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Vanessa Williams

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992 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

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

But just drag them along because everything is a learning experience.

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

For instance, when my daughter, Jillian, who's Lion Babe, who broke over here about 10 years ago with her music,

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

Uh, she graduated from uni at the new school and I had a gig in Japan and she said, Oh, I want to go to Japan.

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

I said, you want to go learn the set and you can, you can perform with me.

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

And she learned everything that was supposed to sing.

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

And she tried, she ended up, uh, being on the road with me for about a year and a half until she started working on her own music.

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

And then now she's a big dance star.

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

We did mighty hoopla together in June.

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

Yeah.

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

It is.

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

It is.

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

You know, I'm happy that she still thinks I'm cool enough to, like, join in on a track with her, which is great.

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 – you see people – you see your kids with similar –

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

skill sets.

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

Like if your father was a Mason and you've been on the job with him all the time and you know the craft, then it's not a wonder that you can be a skilled Mason because you grew up watching the artistry of that particular craft.

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

So they've seen me in the recording studio.

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

They've seen me live.

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

They know what they need when they're on stage or whatever.

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

So when they said, you know, I want to try singing, I want to try acting, I didn't say get a real job, but