Vanessa Williams’ Life Comes Full Circle
June 10, 2008 by Tom
Vanessa Williams has had a roller-coaster life, that’s for sure. The woman who plays evil Wilhelmina on Ugly Betty hasn’t always been on Disney’s “A” list.
In 1984, Williams was crowned Miss America, only to lose the title when some very risque photographs of her showed up in Pentouse Magazine. Even in the 90’s, when she was in the middle of a comeback, the photos came back to haunt her.
“I was supposed to do one of the voices in The Lion King, ” Williams, 45, recalls outside her trailer at the Santa Monica Airport after rehearsing her hosting duties …read more