Vanessa Williams
👤 Speaker
873
total appearances
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Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost
1996 for me was a good year.
Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost
Yeah, I did.
Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost
I did the national anthem and it was Dallas Cowboys against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost
Cowboys won.
Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost
But yeah, and Diana Ross was the headliner that year.
Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost
And, you know, it's so big.
Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost
Yeah.
Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost
That is wild.
Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost
Everyone's like, are you afraid?
Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost
Are you afraid?
Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost
You're on the 50 in the middle of a field so far back.
Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost
The world is watching you.
Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost
You're just seeing a sea of color and you're just so far removed of reality and like get ready because then the jets are going to go and there's fireworks and stuff.
Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost
So you're just like, make sure I can hear the beginning of the tune so I can sing.
Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost
come on.
Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost
It's so big that you kind of like take yourself out of your body.
Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost
It's like a disassociation.
Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost
Totally.
Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost
Totally.
Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost
For sure.