Well, I’ll be. Ugly Betty’s Vanessa Williams was in town, and didn’t even call.
If you’ve been reading here a while, you know that I live in Nashville, TN. Well, they happen to be filming the Hannah Montana Movie here, and Ms. Williams was spotted on the set last week. I need to get my camera and head out there more often.

It would make sense that Williams would have a role in the film. Miley Cyrus told Ryan Seacrest on one of the YouTube installments of the Miley And Mandy Show that the …read more

OMG, this is beautiful:

Vanessa Williams was spotted on the set taping a wedding scene for Ugly Betty.  So, I guess we know that Wilhelmina’s wedding to Bradford will at least start, but I have a feeling it won’t make it through to the end.   It’s just a hunch I have, based on interviews with Williams and others.
But, I think Vanessa is absolutely gorgeous in a wedding dress.
Source: Young, Black, and Fabulous

I ran across this absolutely fascinating interview with Vanessa Williams in Westchester Magazine.  Williams lives in Westchester County, NY, and commutes to LA when Ugly Betty is shooting!  I will hereby cease complaining about my 20-minute commute to work.
Anyway, I absolutely love “hometown” interviews, because they give you a far better insight than anything you’d get from the Hollywood press. Here are some highlights:
Q. Obviously you’re staying fit for yourself. But it’s also important for Wilhelmina to look fabulous. Why do you think the show is so popular?
America Ferrera [who plays Betty] is just so phenomenal, so approachable, and so talented. …read more

Here are some beautiful photos of Vanessa Williams at the premiere of High School Musical 2.  Vanessa is still stunning, no matter the setting.  And her kids are incredibly lucky to be at the premiere of the single biggest “tween” event in the universe (so I’ve been told).