Vanessa Williams Recalls How Her Miss America Win Made Her ‘Grow Up Overnight’ (Exclusive)
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etonline.comVanessa Williams made history becoming the first African American woman to be crowned Miss America, but the road ahead for her was not an easy one.
Thirty-eight years later, Williams, 58, says winning the title made her «grow up overnight.»«I really wasn't prepared [to handle how the country took my win] because I'd never been a part of the system before, so I didn't know what was the next step,» Williams told ET's Kevin Frazier. «It was a tremendous history-making moment for me at 20 years old.
And I look at my kids at 20 and I said, 'Oh my god, how did I handle all of that at such a young age?' Because I was a baby!»Williams admitted that being crowned Miss America 1984 was «tons of responsibility,» adding that it also came with some.
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