Selector .selector_input_interaction .selector_input. Selector .selector_input_interaction .selector_spinner. As if making piles of money playing sports for a living weren't amazing enough, so many professional athletes today are also A-List celebrities in their own right.Actress/singer/model Vanessa Williams got her start as a beauty queen and became the first African-American woman to win the Miss America crown in 1984.Her crown was ultimately stripped, but not before it earned her some admirers.In February 2011, Baver reportedly had a fling with (now) Lakers big man Dwight Howard. Baver is definitely in the twilight of her career as an athlete at age 32.She's more likely to settle down with a local Joe Schmo type than hook up with another A-List NBA player during All-Star weekend.