How Vanessa Williams Endured Her Miss America Scandal | Master Class | Oprah Winfrey Network

Tune in Sundays at 10/9c. Before Vanessa Williams dreamed of becoming Miss America, a photographer asked if he could take nude photos of her and another woman. Vanessa says she believed him when he said no one would ever see the pictures. After she was crowned, the photos surfaced in Penthouse magazine and Vanessa was forced to resign from her title with just six weeks left in her Miss America reign. She describes her biggest fear during the ordeal and what stopped her from filing a lawsuit against Penthou
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