I want to apologize for anything that was said or done that made you feel any less the Miss America you are and the Miss America you always will be.
Williams thus resigned as Miss America on July 22, 1984 under pressure from the Miss America Organization , and was replaced by first runner-up Miss New Jersey Suzette Charles.
She received a scholarship to Syracuse University and went on to major in musical theatre arts.
Though none of us currently in the organization were involved then, on behalf of today's organization, I want to apologize to you and to your mother, Miss Helen Williams.
By the way, did you know she used to sing beautiful friggin songs like this?.
The first African-American woman to win the Miss America title, Vanessa Williams is a singer and actress reknowned for her beauty.