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Vanessa Williams says nude photo scandal brought 'tremendous' amount of 'pressure, shame and judgment'
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In a new interview, Vanessa Williams opened up about the nude photo scandal that rocked her world and eventually resulted in her resignation as Miss America.
"There was a tremendous amount of onus, pressure, shame [and] judgment," she told People magazine. "I took all that on as a 21-year-old. It was global. You can fail quietly, but that was a worldwide fail." Christina Dugan Ramirez is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital.
While working as a receptionist for a New York City model agency photographer in her 20s, Williams posed nude for the photos with the understanding that they would only appear in silhouette. However, shortly after being crowned Miss America in 1984, the model and mom of four learned those photos had been sold to Penthouse magazine.