Vanessa Williams
- MatchVanessa Williams
- 100%Karyn White
- 91%Pebbles
- 71%Jody Watley
- 61%Toni Braxton
- 57%Shanice
- 56%Paula Abdul
- 55%Chanté Moore
- 53%Debbie Gibson
- 50%En Vogue
- 50%Peabo Bryson
Biography
Vanessa Lynn Williams, 18 March 1963, Millwood, New Jersey, USA. Williams grew up in a household surrounded by musical influences from Broadway shows, before she attended Syracuse University to major in musical theatre. A mother and actress as well as singer, she has come a long way since becoming embroiled in a minor scandal over her appearance in Penthouse magazine (after becoming the first black woman to win the Miss America pageant). Four years later Williams began to pursue a recording... Read more