Not a particularly flattering photo in the article, but she was beautiful in her day and deserved the title. She still did well as an entertainer in spite of it, or because of it.
Please not another cup spinning New Yorker
guess she needs $$
Meet the 2016 Miss America contestants
http://zap2it.com/2015/09/meet-the-2016-miss-america-pageant-contestants/
She performed in a free concert in Los Angeles in late July. She was terrific as she went through her hits like Dreamin’ and her Broadway show tunes. I believe her children with former Laker star, Rick Fox, were in the crowd.
“Her Miss America career was cut short after unauthorized nude photos of her were published.”
“Unauthorized” makes it sounds as if someone snuck into her bathroom and took photos of her in the shower. The photos were actually of Vanessa and another girl in a very explicit lesbian scene. The nitwit knew what she was doing. Hardly a victim.
Don’t hear much about or from Traci.
She did a few legit acting roles in some movies and helped ruined the 2nd season of First Wave.
Years ago I met her at a Dragoncon, seemed personable enough which was more than I expected. A friend from the office begged me to get her autograph and I picked one up for him. Made his week. Besides meeting someone infamous doesn’t happen to me very often.
Which pretty much destroyed the collectibility of the Vanessa William Penthouse issue. Possession of it is illegal.
Interested tidbit about Lords. Two days after her 18th birthday she filmed one X-rated movie in Paris, sold the rights for $100,000 and walked away from the porn biz. All her other films had been pulled from the shelves costing the industry millions.