Oprah, Vanessa Williams, and other stars who got their start in beauty pageants
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Oprah, Vanessa Williams, and other stars who got their start in beauty pageants
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Actress Vanessa Williams gets apology from Miss America pageant 31-years after giving up title
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Miss America 2015: What you missed
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Miss USA controversy: Did her crown come straight from the PC police?
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Beautiful
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Vanessa Williams Reveals How Black Theatre United Has Reformed Broadway
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Photos from Celebrity Beauty Queens
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9. Vanessa Williams
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Beautiful
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Vanessa Williams Reflects on Beauty Pageant Past and New Show 'Queen of the Universe' (Exclusive)
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Celebrities Who Started Out As Beauty Pageant Queens