What is Vanessa Williams?
{{Infobox person |name = Vanessa Williams |image = Vanessa Williams homezfoo.jpg |image_size = |alt = |caption = Williams on April 14, 2010 |birth_name = |birth_date={{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1963|3|18}} |birth_place = [[Millwood, New York]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |body_discovered = |death_cause = |resting_place = |resting_place_coordinates = |residence = |nationality = American |citizenship = |other_names = |known_for = First [[African American]] Miss America |education = |alma_mater =[[Syracuse University]] |occupation ={{flatlist| *Singer *actress *record producer *producer *fashion model }} |years_active = 1983–present | misc = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes |genre = {{flatlist| * [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] * [[Pop music|pop]] * [[Soul music|soul]] * [[new jack swing]] * [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] * [[Dance music|dance]] * [[jazz]] * [[Gospel music|gospel]] }} }} |home_town = |salary = |networth = |title = Miss America 1984 |term = |predecessor = |successor = |party = |opponents = |boards = |spouse = Ramon Hervey II (m. 1987 - 1997) <br> [[Rick Fox]] (m. 1999 - 2004) |partner = |children = 4 |parents = |relations = |callsign = |awards = |signature = |website = {{URL|http://www.vanessawilliams.com}} |footnotes = }} '''Vanessa Lynn Williams''' (born March 18, 1963), known professionally as '''Vanessa L. Williams''' or '''Vanessa Williams''', is an [[Americans|American]] [[singer]], [[actress]], producer and former fashion [[Model (person)|model]]. In 1983, she became the first [[African-American]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Vanessa Williams's ancestry revealed: One great great grandfather escaped slavery... the other was a politician who left 'a legacy more precious than gold|date=February 6, 2011|work=[[Daily Mail]]|location=London|quote=As an African American growing up here in the States, there are a