Vanessa Williams Shares Beauty Secrets

Ugly Betty’s bad girl Vanessa Williams recently attended the March Of Dimes 33rd Annual Beauty Ball held at Cipriani 42nd Street in NYC. While on the red carpet, she spoke to OK magazine about her dress and about her beauty secrets (no, not THAT one*).

About the Vera Wang Dress: “Loved the color, loved the shape, loved the back,” she says. “A lot of the stuff this season is unconstructed, so this had a little bit of support, which is important. It’s really comfortable, so I don’t have to wear my Spanx and I’m loving it.”

Her candor about shapewear many times takes interviewers off guard. Spankx? “Of course! Doesn’t everyone? Especially when you’re wearing skin-tight stuff. I wear them on the [Ugly Betty] set all the time just to keep things pulled up and tight.”

That aside, I have to agree with her. This dress is simply fabulous. There’s a touch of Greek Goddess in earth tones to it, and it fits her perfectly.

More (and lots more pics) after the jump)

As far as makeup goes, Vanessa says it’s all about the foundation. “No matter how well you do your makeup, if you see a big line and you see where it ends and begins, what’s the point?”

Williams chooses Laura Mercier foundation.

“My undertone is yellow. For me, I know what numbers I use and stuff, but it’s consistent enough that it gives you coverage and light enough that you don’t feel like you’re wearing a mask. The colors are beautiful. She does a great job. She did my face a couple times, but her line is fantastic.”

Vanessa ALWAYS looks perfect in makeup, so I’d say she’s got it down pat.

Vera Wang was quite pleased that Williams chose to wear this dress. “She’s such a role model to all women with her courage, intelligence, her access and how strong she is in what she’s weathered in her life. She’s a real role model.”

*About that other beauty secret you’ve no doubt seen on other blogs (the quote about Vanessa trying her own urine on acne): I was never able to confirm in a major media source, so I never reported it (especially as others did – as fact). That being said, there is this cryptic quote at the end of the OK Magazine article about this appearance:

Check out the OK! on stands now for Vanessa’s outrageous-but-true beauty tip. That’s GOT to be it. If anyone has this particular print magazine with the quote in it (”Jen’s Magic Diet …That Works!” is the cover), please let me know.

In the meantime, here are more pictures from the March of Dimes appearance in that lovely Wang dress:

Source: OK Magazine