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Vanessa Williams. (LETTERS TO THE EDITOR).(Letter to the editor)
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Ebony
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July 1, 2008
- Author:
- Howard, Claudette; Johnson, Nathaniel
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I just want to thank you for your article, "Vanessa Williams: Resilient Actress, Down-To-Earth Mother Redefines The 'Perfect' Family" (May 2008). She is a woman who has kept it together. I have been a fun of hers from the beginning. I felt so bad for her when she had to give up her Miss America crown. She held her head up and moved forward. She has a beautiful family. Keep up the good work, Vanessa.
Claudette Howard
Schenectady, N.Y.
I have to confess, as a young man in my teens and 20s, I saw Ms. Williams as just another "pretty face" who was given "break" after "break," but this recent article on her fundamentally changed my perception. In the article ...