Vanessa Williams is reflecting on the early days of her career in a new interview with People. The actress, 61, revealed that the late Johnny Carson made a “prejudiced” joke about her after she became ...

When Vanessa Williams made history becoming the first Black woman to be crowned Miss America at the 1984 competition, the then-20-year-old became the talk of the nation. Unfortunately, all of what was ...

Johnny Carson was so popular during his heyday that a late-night quip about a toilet paper shortage caused a run on the product at grocery stores across the country in 1973, nearly a half-century ...

The actress says she felt that Carson was implying “there had to be one Black judge in order for me to win.” Vanessa Williams is reflecting on the early days of her career in a new interview with ...