Birth Name: Vanessa Lynn Williams

Birth Date: March 18th, 1963

Birth Place: Millwood, New York

Genre:
R&B

Height:
5' 6" (1.69 m)

Education:
Syracuse University

Spouses:
Rick Fox (September 26th 1999 - 2006)
Ramon Hervey (January 2nd 1987 - 1997)

Children:
Melanie Lynne (1987)
Jillian Kristin (1989)
Devin (1993)
Sasha Gabriella (2000)

Debut Album: "The Right Stuff" (1988)

Breakthrough Singles:
"Save the Best For Last" (1992)
"Colors of the Wind" (1995)

Did You Know:
Vanessa was the first African American to win the Miss American Beauty Pagent in 1983, but later had to resign after nude photos surfaced.