Vanessa Williams & Suzette Charles: On
September 17, 1983, In Atlantic City, New Jersey, 20-Year Old, Vanessa Williams Was Crowned The First African American Miss America.
On That Same Night, New Jersey Native And African American, Suzette Charles Was Chosen Runner-Up, In America's Foremost Beauty Pageant.
Williams Was Stripped Of Her Crown 10 Months Later, After Nude Photos Of Her Appeared In Penthouse Magazine. And As Fate Would Have It, Suzette Charles Became America's Second Black Miss America, In Less Than A Year.
Vanessa Williams Went On To Have A Successful Recording And Acting Career. Suzette Charles Followed Suit, Becoming A Popular Singer, Television Personality, Actor And Entertainer.
"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr.
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On That Same Night, New Jersey Native And African American, Suzette Charles Was Chosen Runner-Up, In America's Foremost Beauty Pageant.
Williams Was Stripped Of Her Crown 10 Months Later, After Nude Photos Of Her Appeared In Penthouse Magazine. And As Fate Would Have It, Suzette Charles Became America's Second Black Miss America, In Less Than A Year.
Vanessa Williams Went On To Have A Successful Recording And Acting Career. Suzette Charles Followed Suit, Becoming A Popular Singer, Television Personality, Actor And Entertainer.
"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr.
