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The
Writeup: A wonderful showbiz story, Vanessa became
the first African American woman to win the Miss America
pageant (1984). However, some nude photos she had taken
previous to winning the pageant surfaced in Penthouse magazine
and she was forced to resign her crown. Seemingly left for
dead, Vanessa landed a recording contract and became a star
in the music industry. Quite a comeback for a once disgraced
beauty queen. While Vanessa had roles in a number of films
in the early 90's, she never really hit the big time until
her role opposite Arnold Scwarzenegger in 1996's Eraser,
a $100 million grosser. Since then she's been a multi faceted
talent, singing, acting & endorsing cosmetics product,
she even appeared on broadway in Into The Woods (for which
she earned a Tony Award nomination). An impressive talent
indeed.
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