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Vanessa Williams

๐Ÿ‘ค 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

No, Monday nights are our best.

Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost

Monday nights, because we're one of the few shows that are open on Monday nights.

Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost

So we get like the real theater enthusiasts.

Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost

So we get killer audiences on Monday nights.

Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost

And I do have this epic entrance, which you know, which I come up from the floor with my glasses on and it looks like I'm rising in a lift.

Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost

And then it's a ding and you realize that, you know, the doors are imaginarily opening and thunderous applause.

Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost

So sometimes when I, yeah, yeah.

Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost

And then sometimes when they don't, I just look and look and then they go, oh, it's okay to applaud.

Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost

So sometimes they go like, I didn't think there was going to, I said, believe me, I will wait.

Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost

I will wait.

Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost

You know that.

Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost

I don't care, it's 10 minutes.

Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost

I'm still here waiting.

Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost

Exactly.

Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost

Well, the difference between, you know, your London audiences, they're very respectful.

Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost

They've seen tons of stuff.

Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost

And sometimes, like on a Wednesday matinee, the coach buses will come in, and they're lovely silver-haired people that are used to seeing a beautiful show with nice costumes.

Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost

And this is a lot of attitude.

Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost

It's New York.

Great Company with Jamie Laing
VANESSA WILLIAMS: Being the First Black Miss America Changed My Life - But Came at a Cost

It's, you know, Miranda Priestly is not nice to many people.