat graphic (very graphic for the time) lesbian sex scenes. I was only a kid at the time, but I remember the "scandal" they caused, and that it was the best selling issue of Penthouse magazine ever, because everyone thought it would be a collector's item someday. Only, as pointed out below, that issue became even more well known when the centerfold became perhaps the most famous porn actress on the planet, and even more so when they found out her entire career was done with a fake ID, and she was only 16 when she was in that Penthouse issue. So every issue of that "collectible" became child porn that could send the owner to jail.

  • @Lakeshore14
    @Lakeshore14 2 ปีที่แล้ว +556

    Vanessa was the first Black woman voted Miss America. She is a very beautiful and talented woman. She also had a pretty good acting career. Thanks for your reactions . 👏🇨🇦

    • @thomascarter2922
      @thomascarter2922 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Right, she is very beautiful and talented. She got her Miss America title in 1984 but gave it up because of her posing nude in Penthouse.

    • @steveandme63
      @steveandme63 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Don't forget her Broadway career!

    • @coolcpa3321
      @coolcpa3321 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I saw her perform at the Miss California pageant when my best friend competed. She performed in crown and gown. I met her afterward backstage and she was very nice and beautiful. It was awful that they took her title just before her year as Miss American ended. Silly, really, as she is one of the most successful Miss America's after her reign along with Gretchen Carlson, Lee Meriweather and Mary Ann Mobley.

    • @Lakeshore14
      @Lakeshore14 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@steveandme63 You’re right. She is very versatile.

    • @KenOtwell
      @KenOtwell 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Lakeshore14 She was also in Penthouse magazine posing nude with another woman and that's why her Miss America title was taken. I remember those pictures, they would be tame by today's standards.

  • @christopherscorner
    @christopherscorner 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    America’s first Black miss America, Vanessa Williams is crowned in 1983. She would hold the crown all through 1984 until, At the very end of her reign, nude photos of her were printed in an adult magazine. She returned the Crown but became a well-known popstar and actress.

  • @GinaGeeILuvu
    @GinaGeeILuvu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this lady! She’s a survivor of a horrendous scandal that cost her the 😮 Miss America crown in the eighties but she went on to become a very successful actress and to have a successful music career also! I love this song! Check out her hits, “The Right Stuff” and “Dreaming”!❤❤

  • @prinz97
    @prinz97 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One of the most beautiful songs. That piano intro is iconic.

  • @jameshanley6143
    @jameshanley6143 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Vanessa Williams the whole package Model ACTRESS Singer❤💯

  • @Shrykespeare
    @Shrykespeare 2 ปีที่แล้ว +291

    Wonderful 90s ballad (1992). This was her first (and only) #1 Billboard Hot 100 song, but it was by no means her only big hit. You should also check out "Dreamin'", "Running Back to You", "Love Is" (with Brian McKnight), "The Sweetest Days", and "Colors of the Wind" (from the movie "Pocahontas"). If you want to see one of her movies, she actually did a really cool action film called "Eraser" with Arnold Schwarzenegger. I think you'd love that film.

    • @sheilameyers152
      @sheilameyers152 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Vanessa William…. the first African American Miss America (lost her crown though) behind some craziness! She never lost that voice!

    • @kathleen8627
      @kathleen8627 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yes! Dreamin' is amazing.

    • @GNXXRAY
      @GNXXRAY 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You said it all. Good post

    • @earth2kosmickitty
      @earth2kosmickitty 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Omgosh she is so multi-talented, it's unbelievable! I had the privilege of meeting her shortly after graduating high school. She had been invited to the church my family and I was attending at the time! (I was barely 17 years old at the time, and just remember being so emotional when she'd won Miss America, so you can imagine when that scandal broke, it hit like a ton of bricks!) Needless to say, It was an out-of-body experience meeting her, she was just so breathtakingly beautiful! What this scandal set out to do, did not succeed! She rose above it all, and became a superstar! Pure class! I love all her music, and her voice is so underrated IMO. I think u guys would also love her hip/hop side as well, with "He's Got The Look"! It's funky and upbeat, and she can dance! It's such a fun video to watch! 🥰

    • @TheRatsCast
      @TheRatsCast 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      She also played and sang at the Queen of Trash in the Sesame Street movie; Elmo in Grouchland. My nephew was a baby when the movie came out, and he would watch it over and over again. I had learned that song from hearing over and over again, it was so good

  • @mjabqmanwk
    @mjabqmanwk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Possibly the most beautiful love song of the '90s. Love her!

    • @manuelelgrande8574
      @manuelelgrande8574 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The best song of the 90s ❤❤❤

  • @Renkk17
    @Renkk17 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Actress, Singer, Designer and First African American Miss America!

    • @samuelm.5752
      @samuelm.5752 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      She’s mixed race. Also has Swiss and Finish ancestry

  • @CyanideSublime
    @CyanideSublime 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Incredibly beautiful woman and song. The stars aligned for this one.

  • @SportsNutter133
    @SportsNutter133 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    She starred with Arnold in Eraser

  • @enriquetheprofessor
    @enriquetheprofessor 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You all definitely need to check out Vanessa's:
    1- "Dreamin "
    2. - "The Right Stuff"

  • @geordiechris121
    @geordiechris121 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I love Vanessa, she was the 1st black miss America! Groundbreaking!

    • @breebree9319
      @breebree9319 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mattbecham597 She identifies as Black. People seem to be forgetting in modern times that African Americans are still mixed even if both parents are Black because of that lil slavery history thing. Being Black in America ia also cultural. That is also part of her identity.

    • @lisacox3750
      @lisacox3750 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mattbecham597 she’s not biracial. Both her parents were black

    • @clementmckenzie7041
      @clementmckenzie7041 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mattbecham597 she is not biracial. Her parents, grandparents and great grandparents are black

    • @clementmckenzie7041
      @clementmckenzie7041 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@breebree9319 and the white in her family is literally from slavery days. Her great grandmother was half black and half native American. Everyone else is black.

  • @afry6400
    @afry6400 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh my.. Jay looked totally hooked on her voice... or instruments or both.

  • @maha77
    @maha77 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    *Vanessa Williams* - *_Dreamin'_* great song

  • @chrispruett81
    @chrispruett81 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Vanessa Williams was known as a POWER HOUSE!! Yes.. This girl can SANG!!!!!!!!!!! :)

  • @charlenezack37
    @charlenezack37 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    One of the REALLY talented Miss America's

  • @stanleyrichiii4474
    @stanleyrichiii4474 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Miss America. Super talented. Loved her music. She is a treasure

  • @deborahabston4222
    @deborahabston4222 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Singer, television, films, theater, Broadway, and the first Black Miss America! Super talented!

  • @sharonspencer2796
    @sharonspencer2796 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Vanessa Williams was a recording artist. Her first album released was a big hit. She has been on Broadway, movies, TV, and the first black woman to become Miss America.

  • @BillGraper
    @BillGraper 2 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    HUGE hit for Vanessa!!! 5 weeks at #1 in 1992. As soon as it came out, my ex told me this was going to be a huge hit. She was right. 🙂 This was the song that denied "Tears In Heaven" by Eric Clapton the #1 spot.

  • @dlove032002
    @dlove032002 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Finally! The most successful Miss America ever! Still stunning to this day. Beautiful voice too!

  • @strangeworldsunlimited712
    @strangeworldsunlimited712 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Before recording this song, which came before the acting, she was once crowned as Miss America. She's had a long and varied career.

  • @nadinemarie3811
    @nadinemarie3811 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This song was a huge hit. I love Vanessa. Great actress and singer.

  • @samueltabo3390
    @samueltabo3390 2 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    Finally! The first African American Miss America, 1984 who conquered the music field with her beautiful voice

    • @rusty9129
      @rusty9129 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Absolutely 💯!! What the OP didn't explain is that she had her crown revoked because an adult film featuring Vanessa came to light featuring hot girl on girl action.

    • @joeevett9007
      @joeevett9007 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@rusty9129 Not a film. Penthouse magazine.

    • @BigBull45
      @BigBull45 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The true story about Vanessa Williams having to relinquish her Ms America title after becoming the first black Ms America is that Penthouse Magazine published unauthorized nude photos of her and she was forced to step down because the panel didn't feel like that was how they wanted Ms America to be represented. She went on to have a great modeling, singing and acting Career and would marry and have a daughter with former L.A. Laker and NBA Champion Rick Fox. Fox went into acting as well after retiring from the NBA.

    • @rusty9129
      @rusty9129 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@joeevett9007 oh that's right!!! I stand corrected. Thx.

    • @rusty9129
      @rusty9129 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@BigBull45 ...and she was terrific with Swartzenegger in "Eraser"!

  • @missbigkim
    @missbigkim ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If she wasn’t a triple threat she cemented her legacy as the first black woman to be crowned Miss America. She then went on to having pop/dance hits in the late 80’s to a film television and film acting career. Some quick highlights she sang the academy award winning theme song to the Disney film Pocahontas called colors of the wind. She starred in the film Soul Food and on the tv show Desperate Housewives among many Broadway starring roles.

    • @missbigkim
      @missbigkim ปีที่แล้ว

      Don’t forget “Ugly Betty” where she later the Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour inspired character Wilhelmina! 😃

  • @jayeginn5963
    @jayeginn5963 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Vanessa Williams, with her beautiful blue-green eyes! This is my favorite song of hers.

    • @manuelelgrande8574
      @manuelelgrande8574 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Here her New Song this 2024 is LEGS ( Keep dancing ) ...
      th-cam.com/video/rGEs_X5Ngfo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Si0PqZPz0oVZALid

  • @MsBananasmel
    @MsBananasmel ปีที่แล้ว

    One of my fave songs ever. I love her. Another beautiful singer and face.

  • @itsmedino
    @itsmedino 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    OH great great song. I don't give a damn what anyone else says she is THE greatest Ms America of all time. True Goddess.

    • @ronfoskey2417
      @ronfoskey2417 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She is a timeless beauty, for sure.

    • @cindy844
      @cindy844 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ronfoskey2417 yes, she is still a beautiful woman.

    • @bethshadid2087
      @bethshadid2087 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      If you asked me to name a Miss America the only one I could would be Vanessa. She is beautiful and confident and a voice of a angel 🙏

  • @chazrjr
    @chazrjr 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Sweetest Days" Another Beautiful ballad from Vanessa!

  • @susancahill4018
    @susancahill4018 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Love when she sang ..colors of the wind...from Disney's Pocahontas!!!

  • @francispaulliwanag2261
    @francispaulliwanag2261 หลายเดือนก่อน

    For me, this song is truly a "Masterpiece."

  • @kylehopkins1180
    @kylehopkins1180 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Jay open your eyes and enjoy this beauty! That’s what God made it for!

  • @BostonMarcus
    @BostonMarcus 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The best thing that ever happened to Ms. Vanessa was when they took the crown away. Love her. ❤️

  • @rubroken
    @rubroken 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Vanessa Williams and Brian McKnight "Love Is". A must listen....heart melting

    • @BillGraper
      @BillGraper 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, but it has to be the version with the electric guitar solo & electric guitar at the end! They have to pick the correct version.

    • @daverudbarg
      @daverudbarg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yup!

  • @andyanderson3628
    @andyanderson3628 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    She worked hard for everything that she has. Paid her dues. She was a smash on Broadway and film and television (Ugly Betty).

  • @adnap
    @adnap 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Two things:
    Vanessa Williams was well known for being on the hit television show Ugly Betty, and she also sang Colors of the Wind for the SOUNDTRACK VERSION of Disney’s Pocahontas.

    • @paulojrneto
      @paulojrneto 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I can't believe that Amber and Jordan didn't recognize her from Ugly Betty.

    • @pretzelprints
      @pretzelprints 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Her character on Ugly Betty was pretty epic.

  • @Whitebrowpriest
    @Whitebrowpriest ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm certain someone has already mentioned this, but anyway, Vanessa Williams first stardom came as she was the very first African American woman crowned as Miss America. She's uber talented, and not just a pretty face. She can sing amazing (as you guys have heard), and she's also a celebrated actress, starring in many hit movies and TV shows such as, "Ugly Betty", "Eraser" (with Arnold Schwarzenegger), "Shaft (2000)" (with Samuel L. Jackson), "Soul Food" (with Vivica Fox, Nia Long, and Mekhi Phifer), and "Hoodlum" (with Laurence Fishburne). She's one of those "triple threat" entertainers. :)

  • @sheilachappell8901
    @sheilachappell8901 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Always 1 of my favorites

  • @vickyrobertson3166
    @vickyrobertson3166 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    She is very beautiful. She was in "Ugly Betty" a show that I loved to watch.

  • @hamfox9714
    @hamfox9714 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Way, waaaayyy more than a pretty face. Simply incredible woman. She was also ms. America in 1984.

  • @brendaanduze5950
    @brendaanduze5950 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Patti Labelle & Luther Vandross - If Only For One Night (The Patti Labelle Show 1985) What a preformance.

  • @angelagoodwin5758
    @angelagoodwin5758 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    In the early 2000s, she was part of the cast of "Ugly Betty".

  • @JT-ok6re
    @JT-ok6re 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is my favorite song of Vanessa Williams! She was the first black Miss America in 1984. She got dethroned because of some nude pictures that she had taken in her past. Then the second runner up Suzette Charles became Miss America. Then one of my good friends Trelinda became runner up after Suzette. Vanessa Williams went on to become a major success with music and acting. I'm glad she stood the test of time because she gorgeous, amazing, and creative.

  • @BrenJen86
    @BrenJen86 2 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    She has SO many great songs, both fast and slow! Colors of the Wind from the Pocahontas movie soundtrack (won an Oscar for best original song)1, Comfort Zone, Dreamin’, Running Back to You and The Right Stuff are faves. Since you like Arnold Schwarzenegger, you should watch “Eraser” that stars him and Vanessa. It’s a pretty good movie.

    • @btgiv6009
      @btgiv6009 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      By far my favorite song of hers is the duet she did with Brian McKnight, "Love Is".

  • @newfiemom8696
    @newfiemom8696 ปีที่แล้ว

    80’s gal here. 🙋🏻‍♀️
    Love everything about Vanessa, I have this album. Kept all my Vinyls and CD’s

  • @richb313
    @richb313 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Vanessa is such a beautiful talented woman acting and singing.

  • @benjamincastleman8580
    @benjamincastleman8580 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a Beautiful SONG!!😀👍❤️

  • @nickimontie
    @nickimontie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    She has a beautiful voice, but she’s by far one of the most beautiful women in the world and possibly all time! Just my humble opinion 😊

    • @LaPerledesAntilles1804
      @LaPerledesAntilles1804 ปีที่แล้ว

      I totally agree! I have always said so myself! If not the most beautiful, except, of course, for Mary, the mother of Jesus! To all the people that she had appeared too, they all reported how amazingly beautiful she is.

  • @ericsmith6615
    @ericsmith6615 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wife here..WOW...Such BEAUTY and GRACE with an absolutely GORGEOUS Voice....Looove this song..Her voice is so Powerful and Sweet.., Perfectly stated you guys.., .Taking me back to School Dances with this Amazing Song!

  • @crittah74
    @crittah74 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Vanessa Williams has an interesting story to explore. She overcame a lot to become a worldwide star. She was the first black Miss America, but was dethroned because they found out that she had formerly posed nude for a photo shoot with another woman. She was really dragged through the mud for that at the time. People were relentlessly judgemental towards her about it. However, she got the last laugh by rising above it all and becoming a big star of stage and screen. I saw her perform on Broadway once and she was terrific!

    • @stewartbrown6710
      @stewartbrown6710 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      later they asked her to sing the kiss America pagent.....she refused lol

  • @lindarenee2198
    @lindarenee2198 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Vanessa Williams is a true triple threat. She can act, dance & sing. All very well. Check out her first song "The Right Stuff"

  • @buckbuchanan4902
    @buckbuchanan4902 ปีที่แล้ว

    Vanessa is so beautiful and so talented. As good as her career was, I'm surprised it wasn't even better.

  • @EVGriffinJr
    @EVGriffinJr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    OMG! The former Miss America?! I can’t believe my man didn’t know who she was! I can understand not knowing that she was a singer but not as the first black Ms. America?! Lol!
    No hard feelings though. I’ll tell you this much, in her day every man wanted that woman! Every man not only want to meet her, they wanted to marry that woman! Across all color lines!
    Oh yes! Vanessa Williams and her signature song! That along with “the right stuff.“ Every time I hear this song I think of the wedding episode from the NBC show a different world because the episode title was named “save the best for last.“
    It’s all good because you know now! Have a nice day!😅

  • @catlyn2010
    @catlyn2010 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Vanessa Williams: The Right Stuff it's a dance track.

  • @sharkbjs
    @sharkbjs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Not sure if anyone has mentioned this yet but this song was recorded in one take. Amazingly talented woman.

    • @tahirahshabazz50
      @tahirahshabazz50 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Love this. Didn’t know.

  • @Jahera411
    @Jahera411 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Vanessa was a beauty Queen won Miss USA. Started singing she's on the Pocahontas soundtrack started acting in movies and series. She's a whole vibe

  • @knew3355
    @knew3355 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Clicked on this one fast, I love, love, love this song!

  • @Another_User_Name_
    @Another_User_Name_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was in love with Vanessa Williams throughout my 20's. She was simply stunning to look at! Her music, especially "Comfort Zone", was pretty good as well.

  • @aaronroman5667
    @aaronroman5667 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Love!! Love!! Love!! Vanessa Williams. She has it all. Out of all her songs (Work To Do) is my favorite.

  • @Dreyden-
    @Dreyden- ปีที่แล้ว

    She's drop-dead gorgeous

  • @storiedworlds6261
    @storiedworlds6261 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This came out around prom ‘92. So, yeah, a bit nostalgic for me.

  • @xifled63
    @xifled63 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had the pleasure of meeting Vanessa. Beautiful woman. Her mom was our music teacher in school.

  • @RedRubyG
    @RedRubyG 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Vanessa is so talented, not to mention she’s absolutely beautiful. ❤️🇨🇦

  • @markbarnwell942
    @markbarnwell942 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Incredible vocalist and damn she is just fng beautiful. First and foremost an incredible singer.

  • @dennisdman11
    @dennisdman11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    A pure beautiful voice and song and always been one of my favorites .

    • @leidell
      @leidell 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I believe she was classicly trained.

  • @cathyabicht73
    @cathyabicht73 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    She has done it all! Wonderful.

  • @joelilley6603
    @joelilley6603 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I had forgotten that Vanessa Williams was a singer, but the second the music started I recognized the song. I liked that song very much and I always thought that Vanessa Williams was one of the most beautiful women in America. Perhaps these are all reasons she won Miss America. 😁😁👍👍

  • @teamsaunz
    @teamsaunz ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, this song brings me all the way back to grade 7. The girls would play this song over and over at parties. You’d think I’d be tired of this song but that angelic soft voice never gets old.

  • @NeptuneLady1957
    @NeptuneLady1957 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Outstanding singer, terrific actress. First Black Miss America. Her Miss America Crown was taken because some prudish jerks didn’t like photos she took pre Miss America; then she showed them all!! 💪

    • @geordiechris121
      @geordiechris121 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      She looked so beautiful when she won

  • @yarilee8533
    @yarilee8533 ปีที่แล้ว

    I simply adore when people have never heard of someone talents and then develop a new wholehearted appreciation for the artist and their craft. Its a beautiful thing to see. Vanessa has always had an Ethereal voice. Great choice 🫶🏽

  • @nelsonramos7439
    @nelsonramos7439 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    She is amazing her voice is like heaven on earth feeling you feel her vibes ✨️ that's a song 🎵 with emotions.

  • @VicEclectica
    @VicEclectica 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Always had a lot of respect for Vanessa Williams - they gave her a really bad time but she never let the bs hold her back and she definitely had the last laugh. Lots of talent and strength.

  • @smbmiller655
    @smbmiller655 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Two words: Comfort Zone...thank you for reacting to Miss Williams! She, Anita Baker, Toni Braxton, & Sade brought sultry to that party that Aretha, Patty, Dionne, Nancy, Diana, & Whitney were throwing. P.S. as many have mentioned, she was the first Black woman crowned as Miss America. Great actress...

  • @deborahdennehy9937
    @deborahdennehy9937 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Vanessa Williams is such an incredible women. Not only did she sing this beautiful song but also was Miss America in 1984. She also starred opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in 'Eraser' - 1996. She also was in many other films.

  • @littleogeechee223
    @littleogeechee223 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This song reminds me of my nephew and niece-in-law. It’s just like their relationship.

  • @johnsnow1130
    @johnsnow1130 ปีที่แล้ว

    The first black Miss America winner. The story of her struggles after that and her recovery are epic!

  • @angelomaurizio1668
    @angelomaurizio1668 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Not many artists have a "signature song" but this was Vanessa Williams'. This Grammy nominated song hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts for 5 weeks in early 1992. Other hits followed such as, 'The Sweetest Days' and 'Colors of The Wind' which was part of the soundtrack in the animated film Pocahontas. The song won multiple Grammys and a Golden Globe award.

  • @dgator3599
    @dgator3599 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Such a beautiful woman and talented singer. She really got the shaft way back when but made a great comeback. Just a lovely song.

  • @agbfish1
    @agbfish1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    All her songs are heavenly! She was miss America also. Her voice is a real treasure!

  • @robertravare3992
    @robertravare3992 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I liked how she won Miss America and had her crown taken away due to controversy but still became successful with her music and acting.

  • @kazheadrest3626
    @kazheadrest3626 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Vanessa Williams is a class act. I had the good fortune of hanging out with her and her family when she was making her first record. After the whole Miss America blowout she really focused on making music and transforming her life. Once she made it I saw her briefly at a Grammy party and she stopped her whole entourage to chit chat with me for a minute till the PR lady gave me stink eye. My favorite Vanessa story was about the time we were drinking champaign in the hot tub on sultry LA night. Of course I omit the part where our kids were running around the pool, jumping in and splashing water everywhere. Fun times. Save the best for last brought back the memories. Thanks for Female Friday's.

  • @karlsmith2570
    @karlsmith2570 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hey Amber, I mainly remember Vanessa Williams as the first black woman to be crowned as Miss America as well as being forced to relinquish the title after some nude photos of her were published in Penthouse magazine

  • @marango01
    @marango01 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    She's in one of my favorite Christmas movies. A Diva's Christmas Carol.

  • @andreasoice5905
    @andreasoice5905 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    My mom, twin sister and I fell in love with watching Miss America in 1984. She was our pick. Fell in love again when this song came out. Met my husband in 98. He is a huge Lakers fan. Vanessa was married to retired Laker, Rick Fox then. She will be immortalized in Disney history for doing the main song release for Pocahontas, which is beautiful. Acting is icing on the cake. 💖

  • @lauanasimmons7202
    @lauanasimmons7202 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    She was the first ever black Miss America. She made history. My age. Never forget the day she was crowned.

  • @AB-ez4rm
    @AB-ez4rm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This has always been a favorite song of mine since it came out.

  • @jackieknows9129
    @jackieknows9129 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    She also had a great role on the Ugly Betty tv series.

  • @EVGriffinJr
    @EVGriffinJr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Other songs you need to peep by her or “colors in the wind“ and “the right stuff.“
    As for movies, check out “eraser“ with Arnold Schwarzenegger and “soul food“ which she costars with Vivica a Fox and Nia long.

  • @ronnycrain8802
    @ronnycrain8802 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of my all time favorite female singers. The absolutely gorgeous, Vanessa Williams! Please react to her song “Dreamin”.

  • @AB2B
    @AB2B 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Many people know her for her role in the TV series Ugly Betty, where she was such a standout and did an amazing job. But she was also a Broadway and movie actress, as well as a pop singer. She's still doing movies, her last one I believe was a comedy horror for Hulu. She really seems like such a wonderful woman, and definitely accomplished.

    • @DaveyC95
      @DaveyC95 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Vanessa Williams was on Desperate Housewives too. My mother married my stepfather in 1993, this was their first wedding reception song that they danced to

  • @candicelitrenta8890
    @candicelitrenta8890 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    She was an actress as well. Ugly Betty, and Desperate Housewives. She is really talented

  • @Cynthia...
    @Cynthia... 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    She was such a beautiful woman and had a great voice. ✌️

    • @marym.9037
      @marym.9037 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      She is still pretty gorgeous! :) I had to google to be sure she had not passed, given your past tense terms. LOL Happy to report she is still with us.

    • @Cynthia...
      @Cynthia... 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@marym.9037 No she’s alive, my mistake I just haven’t heard her lately so I kind of said it in the past tense.

  • @chantal6076
    @chantal6076 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The 1st Black Miss America unfortunately ended in scandal but she came back stronger as a triple threat - sing, dance and act. Also check out her debut hit song The Right Stuff. Other great songs are Dreamin, The Way That You Love, Darlin' I, and Runnin Back To You

  • @lamusiclover2264
    @lamusiclover2264 2 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    She was such a popular singer in the late 80's/ early 90's, but she was the first Black Miss America, but her crown was taken because they found she had done a nude photo shoot (that was never published) years before. It was ridiculous, but she showed them. She became a best-selling singer, and a great actress. She starred in "Ugly Betty" for years, and was in a Horror Series (the name of which I can't recall), but was also on "Desperate Housewives". Others have mentioned some of her movies as well, and she has also done quite a bit of live theater.

    • @pdog547
      @pdog547 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It was actually Penthouse (not much difference). And yes it was ridiculous that she lost her title - I mean, it kind of confirmed that she was beautiful :D

    • @cmholmes1067
      @cmholmes1067 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yes and she didn’t let it define her, she is beautiful and talented!

    • @zanychris
      @zanychris 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      She actually did the photo shoot for a photographer friend, who ended up selling it to Penthouse.

    • @KenOtwell
      @KenOtwell 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@zanychris And those pictures are tame by today's standards! Her worst "crime" is that she posed with another woman and that was just not done back then.

    • @laritownsend2527
      @laritownsend2527 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@pdog547 still have my Dad's copy and the Madonna too.

  • @conniedean1977
    @conniedean1977 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have both of her beautiful Christmas CDs. She’s a multi talented actress and singer. Not to mention being our first black Miss America!

  • @deonneparrish9850
    @deonneparrish9850 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love this song definitely on my favorite's list. I remember when she won Miss America. She blew everyone out of the water during the talent competition. That was the first time I heard her sing. The acting came later. She is one talented lady. She has been several movies and television shows.

  • @richarddaugherty8583
    @richarddaugherty8583 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Vanessa Williams was the first woman to win the Miss America title in 1983. She resigned her title amid scandal over nude photo's that had been published in Penthouse (as if anyone should care!). She's sung in Disney features, and is a wonderful actress. Just goes to show that a person can overcome adversity. Love this song! She received a public apology from the Miss America CEO during the 2016 pageant for the events of 1984. A lot late, but at least they did it.

  • @walterpanovs
    @walterpanovs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Hugely popular ballad from 1991. A #1 Pop and R&B hit in the USA. A smash hit around the world as well.

  • @woodchucknation
    @woodchucknation 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This song is one of the best of the 90’s. Dreaming is a good song of hers too.